The Beast has been notorious for nods to past attractions. This is simply a nod to a loss of a son and a great way show guests the remains being disturbed during the Haunt season yet again.

Also I must say that Carnevil and SlaughterHouse were excellent waits on Friday and SlaughterHouse still delivers on that iconic scare it is known for. (But I'm still trying to find out whether or not they serve kangaroo meat?)

 

I aint nevr seen no kangaroo meet in tha hows butt mama myt hav sum in her seekrit stash. - Sam

 

 

Its a good idea that they didn't change the name to Scream Queens or they would have the same problem as DDD.  Sorority House seems too generic though.  How about Sorority House Vampires in honor of Club Blood!

Noted that the chick in the neck brace said that the sorority in Scream Queens was founded in Miami U. In Oxford.

Nail on head.

 

We noticed that too; being Miami alums it stuck out to us.  Scream Queens is a Ryan Murphy show, who also did Glee, which was set in Lima and referenced Kings Island and Cedar Point several times.

I had a question hopefully I can get answered! On the 23rd its a Friday the 5k will be going on at Kings Island. I was wondering if anyone knows if Haunt is usually busy that Friday night since it has all the people from the event

Haunt Fridays are generally less busy than Saturdays.  A lot of the target audience are attending various HS football games, or otherwise doing something else on Fridays.  Most KI vets will go Fridays, esp. if they're not planning to buy Fright Lane, which is almost a must on Saturdays if you hope to hit more than just a few rides and mazes.  I don't think the 5k will change that dynamic.

Days like today make me wish KI had the "no bags" line for security that they have at SFGAm...

Easier at SFGAm since they have metal detection in place...every day. As Kings Island once did.

Laurie Holden from The Walking Dead here at KI OCTOBER 30!! Cannot wait.

https://www.visitkingsisland.com/events/things-to-do/events-and-promotions/The-Zombie-Event-of-the-Fall

I don't watch The Walking Dead, but this is pretty cool that KI's doing this! 

Sorority House...Ki's creativity strikes again! LOL. 

^ Generic names like Slaughter House, Sorority House, and Blackout avoid any unanticipated problems with a similarly named person or organization.

i just saw sorority house's door wide open, are they doing lights on tours or something?

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Laurie Holden from The Walking Dead here at KI OCTOBER 30!! Cannot wait.

https://www.visitkingsisland.com/events/things-to-do/events-and-promotions/The-Zombie-Event-of-the-Fall

She was also the cop in Silent Hill

 

 

 

Quick question. So I know that during rain monsters do not roam the park and that the outdoor mazes close as well. If it stops raining do the monsters come back out and the outdoor mazes open? What's the policy on that?

Overflow for Preferred Parking, I believe.

Do what?

Confused Terp

 

 

Well... you're the interpreter, figure it out for us!

 

"He's the Interpreter Jim, not a darn magician" 

How many people get hurt with the dim lighting, fog machines, etc during Haunt?  I am all for darkened areas, but some of the places around the park at this time seem a little unsafe.

Last Saturday, amid a crowded Rivertown, I tripped on the curb and fell into the midway landscaping near Reds Hall of Fame Grille. I was walking against the crowd (which was largely exiting the park around 11:30pm), and a fog machine just behind the curb rendered it invisible. The fog in general doesn't bother me, but I now hate the placement of that one particular fog machine.

 

Not even a scrape, luckily, but I did freak out several people walking nearby.

Urgent Scare seemed alot dimmer tonight one of the rooms were complete dark and I ran into some of the props and almost tripped. I don't remember that ever.

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Went tonight and did the Fright Feast. What a nice little idea but it was just a bit too cold to really enjoy the food and company. It was almost eat and go. Which in reality probably helps keep people from staying and eating too much.

We ended up hitting a few scares tonight.

Blackout- a cool idea. It was executed well. I like it better than Club Blood that was their. I wish there was more to it though. You could really play it up on your senses if you keep it dark the whole time (vs most).

Slaughterhouse- skeleton key room was a nice addition. Overall a solid house.

Wax Museum haunt- the skeleton key room on their was great. Really enjoyed it. Also loved the maze itself. The use of strobes and wall shapes really sell it.

Overall a nice little trip.

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How many people get hurt with the dim lighting, fog machines, etc during Haunt? I am all for darkened areas, but some of the places around the park at this time seem a little unsafe.

A primary reason I don't go to SFA BooFest.

Just think of the potential for mayhem and malfeasance in the dark shadows of that place.

And then there's the parking lot.

The area walking towards CarnEvil from Boo Blasters is almost too dark to be safe. Almost.

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Not everyone can see well after dark. As one gets older, this worsens.

And darkness can hide more than tripping hazards.

Went to Haunt last night and did all of the houses.... Where were the scare actors? Counted less than twenty the whole night.

I have worried about the scareactors who scream wearing out their voices. A 7-hour shift of that can't be easy.

And permanent vocal injuries are possible....

^ Generic names like Slaughter House, Sorority House, and Blackout avoid any unanticipated problems with a similarly named person or organization.

 

I call B.S. 

 

Anybody in the entertainment industry understands the importance of telling a great story. Creating exciting content for haunts are particularly fun and -somewhat- easy. This was just a lazy change with zero thought put into it. How about..."Ms. Killjoy's School for Girls", "Kill-U", "D.O.A: Delta Omega Alpha"...etc. etc. 

Lines were so long yesterday.. I used my fright feast fast pass for blackout and walked almost straight in.

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^ Generic names like Slaughter House, Sorority House, and Blackout avoid any unanticipated problems with a similarly named person or organization.

I call B.S.

Anybody in the entertainment industry understands the importance of telling a great story. Creating exciting content for haunts are particularly fun and -somewhat- easy. This was just a lazy change with zero thought put into it. How about..."Ms. Killjoy's School for Girls", "Kill-U", "D.O.A: Delta Omega Alpha"...etc. etc.

I couldn't agree more. I think most of the content to KIs Haunt is an afterthought,

If K-Mart were still actively managed...

Lines were so long yesterday.. I used my fright feast fast pass for blackout and walked almost straight in.

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I should have saved mine for it but we used it on another house. Ended up skipping Blackout, but have done similar mazes int eh past and never been impressed with them. Lines were big for the mazes but they all moved fairly quick. We did about 8 of them and the longest wait was probably about 40 minutes for Madame Fatales, and that was with the line back almost to The Beast entrance.

On the subject of theming, now that the tower has eyes, why not put speakers at the top of the Eiffel Tower blasting Godzilla sounds?

Laurie Holden from The Walking Dead here at KI OCTOBER 30!! Cannot wait.

https://www.visitkingsisland.com/events/things-to-do/events-and-promotions/The-Zombie-Event-of-the-Fall

 

Love the show, wish I could go to this!  Oh well...

 

On the subject of theming, now that the tower has eyes, why not put speakers at the top of the Eiffel Tower blasting Godzilla sounds?

 

And how loud would those speakers have to be to reach the people on the ground?

On the subject of theming, now that the tower has eyes, why not put speakers at the top of the Eiffel Tower blasting Godzilla sounds?

or fog coming from the eyes or behind the eyes to give it a more eerie look