Haunt 2013- New Things!

[coasterfanatic83]

Via Kings Island's twitter account:

"This year's Halloween Haunt will feature two new mazes, a new fear zone and @EdAlonzomagic. New maze details coming soon."

I'm excited to see what they have in store for us!

[KI FANATIC 37]

I just read this on Twitter. Im glad we are getting two new mazes!

[medford]

Banshee the maze????

[Cdeq]

Maybe the term amusment dark will be used

[SonofBaconator]

I think they might be using flight commander's que http://www.KICentral.com/forums/index.php?/topic/27715-the-random-discussion-thread/?p=530955

[Cdeq]

Where us that ^^^

[Cdeq]

*is*

[SonofBaconator]

To the left of the Dinosaur's alive party pavilion

[medford]

Its behind the icee station (I believe, not 100% sure what is there), its pretty well hidden, but easy to spot if you know what you're looking for. I'm guessing 99% of the park passes along there and doesn't realize there is a que back there.

[coasterfanatic83]

I just looked for it for the first time during my last visit. If you look to your right of the guess your speed game you can see it! I thought it was cool to find

[Creed Bratton]

I hope we get a summer camp related maze as well as a toy story maze (no not Disney). As for a fear zone, I'm interested to see what it could be. Wouldn't mind having something like what's in Frontier Town at Cedar Point.

[Guest Department47]

I'd assume Cut-Throat Cove has been cut after the biergarten's overhaul. Probably also a safe bet that Grimm Blvd. is gone, following the water tower's removal.

Also, as exciting as "two new mazes" sounds, they could simply be overhauls of pre-existing ones. Reference one of 2011's "new" mazes, Mysteria (a rename of Death Row, formerly The Asylum, formerly Maze of Madness).

[Bennett]

That would be a great place for a haunt...out of the way, could use year after year.

I've wondered why they have not used that for a haunt in the past...guess they didn't need the room. With the old Oktoberfest covering gone, my guess is they will use much of the Cut Throat Cove stuff, and just re-name it.

[Creed Bratton]

I have hoped that they would use the queue for something, but looking at pictures, doesn't look like the area is big enough to support multiple rooms.


Photo posted by DropZone99 on these forums

Photo posted by DropZone99 on these forums. In this photo you can see that the exit of the queue to the ride area (from Flight Commander) has been blocked off.

[Cdeq]

Thanks guys

[TombRaiderFTW]

Don previously said at the KIC event that Massacre Manor would be gone this year. I'd say it's safe to assume they'll be using the already assembled walls as part of the new haunt. I see the reasoning in saying that Cut-Throat Cove is probably also gone, but I'd like to imagine they'll do something else in its spot. That was a neat area for a pirate-themed haunt, in my opinion.

[coasterfanatic83]

That's a shame. I really enjoyed Massacre Manor.

[TheBEASTunchained]

I'm really looking forward to Halloween Haunt this year! Sounds like Kings Island has great things in store for us this year with the HAUNT!.....and the new mazes!

[HHauntFanatic]

Don previously said at the KIC event that Massacre Manor would be gone this year. I'd say it's safe to assume they'll be using the already assembled walls as part of the new haunt. I see the reasoning in saying that Cut-Throat Cove is probably also gone, but I'd like to imagine they'll do something else in its spot. That was a neat area for a pirate-themed haunt, in my opinion.

That's a shame. That was the only haunt attraction I actually cared for and it's been a mainstay for years.

[SlaughterHouseRat]

I can't wait! I am trying to get rats trained so they are ready for auditions, IF they want them this year. Also have a snake that's ready for public if they are interested. I haven't heard back. Guess I need to call and bug em lol

[Cdeq]

Maybe Amusment Dark will be used?!

[PKIVortex]

Don't get me wrong I enjoy Haunt, but it's also means end of the season is coming too. Hard to believe that the park has been open almost 3 month's already, boy does time go fast anymore.

[TTD-120-420]

If you think that is bad, Christmas is only 159 days away. Seems like just yesterday I was asking for that puppy...

[The Interpreter]

There's always Christmas in July.

Terp, it's a holiday world.

[mullimann]

I just want them to put a wall, scrim or even black plastic to keep the light out of haunts like wolfpack, slaughterhouse and holiday horror. The daylighting and security lights totally take away from the scare.

And if they could reduce the light in areas or diffuse it with color, so instead of a bright street lamp, its red or purple.

And not every light needs to be, but its too bright in the scarezones and some haunts.

I would love to see some of the creative designs from knotts be duplicated out here. Daniel miller and Brooke walters are creating awesome haunts that with some adaptations could be hits here.

[HHauntFanatic]

I want a Phantom Theater "reunion" on International Street again.

[The Forsaken]

I'm kinda glad to see Massacre Manor gone. It's literally been there since what, 2001? 2002? It's an outdated haunt designed by Leonard Pickel at http://hauntrepreneurs.com/

Years ago he had a company called Elm Street Productions/Entertainment and sold haunt "packages" to events. The packages included: Mansion style theme haunt, chainlink maze (prison themed) and a gothic style/crypt-like haunt. It's my firm belief that KI purchased a package from said company after Lynton V. Harris of Sudden Impact Entertainment Group left after the initial year.

Needless to say these haunts are so far outdated that it's embarassing. Crowds are growing more "haunt savy" via the internet (and yes, general KI visitors) with the populartiy of Universal's Halloween Horror Nights. KI has SUCH potential at producing a mind-blowing event. The problem here is Cedar Fair. CF cookie-cuts across the board. The only unique Halloween Haunt brand is at Knott's; the rest are knock-offs, failed attempts or shared ideas and products. Shame. Universal has it figured out.

I predict that the "new mazes" will most likely just be re-branding of old ones. It's sad. CF needs to allow each park to do HH as THEY see fit. Each park needs it's own haunt team (new people, EXPERIENCED haunted house industry people, full time) and it's own budget. Until that happens you can always count on the lackluster creativety coming from KI's Halloween Haunt.

...doesn't mean it's not fun though. It's bitter-sweet.

-The Forsaken.

[TheCrypt]

Madame Fatale's Cavern of Terror was a step in the right direction and I think every house that comes in the future will follow suit. If every Haunt was as immersive as Cavern of Terror, which can be done, you would have an event almost on par with HHN.

As for the new mazes, I hope the second one replaces Urgent Scare. I went through it last year and it was a total snooze fest.

[faeriewench]

Frontier Town at Cedar Point.

They already do (if its the theme of the Haunt you refer to) and that is Grimm Boulevard.

Since Fright Zone became Steamworks a couple years ago..

[Guest Department47]

I'm kinda glad to see Massacre Manor gone. It's literally been there since what, 2001? 2002? It's an outdated haunt designed by Leonard Pickel at http://hauntrepreneurs.com/

According to this topic, "House of Darkness" opened there in 2001, before being slightly modified and becoming "R.L. Stine Fear Street Nights" in 2005. That only lasted a year, as it was renamed "Massacre Manor" in 2006. It's operated under that name since.

Regarding that topic, there are still two other attractions which have been at the park in some form since 2001 - "CarnEVIL" opened as "Circus of Horrors 3D" in the Festhaus in 2001 before being relocated to Enchanted Theater in 2006 and renamed in 2007. "Mysteria" opened as "Maze of Madness" in 2001 and was renamed "The Asylum" in 2006, "Death Row" in 2007, and then "Mysteria" in 2011. Some new lighting effects and costumes were added to it with its most recent name change, but it's a stretch to call it a new maze and not a simple reworking of Death Row.