Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare Construction Progress

[MaestroJr]

Something that I never really thought about is who tears down the ride does Sally come in and do it or does Kings Island themselves do it?

[WoodVengeance]

15 minutes ago, MaestroJr said:

Something that I never really thought about is who tears down the ride does Sally come in and do it or does Kings Island themselves do it?

Sally is the manufacturer responsible for both Boo Blasters and Phantom Theater Opening Nightmare, so it would be them making modifications to the existing Boo Blasters ride, rather than it being entirely torn out.

Although if this was a situation of a ride being torn out, it would've been handled by O'Rourke Wrecking Company, which were contracted for previous demolition works like Vortex and Firehawk.

[MaestroJr]

12 minutes ago, WoodVengeance said:

Sally is the manufacturer responsible for both Boo Blasters and Phantom Theater Opening Nightmare, so it would be them making modifications to the existing Boo Blasters ride, rather than it being entirely torn out.

Although if this was a situation of a ride being torn out, it would've been handled by O'Rourke Wrecking Company, which were contracted for previous demolition works like Vortex and Firehawk.

I see thanks for the info, it’s something that I never really thought about, I do wonder if they’ll save any parts of boo blasters and reintegrate them into phantom theater. I hope boocifer stays around 

[BryanJay]

4 hours ago, johnjniehaus said:

I know right! To be honest they could just be ripping out boo Blaster at the moment, no clue if there's any more progress on phantom or not 

They’re working on clearing out the props from the building and work is being completed in Florida I assume for Phantom, don’t worry. I think there’s just going to be a week where guests return on a random Friday during haunt and the outside entrance of Boo Blasters is just completely gone. It also is an indoor ride that’s technically a retheme vs brand new ride, so it could be a thing were everything’s taken out of boo blasters over a week (which I’m 80% sure has happened by now), Phantom props are brought in a Winterfest or off season week, and the ride can still be ready for like April.

 

Personal speculation, but I think on October 31 (or maybe October 13 because spooky number and it’s not on a weekend day) we’ll see some major teasers hopefully showing off the designs for the characters we haven’t seen yet properly because I need proper references to draw them! 

[pkiridesmaint]

On 9/26/2025 at 3:07 PM, MaestroJr said:

Something that I never really thought about is who tears down the ride does Sally come in and do it or does Kings Island themselves do it?

I was working in tech services in 2002 when phantom theater closed, we (tech services, ride mechanics and electricians) cleared out most of phantom ourselves. We took out all the animatronics, props, scenes, sound equipment etc. we initially moved all the animatronics to the “schoolhouse” which was located at the employee entrance on western row rd. Picture attached of the old school house and they stayed in that building until they started using them as props for haunt.  after we cleared everything is when sally came in to install SDATHM, we worked along side of them installing all the controls, audio equipment etc but they did most of the installation. 

[MaestroJr]

On 9/29/2025 at 9:39 PM, pkiridesmaint said:

I was working in tech services in 2002 when phantom theater closed, we (tech services, ride mechanics and electricians) cleared out most of phantom ourselves. We took out all the animatronics, props, scenes, sound equipment etc. we initially moved all the animatronics to the “schoolhouse” which was located at the employee entrance on western row rd. Picture attached of the old school house and they stayed in that building until they started using them as props for haunt.  after we cleared everything is when sally came in to install SDATHM, we worked along side of them installing all the controls, audio equipment etc but they did most of the installation. 

That’s pretty cool. Do you have any photos from the inside from the time?

[kingsislandfan1972]

I wonder if they have already started putting in the new props for the new ride, I do have a feeling that most if not all the Boo Blaster props have been removed. I do wonder what kind of easter eggs are in store for us for the new ride, if they are going to make references to the original Phantom Theater or the other rides that once occupied the building. 

[beastfan11]

I’ve been thinking about some of the old props that we still see from time to time. Garbonzo’s canon, the sarcophagus, and the organ were used in the stage show. The furnace is used in Slsughterhouse. I wonder if any will return?

[Losantiville Mining Co.]

10 hours ago, kingsislandfan1972 said:

I wonder if they have already started putting in the new props for the new ride, I do have a feeling that most if not all the Boo Blaster props have been removed. I do wonder what kind of easter eggs are in store for us for the new ride, if they are going to make references to the original Phantom Theater or the other rides that once occupied the building. 

I suspect the current phase of the renovation is dedicated to changing the sets over. Then it will be the animatronics, then it will be the props. If the castle facade is changed, I think that will happen during the off-season.

I'd love to see some (legally obtained) photos from inside the building during this phase!

[kingsislandfan1972]

49 minutes ago, Losantiville Mining Co. said:

I suspect the current phase of the renovation is dedicated to changing the sets over. Then it will be the animatronics, then it will be the props. If the castle facade is changed, I think that will happen during the off-season.

I'd love to see some (legally obtained) photos from inside the building during this phase!

I don't know how "legal" it is but there is word that the Dippin' Dots guy has some inside info...

[beastfan11]

3 hours ago, kingsislandfan1972 said:

I don't know how "legal" it is but there is word that the Dippin' Dots guy has some inside info...

But is it on the meal plan?

[kingsislandfan1972]

53 minutes ago, beastfan11 said:

But is it on the meal plan?

No but you get a discount if you use your season pass. 

[Losantiville Mining Co.]

Only $5??? That's a bargain! 

(I wonder if they'll take a media crew through it to show off progress at any point. You'd probably need to have a relationship with the news media to begin with, but it would be cool to see the building emptier.)