Gordon Bombay

Both Jungle Jims locations are known for repurposing many things, particularly from the amusement industry. In addition to relics from Americana and Coney Island, the eclectic stores have also made use of Kings Island remnants over time (in addition to the monorail, of course). I grew up with the original location in Fairfield, but never made it out to the newer Eastgate location until this past weekend. While there, I came across these two 1990s style stock cars on display: If memory serves (and there’s no guarantee that it does), these vehicles (or similar ones) were once on display in Fairfield…and I’d heard that these vehicles might’ve been purchased from/relocated from Kings Island not long after the Days of Thunder attraction closed. Before “Action Theatre” was discarded as a haphazard haunted house and dinosaur cash grab, the attraction had some really cool stuff back there. Debuting as “Days of Thunder” at then-Paramount’s Kings Island, the ride’s queue featured several stock cars of the era on display and painted up to look like the vehicles in the film. They *may* have even been used in the film, but given that Paramount built three of these attractions, I don’t think that was necessarily the case. Anyways, the notion that those display cars were relocated to Jungle Jim’s and slapped with new paint was something I always heard about in KI lore, but not something anyone had ever really “confirmed” or “proven.” I.E. I don’t doubt that’s where these cars are from, but I don’t know for sure. So, I figured it might be fun to ask here: anyone know for certain? Only other bit of info I got is that when I was nearing the end of my time at the park circa 2011-2013, another similar stock car was always wheeled out for the haunt. It had been re-painted to look a destroyed police car and was used as a thematic element in some sort of zombie apocalypse attraction (Translation: supposedly one of the old Days of Thunder display cars had been quickly covered in spray paint and then dinged up to look like garbage). And as a bonus question (since I don’t hail from the Eastside), can anyone tell me if this beautiful sign now on display at Jungle Jim’s Eastgate is formerly from the short-lived “Cheeseburger in Paradise” restaurant that existed out that way?

We can make one side Insane Clown Posse for you.

Rather, I know him.

Grow up, Don.

Looks like AI nonsense quickly thrown together in hopes of getting investors. Would love to be wrong, but nothing about that website screams specifics or invites confidence.

When @teenageninja and I worked at the park, we did a study which found that roaming scareactors had an overall positive economic impact on both the park and the region.

Maybe I missed it in one of the threads, but did anyone ever figure out what the teaser (at the end of the teaser) was about? The scene with the guy walking through The Crypt.

You just know that some LinkedIN Premium user in Charlotte took their kids to Disney, saw their merch, and said “we should be charging more” without any sense of irony for how poorly comparable the SF product is.

I enjoyed your whole post, but wanted to highlight this specific sentence. It really, really was—but, having been able to see it from every angle as an employee: it was even more impressive from the other side. The loop itself was massive, but even that was dwarfed by the rest of the amazing (in-appearance) structure. I never understood (I mean, logistically, I get why) how the most impressive parts of that ride were faced in a direction no guest could see them even from the tower (outside of special access). Everything about that ride really was disappointing. - I get that there’s a ton of nostalgia for this ride now, but take it from someone who rode it in every iteration and version: it always sucked.

You should write horror scripts because that's terrifying.

They’re gonna remove the ride scenes, put down a floor, and make it a “premium” Haunt maze. Maybe two. Sure the track components will remain (and the hope will always linger), but most of the vehicles will rot outside with a few others used as Halloween decorations.

Just show highlights from one of the season pass holder Facebook pages. Lots of good information from normal people can be found there.

To be fair, it was done before the merger and under all other operators—it was always just always a bit more tasteful, clever, or creative. The example here is just a pure, lazy cash grab.

Check out Dipster's Hollow up near Grover Springs.

Not sure why anyone is surprised that this would be discussed— the company has had a poor reputation since the merger and Cedar Point specifically has a reputation for rides that feature maintenance issues. If you’re an ACEr, maybe you’re prepared for that, but to the general public who actually spend money: it’s annoying.