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Well, from years past, the closer it gets to Halloween, the more crowded the park seems to get. If you are going strictly for rides, the lines might be shorter on Sundays, when they are only doing Nick or Treat and not FaerFest.

PKi today released a press release sharing a little bit more information. The Curse of Sleepy Hollow, will be the scare zone in Rivertown, as many have suspected. CornSTALKERS, will also be located in Curse of Sleepy Hollow. Additionally, Headless Hollow will be located in Curse of Sleepy Hollow, aboard the Kings Island and Miami Valley Railroad! FearFest Press Release

Well this upcoming weekend, Procter & Gamble has rented out the park. These companies must pay some big bucks to rent out the park. (Even at Coney Island this past weekend, we were closed to the public on Saturday, and only open to Children`s Hospital employees and their families (all 11,000 of them, which is not fun at a park the size of Coney!)).

I certainly hope that we are not loosing a haunted house! While it will be cool to have a scare zone, I do not think it should replace one of the haunted houses. Lines for the haunts are already long, let alone what removing one would cause. I thought I had heard that Curse of the Crypt won`t be returning, but that would be the new location of a Sleepy Hollow haunt. Hopefully, FearFest 2005 will have the same number of mazes, with the addition of a scare zone, and a second FX theater movie. Only time will tell what happens with FearFest, and if this one will end up being the best yet, as some have claimed it could be.

Ok, I`m confused. How do you figure we will have two scare zones? Curse of the Crypt will be redone, as well as House of Darkness and the former Sleepy Hollow Horror will turn into Massacre Manor. How do you figure two scare zones, plus a new maze, in addition to CornSTALKERS? According to what they have listed, there will be one new haunt/scare zone, which I thought was the scare zone. It is nice that they will have two attractions going in the FX theater.

Where are you seeing that it lists Top Gun as going upside down six times. I see it refering to Top Gun as Top Gun: The Jet Coaster, but no mention of inversions.

Yep, it is finally up! Funhouse Express will be in the Paramount Action FX Theater and feature Jimmy Neutron. Nothin much else was mentioned besides that. There was a brief description of Headless Hollow and Massacre Manor.

I don`t think building Flight of Fear with the building first was an accident. That way, one the building was built, they could build the coaster on the inside and did not have to worry about weather holding things up. The one at Kings Dominion was built in the reverse order, coaster first, then building.

I`m sure they will have more attractions open thatn just the ones listed. Afterall that is still the test site. So there will be two movies in the Action FX Theater for FearFest this year??

So according to that site, Circus of Horrors, Maze of Madness, Psycho Path and Elivira will be back. Then new, or slight rethemes on the existing attractions are: Fun House Express (the former House of Darkness I presume, Massacre Manor (the white tent next to Paradise Island treats), and Headless Hollow (the old Curse of the Crypt spot). That leaves R.L. Stine`s Fear Street as the scare zone. Sound like fu!. Anyone know any details beyond what is on the site? The quality of the FearFest and Winterfest sites are really good with the flash animations and all!

Well I don`t have any insider information. But I have heard that next year kids will be ready to soak up the new fun in Nickelodeon Central with a new ride that will surely be a hit.

From what I have heard, one of the attraction that will be built could be fairly large in size, which makes me wonder why they are going to wait until January to start major construction. Also, don`t forget that there was is the possibility of a new ride in Coney Mall as well. It would be similar to what they did in 2003 with Delirium and Scooby Doo and the Haunted Castle.

Yes, that is what I have heard also. That doesn`t allow much time for construction though!

Well, they already have the banners up in most of Rivertown, Nick and HBL. Also, on Labor day weekend, they had some early theming up in Coney Mall. The thing that I miss the most from FearFest 2002, is the amount of fog machines. In 2002, Coney Mall was littered with them, and the midway from Flight of Fear all the way down to Vortex was full of thick fog. That made for a very eerie feeling to the park. Not to mention the night I was there, natural fog had enveloped most of The Beast.

The reason PCW probably got IJST this year was its performance. PCW was the number 2 Paramount Park, just a few notches behind PKI. While PGA could have benefitted from the ride, they are in the process of building up their waterpark to attract more families. That being said, I would ot be surprised if within the next couple of years, that all 5 Paramount Parks didn`t have IJST, (although it may be known as slightly different names at each park).

Just curious, but why did you switch off of The Beast crew back to HBL? I for one did not think that any rides would close down before the end of the season.

I`ve actually seen billboards advertising jobs at PKI for FearFest and Winterfest. I think they are hiring in admission (now referred to as the "Box Office") for Winterfest. I am not positive though. The best way to find out is to make a visit to the park and speak with someone.

Two things. How does the FearFest site or lack thereof affect how much fun you have at FearFest? Also, how do you know if the site will have a nice atmosphere or not if you haven`t been to the site yet since it has yet to be launched?

Well, they could have had Flight of Fear open. But that ride will most likely be in the midst of its off season rehab, which is why it will not be open. That is also why they probably will not have TR:TR open (although I have heard that it may be undergoing more than just offseason rehab this winter). You will be able to ride the train, Scooby Doo and the Haunted Castle and the two Carousels. It would have been nice if you could ride the Dodgems, like they did for WinterFest in 1992, but beggers can`t be choosers!

No announcement as of yet. I wouldn`t be surprised if we hear an announcement before the end of the month and before FearFest begins on the 1st of October. But I don`t have any insider information, so I really have no clue when to expect an announcement.

It`s called they are only in their office during normal business hours. And, you shouldn`t be bothering them with when they will finally get the FearFest website online. I`m sure they will put it online when they are fully ready to.

It is almost 5 now, and still no FearFest site. Things must be taking longer to finalize/build the site than expected.

Don`t forget the one perk that is good on any visit to the park, whether in April or October, the Gold Pass Reserved parking area! Definantly an excellent perk, as long as that lot is monitored (it is usually monitored until around 6pm most days).

I haven`t heard anything official, but I have heard that Scooby`s Ghoster Coaster, Dick Dastardly`s Biplanes, Quick Draw`s Railway, and possibly Baba Looey`s Buggies (handcars) and the Alley Cat 500 (kiddie whip) might be removed. These rides comprise what is known as the South Pie of Hanna Barbera Land. I sincerly hope that at least the kiddie whip and hand cars are spared, along with the motorized train cars. I could care less about the biplanes or Scooby`s Ghoster Coaster. Only time will tell what attractions PKI does indeed tear out. But from a capacity (and a nostalgic) stand point, I hope it is as few rides as possible.

I can`t wait to hear what they have in store! At least Kings Island updated their website saying they will reveal tomorrow. Kings Dominion`s website didn`t update and still says coming September 7th.