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They had backstage tours of Fearfest stuff. Of course, as YG stated, you have to join their club in order to even go. So that's $60 for the membership and another $20 for the event. I don't know... it just seems like $80 is a little steep considering the KIC event was like $16 or whatever.

Kings Island Wins 2007 Golden Ticket for Best Kids’ Area for the Seventh Year in a Row Legendary Beast voted one of the top 10 wooden roller coasters in the world Kings Island, Ohio – For the seventh year in a row, Amusement Today readers awarded Kings Island with the prestigious Golden Ticket Award for Best Kids’ Area in the world. Kings Island’s Best Kids’ Area, Nickelodeon Universe™, features two outstanding neighborhoods spotlighting SpongeBob SquarePants™ and Dora the Explorer™. Between the two areas, Nickelodeon Universe™ brings to life Nickelodeon’s most popular characters with a total of 18 attractions including more kid’s coasters than any other theme park in the world! In addition to receiving the Best Kids’ Area award, Kings Island’s Beast roller coaster received top honors. The park’s legendary coaster, which made its debut in 1979 and still stands today as the world’s longest wooded roller coaster, was voted one of the top 10 wooden roller coasters in the world. The Golden Ticket Awards are the result of a survey conducted by Amusement Today, a respected amusement park trade publication. Every year, hundreds of well-traveled theme park enthusiasts are chosen to share their expertise to determine a winner in each category. A list of all the Golden Ticket Award winners can be found at www.amusementtoday.com. Guests can enjoy Kings Island’s Best Kids’ Area Saturdays and Sundays this fall for Nick or Treat September 29 through October 28. Park tickets are available through an online offer of just $24.95 at www.pki.com. Cedar Fair Entertainment Company (NYSE: “FUN”) is a publicly traded partnership headquartered in Sandusky, Ohio. The Partnership, which owns and operates twelve amusement parks, five outdoor water parks, one indoor water park and six hotels, is one of the largest regional amusement park operators in the world. Its parks are located in Ohio, California, North Carolina, Virginia / District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Missouri, Michigan, and Toronto, Ontario. Cedar Fair also owns and operates Star Trek: The Experience, an interactive adventure located in Las Vegas, and operates Gilroy Gardens in Gilroy, California under a management contract. www.PKI.com

Talk about unfair!!!! I read about an award like that, and then I check PKIMaureen's profile. No picture? That just seems wrong.....LOL Here's to a level playing field:

All of the other Golden Ticket awards are on a shelf in the admin building, but the "Hottest Spokesperson" was made into a necklace with a clock on it for Maureen like Flava Flav.

Plus some categories come and go. Like last year Kings Island won by a landslide for "Hottest spokesperson".

ha -- good catch. Isn't it funny how you can proofread something 10 times but still get a vital fact wrong? The Beast is in fact #8, NOT #9. Thanks for the heads up. I fixed it.

++Please note that Kings Island will be closed to the public and to pass holders from September 4th to the 22nd. Click here to be taken to PKI.com's operating calendar.++ As 2007 draws to a close, 2008 season pass information is beginning to be released. The old Maxx Pass program has a new name, new benefits, and a few new teaks. Click here for more information about 2008 Kings Island season passes. Kings Island is proud to have been once again awarded the Golden Ticket for the #1 Kids Area for Nickelodeon Universe by Amusement Today Magazine. Nickelodeon Universe was expanded in 2006 and has rides and attractions inspired by some of Nickelodeon's most popular characters including Dora the Explorer, Blues Clues, and of course Spongebob Squarepants. It features eighteen rides and attractions in two neighborhoods inspired by Spongebob and Dora the Explorer. Click here to see photos of Kings Island's Nickelodeon Universe. Kings Island was also recognized for The Beast being rated the #8 wooden roller coaster in the world. This 7,359ft monster travels through the woods and versatile terrain and holds the Guinness Book of World Records record for the longest wooden roller coaster on Earth! "Kings Island would like to thank Amusement Today, Golden Ticket voters and park guests for honoring Nickelodeon Universe as the Best Kids' Area on the planet for the seventh year in a row!" said Don Helbig, Public Relations Area Manager of Kings Island, "We are also thrilled that the readers of Amusement Today have once again named The Beast as one of the top 10 wooden roller coasters in the world." For Kings Island's official press release about the Golden Ticket awards, click here. Other notable awards went to Kings Island's sister park, Cedar Point, for being voted 'best park' by Amusement Today. They also took home #2 best steel roller coaster for Millennium Force and #5 best steel roller coaster for Magnum XL-200. Congratulations to our friends up in Sandusky! The Golden Ticket Awards are presented by Amusement Today magazine. Amusement Today is an authority in the amusement industry and it picks a panel of judges to carefully critique each park by category. The Golden Ticket Awards are some of the most prestegous awards a park can be recognized with and are known as the 'Grammys' of the amusement industry. Also don't forget that summer may have come and past, but the season at Kings Island is far from over! This year, Kings Island has revamped its Halloween-inspired event by adding new mazes and adding even more monsters to create Halloween Haunt, which will bring this typically warm and sunny amusement park to an all-new level of evil! Gates to the underworld for Halloween Haunt will be open from 7 p.m. until 1 a.m. every Friday and Saturday night September 28 through October 27 and daily from 7 p.m. to midnight October 28-31. For general information about Halloween Haunt, please go to the Halloween Haunt home page. Also don't forget to prepurchase your Halloween Haunt tickets!! Halloween Haunt will include graphic scenes, suggestive themes and intense imagery and is intended for mature audiences. Parents, please be advised. A warm-hearted employer seeks cold-blooded employees as Kings Island continues its search for members of the Halloween Haunt Scare Team. Scare Fairs are held every Friday and Saturday from 2-6 p.m. through September 8 at Kings Island. Ghouls and ghosts who transform the park from a sunny summer destination into the Midwest's largest and scariest haunted event can earn up to $10 per hour. Are you an avid Kings Island fan or do you casually visit once a year? No 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

Promotional photo shoot.

People have been asking in a few different threads if Top Gun will be open since Club Bood is in such a close proximity.

Actually, I really enjoyed both shows. It was the Dracula one that was terrible.

To answers some of the above questions: Both Top Gun and Elvira will be featured in the 2007 Halloween Haunt experience.

No Q is the scientist in all of the James Bond movies. Q - Star Trek <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q_(James_Bond)" target="_blank">Q-James Bond </a> Queue Turnstile Switchback ...and yes I did just quote wikipedia... Oh wow -- from here on out on this site, we will refer to turn styles as baffle gates!!

Ok -- the official word: The park says that since it's closed to the public for the next several weeks they are under the assumption that the jackets will be sold out by then. If you want one, I'd hop on it now.. there are only limited quantities and limited sizes!!

I'm not saying there WILL be another KIC Day.. however IF there is another one, which sounds best to you? Please note that you can choose more than one option.

I'll find out....

Tomb Raider will be back in action for 2008. Unfortunately, they need a replacement part which will take all season to get. The jackets are discounted because they need to move all of the merch that has the "P" word on it, and this is kind of a big undertaking.

I've never heard anyone call switchbacks turnstiles before. I've never heard anyone call queues switchbacks either. If you look a the terms 'switchback' and 'turnstyle' in old railroad talk, they're both technically wrong, however I think 'turnstyle' is a more commonly accepted term for queues.

No, but I think it's one of the really nice leather ones. Not unlike a high school varsity jacket.

Typically Friday is a better day to go than Saturday.

Kings Island has two jackets available at a special discounted price. There are two different jackets available. One is the Son of Beast jacket with the original loop design in the logo. This one is a wool and leather combination jacket. The other is a full leather Tomb Raider the Ride jacket. The sizes available in each are as follows: Son of Beast M-1 L-7 XL-15 Original Price: $250.00. Special discounted price: $50.00 Tomb Raider: The Ride S-4 M-4 L-15 XL-2 Original Price: $295.00. Special discounted price is $75.00 The number to call and order a Son of Beast or Tomb Raider: The Ride jacket is 513.754.5776. Tax and shipping will be in addition to the above quoted prices.

eh... 2003... 2004... it's all a period of my life I regret...

It's a lot different now. The racing slides were removed and the Coolangatta Racers were installed. Plus a new funnel-attraction called Tazmania Typhoon was installed on the south end of the waterpark. This was all in 2003 when Water Works was rethemed to an Australian theme: Crocodile Dundee's Boomerang Bay. In the late 90s they added a body boarding ride and a gigantic wave pool. Click here to go to the photo gallery and see photos of Boomerang Bay.

That's a shame. Does it really make a big difference? BTW, that's my number 1 steel.

There will only be one show for the adult Halloween Haunt, Dead Awakening. However, there are typically one or two shows for Nick or Treat.

Don't worry about the Maxx Pass Plus if you don't have one already.