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KI Throwback Photo of The Day

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Where was the Titanic exhibit located?

Just to the right as you entered International Street (two posts up...):

Those Titanic pictures are great to see.... Wasn't it set up just to the right as you entered IS?

To which I replied:

Indeed it was.

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I worked at the park the park the summer that exhibit was running, but I never had time to check it out. I recall it being air conditioned, and my friends liked it for that reason alone.

Another gem found in the old phone photos on my computer...

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This was taken August 24th, 2009 - just over 4 months after Diamondback opened.

^What year are the Winterfest pictures from? It's extremely challenging to estimate the date when it's just International Street shown, and all I can figure is 1982-1993... the span of Winterfest.

In honor of the construction of Banshee... here's a look at the removal of King Cobra.

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Or how about a rare (albeit blurry) look at the former Phantom Theater buggies passing by the "Pepper's Ghost" portion of the attraction.

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...or how about a rare look at a drained KCKC...

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Cool! Isn't that where The Beast is now?

It's where Tomb Raid... errrrr.... the Crypt... errr..... was, were.... ;-)

Fantastic photos, Shaggy! Thanks so much for sharing.

Two comments for two of the photos:

For King Cobra's demolition, it's interesting to see how carefully the ride appeared to have been dismantled, especially when compared to recent demolitions like Kentucky Kingdom's Greezed Lightnin (if the linked picture doesn't make it clear, the ride was practically torn apart in a non-salvageable way). Kings Island must've been more careful with KC, as they had the coaster on the market for several years after its removal.

Regarding the Phantom Theater picture, I feel as though the ride is well remembered and dearly missed by most members of the enthusiast community, but that specific scene (the Pepper's Ghost Effect) seems to be forgotten.

I find it interesting to note that BBOBH's library room was built over top where the Pepper's Ghost Effect scene was. The PGE room was substantially lower than the library is, so I've always wondered whether there remains a basement of sorts down there.

Peppers ghost.

http://www.instructables.com/id/The-Peppers-Ghost-Illusion/

It's not the exact procedure used.... the glass wasn't at 45 degrees, but perpendicular. The "ghosts" were above you with ambient light that reflected on them casting a reflection from a large pane of glass in front of you. This gave the impression of the ghost performers were in the Phantom Theater. The process is still in use in Disney's Haunted Mansion in the ballroom sequence.

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