BoddaH1994

I was there briefly Saturday night and all day Sunday. Sunday's crowds were minimal. At one point, we only waited 40 minutes for Maverick. The Haunts could use quite a bit of work in my opinion. We did the Werewolf Canyon, the one in Disaster Transport, the Vampire one, and the Mortuary School one. A lot of them seemed short of actors. On the other hand, I did get to catch Monsters of Rock... Buried Alive, and the Tim Hill magic show. Personally, I thought the theme of the Monsters of Rock show was kind of weak. Essentially it was a watered down School of Rock in which the people were dressed up like monsters. The Tim Hill thing was kind of fun, but it seemed as though the crowd didn't react to many of his jokes. Overall great time, though!

Let's keep X-Flight discussions in the present, please.

Halloween Haunt will definitely be an upcharge next year, however it's FREE with park admission and for passholders this year. Don't forget that it starts this Friday!!!

That article is simply speculation. It is NOT an official word. Trust me, if KI were getting some new rides or whatever, you guys would know long before the enquirer.

Forget that Infosino character... go to that Pulse Journal web site click on entertainment then go to Kings Island... they have one awesome Kings Island section. I'd say it's as good, if not better, than KIC!!

Did you have to rent a trailer for all of the stuff you walked out of the park with?? Good TR.

Can you supply a link for that? I threw them that quote on CB and they want a link for some reason... I can't find it.

Does anyone know what the crowds will be like on Sunday? Will the other Sundays in October be more crowded for the Halloween events? It'll likely be busy this Sunday since they have those discounted tickets.

Yes, P&G = Proctor and Gamble?

Who is the girl on the far left in the second pic? With the charcoal coat on. That was Jennifer Castellina (sp?) she was the seasonal marketing coordinator kind of like Josh Hackenberg is now. From what I understand, she now works for P&G.

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Likely Boomerang Bay is already in rehab, and the Spongebob area will be converted into a foam area for Nick or Treat. I guess the answer is probably no on both accounts.

It could be that since the Fed was meeting, he bought stock assuming that they'd cut interest rates. That is perfectly legal.

The park is a very buys place during the offseason. Of course you see construction, but ride rehab is going on, things will be painted, little things are fixed up around the park, etc. Go through our photo gallery. There are tons of photos of the park during the offseason.

I'm guessing so...

Yeah... Maverick... I may finally get to ride that soon! Stupid heartline roll!!

Typically we don't worry about deleting or merging posts unless they're within a reasonable amount of time of each other. Eagles and Phantom Theatre for me!

I'm going this Sunday. I've heard Sundays in Sept are dead. Can anyone verify this?

Who knows? What will they do to pay the debt down? Certainly it'll go up if things go as planned, but what if they have to divest parks to do it? That would be shrinking the company and could result in a stagnant or lower stock price.

No. That would be illegal.

Any time a company or an exec from a company purchases large amounts of shares it's typically a supply and demand thing to make the stock go up.

Elvira will be back, so count that in.

Obviously we cannot argue with that. If it came from Six Flags it has to be true, after all, that's where all the Dip N' Dots guys report to for their info. Of course they are, because obviously there is so much extra room to build back there. Plenty of room for 3 new flat rides, a bathroom and some shops. No need to worry about the fact that wood coaster maintainence headquarters is right on the other side of the fence, or that gaming storage, no I'm sure they'll just build right down the road, just build out in one direction like Six Flags America going to Batwing. Then eventually they'll connect the pathway around Son of Beast so that people can walk around and come up the maintainence stairs into SOB's station. Its all so practical. If they wanted to expand the X-Base, I'm sure they could find a way to do it. I'd say the biggest problem would be the bottleneck entrance under The Racer. Even back when it was just FoF back there, it got pretty crowded at times.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 17, 2007 New Halloween Haunt at Kings Island The Area’s Most Intense Must See Event! No one and nothing is off limits! Kings Island, Ohio – It’s bigger, better, badder than anything you’ve ever seen before and open until 1 a.m…it’s the new Halloween Haunt at Kings Island beginning Friday night September 28. Halloween Haunt is the biggest scarathon in the Midwest with 13 horrifying attractions geared for only the brave of heart. No one and nothing is off limits! The event replaces FearFest, which opened in 2000. Halloween Haunt features twice the number of monsters, a longer haunt time, new highly-intense and terrifying attractions including chain link mazes, frightening wooded trails, dangerous clowns in 3D, and some of the most hair-raising rides on the planet. Kings Island’s new Halloween event was originally created and perfected by the “Scare-Masters†of Knotts Berry Farm’s famous, world-class Halloween events many consider the premier fright nights in the theme park industry. Countless numbers of terrifying creatures – nearly 400 vampires, werewolves, mummies, zombies, undertakers, clowns and assorted ghouls and monsters will be lurking in Kings Island’s shadows and pathways looking for victims during the fall event. Gates to the underworld for Halloween Haunt will be open from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. every Friday and Saturday night September 28 through October 27 and daily from 7 p.m. to midnight October 28-31. Parents be advised: Halloween Haunt includes graphic scenes, suggestive themes and intense imagery and is intended for mature audiences; not recommended for children. Newest haunted attractions include CLUB BLOOD in the Action Zone themed area of the park and RED BEARD’S REVENGE in Rivertown. The Dusk to Dawn-like CLUB BLOOD nightclub features exotic dancers and blood-thirsty vampires determined to re-populate its species. RED BEARD’S REVENGE has evil pirates roaming the lower decks of a cursed ship looking for victims. Also new, DEAD AWAKENING is 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! Show times are 8:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m., 11:30 p.m. and 12:30 a.m. at the International Showplace Theatre. Other new attractions include DEATH ROW, a sanitarium of torture and slaughter, and TOMBSTONE TERROR-TORY, a bone-chilling wild-west train ride through the woods that goes terribly wrong. There’s also MASACRE MANOR, a haunted mansion; TRAIL OF TERROR, a darkened woods-walk with the undead lurking in every shadow, and CARNEVIL, a dangerous 3D freight-fest under the big top. Additional attractions include CORNSTALKERS, a terrorizing walk through an overgrown cornfield where evil scarecrows will kill to protect their turf; THE WORKSITE, a long-abandoned construction zone with horror around each corner, and THE CEMETERY with crypts, out-of-control zombies and fog so thick you can’t see your hand (or anybody’s else’s) in front of your face. Beware of ROAMERS and CREEPERS…they’re everywhere! Of course, in addition to the horrifying Halloween Haunt attractions, some of the most terrifying rides on the planet – including the legendary Beast (longest wooded roller coaster in the world) and Son of Beast (tallest, fastest wooded roller coaster in the world) – will be open for guests to enjoy. The seven-time award-winning Nickelodeon Universe kids’ area will be closed during Halloween Haunt. Ghoulishly great online deals are available at www.pki.com/haunt. Friday night Halloween Haunt admission is just $19.95 when purchased online (good for the following Friday nights: September 28, October 5, 12, 19, 26 plus Bare Bones Nights: October 28, 29, 30 and 31. Saturday Halloween Haunt admission is only $24.95 when purchased online (good for the following Saturdays: September 29, October 6, 13, 20, 27 and includes all day admission to the park and Halloween Haunt). Halloween Haunt at Kings Island…Everyone’s dying to get in! During the daytime on Saturdays and Sundays this fall, Kings Island presents the always popular Nick or Treat family-fun event for youngsters. With many pint-size fun Halloween attractions for children, parents and grandparents, Nick or Treat is free with park admission. Hours are noon to 5:30 p.m. www.PKI.com/haunt

Geauga Lake? I was going to say MIA... but hey.. we're different. ha ha Cedar Point is clearly the foundation onto which Cedar Fair is built, however I don't think that they'll be quick to look past Kings Island. Kings Island has the tools to make them a lot of money and I'm sure they know that.