MaestroJr

I respectfully disagree only because this latest version of Phantom Theater, even though it uses the original IP is a lot less frightening and intense than original Phantom Theater was. I would call this new ride a family ride for all ages but the original was quite scary for younger children but the new one fits in perfectly with the only exception being yes when you are waiting outside it is a bit annoying to hear anything other than spooky stuff

Yes I agree, I think unfortunately that’s just the way the park has been, I hope long time they continue to upkeep Phantom Theater and it doesn’t end up looking terrible like the original version did towards the end of its life, so far I’ve been pleasantly surprised I’ve only had two rides where my flashlight didn’t work halfway through and that was both times In car #20

Opening weekend it worked and has been turned off since then my guess is it’s an effect that broke and they just didn’t feel like fixing it

I understand that but I’m just saying that we have to be honest with ourselves here, Kings Island is a great park but they haven’t exactly been keen to keep every effect working on these dark rides, every time I rode Boo Blasters in the past several years a large majority of effects either didn’t work or barely worked and I think after a while that’s just what you come to expect with a seasonal theme park, I’m just glad to have Phantom Theater back at the park but I do expect there to be some problems with it as seasonal theme parks seem to struggle to keep dark rides at 100 percent

I absolutely adore the ride I’ve ridden it twelve times now and I think we have to sorta come to the realization that it is an amazing dark ride that Kings Island is going to have to try diligently to keep maintaining. Having said that it is unreasonable to expect the ride to run perfectly every day or to have the scenes always running perfectly, mainly they need to try and get the flashlights working properly and the scenes can follow after, I know it’s frustrating when a certain scene doesn’t go the way it’s supposed to but I still enjoy it and I think we should all try to give the park benefit of the doubt in that they are trying to make the ride as good as they can but obviously like the other dark rides that have been in the building some days the ride will be working great and others not so great but I think trying to enjoy it the best we can is the main thing. I still can’t believe that I’m riding Phantom Theater again after all these years and especially given that the park is owned by Six Flags now.

You know Larry’s flashlight in the queue was on opening day and I swear it hasn’t worked since then has anyone noticed that, it’s not a big deal just interesting

I wonder if the furnace will ever have warm air blasting again, I swear on opening day I felt air blasting

I think yes every park that exist needs a dark ride to some extent, whether it be Boo Blasters or Phantom Theater level either way, a park without a true dark ride feels incomplete, as much as parks like Cedar Point are amazing the fact that it doesn’t have a single dark ride is insane, a dark ride is a ride that almost anyone can ride and it offers memories that last forever

Do we think he just got gorilla glued?

I really hope for a Haunt and Winterfest overlay I think even just adding Christmas lights and Santa hats to the characters would be cool, for Haunt though I think they could do more and go all out

Well it’s important to remember that only a small portion of the guest will do things of that nature, most of the guest love the ride and enjoy it the way it’s intended, a few bad apples shouldn’t ruin the whole bunch, Kings Islands job is to use the security cameras they have on Phantom Theater and police the people breaking the rules, if they do that then everyone will enjoy the ride and the few bad apples will be removed from the park, I don’t recall any significant events happening on Boo Blasters in terms of vandalism so I know the park can maintain it. Having said that it is also entirely possible that the finger fell off due to malfunction, I’m not sure how really but I guess it’s possible

Saw on Facebook that someone broke one of Larry’s fingers off in the first scene in the ride, now maybe it fell off but my guess is some kid who was bored did it, that’s the only reason why I say that having animatronics within arms reach is a bad idea

Audio glitched in the queue tonight and yes I also noticed they were skipping quite a few opera boxes. Only main thing of note that I find funny is during the first weekend of the ride I got 999999 first time but now I can’t get it so I suppose the score has been adjusted to make it hard, does anyone know if some notes count for more points or do all the notes score the same total

1. Some things of note yesterday is I believe the volume in the queue is louder than opening day but maybe my imagination. 2. I smelled roses at the end of the ride which was nice 3. Maestro number 2 on the organ towards the ends lips were moving but no audio was heard. 4. I had a hard time scoring so I guess the scoring has been adjusted because on opening day it was easy to get the max 5. I heard some dialogue that I don’t remember on opening day so maybe that’s new 6. heat blast from the furnace wasn’t working nor the smell 7. Noticed that they load every two cars but then randomly a third car In the middle by itself and when riding in that car most of the scenes don’t trigger properly 8. Loading was much faster than opening day though.

Yes but this predates Snoopy, this goes back to the original Phantom Theater when it was built and considered part of International Street even though it was mostly in Hanna-Barbera Land

I know this has been discussed before but why is Phantom Theater considered part of International Street when the ride entrance and most of the entire ride is in Planet Snoopy?

When did they add Garbonzo standing behind the Gargoyle that wasn’t there opening day?, actually never mind maybe it just wasn’t working when I went but it was there!

Quick question I was going through the photos on KIC history page of Phantom Theater displays at Haunt and came across this photo of a Vulture, Credit to Tomb Raider, I always thought that was from The Beastie but that looks an awful lot like the Vulture we currently have on Phantom Theater ON, is this vulture from Phantom Theater originally?

Super cool photos, I figured it was an original, I thought since they already have these busts their was no need to re create them when they already look alright, I wonder if they plan on using the other ones

Besides the fact that the Flash Powder barrel is still used at the exit for The Beast, these are the current original Phantom Theater props still being used in new Phantom Theater Opening Nightmare. 1. Balcony where maestro stands 2. Ride system and Cars for the ride 3. 99 % sure that Wall bust near the electrician is an original Phantom Theater queue prop 4. The ledge where maestro pulled back the curtain at the beginning of the ride may still be there but currently their is a curtain there blocking it, the candles at the end of the ride were original candles and they were removed during remodeling this year for the new ride. 5. The Chandeliers in the queue are originals and they are also retrofitted this year with additional lights to simulate lighting that’s all I can think of for now be sure to let me know if you guys have more.

Got two rides in today and absolutely exceeded my expectations, I want to thank Six Flags, Sally, and Kings Island for making this all happen, briefly wanted to share my pros and cons of the new ride and Share a few photos from the ride, I plan on many many more rides this summer. Also got a super smooth ride on The Beast so shoutout to the retracking crew for doing a superb job. Phantom Theater Pros: Soundtrack and Toccata is back Facade and Queue is outstanding with the spooky theme All the animatronics are amazing simply put New life has been breathed into the building especially when entering the loading area with the lighting windows Cons: The wait time was ridiculous for a ride that has a tried and true loading process Some effects are cheap and carried over from Boo Blasters like Larry on the turntable and the Bosco door Not sold on the interactive aspect 100 percent, I like it but think it could be better, maybe it’ll grow on me Some of the animatronics have a goofy look that fights with their scary original Overall a phenomenal addition to Kings Island for families and friends to ride for years to come and a worthy successor and tribute to original Phantom Theater and so, so much better than Boo Blasters, could not be happier to have Phantom Theater back at the park.

Wait times?

Two of them were displayed three years ago for PT Encore so I would assume they are still in good condition and the other two were left in the wall presumably until they were removed last year, I’m 99 percent sure that the is the original one that wasn’t displayed for PT Encore but was left in Boo Blasters until the new ride

I might be wrong but I noticed this in the ride and Isn’t that the original bust from the queue? Picture and video courtesy of melanin coaster network

Looking good but who are those lucky people?!