I do hope this is the last new thing from Phantom I see (I’ll be trying to avoid the spoilers next week from previews).  Never to insult the work of whoever made the initial concept art, but I’m so glad we got the final designs that we did. Larry is looking ROUGH in these. That being said I do love seeing the concept art. I wonder if anymore scenes will emerge after the opening. 

I believe that's Haunted Hotel at Funtown Splashtown USA which is a newer Sally creation

I wonder if we will hear that variation on the theme music during the ride or in the queue line? I also saw some interesting shots in the video that I'm curious about.   Something to keep in mind if you're looking for how this version is connected to the original through the Phantom Theater storylines and lore: the theater has been renovated in a manner for which some things are new and other things have been designed/redesigned to look old. The phantoms might enjoy the look of a more decrepit facade. These specters have been preparing for their grand reopening and, instead of wasting away as they were for so long, are now less gaunt and more lively. "Where were these ghost notes before?" Maybe that question will be answered, maybe not. It's a theme park ride so don't look too far into it. I loved how Drew Hunter (Sally's VP of Creative Design and the bald guy sitting in front of the concept art) was talking about what this revival of Phantom Theater might mean for other dark rides and ride concepts that could be brought back in a similar way. If all goes well, we could see a resurgence of parks installing new dark rides! Six Flags has expressed their intents for additions to replace various Boo Blasters and Justice League attractions via surveys, so maybe we can at least see some fresh concepts? I'm personally rooting for a Disaster Transport dark ride at Cedar Point I think if we get any new Phantom Theater merchandise it would be so easy to make a sticker set of the various posters from the original ride and maybe some from the new ride! Hopefully it wouldn't cost $20 for one set of stickers, but I think I'd pay $10 for a nice set of 6 original poster stickers. The plushies would also be very nice to have, though I don't know what the park would do for that besides making expensive Squishmallows. A small wood ride vehicle could be nice and might fit well with the coaster versions.  Only one week until we're on the ride!! I'm so excited!

I've only had one breakdown happen at KI while I was on the ride. The Crypt stopped midway though its cycle and veeeeery slowly returned to its home position. As I later discovered, the computer had lost track of the ride, and the slow return to the load/unload position was it rediscovering its position. I've also been on KD's Crypt and both Tempesto and Apollo's Chariot at BGW during a breakdown. The KD Crypt and Tempesto breakdowns were during the same weekend.

They seem to have done a really good job for what they accomplished in such a short time frame. The biggest issues I've found are the lack of clarification on if Six Flags add-ons that guests paid for will be honored and the fact that some items still advertise Six Flags passes, such as on the maps and some promotional materials. I'm really interested to see what the new logos for these parks will look like.