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Reviews of Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare

Another ride to be fully refreshed for the 2022 season

BoddaH1994
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The good news just keeps coming out of Kings Island for the 50th Golden Celebration. We knew learned that the Wurlitzer Band Organ would be fully refurbished back in December, but it doesn’t stop there. The entire Grand Carousel (model number PTC #79) has will be meticulously refurbished for the 2022 season!

More info:

  https://www.visitkingsisland.com/blog/2022/february/kings-islands-grand-carousel-undergoing-major-restoration

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    Would love to see any videos of the restoration and of the organ being redone and tested. I can only hope it will be part of the coasterstock tours!!! 

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    Absolutely wonderful news! So glad to see them restoring a true piece of Cincinnati heritage and to see money continue to be invested into the charming aspects that make Kings Island, Kings Island.

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    This is amazing! I believe the last time the carousel received any major TLC was in 1969. 

    I believe I've shared this in the past. The top image shows Carol Lanter painting one of the murals in 1969. Below it, the same mural at Kings Island.

    IMG_20220224_202654.jpg

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    Fun fact: Carol Lanter's nephew is a very regular visitor at Kings Island and a KIC lurker has been for decades.

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    5 hours ago, Imperial79 said:

    That is great news, hopefully the lights that are burnt out will be replaced too

    ...and the little oval mirrors...

     

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    5 hours ago, IndyGuy4KI said:

    I wonder if they will replace all of them with the Vintage LED bulbs? Something like this:

    ST18 LED Filament Bulb - 60W Equivalent Vintage Light Bulb - 12V DC - 350 Lumens | Super Bright LEDs

    Source: https://d114hh0cykhyb0.cloudfront.net/images/uploads/led-vintage-light-bulb-st18-filament-socket.jpg 

     

    I believe they already have LED filament bulbs on the carousel. During Winterfest, I was talking to my brother, who has an eye for things like that, and we noticed that the bulbs didn't look like the traditional incandescent bulbs, but rather like what's pictured above. I remember about 10 or so years ago they had solid white LED bulbs.

    7 hours ago, Shaggy said:

    ...and the little oval mirrors...

     

    This. I've noticed several of those mirrors missing, along with one of the big ones. Even some ornamented wood pieces were missing from the mirrors and rounding boards. Hopefully those will be remedied too.

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    Wasn't the organ restored a few years ago? Before that they were using a CD player.

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    11 hours ago, Dan said:

    Wasn't the organ restored a few years ago? Before that they were using a CD player.

    Someone who volunteered to work on it, but not a full restore.

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