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    Decoding Episode 2.5: BONUS ROUND! Second Announcement!

    in Kings Island

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    Some possibilities I came up with:

    • The return of Winterfest (Christmas in July may have been a test to see how people reacted to it)
    • Plans for the empty area behind Banshee
    • Haunt announcement
    • 45th anniversary offerings
    • The future of the 4D theater in Coney Mall or Coney Mall in general
    • Better Wifi after that live stream last night (I ended up watching WCPO's live stream which was probably better than KI's)
    • The future of the big tan box 
    • A ride rethemeing 
    • The Beast getting an animatronic Beast or Splintercat ;) 
    • Park expansion
    • A ride removal
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    Haunt 2016

    in Kings Island

    Posted

    My predictions

     

    Houses (staying):

    • Cavern of Terror - FINAL YEAR
    • Killmart
    • Board to Death
    • Carnevil
    • Urgent Scare
    • Blackout
    • Slaughterhouse 

    Houses (leaving):

    • Tombstone
    • Cornstalkers
    • Sorority House (aka Delta Delta Die)
    • Wolf Pack 

    Houses (new):

    • Twisted Fairy Tales maze (located where WP was)
    • Extreme maze (located where DDD was)
    • Voodoo/Bayou maze (located where CS was)

     

     

    SZ (staying):

    • Cemetery Dr.
    • Nightmare Alley
    • Freak Street

     

    SZ (leaving):

    • Backwood Bayou

     

    SZ (new):

    • Western theme or theme to fit the new coaster (in Rivertown)

     

    Shows (staying):

    • Blood Drums - FINAL YEAR
    • Monster Rock (ugh)
    • Hot Blooded (uuugh) 

    Shows (new):

    • fingers crossed Midnight Syndicate (in the KI Theater)

     

    * I also heard some people say that the Undertaker was leaving, is this true?

    * Hope the AWESOME facade at the front gate AND they eyes on the Eiffel Tower return!  

    * CONFIRMED there WILL be fog & lots of it! ;)

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    KI Survey

    in KI Polls

    Posted

    Great presentation. The only correction I saw that irked me was that it said 1992 for Deliriums opening instead of 2002, but thats it

    I just went with the info that was provided on the Kings Island history page on the website. But thanks for the heads up! I'll go in & fix it

    Sent from my iPod touch using Tapatalk

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    KI Survey

    in KI Polls

    Posted

    Here are the results for those who can't view Flash:

     

    • Favorite Thrill Attractions: (tie) Banshee & The Beast 
    • Favorite Kids Area Overlay: Hanna-Barbera (with 21 votes!)
    • Favorite Soak City Attraction: Mondo Monsoon
    • Favorite Haunt 2015 Attraction: Slaughter House
    • "If I Could Bring Back ONE  Kings Island Attraction, It Would Be...": (tie) Son of Beast & Phantom Theater
    • "If I Could Get Rid of ONE Kings Island Attraction, It Would Be...": Invertigo 
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    KI Survey

    in KI Polls

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    Thank you to all those who've taken it so far, keep the submissions coming! :) I'll post the presentation on here in PDF form once I piece it all together.

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    KI Survey

    in KI Polls

    Posted

    Just filled it out! :) I'm curious to see what the results are/will be...

     

    I'll post the results after I put it together in the presentation! So far it looks like many agree on which attraction should return (may have to pass it along to Don to see if we can get it back). The question is, what is it?! ;)

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    KI Survey

    in KI Polls

    Posted

    Uhh- quick question. I have never visited Soak City (or any previous version of the waterpark) and have yet to do any haunts, can I just leave those blank or what? Thanks in advance...

     

    You can leave any field blank

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    Blackout Reviews

    in Kings Island

    Posted

     

    I'm waiting on some glowing faces or sudden flashlights under faces, scarier sounds.

     

    Sometimes your imagination can run wild just from scents and sounds alone....see ExtraTerrorestrial Alien Encounter (Disney ride).

     

    For example....how about a dark room with a nasty smell and the sound of crypt doors opening and closing all around you...then perhaps the feeling of bricks with bones / skulls sticking out of holes... and maybe old cloth or quilted coffin silk.... simple stuff but gets the point across...

    I like the glowing faces idea, but how could that be shockingly revealed?

    The actor wearing a dark cloth mask until the surprise?

    Or make like that Edward Mordrake and have the glowing face on the back of the head of the scareactor?

     

    Have masks like this:

    http://festivalfanatics.com/el-wire-mask/

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    Busch Gardens does away with severed head display

    in Other Amusement Parks & Industry News

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    A few notable examples of recent events or public outcry changing a theme park's Halloween event:

     

    • In 2001, Kings Island's new The Morgue haunted house was renamed Maze of Madness following sensitivity concerns.
    • Also in 2001, following 9/11, Universal Orlando axed most guts and gore, as well as replaced all blood with green slime. The original mascot of the event, a demented chainsaw-wielding maniac, was also quietly replaced.
    • In 2002, the same event planned to have a creepy girl, Cindy, as its mascot. This was changed following a series of child abductions in the Orlando area.
    • In 2009, Kings Island did away with a display that featured late celebrities posed in the manner of their death, including murdered football star Steve McNair. There was immense public outcry, including a tweet from Billy Mays' son, that led to the display's removal.
    • In 2011, a year after the National Alliance of Mental Illness approached Cedar Point about renaming two of their haunted attractions that showed insensitivity towards people with mental illnesses (Dr. D. Mented's Asylum for the Criminally Insane and The Edge of Madness: Still Crazy), the park renamed both attractions (to Eternity Infirmary and The Edge of Madness: Six Feet Under, respectively)
    • In 2013, Kings Dominion discontinued its Miner's Revenge after members of the public found it distasteful to those killed in mining accidents
    • Also in 2013, Universal Studios Hollywood cancelled its Bill and Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure midway through the event after a Vice article criticized the show's portrayal of homosexuals. The show will not return this season, although it continues to run at Universal Studios Florida.

     

     

    Here's a new one to possibly add:

    • In 2014, Universal Orlando removed the "Human Sacrifice" show from its Bayou of Blood scare zone. Official reason was to use the actors to fill the scare zone better, unofficial reason is that there were a multitude of guest complaints about the content of the show.

    Here's a video. As it's a human sacrifice, it may not exactly be safe for work (duh). You've been warned.

     

     

    I must say, Universal did go a little overboard with this "show".  Honestly this is way more intense than the "kills" in the Icons of HHN scare zone this year (and obviously the years the icons originally appeared). Yeah it's Halloween and all, I get it, but this, this is crazy. To be honest, most if not all of HHN 24 was stepping over the line. For example this scare zone and the Roanoke Cannibal Colony  house. Who finds those things amusing? Crazy I tell ya, crazy!

    Haunt 2015

    in Kings Island

    Posted

     

     

    (Last statement (irrelevant to Sorority House)) Has PKI/KI ever changed a house or scare zone's name/content during a previous event's run or is DDD the first?

     

    Maze of Madness at 2001's FearFest was initially to be known as "The Morgue", prior to sensitivity concerns.

     

    If you're looking at more examples of Halloween events changing attractions/displays over public response, I typed-up a lot of them a year ago:

     

    http://www.KICentral.com/forums/index.php/topic/30234-busch-gardens-does-away-with-severed-head-display/page-2#entry652707

     

    Edit - And from this year, Universal Studios Hollywood removed a "darnation Army" sign from one of its attractions, supposedly after complaints.

    "sensitivity concerns" I.E. Political correctness.

     

    I wonder why they're making such a big deal about it now? It's been like 2 or so years we've had it as DDD. 

    "Dinkleberg"

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    Haunt 2015

    in Kings Island

    Posted

    I wonder why they changed the name?

     

    Could explain why things were painted over on the front of the house.

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    What did they paint on it?  (if anyone has pics, I would like to see what they did) Also did they change any of the content in the maze to go with the rename/rebrand? 

     

    (Last statement (irrelevant to Sorority House)) Has PKI/KI ever changed a house or scare zone's name/content during a previous event's run or is DDD the first?

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