Gabe Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 21 hours ago, Phantom Theater said: I highly doubt Universal will EVER give up their Marvel properties, no matter how big the check is. WDW cannot use any of the properties that Universal uses. Those properties are Spider-man, Avengers, X-Men and Fantastic Four, and the Marvel name (which can't be used in any attraction name, WDW or Disneyland). Disney is free to use any other Marvel properties, such as Guardians of the Galaxy, which I believe they are installing at one of the WDW parks. Losing Marvel Super Hero Island at Islands of Adventure would be a huge blow for Universal Orlando, especially since Spider-man is probably one of Universal greatest rides and would make the transition to Toon Lagoon awkward. Unless they have an IP as strong as Marvel to fill it with (Lord of the Rings??), I think Universal will hold that contract very close to them for a long time. The former Universe of Energy/Ellen's Energy Adventure building at Epcot is in the middle of a multi year refurb to the Guardians of the Galaxy indoor coaster. The Tower of Terror in DL was changed over to the Guardians a couple years ago and the orig FL one was almost given the same treatment until wider minds prevailed. There has been talk of turning the former Wonders of Life building into Wakanda and inserting a Black Panther attraction where Body Wars used to be. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Theater Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 6 hours ago, Gabe said: The former Universe of Energy/Ellen's Energy Adventure building at Epcot is in the middle of a multi year refurb to the Guardians of the Galaxy indoor coaster. The Tower of Terror in DL was changed over to the Guardians a couple years ago and the orig FL one was almost given the same treatment until wider minds prevailed. There has been talk of turning the former Wonders of Life building into Wakanda and inserting a Black Panther attraction where Body Wars used to be. Yeah, I am looking forward to the new Marvel stuff they use at WDW -- they just can't use the properties Universal uses or the Marvel name. DL can use those properties, just not the Marvel name. I don't think Universal will ever give those properties up for the reasons in my original post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dj325 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 On 3/9/2020 at 10:40 PM, SonofBaconator said: It was a huge shame when they put the TVs in. It ruins the atmosphere now. You know, if they turn it back to the Phantom Theater, the TVs could showcase acts different that you'll see during the ride. Or they could do something similar to some of the changing portraits from the Haunted Mansion. Just a thought. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingsislandfan1972 Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 On 10/13/2020 at 6:46 AM, Dj325 said: You know, if they turn it back to the Phantom Theater, the TVs could showcase acts different that you'll see during the ride. Or they could do something similar to some of the changing portraits from the Haunted Mansion. Just a thought. That is a great idea, hopefully this will happen some time in the 2020's. But I honestly think we are going to be stuck with Boo Blasters for at least a couple more years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dj325 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 7 hours ago, kingsislandfan1972 said: hopefully this will happen some time in the 2020's If only Kings Island was good or experienced at making last minute surprises/additions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeastFarmer Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 14 hours ago, Dj325 said: If only Kings Island was good or experienced at making last minute surprises/additions. International Street, the beir stein, Feshaus, glockenspeil, Royal Fountain and Chef's Plate have entered the chat and are not happy. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonofbeast2.0 Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 I stumbled upon this by accident today! I do wonder how much longer is left for the ride... Will Phantom Theater return? Will CF change the attraction to something new altogether? I know some of the sister parks have this ride as well, so maybe a blanket retheme of all BBBH one day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnjniehaus Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 I rode the boo blaster at Carowinds and while I can't speak for CW or KD I can say the Carowinds one seems better maintained and the scoring system is better. It shows that boo blaster at KI was a repurposed Omni mover formerly known as phantom Theater. I have thought all year that maintenance on boo blaster at KI has been bad with a lot of animatronics and strobe lights not working, guns not working, scoring system not registering type issues. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoaster Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 They need a quality replacement. Something that can be easily converted for Chrustmas fun too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beastfan11 Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 Rode BBoBH tonight. Looking remarkably rough. Audio was out for a lot of the ride and the audio that was playing was kind of distorted. Odd. Time for a refresh! 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdubbs727 Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 Visited the park earlier this week and gave it a few rides (it's one of my kids' favorite rides). I felt like the sets got some care this year -- I'd never noticed the fireplace effect before (maybe I just wasn't paying attention) and I like the lighting changes in the stretch with the skeletons. But it's still such an underwhelming ride, and much of that is due to the fact that the blasters are so unreliable. I'd say 90% of the time, my blaster didn't work. Really frustrating. I know people want to see Phantom Theater come back (we saw the last performance of Phantom Theater: Encore, and I was kind of hoping maybe there'd be a surprise announcement at the end of it), and I wouldn't be surprised if KI was mulling some sort of change back to that -- you'll never get the original ride with the animatronics and things like that. But I think you could eventually see an updated take on that idea with some of the characters. But every park seems to love these shooter rides -- and I get it; there's a lot of re-ridability in that. But after visiting Universal last year and riding Men in Black, anything else seems kind of routine. I wish they'd make a blaster ride with some of that speed and spinning. The slow crawl of Boo Blasters is really dull. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klinktown Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 I want this back.. Kings Island Enchanted Voyage Photos & Music.mp3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingsislandfan1972 Posted January 5 Author Share Posted January 5 It's 2024, I'm surprised Boo Blasters is still around since I made this post in 2018, fingers crossed something new is coming within this decade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiamondbackFan Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 "The most ridden non-coaster ride of 2023 was Boo Blasters on Boo Hill, which gave just shy of 900,000 rides." https://www.visitkingsisland.com/blog/2024/january/most-ridden-kings-island-ride-in-2023 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beastfan11 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 16 hours ago, kingsislandfan1972 said: It's 2024, I'm surprised Boo Blasters is still around since I made this post in 2018, fingers crossed something new is coming within this decade. Fingers crossed it happens in the next two years. It’s waaaaaay overdue for an overhaul. The ride looks pretty terrible (effects, guns, etc.) and the park could do incredible things with that space. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3dgyrat Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 4 hours ago, beastfan11 said: Fingers crossed it happens in the next two years. It’s waaaaaay overdue for an overhaul. The ride looks pretty terrible (effects, guns, etc.) and the park could do incredible things with that space. agreed. they dont even have to change it back to phantom theater or scooby if they really dont wanna, but that place has too much space being wasted. it has all the potential in the world to be an awesome kiddie ride if they would just upgrade some things on it. the shooters so they actually work, the decor so it doesnt look like some neon paint slapped on random backdrops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingsislandfan1972 Posted January 6 Author Share Posted January 6 6 hours ago, beastfan11 said: Fingers crossed it happens in the next two years. It’s waaaaaay overdue for an overhaul. The ride looks pretty terrible (effects, guns, etc.) and the park could do incredible things with that space. I agree I feel like Kings Island has a plan for the building... *cough* Phantom Theater returns *cough* 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beastfan11 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 5 minutes ago, kingsislandfan1972 said: I agree I feel like Kings Island has a plan for the building... *cough* Phantom Theater returns *cough* Man, I think I’ve got whatever cold you have. *cough* PT *cough* 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnjniehaus Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 #PT2025 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beastfan11 Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 Definitely to be taken with a huge grain of salt. But I came across this on Reddit. No real way to validate these claims, but the concept sounds really incredible. If true, I’m happy to see the “shooting” aspect of the current ride system not necessarily carried over. Wish this would’ve happened. Hopeful for something new in that space in the semi-near future, but with the merger, I’d bet we’re a few years off still. Would be curious to see if anyone has heard anything about this. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightoffear1996 Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 I haven't heard of anything like this but I really do love that concept! I wonder if that building is big enough to house two smaller flying theater attractions? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric FL Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 Would love if they went retro and did a Peanuts/Snoopy enchanted voyage ride. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3dgyrat Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 Regardless what happens, I just hope they keep that space and dont think of demolishing it and putting something else there building wise. its a great spot to cool down during the summer, and its a good resting attraction when you wanna kill time between rides. i honestly wish theyd do something similar where crypt used to be, especially if theyre not putting another actual ride back in there 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldiesmann Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 Having visited Hershey and Great Adventure the past few days, I've been spoiled by good interactive dark rides. Resses Cupfusion at Hershey in particular was good, but I also enjoyed Battle For Metropolis as well. Technology has changed so much since Boo Blasters and the park really needs to do something with it. I'm sure they could even develop a Peanuts themed dark ride to put in there if they tried hard enough. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJSkyFoxx Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 At this point anything would be an upgrade to it. Don't get me wrong, I still get a kick out of riding BB and "trying" to get a higher score than my company, but more often than not the blasters don't work at all or they sparingly work. And it's been a haunted castle theme for 21 years now. I think having a brand new refresh to the ride would be welcomed. It could still be something interactive but just something other than its current long held iteration. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBEW_Sparky Posted July 20 Share Posted July 20 Make it an extension of the bubble show, I mean who doesnt like popping bubbles, right? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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