Murda Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 my boyfriend and i went through all of the attractions last year except slaughterhouse ... he has sever allergys and we heard people talking about chicken feathers and animals... can someone give me details about what goes on in slaughterhouse so we can decide is we're going to go through this year??? i was dying to but i wouldnt go with out him.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamoperator Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 my boyfriend and i went through all of the attractions last year except slaughterhouse ... he has sever allergys and we heard people talking about chicken feathers and animals... can someone give me details about what goes on in slaughterhouse so we can decide is we're going to go through this year??? i was dying to but i wouldnt go with out him.. We went in it alot, and I don't recall seeing any feathers, I seen a rubber chicken and other non living animals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XGatorHead 8904 Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Last year during public operating days there were no live animals in Slaughterhouse. There was a chicken room that had feathers, but I'm not sure if they were real feathers or artificial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RingMaster Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 I always assumed that, with the replacement of the live animals with their stuffed and fluffy counterparts, the story revolved around that particular incident, to the point of the owners of the butcher shop deciding to use human meat as means making a living (or in this case, KILLING). In fact, it made it even funnier to see the "On Strike" posters hanging up around the pens, as if the live animals actually DID go on strike. It would've been amazing to see a Chick-fil-A style marketing gimmick with a bunch of anthropomorphized farm animals holding signs saying "Eet Mor Humin" and protesting in front of the maze, to give the maze that darkly comedic feel, something the event desperately needs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XGatorHead 8904 Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 ^ I like that "Eet Mor Humin", but I'm not sure how Chik-Fil-A would feel about it, especially since they have ties to the park. As for darkly comedic elements, I always try to bring a little humor to whichever attraction I'm working. When I worked as The Bouncer in Club Blood in '08, the Bengals weren't having a particularly good season, so any time someone came through wearing Bengals gear, I would say "Bengals? You're in! We like losers here!" Being a Nascar fan, if someone came through wearing Kyle Busch gear I would say "Kyle Busch? Really? Well, at least it's not Jeff Gordon!" If someone came through wearing Jeff Gordon, I would say the same thing but switch the names ("At least it's not Kyle Busch!"). Last year in Slaughterhouse, I [EDIT: to prevent any potential spoliers for things I might do this year] I've always liked a little humor sprinkled in with my scary stuff. I think this comes from liking the Nightmare on Elm Street movies and from one of my first visits to a haunted house when I was about 12. That was in Wisconsin Dells; my sister, my step-dad and I went through. There was a tambourine floating behind some metal bars and a voice said "Listen to me play my saxophone" and the tambourine shook. My sister, who was about 10 at the time, stood there for the longest time and tried to argue and rationalize with the disembodied voice that it was a tambourine, not a saxophone. My step-dad and I thought it was hilarious. That has stuck with me 25 years later... it's the only thing I remember about that haunted house. People always seem to like the humor. I even had one woman want to hug me for the Kyle Busch line. Who knows what I'll come up with this year, but I'll more than likely try to be a little funny again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beastfan11 Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Edit: In reference to ring masters sign idea: Been done, my friend. I believe it was a couple years back by what now would be Diamondback's Splashdown area. I don't think they had permission to use an altered sign that said, "eat mor humin" and had to remove it. I am sure I have seen pictures of it in one of the photo galleries on this site. - Collin, who has been reading these boards for ages, but hasn't posted in quite some time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Indeed....sponsors do not like certain things, and DO have input....there are limits of what is acceptable, regardless of what some might say or think... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
standbyme Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 It was in 2007...but it didn't last the whole haunt...which I guess was a clue that there were yet other things that were off limits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 THAT cow is incredibly similar to the one that is actually used by Chick-Fil-A. It would not surprise me even a little if the park and/or Cedar Fair received an official cease and desist letter from the company's lawyers. Chick-Fil-A, like most companies, values its intellectual property, and would not cotton having its cows appear in such a fashion. Of that I am virtually certain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
standbyme Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 I think it was one of the park's actual signs...I think they just pasted the humin sticker on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Which is most definitely not an approved use of another company's trademarked intellectual property. Mr. Cathey, in particular, is very proud of the company he has built, and of its wholesome image and Sunday closing policy. I wonder how the park would have liked it if a movie company made fun of Kings Island in its film, altering the park's logo to suit itself? Then again, at least some marketers at Cedar Fair seem to think the only bad publicity is no publicity, so perhaps they indeed would have no issue with it...their lawyers might think very differently, though. Lawyers are like that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
standbyme Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 A thought just occured to me. Even though this sign was "made public" back then...it was "pulled from the public" a short while later...are we allowed to discuss it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Something once in the public domain is considered always to be in the public domain in most places....this, however, is another place entirely...where reality may be what others consider it to be. I know, let's go ask Alice...in Wonderland! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murda Posted September 1, 2010 Author Share Posted September 1, 2010 well it looks like i dont have to worry about going thru... i will be working in slaughterhouse this year... oh the irony... and i was informed the chicken feathers are real. thanks gator for the info. and i agree mixing a little bit of humor with the scare factors is amusing and alot of people respond to it..except when the humor involves clowns... *shivers* i hate clowns... the only thing that REALLY makes me freak out.. took a tour last year of haunt before season started, to study sets and learn theater techiques for school. first thing my class did was go through carnevil, i thought, okay this wont be too bad theres no actors and not many props were around and she was gonna keep the lights on..so i figured i was safe... till i rounded a corner and they kicked on the music (carnival music is creepy i dont care what anyone says) and i come up on the clown figures in the cut out in the wall... i screamed, droped to the fetal position and screamed for someone to GET ME OUT!! NOW!!!! one of my girlfriends helped me up and told me, we were gonna find an exit... i found the exit, reached my hand out to go and she jerks me the other way and made me go through again... needless to say it didnt help my phobia.. but they got a good laugh out of me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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