RingMaster

Well, they had the X-Base sign underneath The Racers taken down back before Haunt started last September and it was just lying back behind the scenes, out in the open. On my last day of work (almost mid-November), the sign was still back behind the scenes.

Aw, they're just mad 'cause TG's not a Beemer. If it was a suspended Beemer, then there wouldn't be any complaints. Heck, if Italian Job was an Intamin, there wouldn't be any complaints about its location or ride experience.

I had always assumed the fog in the queue line is what helped give the illusion of depth as it hid the mirrors in the hangar. Even though I was never a ride associate in the years I had worked at KI, and if I do come back this year, I would like to try and help spruce up FOF's hangar area, namely by what you just said with Windexing the mirrors and scraping off the gum on the UFO. Maybe also do some re-painting to parts of the hangar. Oh, and since they just added an Area 51-style scare zone to the Haunt last year, they should think about putting the props up inside FOF to help with the alien theme. It would be a lot better than just having almost $3,000 worth of props sitting in a warehouse collecting dust with the chance of them not working come October.

The station rumbling noises don't work though, as many times as I've ridden it this year. I miss the fog as well.

How come Cedar Fair hasn't been able to sell Raging Wolf Bobs, The Villain, and Big Dipper from Geauga Lake as of yet? Oh, and the two best droppy rides at Kings Island are: 1) Drop Zone - If 25 people fall 316 feet (technically 264 feet) in the middle of an amusement park, and no one's around to hear it, do they make a sound? 2) Plankton's Plunge - Trust me, once you've ridden this five times in a row (without getting off) in the rain with just you and your friends aboard, you'll find the 18(?) feet of constant uping and downing a total blast. Oh, and it's also fun in th sun too.

I hate myself too. .....anyway, for the retheme to Top Gun as Flight Deck, they ought to name the bathroom by SOB and TG's entrance Poop Deck.

And in all fairness, this isn't the first time someone's made an attempt to copy a Disney park. In fact, six years after Disneyland opened in California, Nara Dreamland debuted to the Japanese public in 1961: http://members.jcom.home.ne.jp/dream41833/dream29.htm Rumors were spread around about Dreamland supposedly being the result of a partnership with the Japanese and Disney himself that, unfortunately, fell through during construction. Allegedly. As of now, the park's closed indefinitely, but what made the park stand out was the inclusion of two roller coasters (one wood the other steel) that one could find at any Six Flags/Cedar Fair park. http://www.themeparkreview.com/japan2004/nara1.htm Oh, and the fact that it looked like total crap in its last few years and received almost no guests whatsoever. ....kinda makes ya glad Japan's got a REAL Disney park of their own now. Actually, make that two (Tokyo Disneyland and the FREAKIN' AWESOME Tokyo DisneySea)!

From Screamscape: Ever since Disney decided to build a theme park in Hong Kong and began talking about building another in China, we’ve heard countless reports from other various countries about how they too were making deals to build their own official Disney parks. Meanwhile a fellow down in Argentina has decided on a different plan to bring open a “Disney” park in his country… he’ll just steal the name. Take a look and you’ll see a small website teaser for Walt Disney Mundo SA Inc., which tries to get their concept across through a painful to watch 10 minute video. They do note that they have no relationship with the true Walt Disney Company at all on the site, though this hardly explains their actions. Perhaps the best thing about the website is the crazy looking green logo with the crowned butterfly and mutton-chopped fellow in the background. The Walt Disney Mundo SA Inc website: www.waltdisneymundosa.com The Walt Disney Mundo SA Inc logo: The Official Walt Disney Mundo SA Inc Press Release: The leadership of The Walt Disney Company of Orlando, Florida, United States which consist of John E. Pepper, Jr, Chairman of the Board and Robert A. Iger, President, made it clear to Max Higgins that Walt Disney USA will never support Max Higgins building a prototype of Walt Disney in Argentina due to the fact Max Higgins is having the support of $1 Billion US dollars from the dirty rag head Arabs including the Chairman of kingdom Holding HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal who is to be blamed for the massive amount of corruptions with Euro Walt Disney. Only upon Max Higgins accepting only Wall Street Investors will Walt Disney USA support Walt Disney Mundo SA, Inc being built in San Pedro, Argentina. Based on the serious discrimination against the Arab World from the leadership of Walt Disney Company of Orlando, Florida, in the United States. The other Walt Disney Mundo SA, Inc wants the Arab World to know that we do not in any way shape or form support the most serious on going discrimination against Arab Investors by The Walt Disney Company and I Max Higgins welcomes all Arab Investors to come and Invest with Walt Disney Mundo SA, Inc being built in San Pedro, Argentina which is managed by the Higgins Warner Group headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina Sign Emile Maxim St. Patrick Higgins President Walt Disney Mundo SA, Inc. San Pedro, Argentina

Just looking at one of the haunted houses on that americahaunt.com called The Darkness makes me wonder.... ....Cedar Fair should get Larry Kirchner to redo the interiors of Tomb Raider-er, I mean, the CRYPT. These are just a few shots of part of the haunted house in St. Louis, a cursed jungle/temple/cave of sorts: *NOTE: All photos are from the Scarefest website at www.scarefest.com.*

I could only imagine the difficulties if they tried pulling a combination of Rock 101's 5-man band and the EverPoofEttes' 9+ singers and dancers on the tiny Showplace Stage.

Technically, the one Disney park that Tomb Raider had beat was Disney's California Adventure. That park was a complete joke when it first opened up and shouldn't even have been considered a member of the Disney family. Don't believe me? Then ask yourself why they're in the process of pouring a billion dollars worth of expansions/renovations/remodeling to the park now, only six years after its opening? Disney's California Adventure Re-Imagined (Actually, the same could also be said with Universal's Islands of Adventure and their construction of the new Harry Potter island.)

I meant to say the one by Kroger's, only because I had never been to the one next to Skyline. I didn't even know that one had a haunted house of its own.

I miss the mini golf course that used to be where Wall2Wall and Courts4Sports are now; they looked spectacular and played well, too. At least they're finally adding a new mini adventure to Mason, as the one by The Beach is too small for my tastes.

Interesting I typed 498 and got 'Ed Alonso' for Live Shows, and 499 gave me 'The Marketplace' as the International Buffet. I remember Alonso being a long-running magic show at the Haunt at KBF.

Because they just renamed every Paramount haunted event after the Halloween Haunt at Knott's Berry Farm. How about Backlot Xcelerator for IJ?

What if it were a kind of merger between the two themes, like a South Asian mining town in the midst of an archaeological breakthrough? Both Tomb Raider and WWC could be part of some massive archaeological find; the remains of some lost civilization now transformed into a mere tourist attraction. There would be a river expedition of sorts (WWC) that, not surprisingly, goes awry, and a special tour inside one of the larger temples (TR) when, once again, something goes awry. Of course, this means a multi-million dollar expansion to an area of the park that, frankly, I don't see Cedar Fair doing anytime soon, or at all for that matter. Way too much 'theme' involved.

Why do I get the feeling they're going to use the old props from Curse of the Crypt and reconfigure them into Tomb Raider to form a 'new' attraction? Unless they have some big money going toward renovations and new scenery for TR, then stealing props from the Haunt would be the next best thing. 'Specially when they just spent close to $15,000 on new animatronic monsters alone for the event.

Well, compared to the Hard Rock Park, Decades has a few more rides (plus more water rides) than what Myrtle Beach's 'rockfest' is introducing, such as the an AC/DC coaster, the "Love Rollercoaster," a Dr. Doom's FearFall rip-off called Riders On The Storm, and several others.

That was the one thing I hated about FearFest in 04, when they began to open the indoor mazes up in the afternoon. Rather than have big crowds come in around 6-7pm, they all begin to pile in right after lunch (usually around 2-3) and huddle together in Coney Mall.

More likely than not, the Bare Bones Nights may get moved to Wednesday and Thursday nights instead of Monday and Tuesday. My guess is the only reason why they decided to start the Bare Bones is because of Knott's Scary Farm being open in the middle of the week (Wed. & Thurs.), along with Friday and Saturday nights. There may even be a possibility of bringing back Sunday night Haunts like they did a few years back when FearFest was only on Saturday and Sunday (2004).

If they put a Beemer or an Intamin indoors, then there would be no need to fuss.

Only really, really local people (as in from Mason to Dayton) know that the Son of Beast had a loop. If it was brought out as a scenic item, the majority of people would be dumbfounded to be told that came from a wooden coaster, let alone the Son of Beast.

Or more indoor rides, for that matter. As of now there's only three indoor attractions (four if you count FX Theater and five if you add Dodgems roof), with Flight of Fear, Tomb Raider, and Scooby's Haunted Castle.

I thought it was the other way around? Normally, if a good ride breaks down, or rather, ANY ride, there's always people coming back to the ride every ten seconds asking/checking if the ride's open. Then, of course, they get furious that said attraction has been down for the last hour and a half after they just ridden only one other attraction. Plus, I'd say that Delirium and TR's downtime for half of a season both had a plethora of guests coming and going asking why the ride's broken and when it'll be back up. TR probably had a little bit more guests than 'Lirium, though.

About the parking garage, would it be possible to set it up on the grass in front of the Boomerang Bay parking lot, and then have the remaining lots (minus the bus drop-off and employee lots) be made into a Downtown Disney-esque shopping/dining area. And we'd get trams. I don't care if Cedar Fair doesn't do trams, WE'D GET TRAMS. Have the trams go from the garage to the old tram circle that wouldn't be old and, instead, be restored.