hauntguy

Here's yet ANOTHER way I would do Fearfest... International Street: The windows of all the street shops/houses are boarded up and turn white sheets/curtains wave in the air through the windows. The fountain is at ease with only a gentle, continuous spray... the water is red. The Eiffel Tower glows a dark purple, and the streets are covered in fog. Haybales and pumpkins line the street as scareactors do their bidding amungst the crowd; the screech of a chainsaw echoes through the air. Int. Street will feature: -MonsterBash 2 in the former Paramount Theater -Heckle and Howl: And The Curse of the 21st Century, located in the Showplace Theater Action Zone As crushed cars, steel barrels, dumpsters line the perimiter of Action Zone... and flames are thrown high into the air, only the bravest will make it out alive! The area resembles a grunge junkyard wear the term "metal" is only a way of life. Chainlink fence and lit police cars create midway obstacles that allow the scareactors to torture at their best. The sound of chainsaws, clanging metal, compessed air drills, and screams are heard all around. Action Zone will feature: -Fearfest Hauntcert Series: Nightly metal/industrial bands play all night long, only to compliment the terror of course! -The Asylum: Can you find your way through the twisting and turning... and dead-ending, path of the Asylum? Located in tent in "backstage area" of Action Zone. -The WorkZone: Survive through this deadly construction and you'll be able to tell one incredible story. The habits, or victims, of this forsaken worksite is still "hanging" around to haunt your every step... will you make it out? Located at connection street between Action Zone and Oktoberfest. ConeyMaul This show has just rolled into town and your all invited! The "RingMaster" is perched high up in his podium at the gates of the ConeyMaul and welcomes guest in. Here you will the worst possible nightmare of a carnival is haunting at your every turn... and the "carnies" are OUT to get YOU! The carnival have gone black as night and the games are, lets say, deadly! ConeyMaul will feature: -The Circus of Horrors in 3D: Come and see the circus as you've never seen it before. Gaze at the escaping animals, and be horrifyed by the deformed and nightmarish clowns. Located at the old Massacre Manor building. -Sideshow Museum: New for 2007! Come one and all and see if you can stomachs the ringmasters newest creations! Witness the devil baby, the half man/half woman, the man eating chicken, and the man-eating chicken! Be warned, not for the faint of heart or weak stomached! Rivertown Can you walk yourself cowhide through this famous ghosttown? Witness famous shoot-outs and see if you can conjour enough gut to beat old Doc at chess! The scareactors are dressed in ghostly-western attire, and a few are even on "dead" horses... Fog engulfs the entire area. Rivertown will feature: -Massacre Manor: With only a flashlight, can you navigate your way through the judges old house? You decide whether or not you believe in ghost? Rethemed for 2007! Located in grove behind TRTR. -Headless Hollow: Rethemed for 2007! Take the old train back to dark woods of Rivertown and walk your way back through hell! You'll travel the same path that Jonathan Fischer traveled every night as he slowly, and brutaly, murdered the townsfolk of Rivertown. Can you make it through the ghost of the past... or Jonathan himself? Area 51 All hell has broken loose at this top secret military base. Scareactors are franticaly running around confused, injured, dead and pleading! But no one knows what "really" happened? Find out for yourself! Beacon lights, sirens, and fog cover this area... Area 51 will feature: -PsychoPath: Take the trip into the woods of Area 51 and discover for yourself what happened to all of the soldiers at the base! This dark trail will delve into your deepest psycological terrors and reveal the true meaning of fear! Rethemed for 2007! Fearfest would also feature Elviras Superstition and the Funhouse in the Action FX Theater! Also, limited backstage tours are available during the day that include fast pass line passes for all haunts at night. ---------------------------------------- That's what I would like to see! -Hauntguy

I also think it would be creepy as hell if KI played a horror montage video.. not the one they've used before... but one that really mess with people if one were to sit and watch the whole thing! I think if they, in the video, were to show the cartoon "Salad Fingers" (search it on youtube, watch ANY episode)... it would creep ALOT of people out! KI DID have a haunt up the tower... it didn't work. Why do it again. As for Area 51... I think that it WILL be one crowded nightmare come Fearfest time. Hope no one has claustriphobia! TRTY, I think that to advertise 666 would be a "bad idea" here. Why? Believe it or not we are in the "bible belt" of america! KI would get so many complaints from religous groups, churches, and just your average joe... It works in Florida (HHN), but it MIGHT not work here. But a great idea none-the-less. The one thing I think KI couldn't do is the 6 shows! The few we had last year were great! I think that by having just a few shows works best for KI! Just a thought. -Hauntguy

No, but it's Cedar Fair! -Hauntguy

If KI were to get a new DR... It needs to be another of the style of PT! Just sit and be scared... hopefully! Again, I posted this awhile back but KI could really invest in: http://www.halloweenproductions.com/MM_ride.php Monster Mansion is very affordable as far as DR's are concerned! They would make there money back in a month or just little more! -Hauntguy

(wipes sweat off head)... I thought it was just me! Thanks for the update. -Hauntguy

Baba ba baba... I'M LOVIN IT!!! -Hauntguy

Guys, I just came back from the Haunt & Attractions show in Chicago and let me tell you that there are some AWESOME haunt products out there! For one, if I were KI I would be calling up BONEYARD PRODUCTIONS/John Denley (if KI needs his contact info, I have it) about a new haunt! Then contact Halloween Productions/Larry Kirchsner to renovate/update the Circus of Horrors; they have made numerous updates on that haunt at other parks and the we have is getting OUTDATED!!! I would also try contract HPI to renovate the 2 Leonard Pickel haunts... Massacre Manor and Asylum. Guys, just so you know... Leonard Pickel is an industry HACK! In a recent auction 5, count them 5, full Pickel attractions sold for $26,000! THAT'S POOR @$$ CHEAP!!! Normally, ONE full attraction would run you $60K+ depending on where you buy it. This is where KI got the 2 haunts! To quote Mr. Lynton V. Harris (who I chatted with numerous time at the show)... "All Leonard does is sell piles of wood... none of his haunts are of decent quality or good scare for that matter!"... This comes from the guy in charge of the FIRST Fearfest at KI! Remember the Freezer, Museum, Sewer, etc.? I certainly hope CF/KI plans to totally redo Fearfest... Not to self promote but... I AM RIGHT HERE!!! I CAN MAKE IT BETTER!!! Now, the folks at Kings Island do a great job and trust me they work their asses off while doing it... I love them all! But they need direction, they need REAL HAUNTERS to make it happen. People who are in the industry and KNOW what's going on! I know that technically, I can't work at the park for at least 3-4 years... but I am NOT QUITTING! I want Fearfest to be the BEST! I want people to travel from other countries to come to Fearfest. Some will argue that I don't know the "theme park rules and regulations that sometimes won't allow for certain things to happen"... Well, that's why we have teams! If KI were too create a "Fearfest Team"... One REAL Haunter/Designer, Set Designer/Construction Manager, Ent. Head (so they'll know all the park regulations/legal mumbo-jumbo), and a person from the costume dept... OH MY GOD FEARFEST WOULD BE AMAZING! OK... Breathe... Sorry for the rant... I just want you guys to know what out in the haunting world and what IS possible at KI. Happy Haunting, Tyler aka. Hauntguy

Don't expect anything from Cowboy Carnage to come back this year! Let's just say it could be "tamed down" for the "lighter side" of Fearfest. -Hauntguy

It'd be cool to see a DJ on the water tower in AZ.... set-up some lights and some speakers.. OH YEAH! -Hauntguy

^ That could be the Q-line for TR:TR... would work great if done right! -Hauntguy

I don't see this happening either... but CF IS the park known for a coaster EVERY YEAR! Is it possible that CF will add a coaster every year at KI for said years? Yeah, it's possible. But unlikely. I don't think KI has ever put in two coasters back-to-back. Have they? I would think KI would want to become more of a destination than just a park. With the new hotel, I could see them working up trip packages with park perks and more. I could also see an Action Zone expansion, it's the ONLY part of the park that FEELS like a dead-end. Every other part of the park flows right into the next area. AZ is just a dead-end to the park! I would love to see this happen. I also expect, with CF's reputation, a BIG expansion onto Fearfest! -Hauntguy

BRING BACK THE DOLPHIN SHOW!!! -Hauntguy

I'm just wondering, is it possible to add track to a coaster that's already seen years of operation? Would it be possible then for KI to add some track to FH? I know it won't happen but I think it'd be cool to include the corkscrew from the animation into the ride. Just a dream! -Hauntguy

You now, KI is not invincible... If CF is "cleaning up parks"; Is there ANY chance that we could lose Face/Off. It's right out front, buldging into the parking lot/gate area? I don't consider F/O an eyesore in anyway... but I never did with X-Flight and Steel Venom either! -Hauntguy

No offense but Maureen looks creepy! She should work Fearfest ONE night... SWEET! -Hauntguy

Ok... PT aside; KI needs a SCARY dark ride (not TR:TR) geared towards the teens/adults. If it's such a "family" park... why does it concentrate on the kids? Thank god that Firehawk is coming to fill the teens/adults hunger for thrills. But EVERY park needs a good.... SCARY dark ride for teens and adults. I would suggest the new dark ride from DARK RIDER/HALLOWEEN PRODUCTIONS called "Monster Mansion". You can see it here: http://www.halloweenproductions.com/MM_ride.php And for $1M... that's a GREAT deal! -Hauntguy

To get back on topic.... I've always thought it would be cool to have this old rusty ice cream truck stroll in... with the music playing but slow and a little "out of tune". The truck would pull in front of the fountains... wait just a second... and the side service window slides open and their stands this; Old... Crusty... Warm hearted but slightly demented old man. He politely ask guest what flavor they want, but they find out that the menu has been a little "modeadfied"...haahaa.... So the guest just says "vanilla's fine"... The man would laugh. He would dissapear for only moment and come back with what looks like a popsicle (spelling?). The guest holds the stick and peels off the wrapper only to find that it's a disgusting finger/toe shoved onto the stick. --------------------------------------------------- The old man would then go to the takers spot on the platform and another character would watch over the truck. Of course KI would have to make these 'deadly treats' nightly... or make enough to last the whole season. I would just give out 2-3 a night. I think this character would freak out alot of the teens and adults! The character should wear black/dark blue pants (dusted and weathered down to look old), a button up shirt that is dusted the same way as the pants... but different colors. He should also wear a white apron that has blood/ice cream on it and is also tattered and old looking. His face should look like this: http://www.havocstunts.com/images/winter_gal.jpg The creepy truck music should play the entire night. I have perfect music on my PC of what should play... Some from Midnight Syndicate, some from an actual truck! I do think this would work... be eery as hell! I would expect some people to have nightmares like crazy if this was done right. I don't know what the park is going to do but I do think it will be better than this year! -Hauntguy

Seems like your one of few that think that way... -Hauntguy

Awesome to Ryan... and AWESOME for the central! This should bring a few people to the site! YAY! -Hauntguy

Looks like the screens are back in the Festhaus! YAY!!! -Hauntguy

TR:TR could be re-themed as a lost mine ride or a family crypt... would better fit Rivertown! Just remove everything Laura Croft and Tomb Raider... leave the elements that make it a "cave/crypt/mine" and add a few smaller elements to make it fit a theme. Very little would need to be changed to fit a mine or crypt theme, save some $$$! -Hauntguy

F**K YEAH!!! I can't wait to go back to the park now! -Hauntguy

Yes and no... Technically they are just "mannequins" that have audio played with them or are on device that make them move (or rock).. An AUDIO ANIMATRONIC is one like ALL of the PT characters. The eyes move, head moves, blink, arms move, they talk; their just fully automated animatronics. -Hauntguy

Personally, I wouldn't shed a tear if it burnt down! I hate the ride... NOT ONE SINGLE AUDIO ANIMATRONIC is in the ride! Quote me on that! PT was the most original, disney-like ride the park EVER had. Hopefully, the license will end and MAYBE... and only with some STRONG LUCK (unlikely)... PT could make a very amazing return... As for Sally... they've made some STUNNING dark rides. Simply an AMAZING company. I remember when I visited their plant and seen some of the work going on for Tutenkaman (sp?)... but the Scooby rides are the WORST rides the company has produced from a dark ride lovers POV. I am still suggesting my "Phantom Theater: Meastro's Revenge" idea too KI! I am a haunt designer, known by several in the industry... and have plans/ideas for it! LOL!. -Hauntguy

Hey guys, I was driving buy the park yesterday and seen the track... There is a TON of it. I didn't know there would be that much track laying there. It totally got me in the mood to go back to KI!! I am SO ready for this season. -Hauntguy