BoddaH1994

If it's an upcharge (and no one, not KIC, not KI is ready to say whether or not it will be) they will make it worth your time. Trust me, once you start seeing the photos on here and reading the trip reports, you may just change your mind.

As I said, there is no final decision at this point. Trust me, I am not witholding information from you guys. Anything they do will be in your best interest. It may not sound so pretty to have to drop a few bucks on HH, but don't forget that it's really THAT much bigger this year and the crowds should be a lot smaller! Also, there was a price point from another park mentioned in another thread. If I were you, I wouldn't assume that what happens at another park is necessarily what's going to happen at KI.

That is NOT the final word. You will see a press release within a few weeks.

This event will be far far far better than just a few name changes, but I'm guessing you'll have to wait see with everyone else, Mr. Bonifield.

++Please note that Kings Island will be closed to the public and to passholders from August 27th to the 31st and September 4th to the 22nd. Click here to be taken to PKI.com's operating calendar.++ It may still be the hot and humid month of August, but Halloween is right around the corner. Fortunately, the fun summer getaway of Kings Island will be in the Halloween spirit more than ever this year! Halloween Haunt is far more than just a new name. Halloween Haunt at Kings Island will feature twice the number of monsters, a longer haunt time, new highly-intense and terrifying attractions including chain link mazes, frightening wooded trails, demented clowns in 3D, and some of the most hair-raising rides on the planet. For a list of Halloween Haunt attractions, click here. Also, since the spoiled demons of KICentral.com simply can't wait until October to see this monster unleashed, the world-class PR team at Kings Island has allowed me to share with you some photos of props, concept art, and decorations for Halloween Haunt! Click here to see the photos. Please note that Halloween Haunt is not appropriate for children. Parents are to be strongly advised. Kings Island is looking for all those with a sinister side to put some scare in the air. Open casting calls are going on now to be part of the all-new Halloween Haunt Scare Team. Ghouls and ghosts who terrorize, petrify and repulse park guests can earn up to $10 per hour. Scare Fairs are being held Fridays and Saturdays from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Kings Island. For more information on Scare Fairs, please contact the Kings Island Employment office at 513-754-5748. Kings Island will be having special discounted tickets available through PKI.com. To learn more about the Labor Day Weekend special, click here. 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

Oh wow... it sure looks like you put some time into that one! Excellent TR! Couple of notes: I noticed that you mentioned the "host" on several occasions. I was the one who did the speal before Endless Summer and hosted the Evening in the Paramount Theatre. Just in case you needed to put a name to a face. Both Don and Josh were really upset about not being able to do the Son of Beast thing. Unfortunately, we had a meeting early in the morning and had to made a decision right then and there, and due to the fact that we weren't certain of the ride's availability, we had to go ahead and cancel it. Josh had already been working on the scavanger hunt at the time, and we decided that it was optimal to do that. I really wanted to do a scavanger hunt anyway, but the harsh schedule dictated otherwise. I'm really glad that everyone enjoyed the Endless Summer part. As you know, the entertainment department, especially Scott, have been incredibly supportive of KIC since day one. I really can't say enough about them. It was really important to me that people got involved in that particular activity and it wasn't until that went well that I felt like the event was going successfully. Probably one of the most awkward situations I was in that day was at the end of the Q&A when I had Don nudging me from one side telling me to wrap things up because we needed to get to The Beast for the tour, and having Scott nudge me from the other side saying that it was going great and that I should let them keep going. Ha... I guess I couldn't really ask for a better situation. As far as the event name is concerned, why bother? It's SO generic in my book now to name an event Beast-whatever... I mean, come on. Think of it in terms of brand extension. You've got KICentral: the site, and KICentral: the event now. We may have some sort of naming contest for it. Some working titles were, "A Mid-Summer Night's SCREAM" but I thought that was so obvious that it had to have been taken, and I really wanted to call it BoddaHfest, but the rest of the staff didn't like that for some reason. har har I was also blown away by the service in the IR. I really had no idea that we'd be eating on anything better than paper plates and plastic forks. They really went all out for us, and I am so grateful for that. The GP being upset about The Beast thing is a situation that we're always running the risk of happening. Some people did jump the fence, and as you stated, I made a quick call to Helbig, and that was taken care of. After wanting to do this event for over three years, I can honestly say it was a dream come true. I can't extend enough "thank you's" to everyone who helped to plan, execute and maintain this event. I also can't say enough to all of you who spent your hard earned money to come to KI and spend the day with us. I'm sure you've heard this before, but the original projections were 30 to 40 people attending... well, we did that within 48 hours. I was really blown away by the response, and I thank you all so much for coming!! Ryan

The spinning seems to come and go every once in a while. From what I understand, when it doesn't spin, there's a good mechanical reason for it.

No, you were right. Cedar Fair owns the intellectual property of "Fearfest".

I can confirm that Club Blood is not a scenario which is kid-friendly.

I got word from the park that Drop Zone is now operational.

If it's really THAT much better (which I have faith it will be!) then I would have no problem paying $10-12 for it.

I see CN's shows as being a LOT more temporary than Nick's shows are... not to say that Nickelodeon shows aren't way too dynamic.

How exactly did you come up with that conclusion? Dont get me wrong, I've been a Skycoaster Site Controller the past 3 years, I know how the ride runs, thats not to say that there are not safer rides in the park, like say, the Carousel. Carousels hurt people every year. Mainly it's rider error, but it still happens.

Not to mention how SO many kids today are familar with HB characters and none of them know who Spongebob, Dora the Exporer, etc are.

That's prime time for most of us. ha ha I can see most of the Fearzones closing before the park closes. I mean, imagine the crowd control issues.

According to the press release, ticket information will be available later. Therefore we do not yet have an answer to your question.

No, it's the International Showplace. The Paramount Theatre will NOT be used for Fearfest.

I wish they'd bring back celebrity execution!!

Mazes Club Blood Action Zone – 7pm until 1am NEW! This popular night club has never been so bloody good! The club’s exotic dancers are dying to meet you. Come in for a bite. Stay as long as you like. In fact, you can stay forever! Death Row CONEY MAUL – 7pm until 1am So, you think the Death penalty is bad? Step inside this sanitarium of slaughter and see what torture is all about! The inmates in this evil prison can’t wait for you to join them on Death Row. Red Beard's Revenge RIVERTOWN – 7pm until 1am A sense of dark confinement abounds as you tour below the decks of a cursed ship. Evil pirates are ready to challenge even the bravest souls to a duel. Can you get past these swashbucklers and make it out alive? Know this as you try: Dead men tell no tales! Massacre Manor CONEY MAUL – 7pm until 1am The Manor is for sale and the price has just been reduced! Never mind the rumors of murder and torture – it’s priced to sell. Potential buyers descend into fear as they make their way down creepy corridors, entering one terrifying room after another. Along the way you will encounter many of the Manor’s inhabitants – most of them long since departed. Circus of Horrors 3-D INTERNATIONAL STREET – 7pm until 1am Join the circus like you wanted to when you were a kid … permanently! Despite the presence of elephants, giraffes and other circus animals, this is not your run-of-the-mill Big Top. Only the most determined will make it out alive. Trail of Terror CONEY MAUL – 8pm until 1am Come with plenty of friends to hold on tight if you dare to venture down this darkened path of mindbending terror deep into Kings Island’s woods. Hideous creatures are lurking in the shadows and zombies in advanced stages of decay emerge from bushes and wander mindlessly along the trail in search of new life. Tombstone Terror-TORY RIVERTOWN TRAIN RIDE – 8pm until 1am Covered bridges and foggy terrain disguise the evil that lurks in every direction as you travel aboard a midnight train. But don’t be alarmed. We guarantee you’ll make it to your final destination! Fear Zones Cornstalkers INTERNATIONAL STREET (TOWER TO RIVERTOWN) – 8pm until Midnight. Beware as you wind your way through this frightful cornfield! Countless scarecrows rule the overgrown ruins of the formerly vibrant Rivertown. Built by farmhands to ward off any would-be trespassers, these guardians of rubble take their jobs very seriously. Legend has it intruders make these evil scarecrows come to life! The Worksite INTERNATIONAL STREET (TOWER TO CONEY MAUL) – 8pm until Midnight Vacant for years, this worksite has remained untouched and forgotten since the day when something went disastrously wrong. We dare you to enter this undiscovered path of wreckage. Don’t be surprised if you never find your way out. Fear not; someone ... or something is sure to find you. The Show Dead Awakening SHOWPLACE THEATRE – 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 and Midnight NEW! If you believe the world is a dark and evil place, then Dead Awakening will re-affirm that! This unique adult-oriented, R-rated contemporary horror and music video style show includes graphic scenes and disturbing activity as you witness a young lady’s gruesome nightmare unfold.

Kings Island Upgrades FearFest to Halloween Haunt Park to provide guests with bigger, better, badder, scarier experience this fall Kings Island, Ohio - There's an all-new level of fear in town this October! The "Scare-Masters" from Knotts Berry Farm that originated and perfected theme park Halloween Haunts are bringing a bigger, better, badder and scarier experience to Kings Island this fall. Nothing and no one is off limits! Halloween Haunt at Kings Island will feature twice the number of monsters, a longer haunt time, new highly-intense and terrifying attractions including chain link mazes, frightening wooded trails, demented clowns in 3D, and some of the most hair-raising rides on the planet. 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. Halloween Haunt will include graphic scenes, suggestive themes and intense imagery and is intended for mature audiences. Parents, please be advised. Click here for a list of Haunts, Fear Zones, and Entertainment at Halloween Haunt! Additional event information, including locations where tickets can be purchased, will be announced at a later date. 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. For Scare Fair information, contact the Kings Island Employment Office at (513) 754-5748 or visit www.pki.com/haunt.

I imagine the info will be out very soon. Also, they've been advertising Halloween Haunt for a week or so now. They started with Cincinnati's Kiss FM, which is when I was nudge the go-ahead to start posting about it. Glad you had a good time at da Point. Ryan

Some people have personal compensation issues and must take out their agressions on a forum because they lack the social skills to do it in real life.

I have heard the same thing, but have questioned the truth of it. When Six Flags bought Geauga Lake, they had Batman installed which is a B & M. I just never understood why PKI could not build a B & M, but SF could especially since GL is closer to CP. Now if it is because Batman is a floorless and nothing at CP is close to that, it would make sense, but there is no reason that PKI could not have put one in then. Not to mention, the last B & M installed at CP was Mantis back in '94. I would imagine that if there was a non-complete clause between CP & B&M it would only last a certain amount of years. I saw a newspaper article right after the Cedar Fair acquisition in which a member of a certain coaster club mentioned that he's really excited about how KI could be getting a coaster by B&M and went on to talk about B&M. Lovely how newspapers will print ANYTHING regardless of how random, stupid, or non-credible it is. To answer your question, non-compete is not the reason. BM only builds within certain specifications, and that was not conducive to the experimental rides that Paramount installed.

I'd say just the year 2007. Why do I say that? It's a transitional year. Cedar Fair has done some amazing things to Kings Island... and also did some things that didn't go over so well. Regardless, it's their first time out with this and they're still working out the kinks. Things will go better, smoother, and more consistant as time goes on.

That's really hard to predict. I'm not aware of any major picnics going on this weekend, however that doesn't necessarily mean there isn't one. Typically Sundays aren't as bad as the rest of the weekend. I hope you have a good time! Ryan