I think its gonna be good hopefully. They havent had an "amazing" maze in 3 years

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In some weird way, I kinda liked Mysteria--not so much because of the quality, but because of how weird it was. It was a bit like walking through a Lady Gaga music video. It almost felt like the park had a few odds and ends and stuck them together and were like, "Let's go with it." And the actors pretty much embraced it by making the weirdest noises possible.

I kinda miss it. Not strongly, but I do.

Was holiday horror good? I have heard mixed reviews but it looked fun

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Was holiday horror good? I have heard mixed reviews but it looked fun

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I really, really miss Holiday Horror. There were some nights where it was understaffed and several of the holidays were completely empty (President's Day was almost always like that) but when it was full of scareactors, it was great. 

 

It was more funny than scary, and that's what I loved about it.

They can do whatever they want with the haunts. They're cheap and poor wannabes of real houses in the scaring industry.

I'll go in and enjoy riding rides as normal. Just with a very heavy layer of fog.

Have you ever worked in a haunted house or for a themepark during it's Halloween events?

In my opinion I think haunt is fun I mean its not the scariest, but its pretty fun

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They can do whatever they want with the haunts. They're cheap and poor wannabes of real houses in the scaring industry.

I'll go in and enjoy riding rides as normal. Just with a very heavy layer of fog.

Have you ever worked in a haunted house or for a themepark during it's Halloween events?

 

 

The thing is, amusement park haunts and stand-alone/professional haunts operate completely different from one another and are in different leagues of their own. Not all revenue can be diverted to a park haunt, so they won't have as many (if any) super-detailed scenic elements and high-tech animatronics seen in a standalone that's been featured on the Travel Channel. Also, even in an area like Orlando or Los Angeles, haunts in theme parks still have to operate "normally" during the day so they can't have too many temporary or even excess bloody/gory props that will interfere with daily, non-haunt crowds. Even the crowds themselves are unique; a schoolhouse might rack up 3,500 people on a given Saturday night, while an island haunt can push 35,000.

 

That said, both variants share one major trait that keeps them in business, which is the need to offer something new every year and respond to customer feedback. Standalones generally go by the rule of thirds, essentially changing up at least one-third of their attraction every season, as rebuilding from the ground up year in and year out is a very costly and time-consuming expense (that hasn't stopped people from trying and succeeding at it). They also listen and respond to feedback from their customers and fans (and just like coaster enthusiasts, haunt enthusiasts are a vocal bunch), keeping things that works, and removing things that don't. If you refuse to update and you ignore the people paying you to be scared, they'll go elsewhere for better entertainment.

i just went by where the new maze is gonna be and they have some animal or person on it it almost even looked like the mysteria logo from Drop Tower but its not

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Wondering if Don will

Do another lighted tour of the new haunt attraction before Haunt starts ?

Wondering if Don will

Do another lighted tour of the new haunt attraction before Haunt starts ?

Oh, he doubtless will.

The question is will he invite others to come along!

wait does it cost money for the tour?

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Went up Drop Tower myself yesterday to see what they're painting on the side of the building. As told by Thoe (I forget the numbers in your username) before we went up, it is a giant eye.

^ That sounds as if they may be trying to recreate one of Knott's former attractions, Delirium:

 

 

...also known as one of the weirdest attractions they have ever done (but in a good, and very horrific way). It wouldn't be the first time the Island has attempted to "recreate" a Farm haunt (Red Beard's Revenge), but I'm (slightly) hopeful that Blackout will be something truly amazing like Fatale's or Kill Mart.

 

Or they could simply be resurrecting Mysteria and just turning all the lights off.

You'll be able to tell if they are up to something big.

No KIC Lights On Haunt? Yep. Or embarrassingly overwhelmingly No.

Well...maybe then, on second thought....

Either way, my gut tells me not to expect a lights on this year.

Cause...in the dark.

lol i never thought of that

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When the lights come on, the Blackout's over.

Could we possibly get a new scare zone maybe?

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Did anybody notice that in the Blackout photo, you can see Banshee's loop inside the eye. Maybe it's related to a Banshee/Celtic theme?

They should have had a Banshee haunt in 2014 for the rides opening if not in 2013 to build hype for the ride

I thought that too!

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Like a middle schooler giving a speech laced with vulgarity for shock effect...

That was early Kings Island Haunt.

Shameful and juvenile it was.

Club Blood was symptomatic of that time...

 

Also the very short-lived Heckle and Howl "attraction" that had customers being thrown insults by an actor while waiting in line for Trail of Terror. The year prior, it was a direct offshoot of Winterfest's Scrooge Haus and was much more family-friendly. Cedar Fair saw fit to inject more vulgar insults and derogatory remarks towards peoples' sexual orientation and history.

 

They also saw fit to have a group of monsters dressed as (and told to act like) the cast from A Clockwork Orange. I won't bother to personally describe the infamous film on here, but I will say that Google is, indeed, your friend.

Great book and great film...but not something a family friendly park should/would reference. I would be all for making the haunts more intense and mature and putting an official age restriction on entrance during haunt hours, but I do not see that ever happening as it would cut profits. It would be much more enjoyable without little kids yelling at the actors and screaming at guests to try to act tough though...

^ That sounds as if they may be trying to recreate one of Knott's former attractions, Delirium:

 

 

...also known as one of the weirdest attractions they have ever done (but in a good, and very horrific way). It wouldn't be the first time the Island has attempted to "recreate" a Farm haunt (Red Beard's Revenge), but I'm (slightly) hopeful that Blackout will be something truly amazing like Fatale's or Kill Mart.

 

Or they could simply be resurrecting Mysteria and just turning all the lights off.

Delirium was one of my favorite mazes I ever been through at Knott's. If anyone gets a copy of it I hope its memory doesn't get tarnished -__-

I know one that is coming back!

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yay!

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I saw that in a snapchat yesterday that a friend sent to me. I was excited. I'm so pumped for Haunt.

honestly i know delta delta die isnt scary but i think its still fun to go through. i have feeling its gonna be there for a while considering how long massacre manor was there

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Kings Island has announced on Instagram that Hot Blooded will be returning this year. I so hope that this will not mean that Skeleton Crew is out. I'm going to stay optimistic and hope that they will just move Skeleton Crew to the Kings Island Theater.

I really hope they drop Delta Delta Die's skeleton key room. It wasn't very good. Neither was Kill Marts.

i hope skeleton key returns

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