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I heard that this time they trashed everything from SpectroMagic in dumpsters. Does anyone know if that is true? If so what a shame since it would cool if parts were in some type of Disney History Museum or themed restauarant as mentioned earlier in my post.

Yesterday was the last day for the Maelstrom ride at Epcot's Norway pavilion as Disney converts it into a Frozen attraction. I wonder what will happen to the items that will not be used in the new Frozen ride that is planned to open in early 2016. Does anyone know what happens to items from closed Disney rides? It would be neat to have a Disney museum that had pieces of the closed rides with their history or even a themed restaurant similar to Planet Hollywood where they could be put on display. I bet it would be popular and another way for Disney to make some more money like they are doing especially with all the success from Frozen. What do others think?

Did anyone who went to the meet up want to comment of what they thought was the scariest haunt? Before or after the rain?

I would like to see more entertainment on the years that new major rides are not added. For example the extreme stunt show that they have at Cedar Pointe is really cool. They could build a new amphitheater somewhere in the park. Maybe past the WindSeeker by The Vortex or since they no longer use the action theatre maybe that could be the spot to build it. Urgent Scare would need a new home unless that is not coming back like Holiday Horror did this year.

The All Season Dining Plan was a real bonus to the season. I am very glad that it will continue in 2015 and hope that the food offerings are not downgraded. It would be nice to offer a drink plan with it besides the refillable cup that you have to carry around.

I have been in every haunt this year except for Wolf Pack and I would have to say Slaughterhouse is the scariest of them all. Last year I felt the Madam Fatal Wax Museum one was the scariest. I do miss Holiday Horrors although not very scary it was creative and fun when they had more scare actors in it. The Carnevil seems more like a funhouse than a haunted attraction and parts of it are dead (I mean no scare actors present in some areas). Overall it does seem like there are a lot less scare actors in the haunts this year. One haunt house review website (I forget which one) even had postings of the numbers of scare actors this year compared to last year based on the attraction and if true, some have been cut in the double digits. Slaughterhouse if I am correct added scare actors compared to last year. Is this just because it is early in the season for Haunt? or a cost savings measure? Do they ever have the marketing department give surveys to guest like you sometimes see outside the gate about the different haunts or themes people would like to see? On Friday I was in Club Blood and in front of our group it looked like three supervisors were looking at things and pointing to things (such as a light out in the maze, etc.). I wondered if they were evaluating the attraction on its scare factor. A group leaving the park said to us "Does it seem like The Haunt isn't scary this year at all." They were teenage girls which seem to be targeted more by scare actors than other guests overall in the park. The parking lot also had open spots on a Saturday night at 11pm when I was picking up my daughter and her friends. I thought I remember it being a lot more crowded on Saturday nights like almost impossible to get a parking spot. Does anyone know if they change things up as the Haunt progresses and will they have more scare actors as The Haunt goes on. Please don't get me wrong I like the atmosphere of The Haunt and still think its fun but I do hope the scare factor goes up. Sometimes I feel it would be ok to keeps some of the same haunt themes year after year but it would at least be nice if they made SOME changes or additions to them. Reloading the attractions like they did with Slaughterhouse would be great. What do others think?

Wanted to do a poll on the scariest haunt this year. Which do you find the scariest?

I also miss the 80s when there was still the Animal Safari that you paid an extra $1 to ride and Timberwolf that had well known performers. Season pass holders could buy concerts tickets for $6. I remember standing outside the main gate in long lines where season pass orders are taken now and buying tickets to several concerts such as Men at Work, Huey Lewis and the News, Thompson Twins, and Weird Al. Then came Riverbend and we all know what happened shortly after that. International Street was truly international and has shops inspired by different countries including a Paris inspired bakery across from the Eiffel Tower. There was also two levels to the Eiffel Tower including lower level that you could walk up stairs to. I think the show your family might have liked to watch was Celebration. It was almost a hour long and had songs like "Singing in the Rain" and Flashdance." The last song was "Celebrate Good Times" by Kool and the Gang. It lasted several seasons because it was very popular and of very high quality. It played in the theatre that had Cirque this summer.

Just a reminder the Run and Ride is this Sunday Sept. 28th and there is a 5K and Half Marathon. If anyone here is a runner or would want to volunteer it should be a fun time. If interested you can still participate as it is listed under Things to Do tab on www.visitkingsisland.com. Last night I volunteered with the Glow Run and it was a lot of fun. The runners were all deck out in their GLOW attire and the runners got to run a behind the scenes course around many of the major attractions of the park. I had the cool experience of being by The Beast close by to the first drop and lift hill to the slant going into the final tunnels of the ride. It was cool when the fog machines were turned on as I saw the fog lifting around the base of The Beast. I was stationed close to the 2 mile marker and their was a HUGE hill the runners had to go down and back up before getting to the finish line in Soak City. Some behind the scenes areas are quite hilly which surprised me a bit since the regular part of the park seems mainly flat. It should be great weather on Sunday so come out to Kings Island and run the 5K, Half Marathon, or volunteer.

Thanks for revealing the park!

I have to say that I enjoyed SLAUGHTERHOUSE much more than KILLMART. SLAUGHTERHOUSE was great as I agree with others that the actors interacted more with you and I also liked how the maze was confusing at times. KILLMART was just actors popping out at you. You can tell they spent some real thought in the physical details but the actors need to be more frightening as it seemed more funny than scary. There was one actor on the floor that seemed like she was trying to imitate the one on the commercial for THE HAUNT at KI. The ones on the commercial seem a lot more scary than the real ones in the park unfortunately. It is still very fun to go to THE HAUNT but it seems like Bush Gardens and Universal seem to really do it right---never been but would love to.

I like One Republic too and was glad I was able to see their concert here in Cincinnati this summer. The Script was awesome too and so was The American Authors and overall it was one of the best concerts. I also have heard a Christina Perri song at Kings Island and was fortunate to meet her this past spring when she came to Bogarts. She is a very nice person and was willing to meet all her fans after her concert. Ed Sheeran's song Sing would be a great addition to KI music repertoire.

I was at Disney this summer and they have free Wi-Fi and this is helpful with their Disney Experience app to make reservations for rides. It made me think do you think KI will eventually have free Wi-Fi throughout the park and if so how could this be used to the benefit of both KI and the patrons at the park?

Do know the exact park this is from? I can tell its not here in America.

I just read that the Studio Backlot Tour is now closing in about a week at Disney Studios! Does this mean this area is getting cleared for the highly anticipated Star Wars Land? Others have thought it might be for an expansion for Pixar Place so that when they do start to build Star Wars Land in another area of the park, there are other attractions to help with the lost capacity during the building of Star Wars Land. It might be the latter as that would make Star Wars Land an exceptional amount of the park. With American Idol Experience recently closed (speculated to be where the Frozen Sing-A-Long show goes) what do you think is happening at Disney Studios? Whatever it is it seems like BIG changes are coming!!!! What are you thoughts or has anyone heard what is coming?

I think these cars are from a flying Jetson ride from Hannah B. The black bar could be pushed forward or back to let you lift them in the air.

Last night the wait line sign said a 75 minute wait for Killmart but really it ended up being around a 30 minute wait. This was at around 10:15p.m that I got in line. The people in front of me when we were almost to the front were asked by security (I assume since they were in a yellow jacket) how long they wait so far. The patrons said 20 minutes in which the KI worker said that's not bad. I wish they could update their wait signs and make them more accurate. Would going digital help this? Maybe they could get a digital signs similar to what Disney has. This summer I was given a lanyard to give to the attendant once I got to the front of the Seven Dwarfs Mine Car roller coaster.

I was also there tonight but everything was calm where I was at. The only commotion was the screaming patrons walking close to the strolling scare actors which seem to target groups of teenage girls.

Just went to opening night of Halloween Haunt at KI and went to both the new SLAUGHTERHOUSE and also the new KILLMART. Wanted to take a poll and see which one you thought was more scary and why. I will share my thoughts later, but I wanted to get a feeling of which one you felt was the better haunt.

Kings Island is having their inaugural Run & Ride event happening the weekend of Sept. 26th-28th. On Friday, Sept. 26th there is a 5K Glow Run and on Sunday Sept. 28th The Banshee 10K run and a Half Marathon. Details can be found on www.visitkingsisland.com to register for any of the runs. If you are not a runner like me, you can also sign-up to help volunteer for the run instead. I am volunteering for the 5K Glow Run and then plan on going around the Haunt that night. Share this with others you know that are runners or anyone else you think would like to volunteer for the runs. It sounds like a cool event and hopefully will grow in attendance each year.

Bush Gardens Williamsburg has an Irish section and a great Irish dancing show. The show is great and they even offer a dinner where you get to meet with the performers. I wish Kings Island would bring back some of that international charm that it once had and the shops on international street were truly international.

Bush Gardens Williamsburg has an Irish section and a great Irish dancing show. The show is great and they even offer a dinner where you get to meet with the performers. I wish Kings Island would bring back some of that international charm that it once had and the shops on international street were truly international.