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I feel like this topic is necessary here, I infact almost posted this exact topic for week X. I say that we could see either green space(theming/etc), lockers, or a entry way to the Coaster Connection, due to what I can already tell.

The Commonwealth of Kentucky is better, just saying.

Because like every great artist, there are always things I miss and others don't. I see ideas from other Haunts (Similar to TransWorld's Haunt Expo tours, which frequented The Dent School House a few years ago if memory serves me right.), and morph them into new ideas,<<not stealing their ideas of course>>, or see how they used an idea I already used, i e web, and see how I could work on my own creations to make them better than last year(New spider types, web types that look better, etc). Also, I like going to other Haunts, I like being immersed into a theme and see the things inside, for me, Haunt is my time of the year.

Though I'm not the "5 star Halloween Haunt Monster", I am a home haunter, and I can chime in on a few things. Numero Un is the scare, it is not just a simple "boo" to the face.......well....maybe it is......erm.....anyways it takes skill and occasionally patience to scare people. I prefer to do the "prop scare" or I stand/sit still, which takes a bit of skill not to look like you are breathing, or at least to scare people. Of course, I don't prefer to scare guys because, they can and will react with a negative effect towards the haunter, i e me. The better, and best reaction scares are by those who you guys were speaking of, couples and girls. Though, people who are the monsters at the Haunt do make for an excellent scare, though, none can truly scare BB1. Now onto the bane of the whole operation, numero deux, the theming. Overall, I have always said that I could do better, and I probably have. I have 3, going on 4 years under my belt and it keeps growing every year. Which, shall I mention that I am a more "theme" person when it comes to my yard haunt. I know it has potential, but it just doesn't have it yet. I HOPE dearly that they do not cut off SlaughterHouse, because that is a relic just as ToT was for the longest time, don't loose an excellent attraction to some chicken tenders please.

Something else. That fog kills the grass. Can't imagine what it does to the idiots who go up to it, inhale it, then blow it out. Something happens I love how this topic has become "Hey guys, let's talk about both The Bat and Banshee on the topic that is for Banshee construction!". No problem with it of course, it is just interesting how topics get so diverted from certain diversions that people use to invert the whole conversation. BB1, heading for The Bat Cave soon.

I enjoyed BB, and look where I am now. BB1, just warning you of the ever changing cycle of Kings Island. I second the destruction of BL:SC, sure it is an fantastic coaster, but sometimes, I do feel a bit cramp in there. Plus, I really could go without the whole helix and the bunny hills, for they are not my cup of tea with the little cars with little leg room for those of the larger legs. Yet, I am a fan of using the small pavilion for the classic Eagles, though, getting the same exact ones are one in a million chance.

Haters? I think I can fall with Terpy with my non-rose coloured glasses and call them logical critics. The park was a corpse, and now it's beginning it's rebirth, but I'm hesitant to say "Oh boy! It's going to succeed no matter what!", and even more to say "Well, it's screwed". What these so called haters are doing is the opposite of you, using data to make a hypothesis on the future, immediate and far future(s), which they are using the ethos of the park for their logos. In no way should critics be called haters, just logical thinkers and rhetors. Critics range in scale, some have seen the industry rise and fall, others are new stock who will see just what the industry has to offer.

I say let me fly, out with the new and in with nostalgia. Antiquities anyone?

Just because you may not see an Action Zone retheme this year, doesn't mean there isn't hope. It has been under different names in the years past, and different themes too. It could be a future addition, if any, which in all honesty, I do not know. Also, don't forget, the Chicken Shack can be on the other side of the circle, allowing for another area to be separated still. (Shark, I know, I was just bringing it up for reference.)

EDIT: double posted

In all honesty, it seems that this discussion keeps going in circles. I second this inquisition. I worship God, the God of the Christians, more commonly known as Jehovah, but hey, I don't speak for the rest of the crowd. (For all I know, someone here may worship the flying spaghetti monster!)

Patience is a virtue.

Whenever I go to Kings Island, I usually hit the coasters, and flats, a certain way. Combining certain coasters after another actually seems more fitting for thrills, or immersion, than just going on coasters at random. So, what "coaster/attraction combo" do you think is the best? Here are just a few of mine: Haunt: The Beast Flight of Fear WindSeeker The Racers The Bat(Previously Flight Deck) Delirium Spring: The Beast WindSeeker Zephyr The Racers Delirium The Bat Summer: (Insert Waterpark venture first) The Beast WindSeeker Flight of Fear The Racers Adventure Express Congo Falls Delirium The Bat

You can't give them that much grief. Think about it, Kings Island is a rooted park, with year-round employees who work with a program which helps them get the word out if you are hired sooner than later. Kentucky Kingdom, on the other hand, is a "transplanted park" so to speak, meaning that it was there, just under new ownership. They have multitudes of employment applications, and interviews, and they probably don't have the department size that Kings Island has for such an feat. Have you even thought that maybe they may just have priorities set at interviews first, then contacting soon-to-be employees? You should be glad that they actually interviewed you, they could of just as easily said "nope" and dumped your application in the trash. Yet, they didn't, right? You got interviewed, and you are waiting for confirmation on if you are hired or not, they have interest in you, and for good reason. They see that you do have potential, and they probably want you on their team. Think positively on this, and call back even, be that avid employee that they want, be the employee who is excited to work at Kentucky Kingdom, don't be a bump on the log and gripe about the wait. The best things take a tad bit more time than others, and the things that take the most time, usually have the best benefits. (I E: Gardening, building, etc)

It got closed for a reason, and a good reason at that. I despised that decoding thing, and none of it shall I par take in any more, for that is just ridiculous.

It was a target for speculation, and still is. If, you know what I mean.

Oh heavens no.

I see something that makes me think of StoneHenge. B"Ancient"B©1

Wow, I feel stupid. I have not even looked for any kind of "stone circle" structures that the Celts have made in the past. Ironically, there is one that stands out the most to me about the AZ circle: http://www.stonepages.com/ireland/ireland.html Dooncarton looks similar to our circle, and if they do not go fully with the "stone circle" idea, they can easily add another Celtic structure: http://www.stonepages.com/ireland/ireland.html Dolmen looks similar to the center "footer", due to the rectangular feature. What we could see if we get such an installation. We could see tall stones, in the positions the footers are at, which could exhibit some sort of light fixture(s) on the sides or top. This could easily add to the theme of the new "region" of Kings Island, and bring a more foreboding feeling to go to the Banshee/Bat queues.

Just some hypothesi here for the circle: -Tombstones -Attraction -"Monolithic Structure(s)", some sort of Stone Henge -Water feature -Nothing These are just a few things I see that could have lean-way with the circle, I'm not saying that any could happen,(I lean more with Crypt on the fact that I don't see an attraction being placed, and that we will probably only see minor details), but just pointing out the ideas and the facts behind them.

I did some (loose) measurements using the Bing Maps program, on the circle that has been recently taken out. With this I calculated that the circle is approximately 80 feet long. 80 feet is the "Fence To Fence" measurement for the Larson Flying Scooters as well. Coincidence?

I cannot wait to ride The Bat during Haunt, it looks like it would fit perfectly!

I categorize attractions, and contraptions in certain ways. The Beast is a wooden coaster. The Diamondback is a steel coaster Adventure Express is a hybrid coaster Journey To Atlantis is a water coaster (coaster type) - Mondo Monsoon is a tube slide Tropical Twister is a body slide Hydro Plunge is a water coaster (slide type) Rendezvous Run is a mat slide Long and short, some people need to get their cookies lined up before they start saying that coaster x is type y when it is actually type z.