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Actually, your apprehensions will be allayed. Corn Stalkers will be moved to Action Zone and will be bigger and better than ever. Additionally, the ENTIRE Coney Mall section of the park will be transformed into Coney Maul, a gigantic scare zone with a carnival theme. As Shman said, back in past years, they'd simply have the same attractions every year and rename them. This year they're keeping some of the same attractions and making them bigger and better. I'd take that over the previous.

That's last year's information. Notice how Urgent Scare and Ghouls Gone Wild aren't listed. Additionally it mentions that there are no Dead Awakening shows during Bare Bones Nights, which was accurate for last year. Also don't forget that the park likes to under-promise and over-deliver. Kind of like how there were more rides open for Bare Bones Nights than advertised last year.

It's possible, but I assure you that Urgent Scare is an original creation brought to you by some of the same sick minds that brought you the Halloween Haunt augmentations from last year.

Almost all of the rides are open during the day. The only exception is that some water rides are closed for the season and the Scrambler is typically sent to rehab early.

You're probably right. I've always wondered if KI enthusiasts would last as long as they do if the park was open year round. This way it's almost like a whole new product when it opens in April, so it's something to look forward to. Additionally, one could say that the park keeps some of its magic by being closed to the public primarily during the times when it's converting to Haunt or building a new attraction.

The whole team up there is working very hard to bring you the best Halloween Haunt to date. Of course, once the dark forces have been enchanted back into the pits of hell (which by my estimation will be sometime around November 2nd) you'll see a shift back to preparation and anticipation for the 2009 season.

Parents, be advised: Halloween Haunt includes graphic scenes, suggestive themes and intense imagery and is intended for mature audiences; not recommended for children. No one and nothing is off limits! In just a matter of weeks darkness will fall over Kings Island and the creatures of the night will make their return for the biggest Halloween Haunt ever! Now loaded with 13 terrifying haunted attractions, no other haunted attraction in the Midwest can match the amount of blood, guts and gore brought to you by Kings Island! The new attraction that will have everyone screaming is the new 3,666sq ft haunted maze called Urgent Scare. Guests will be transformed into 'patients' at this hospital-gone-mad as they traverse through rooms full of doctors and nurses who have been infected with a virus that is spreading through your small town causing a deadly plague. Urgent Scare will be located in the right side of the FX Theater. The theater was converted through Kings Island's mastery of innovation from a 3D motion theater to a walk through haunted maze. In addition to the return of the wildly popular Dead Awakening, Kings Island will be adding a new show in the Festhaus called Ghouls Gone Wild! This monster dinner party has YOU on the menu! You can stay as long as you'd like... in fact, you can stay FOREVER! Returning attractions include CarnEvil, Cemetery, Club Blood, Cornstalkers, Death Row, Massacre Manor, Red Beard’s Revenge, Trail of Terror, Tombstone Terror-Tory and Worksite. Beware of Roamers and Creepers…they’re everywhere! Gates to the underworld for Halloween Haunt will be open from 7:00pm to 1:00am every Friday and Saturday night September 26 through November 1. Click here to read the full press release about Halloween Haunt at Kings Island! The weather may be warm outside but don't be fooled -- the undead aren't far from taking over Kings Island! As Halloween Haunt approaches, Kings Island's head hunters are looking for Zombies, Werewolves, Vampires, Undead Cowboys, Mummies, Demented Clowns, Pirates, Malpracticing Doctors, Ghouls Gone Wild and Sideshow Performers as well as many other positions at Kings Island. If you're interested, Kings Island is DYING to hear from you! Click here for information about joining the Haunt Scare Team! Kings Island may be temporarily closed but for one last time before the darkness of Haunt falls upon the park you can visit Kings Island on the September Bonus Days! Kings Island will be open on Friday, September 19th from 5pm until 10pm and Saturday, September 20th from 10am until 10pm! As an added bonus, all 2008 and 2009 season pass holders will be able to bring a friend with them for a specially discounted price! Click here for details! Standing 230ft tall, Diamondback will certainly be an exciting addition to Kings Island in 2009. If you want to get a jump on the 2009 season you can now purchase or renew your season pass online! By purchasing a 2009 season pass, you get one free visit to Kings Island in 2008 as well as unlimited visits in 2009. Additionally you get some great VIP perks, FREE parking all season during 2009 and the ability to partake in some great meal deals including unlimited drink wrist bands! 2008 season pass holders can renew their pass for a specially discounted rate. Click here to purchase or renew your season pass! Do you want the latest information sent directly to your cell phone? Sign up for KICentral's official mobile club and receive text alerts with the latest news and information about Kings Island! Signing up is fast and free! Click here for more information about KICentral's official mobile club! Are you an avid Kings Island fan or do you casually visit once a year? It doesn't matter! KICentral.com is the site for you. Why not register on the forums of KICentral and tell us about your thoughts and experiences involving Kings Island! Registration is fast, FREE, and easy. Don't forget to keep checking KICentral.com for the latest news, rumors and information about Kings Island amusement park! Regards, Ryan

Word from under the black hat is that Urgent Scare may be more original and innovative than this press release even comes close to portraying. You'll see.

You have to realize that there is a whole PR department at Cedar Point, but there's only one PR guy at Kings Island which is severely limiting in Don's ability to do fun things like the blog that he'd really like to do.

Halloween Haunt to set new standard for horror Kings Island makes its largest Halloween new product investment for Haunt 2008 Kings Island, Ohio – The bloodcurdling horror, mind-bending terror and madness of Halloween Haunt at Kings Island had everyone dying to get in during its debut season last year. This year Kings Island is making Halloween Haunt even bigger, better and more intense than before by making its largest Halloween new product investment including an all-new, 3,666 square-foot maze, Urgent Scare. Themed as the kind of hospital you never want to visit, Urgent Scare will be the area’s most anticipated new haunted attraction and is twice the size of Club Blood, last year’s popular new maze. In Urgent Scare, “patients” will make their way through various rooms experiencing doctors and nurses, all who have been infected with a virus that has broken out in a small town causing a deadly plague. Also new is Ghouls Gone Wild, a monster dinner party with you on the menu! Come into the Festhaus for a bite. The ghouls will let you stay for as long as you’d like. In fact, you can stay forever! With now 13 bone-chilling haunted attractions, Halloween Haunt promises to break new ground by being the most immersive horror experience in the Midwest. No other Halloween event in the area can match the number of scares, the blood, the guts and the gore! Halloween Haunt is not for the faint of heart and will ravage all of your senses. This in-your-face horror experience is filled with terrifying chain-link mazes, frightening wooded trails, disturbing clowns in 3D, outrageous “live” shows and more than 400 monsters lurking in the shadows, waiting to make you their next victim. Parents, be advised: Halloween Haunt includes graphic scenes, suggestive themes and intense imagery and is intended for mature audiences; not recommended for children. No one and nothing is off limits! Returning attractions include CarnEvil, Cemetery, Club Blood, Cornstalkers, Death Row, Massacre Manor, Red Beard’s Revenge, Trail of Terror, Tombstone Terror-Tory and Worksite. Beware of Roamers and Creepers…they’re everywhere! Also back by popular demand is Dead Awakening, an adult-oriented, contemporary horror and music video-style show that includes graphic scenes and disturbing activity as guest’s witness a young lady’s gruesome nightmare unfold amid the walking dead everywhere! Of course, in addition to the horrifying Halloween Haunt attractions, some of the most hair-raising rides on the planet – including the legendary Beast (longest wooded roller coaster in the world) and Son of Beast (tallest, fastest wooden roller coaster in the world) – will be open for guests to enjoy. The eight-time award-winning Nickelodeon Universe kids’ area will be closed during Halloween Haunt. Gates to the underworld for Halloween Haunt will be open from 7:00pm to 1:00am every Friday and Saturday night September 26 through November 1. Ticket prices are $19.99 on Friday nights (September 26, October 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31) and $25.99 on Saturday (valid all day September 27, October 4, 11, 18, 25 and November 1) when purchased in advance online at www.visitkingsisland.com/haunt <http://www.visitkingsisland.com/haunt> or Taco Bell coupon. Halloween Haunt is free to season passholders.

Ha,the tombstones says Kinzel.I cant wait for this year!!!! That's been around for a while. They have an interment place for Jack Falfas too.

::Writes down teleportation device:: any more?

The weather may be warm outside but don't be fooled -- the undead aren't far from taking over Kings Island! As Halloween Haunt approaches, Kings Island's head hunters are looking for Zombies, Werewolves, Vampires, Undead Cowboys, Mummies, Demented Clowns, Pirates, Malpracticing Doctors, Ghouls Gone Wild and Sideshow Performers as well as many other positions at Kings Island. If you're interested, Kings Island is DYING to hear from you! Click here for information about joining the Haunt Scare Team! Kings Island may be temporarily closed but for one last time before the darkness of Haunt falls upon the park you can visit Kings Island on the September Bonus Days! Kings Island will be open on Friday, September 19th from 5pm until 10pm and Saturday, September 20th from 10am until 10pm! As an added bonus, all 2008 and 2009 season pass holders will be able to bring a friend with them for a specially discounted price! Click here for details! Standing 230ft tall, Diamondback will certainly be an exciting addition to Kings Island in 2009. If you want to get a jump on the 2009 season you can now purchase or renew your season pass online! By purchasing a 2009 season pass, you get one free visit to Kings Island in 2008 as well as unlimited visits in 2009. Additionally you get some great VIP perks, FREE parking all season during 2009 and the ability to partake in some great meal deals including unlimited drink wrist bands! 2008 season pass holders can renew their pass for a specially discounted rate. Click here to purchase or renew your season pass! Kings Island has the best kids' area in the world... again! For the eighth straight year, Nickelodeon Universe has been voted the best kids' area by Amusement Today magazine. Amusement Today conducts an annual poll based on the opinions of some of the most well-traveled park goers to determine some of the best attractions to date. In addition to winning the best kids' area, Kings Island's The Beast was ranked as the 8th best wooden coaster in the world! Do you want the latest information sent directly to your cell phone? Sign up for KICentral's official mobile club and receive text alerts with the latest news and information about Kings Island! Signing up is fast and free! Click here for more information about KICentral's official mobile club! Are you an avid Kings Island fan or do you casually visit once a year? It doesn't matter! KICentral.com is the site for you. Why not register on the forums of KICentral and tell us about your thoughts and experiences involving Kings Island! Registration is fast, FREE, and easy. Don't forget to keep checking KICentral.com for the latest news, rumors and information about Kings Island amusement park! Regards, Ryan

With cafe' press, we can upload one image and have it available on t-shirts, buttons, etc.

Well, the t-shirt idea is a no brainer. Consider that done. I'm still open for other suggestions, whether it involves a podcast or a video-based show or not.

Let's get back on topic please ladies and gents.

I'll admit, a pin is something that I never thought would be suggested. I think it's a little much to wear a pin to Kings Island every day. What about the t-shirt idea? We used to sell them through cafe press. We always mark stuff on there down as low as possible. If you wore the KIC T-shirt, at least others would know that you're on here and you could converse.

In order to keep KICentral.com fresh and continue to bring you the best coverage on the web, we are always devising different innovations to better serve our community. Some ideas that have been tossed around are a Podcast, a video show, and a newsletter. If you like the idea of a Podcast, how often do you think it should be? Do you think it should cover news and rumors from the forums or just cover info released from the park? Who do you think should be on this podcast? A video show is an innovation that's certainly feasible. Is this idea appealing? What suggestions would you have for a show? How regular should it be? We had a KIC Newsletter a long time ago but ended up having to delete it to recover room for a database before the day and age when the possibilities were endless. Would this be something that's of interest to you? Any further ideas would be greatly appreciated.

I've never heard of a private event running all night. Typically it's a 10-8 or 10-10 day.

Organizations like P&G, GE, etc rent out the park for their employees. It's not open to the GP or to pass holders.

I always thought that was funny when people thought they were getting such a great deal with their tax refunds... when realistically they just gave the government an interest free loan.

Logistically you're right but the value in the FUN stock is in the cash distribution. If they cut it or didn't distribute for a quarter, the stock would drop significantly. That would be both bad PR and bad business for the company.

I thought the same thing when I heard about it, but apparently the practice isn't uncommon at all. Just imagine what would happen to the value of the stock if they cut the dividend.

ACE has exactly NOTHING to do with the Golden Ticket awards. Not a single thing. Period. Sigh. Many of the voters are members of ACE, but that's the closest correlation.

For the eighth straight year, Kings Island's Nickelodeon Universe has been given the distinction the distinction of being the best kids' are in the world! The Golden Ticket Awards are given annually by Amusement Today Magazine, a respected publication in the theme park industry. "The Golden Ticket Awards are such a special honor," said Don Helbig, area manager, public relations at Kings Island. "All of us at Kings Island are extremely flattered and proud of being rated No. 1 for 'Best Kids' Area' for the eighth consecutive year by park enthusiasts who travel all over the world seeking out the 'best' in our industry." A full list of Golden Ticket winners can be found at AmusementToday.com. Kings Island has added a few operating days in September. On Friday, September 19th, Kings Island will be open from 5pm - 10pm and on Saturday the 20th, the park will be open 10am to 10pm. On these days 2008 and 2009 season pass holders will be able to bring a friend with them at a very discounted price! Click here for details! A warm-hearted employer seeks cold-hearted employees: Kings Island is still hiring for Halloween Haunt. Help Kings Island be transformed from a fun summer getaway into a demonic Halloween-inspired celebration. You can have all of this sadistic fun while making money in the process! Click here to become one of them... What a Labor Day Weekend Celebration it was! Everything from Olympic Gold to eating contests could be found at Kings Island. The original inductees into the Walk of Fame were on hand, the Brady Bunch reunited, Major League Eating made its debut and much more! Click here to see photos from Labor Day Weekend at Kings Island! Standing 230ft tall, Diamondback will certainly be something to see at Kings Island in 2009! Sitting in open air stadium seating-style trains and traveling at speeds in excess of 80mph it will be the tallest and fasted coaster in the park! Are you excited about 2009? Be one of the first to purchase or renew your Kings Island Gold or Cedar Fair Platinum Pass by clicking here! Do you want the latest information sent directly to your cell phone? Sign up for KICentral's official mobile club and receive text alerts with the latest news and information about Kings Island! Signing up is fast and free! Click here for more information about KICentral's official mobile club! Are you an avid Kings Island fan or do you casually visit once a year? It doesn't matter! KICentral.com is the site for you. Why not register on the forums of KICentral and tell us about your thoughts and experiences involving Kings Island! Registration is fast, FREE, and easy. Don't forget to keep checking KICentral.com for the latest news, rumors and information about Kings Island amusement park! Regards, Ryan