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As an added thought, it was recently pointed out to me the employment requirements for making monsters on the Haunt. It doesn't require any real prosthetic knowledge, and hardly any art experience. Has anyone worked as a make up artist during the Haunt to clue me into the methods, time constraints, rules of doing that many monsters? Is one allowed to use previous SFX knowledge, or must there be a rote method? I have SFX knowledge with making an applying latex molds, and have Monster making experience, but I don't know if any of that would be an asset if it's an assembly line, timed production. One person, no matter the talent or skill, slowing down the line might not be what's best for the company. I'm curious about it.

No it is not. Employee theft is a concern for most businesses. It is also more difficult to catch the criminal since most security measures are pointed "out" instead of "in" (if you understand my meaning). When I owned my business, I would have friends go in and "check" my staff from time to time to be sure all items were being accounted for. Some intresting things I found: http://wiki.radioref...rren_County_(OH http://www.visitking..._jobs/index.cfm http://www.visitking...20Guidebook.pdf That pretty much sums up the security and employees I was dealing with. What business did you have? http://masonbuzz.com...dit-card-theft/ But this! They are too old to be doing that! And she is definitely TOO OLD to be wearing those tiny pants.

That's actually good to hear. Was it easy to find the FL line? Was there any confusion? That comes out to less that ten dollars and hour, if you saved that much time.

The posts that are finger pointing to the park's own employees aren't a happy note. From the behavior of KI employees, that would have never entered my mind. I never went to a Six Flags to see it for myself, I never felt the need to go, and now, probably will never feel the need in the future. Kings Island PR blocks a user if they report a theft on his fb page. Doesn't just remove the posts, doesn't contact the user with any explanation, like, "Our security is working to alleviate this scenario, I'm sorry this happened, but i'm simply going to have to remove this nonhappy post." Just blocks, without thinking the FB poster has friends and family members that can still post. It's not a kick in the teeth, more like a wiggling of opened toed socked feet in one's face, but still, there's the wiggle.

I have three nieces, one nephew that I took to the park until they were old enough to conquer it on their own. I would make alterations to the kiddy park. I would expand it a bit, take it back further, where the path to the water park goes. I would want to alter the path into the water park to make the entrance closer to the main park entrance, take it out of the kiddy park, to discourage kids talking the path out of curiosity. I've seen a lot of parents running after their kids down that path. A kid sees the kiddy park as their space, and all that in it is 'theirs' including a path that involves a train crossing. I would put more rides in the kiddy park that mimic the bigger rides in the park. They are seriously lacking a wild mouse, or Bavarian Beetle, some rides for that short kid that's just old enough to want the thrill. my sister and I are 4'9", and 5'2" respectively, we were too old for some of the twirly rides, but not tall enough for the monster rides. We wanted a thrill, not round and round. Even today, my sister just skirts the requirements to ride The Beast. Where the Boo Blasters building begins, which is the entry way to the kiddy park, I would decorate that a bit more, maybe with cutouts of toony flowers, or even three dimensional toony flowers, or motifs that kids identify as part of their park. Kids love to see toons come to life, so sculptures of toony things are a big deal. Flowers were the first thing in my head, it could be anything, but since the Peanuts have a rather small cast, it might be overkill to put them alongside of that building. At the corner, leading into the kiddy park, I would want a Snoopy, to point the way into Planet Snoopy, so first time visitors with kids can veer right around the corner, without having to look around too much to find the kiddy land. Kid's steps are smaller than adult steps, and thus, more 'expensive' when it comes to walking. A long walk for a kid tires them out, they enjoy the park less, they get cranky. If a kid enjoys the park more, with more energy for riding and playing, the parents get a better feel that their money is well spent, and will return. Getting those small kids where they need to be quickly would be good. Also, the building that used to be the Hanna-Barbera ride is used as storage for a haunt. That's a waste of real estate. A dark ride that is light hearted is missing. I understand there was an accident involving a child in a boat ride a while, back, though not in KI, but the boats were relaxing and gave kids a break, so they could refresh a bit, before going back to playing. I went on very long, but as I said, four kids of different ages in a kiddy park, I know what I want.

Looks like one of those trailers rigged up into a mini funhouse, with a rickety ramp and noodles hanging from the ceiling.

I'd like to know if they are, so I can get ready for it. We planned to go to the Haunt earlier than usual this year, because by the time our anniversary rolls around, the monsters are pooped and burnt out. I don't know why I'm thinking of a book of "E" tickets at the door, but it would make it easier for the monsters to just tear a ticket. Yeh. We go to KI for our anniversary. We're romantic that way.

Just last week we discussed this park. It was my husband's childhood park, the comments are kind of sad. I hate it when quirky little parks go down.

My first thought was of that incident that occurred about the time of the Darian Lake Incident, where a passenger's cap flew off and stopped the car short. I don't know what a phone would do, but I wouldn't want to come face to face with one during FOF launch. I'm so possessive of my stuff I couldn't bear the thought of losing my phone on a ride. The rest of the ride I'd be screaming about my precious apps.

There's going to be some performance competition then, if it's pay per house.

That doesn't give them a reputation like that. As someone else pointed out, it's not the park that's stealing. Public places in general are prone to theft - it is not the park's responsibility to protect the personal items of guests or discourage theft. Please tell us what other parks have erected security cameras for this purpose? Do all parks that don't have them have a bad reputation? Logic fail. As expected, you didn't cite any study, but made assumptions. You cannot say that another person would care about a flashing red light - that's just your opinion. No assumptions, factual observation from experience. Someday, maybe you'll have experience, too. I didn't write up an anthropological thesis just for you, because frankly, I don't care that much about you. Galaieo made some factual observation of the Earth revolving around the Sun, too. Was he wrong because he didn't kowtow to every two bit poster who's signature line is 'cite sources'. I find your demands very wimpy. Use your head. Look around you. Get some life experiences and we'll talk again. Go find a job somewhere, where you have to protect your employer's stock, and see what methods work for you. Believe it or not, the red eye worked for me and several stores around me. It's not just my opinion, but several store managers' as well. Using trial and error, we were able reduce shoplifting by giving the implication that the shoplifters were being watched, that's the morality of many people in the world, 'if they can't see me, then it's all right." Walk through the malls and conduct your own research. It'll get you out of the basement, at least. Too many people's morality is based on getting away with something if they are not seen by a figure of authority. That little camera with a little red light can very well be their only god. One thief's excuse to me, after being caught, was "Why do you leave this stuff out if you don't want people to steal it?" It's a store. We leave product out in the shelves so honest costumers have a chance at buying it. That thinking quickly goes to, "Why did you bring your towel to the park if you didn't want it stolen?" Well, I was hoping to use it myself, being that it was mine, and I paid for it, and- it wasn't yours to take. This SeeMe Takeme attitude is getting rather pervasive, and it starts with pointing at the victim of the theft- "If they didn't want me to take it, they wouldn't have let me see it." No one wants things stolen. You'll find this out, too, if you keep advocating no security measures at all. You seem to want a Wild West atmosphere, but are you willing to live by its true codes? Some of the logic I'm reading dictates that I should have carried my backpack into the pool with me. It was only fifteen feet away, surrounded by people that also had their things around them, plus, bag unattended by swimmers. I was sitting at the edge of the wave pool, when my things were stolen. Okay, you got me. I'll.... take my backpack into the pool next time, the customer is five thousand and twenty percent responsible for all things in the park, and those guys wearing badges are there for decoration. If a lifeguard blows their whistle on me for wearing all my regalia into the water, what then? A park can get a bad reputation due to it's customers actions. Ever been to a 'rough' bar? Ever been to Lesourdesville Lake in its last days? People who don't want to mingle with that sort of crowd stay away. It's also been my observation that those that excuse stealing are apt to practice it. I'm not going back to Boomerang Bay again, and not only due to lack of funds. I'm going to avoid it future the same way I avoided Lesourdseville when it got rough. Good luck with your stuff, punkin.

hoho As small as I am, you'll have to do a lot more dragging than that!

oh. Now I know who I'll sit by next time I get there. I do a mean Roy Orbison. Are you sure?

Thanks for the good words, and also for the news, KIFan. I think right now it's just the sticker shock of wearing my vacation on my face, so that I can work, that's bugging me. I can imagine a home robbery, or for that matter, a natural disaster, would be way more devastating than merely have to ride out the park season. I'm lucky that I can always plug for more jobs. I'll gear up for the Haunt. It's not like the park disappears after summer.

Take my turn for me, I can't do that height. I'd scream like a Banshee and ruin everyone else's ride.

Thanks Avatar. It has sullied my feelings towards the park a bit. That's why I came here, to get the old feelings back, (Though Holiday World does seem to beckon with it's rep among you.) As for those of you asking to cite studies, next time you steal something, monitor your own actions. You take a look around to see if anyone can see you. If you see that flashing red light, you'll be more than likely to pseudo casually set the wanted item down. Remember. I worked retail, too.

au contraire, bubala. Studies have shown that even a fake security camera deters crooks.

Not to beat a dead horse, but today, I shelled out 500 bucks for glasses, because insurance didn't cover them. (Don't bring up lockers, they were all full, thank you.) I looked at my budget, and I have to cut out a few things. The park is one of them. Even with a season pass, it takes money to go the park, and I do eat in the park, and sometimes buy something. That was my vacation money, really. So, in reality, the thief ended up stealing revenue from Kings Island. They already have the season pass money, even if I can't go, so I guess they made out. I understand why they have "Not responsible for lost or stolen things" signs, but doesn't that make the place a smorgasbord for thieves? What about some prominent motifs that notify that there are some security measures?

So....something like this? Also, something really irks me. Not long after I said this: Exactly that. How anyone can engineer the manufacture of these insidious looking things and okay the mass production is beyond me. There is nothing endearing about that. it's like the souls of bitter old ladies, lint covered candies in their pockets and all, are trapped in plastic.

Dolls are truly creepy. Not the raggedy style plush dolls, but those plastic ones with gaps between their sockets and eyes. Trail of Terror gets me every time because I see the sweet, innocent, winsome Raggedy Ann sitting there, and then some ghoul jumps out at me.

Ty. The rules of the world are geared towards the lowest common denominator. We see "Employees must wash hands", and take it as a given. There are people out there that take it as an infringement to their personal space. For every decent guy out there with a FastPass that would be gracious, you have to factor in every dueling banjo player, and his family, besides. It's just human nature.

I wish I could but I'm free lance, so can't predict if I could go or not. It would be great to be there with all the people that love coasters, though.

You seem to forget the rampant animal confusion witnessed in crowd situations by primates. If the "Fast Pass" lane were converted to single rider after a particular time, people would look at the line the same way they would look at a darkened cashier's light in a grocery store, while the cashier is checking out her last costumer of the day. "Mus' still b open." And they pile their things on the conveyer belt. Fast passers would see that one lone individual in their line, and, looking at the clock, realizing that the FastPass closes at seven, would pile into the single user line anyway, over the top of the one lone single user, in their mad effort to get there first. Because it's their right, past seven or not, or so they believe. They will mistakenly believe that the ride operator has not realized the time, or, that the time limit doesn't apply to them. Or any other rationalization or excuse to get what they want. Because they are human, and they think they are special. I used to work in a deli in a grocery store. the Deli closed at ten. At ten o'clock, I used to see the store customers as raptors. I would have to duck down under the counter in the dark, to clean and to check inventory. If they don't see me move, maybe they won't barge up to the counter and.... Drat. "M'a'm, I'm sorry, we're closed." "Oh, you can wait on me. There's no one else, it's just a small order, besides,....." and on go the justifications as to why the customer was special, and the laws of time didn't apply to her. It happens all the time. To Paraphrase Crow T. Robot: "I'm bitter."

The chest of the T Rex was ripped open? Was it a maintenance thing or did someone vandalize it?

They forgot the Mammoth Caves Basket Drop into the darkest deepest hole in the caves they could find.