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I've been following this, it's a sticky subject. My feeling is that if one is required to wear specific headgear for religious reasons, and the rides cannot be ridden due to headgear, then one must make the sacrifice of not riding for religious reasons, the same way some Catholics don't eat meat on Fridays for Lent. I've not seen too many Catholics demand all Big Boys stop frying hamburgers on Fridays. I don't think there was a lack of communication to the members if the MAS. They seemed ready to argue the point even before they were in line for the first coaster. I'm sorry, but my sternum rates higher in my book than your scarf. I don't want to be stopped short when your veil hits the tracks under me.

It would have had to have been you, because it certainly wasn't Mama. It was right after the basic, "Don't touch, etc." rules gig in the front counter room. You can see how the bandana would look like a sous chef's hat in the dark.

Oh well, can't please everyone. Perhaps those ads are helping pay for the maintenance of those rides. Seems to me he was bound to be sour about something, and didn't want to do the research it took to cover a subject worth being sour about.

This has got to be one of my all-time favorite posts because it is so true. Great advice, RingMaster! (I'm already looking forward to being sore at the end of the night...) I completely agree. Be original. It would be one thing to use movie phrases if the house was themed to a movie, but none of the KI houses are. It may take a while to think of some good lines, and it takes some trial and error to find out what works and what doesn't. I've had some that I thought were great that fizzled when I used them. But that just makes you want to try harder. Heeheehee... That may or may not have been me. Do you happen to remember where in the house this happened and/or what the guy looked like? I've found myself singing along with the great soundtrack in there before... and then scaring the hell out of people! I can think of a few good spots for you... Good luck with the audition! And remember, when/if you get placed before the park announces the 2011 attractions, don't post on here or anywhere else where you are. Doing so could jeopardize your job, and working Haunt is too much fun to miss out on! Gator, eagerly awaiting the park to announce what the 2011 Haunt attractions will be so that the KIC universe can be informed as to where they can find me lurking this year. It happened right at the front, after they let you in the door and count off the number of people. It was set up like a store. I'm sorry I don't recall what the guy looked like, but it was dark, but he was definitely dressed as a meat market salesman, with the l'i'l service hat.

Haha! I Love Shorpy! I can lose a few hours once I start looking. It's a great reference library. I always wonder about those old pictures on the beach, where people are fully dressed laying on the sand. That would be the most uncomfortable picnic ever.

I like how everyone makes all "Rear Window" on the WindSeeker. Anyone ride it just to ride, or is it to see what's happening at the fringes of the park?

The Beast has a wonky look to it's rails, too. It's an abandoned mine theme. That's why I was looking for that false decayed look. Guess it's genetic.

no im trying to go for one of the monsters I believe she was asking jandyb79.... Yes, I was. I'll be going early this year, I hope. I've got my cousin almost convinced to go with us, he'll go through anything to ride The Beast.

You're a monster maker?

The square blocks look like ice cubes, or at least made of water.

There's also that 'lull them into a sense of normalcy' gig that's got me every time. In Slaughter house, the head meat counter guy was singing "Don't Fence Me In" in this very relaxed way, to the point where I was singing with him. Then he scared the hell out of me.

A quiz show?

I'd never ridden it, but there are plenty of POV utubes of the ride, to see where the banking is. The link above you will lead to other POV links.

simple. it takes money to staff. at some point they felt that they needed to cut that portion of staffing out; & never brought it back. Yes, but it was fun while it lasted, and added to the park. My grandmother always spoke of the entertainers wishing her "Happy Birthday", and when my cousin turned 16, the Barbershop Quartet sang to her. It just something extra. Sometimes I miss hearing the Saber Dance song as I'm walking down International Street.

I'd certainly like more roamers and creepers. Last year we only saw one. That man I married saw the giant Jack in the Box in the storage area while we were on the roller coaster, but that's a given. you wouldnt mind & humor us with the "one" you saw by giving us a description of what they looked like would ya? How about a photograph? He was that singular. Taken 10/22/10. He was a really nice kid. We were under the Eiffel Tower, that you can see the leg of in the background. (why am I thinking that Holiday Horror could very well be a 24 hour loop showing "White Christmas" with Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye. At least I know I'd scream and run.)

So my post of my wondering if it was part of the design, and my wonderment of the aesthetic enough to walk around in the park getting a look at the rest of the ride sailed blithely right over your hooded head, am I right? I'm used to seeing fun houses and haunted houses with faux decay designed onto it. The Beast has a bit of that. I couldn't make an architectural assessment from one look alone. That's why I walked around it, trying to see as much as possible. It's a big fella, I'll give it that. I didn't see any trompe l'oeil or any other design elements that would lend a look of false decline anywhere else but the section I saw. Go ride AE and see what you see. I'm sure someone can draw up a plan of what it looks like, if Jan doesn't mix it up for a poster and leave it on a canoe.

I just looked over a boatload of pictures of the park the other day, to use in a comic book. It's wild looking.

That's why I went to take a closer look at it. I saw it while on AE, and thought that can't be how it was made- The Beast is supposed to look like ramshackle mine, but SOB was shackley rammed to the ridiculous. Aesthetics are one thing, but what I saw was unusable.

I'd certainly like more roamers and creepers. Last year we only saw one. That man I married saw the giant Jack in the Box in the storage area while we were on the roller coaster, but that's a given.

To be honest, I only got a look at it recently. It was suggested that I never ride it, so I didn't. I didn't even know where the station was. I had a hard time enough with The Vortex, so I wasn't going to voluntarily risk injury. I only saw the hills looming over the park, never the whole thing. Once I got right up on it, to be honest, I was impressed by the size, and that was all. It doesn't seem like they are interesting in running it again. It would be a huge demolition project. It's taking up space, it's not being used, but the price of taking it down would be behemoth. I personally think it's ugly, and can see where more rides can be put in it's footprint if it were removed. Why does everyone want it resurrected?

Thanks for the link. The skyline looked a little barren back then, didn't it? I liked the roaming artists (like the Klown Band), and the train actors. I wonder why they don't have that anymore?

The fastest dip is where I ponked my ribs. And How!

Park Mitzvah- The first visit where you can hit all the big rides.

I'm glad you had a great time. When he's old enough to ride the big rides, you'll be amazed that you'll still be able to remember when he rode the Great Pumpkin. Sounds like a good day.

You're welcome? The last time I was there, the whole train was doing it, but then, we were the only two adults, and I used my authority voice; "Now! Everyone must tiki dance!" Those poor kids.