Jasper

Does this count as The Beast arcade, it IS visible....

This needs to be finished, this could seriously make a good like book esque piece of material, love it!

Thank you for those photos TOPGUN, really puts it into perspective.

I would be more than game for a meet up next year, ticketed or not. Thank you to Malem for the organization. And what do you know a picture of me. The one taken whike waiting for the final ride of The Beast, that's me on the right.

That video was indeed stunning. Cannot wait to see what the skyline looks like. RIP Son of Beast.

They also posted a photo of Vortex trains off the track as well. They waste no time.

That is what I assumed all day, it did get pretty windy. I noticed it on Slingshot when we were waiting to be taken back down and we weren't half the height of DT.

I noticed it remained closed for the duration of today (28th) and when I arrived it was stopped mid way but by about noon'ish I believe it had returned to the top.

Sadly as this comes every year, The Beast has settled down for a long winters nap and our beloved Kings Island has clanged the metal doors shut for the winter. But I am looking forward to another great season in 2013. While Screamscape has us getting some new flat rides next year, or so is the rumor, I believe we will just see a new park expansion where our beloved Son once stood. I for one would be happy if they made a new area over that way and just opened up some space to expand back towards the old monorail trains and even over close to AE and FoF.

^He wasn't shooting a POV, he started to film whenever they climbed down. But yes it always seems like it happens when someone has a camera in their hands.

This was taken from an iPhone but you can make out at one point the train valley'd in the middle of the cobra roll it appears, and then the video pans over to show where they ended up walking down from.

I am in the process of trying to acquire the video from him. Like I said I am just telling you what I heard, don't shoot the messenger. He has also informed me a ladder was the means of evacuation from the train, only from the train, not down from the ride.

Last Friday when I was at the park with a couple of friends I left early and they stayed and closed down the park. Well he didn't say his exact time it happened but they were riding on FoF later on in the night and his train valleyed. From what I could tell by the video he took and his story, it was right in the middle of the Cobra Roll. He said they had to walk down what looked like a set of stairs off to the side and were then evacuated out by the path by the final brake run. I will try to get him to post the video he took as he was walking off the ride looking up. Has anyone ever heard of an instance like this happening? At first I thought he meant that the MCBR had just stopped them and they got off that way, but from what I saw and what he told me it actually did valley perfect.

I am more of a Pepsi fan myself, but anymore I drink sports drinks or water. I do like that we get to keep the Freestyle Machine, such a beautiful use of technology.

Is that not what they did when Paramount did FearFest and it required an upcharge? It seems to me I remember hearing something about getting a wristband or such and you could only do the rides and mazes with that wristband saying you paid to do FearFest.

I saw this topic on In The Loop Rebooted the other night and though that it would be a good question to ask on here. Do you all think that Halloween Haunt is getting too crowded and thus making it almost impossible to enjoy all the attractions in one day? Me personally, I wish they would go to a separate ticket like FearFest was, as that made crowds much more reasonable and you could actually go to the park on a Saturday.

Weird seeing the footers alone, something that has not been seen in over a decade.

Truly surreal to see it coming down, going to try and snap some photos myself when i go tomorrow.

I have always loved Vortex, mainly because of it's sheer presence in the park. The ride is magnificent and looks magnificent from a distance. This year however I have grown to love Vortex even more. I have discovered some seats that give me that famous Arrow ejector air, I have rode it more times this year than any other and of course it is 25 years old this year. The ride experience is amazing, every single portion of track has some special element about it that makes it stand out. The day Vortex reaches the end of it's cycles will indeed be a sad day, I cannot imagine what that area of the park will look like if Vortex is not in it.

I feel as if the communities are dwindking slowly but they all have those members who are diehard and will remain until the very end. I love roller coasters and amusement parks as much as i did when i found this site 8 years ago, it just gets mire and more hard to show when you get older. Sorry for the type errors my tablet is hard to type on.

Oh goodness, the dreaded trailer tower that kept on growing, and growing, and growing. It was quite comical however, I enjoyed it. Thank you, I knew I was missing someone. I have another, GigglingGreenGhosts, I loved his avatar and he had insightful posts. Speaking of Avatar........

I would love to see buzz bars installed back on the ride and the trains put in their original state, however I am about 100% sure that will never happen. Realistically, just a new paint job and maybe some new padding in the seats, they can be a little uncomfortable at times. The Racer is a classic that is fine just the way it is though.

Sometimes I miss the old forums, anyone remember the old IJ:ST forum theme? I got a poster I haven't seen in a while, CombatStupendous89......whatever happened to that guy, I heard he tried his hand at coaching the Mighty Ducks

Coasterbob62 is one of my personal favorites, as he does mainly Cedar Point and Kings Island videos. I also love that 25 Years of Terror video, if you will watch at about 9 minutes and 40 seconds in and wait for the reverse POV to come on and watch the guy sitting behind the people in the foreground, he literally almost comes out of his seat. I wish more and more everyday I would have gotten to either ride The Beast or The Racer with buzz bars.

Got a chance to experience Haunt Friday the 28th. First off I was floored by the sheer environment of Haunt this year, it blew all the other years I have been away by a long shot. The fog was thick as ever, it was rising up from anywhere and everywhere as cast a shadowy haze over the park. At one point I was in line for Cornstalkers and could not even see the Eiffel Tower because it was so thick. I am going to try and not give to much away and let you experience the mazes for yourself but here's my review in order of what we did. Club Blood (6/10)-Same as every year really, got quite a bit more scares out of this year however. The person outside giving rules and directions was foul mouthed, dressed to the part an really fit the Club Blood "Scene" I must say. Wolf Pack (6/10)-We did this around 7'ish I believe and it was still light out so the sun lit up a lot of the maze taking away the factor of fear. Overall though got a couple really good scares, besides the Haunt Staff member following us the whole way through and the park sweep that came in when we were walking through. Slaughterhouse (4/10)-Not very entertaining at all compared to past years I thought. Still had a couple stand out points in the maze I thought made it worth the 2 minute wait however. Not a bad maze, but not the best compared to how it has been in years past. Cutthroat Cove (5/10)-Had never done this haunt before so I did not know what to expect. Overall I was impressed with it. I thought it could have been a little more enclosed, I am not a fan of the wide open houses, I like the feeling of everything being right on top of me. Once again, not terrible though. Cornstalkers (7/10)-Our first really good house we went through. The fog was rolling and couldn't hardly see anything. Couple times my girlfriend got terrified and screamed and even once took off running. I don't want to ruin anything so I will leave this maze at that. I rate this one as a must do IMO. Massacre Manor (9/10)-IMO probably the best haunt in the park. Every single minute is intense and scares the absolute hell outta me. We had a girl in our group get scared so they sent someone in for her but she said she was fine but it seemed as if they toned down all the scares after that, so that made it go down a notch but still a must do Haunt. Mysteria (-8/10)-Yes that is a negative, I just thought there was nothing going for this house, from the reviews and me seeing the scareactors I knew it wasn't going to be up to snuff. I really wish I would have gotten to do this house when it was Maze of Madness, it looked so much better then. Urgent Scare (7/10)-It seemed like all the theming had been removed and it was just a plain ole Hospital gone wrong haunt now, no back story or anything like it use to be. Still gave some good scares and is always a must do for me. Madame Fatales (10/10)-While Massacre Manor does it more for me, this house was truly amazing. The Scareactors in the house were perfect, the set up was perfect and it was nice to look up and see the old Deity God staring at you. I cannot praise how well Kings Island did with this new haunt, everything about it was on point and it had something to scare everyone. I just hope we don't see it disappear if they decide to remove the Crypt building in the future. Tombstone Terror-Tory (7/10)-Better than I had remembered in the past, couple of surprises that really got me. It's just such a nice haunt to walk through the woods and everything, nice set up and a good maze. CarnEvil (8/10)-This was the ONE haunt I have wanted to do since the FearFest days, and let me tell you it did not disappoint. The only thing I have against it is that I wish I would have bought the 3D glasses. The ending was awesome as well. Overall a great maze I thought, a must do. Holiday Horror (6/10)-This was our last maze as the park was nearing closing time. The only objection I have is that it is very hidden in the back of Planet Snoopy which they advertised as being closed. Not to mention the yellow skull indicating it was a house wasn't working. Me and my girlfriend went in with just is two because nobody was in line at all. Some good scares all around but for it just being us two I thought they could have done more. I like the theming though I must admit. My favorite house was by far Madame Fatale's, followed by Massacre Manor closely and then CarnEvil. Overall the park wasn't too bad crowded, got all the rides in except Firehawk. I wish they would have kept the theming on the back half of The Beast like it was last year but still a great night ride on a cold October night. And can someone tell me what that HUGE explosion was in Coney Mall, we heard it in line for BLSC and it scared the hell out of us, it sounded like what happens for the show on International Street but it came from about where Zephyr is, we were puzzled. Everyone needs to get out to Haunt this year, best year for it IMO.I had been typing this on my iPhone at work for the past couple of days so sorry it took so long to get on here. I have pictures but they are not very good quality, due to it being dark and my iPhone not being the greatest of quality. New lights in The Beast station, made it look really nice. Cutthroat Cover. Eiffel Tower all lit up, shortly before it disappeared in the fog. This was taken literally about 20 feet from Slingshot and you can barely see anything, awesome. This is amazing to me, that little orange glow you see is the orange Haunt skeleton from about 20 feet if that away. That fog carried in the maze and made the environment spectacular. I would like to once again say thank you to Kings Island for making this year's Haunt the best in my opinion. I also loved the monsters coming out at the very beginning at the front gates.