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baseball4

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May 26, 2010 12:59 AM
Does anyone remember the name of the haunted house ride at kings island? You sat in like a roller coaster cart and rode around through a haunted house. It's been a few years since its been around though. Thanks guys!
May 26, 2010 12:59am
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tk421

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May 26, 2010 1:00 AM
Was that the one with the Phantom of the Opera playing on the balcony when you entered? I can't remember what it was called.
May 26, 2010 1:00am
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baseball4

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May 26, 2010 1:03 AM
Yeah it was. That's the closest answer I've gotten.
May 26, 2010 1:03am
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Chesapeake

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May 26, 2010 1:09 AM
I remember a Smurfs boat ride that went indoors.
May 26, 2010 1:09am
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MontyBrunswick

May 26, 2010 1:35 AM
http://www.kicentral.com

Might be able to find something here. It's a good resource.
May 26, 2010 1:35am
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May 26, 2010 1:40 AM
Yea it was the Phantom Theater. Good ride when I was a kid. I still remember seeing a 30 year old man cry when he got off of the Beast, and I had just ridden it for like the 3rd time that day.. an i was like 10 haha
May 26, 2010 1:40am
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tk421

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May 26, 2010 1:40 AM
Yeah, I think it was called Phantom Theater. I found this on Google.

http://www.dafe.org/attractions/darkrides/phantom/phantom.php

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May 26, 2010 1:40am
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May 26, 2010 2:39 AM
I remember it from the Enchanted Voyage days...Damn I'm old.
May 26, 2010 2:39am
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noreply66

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May 26, 2010 7:11 AM
it was cool to watch the little kids
May 26, 2010 7:11am
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May 26, 2010 10:10 AM
Ride razorback over and over. Wait is never long and it's intense. Add in some mini coopers and you're set.
May 26, 2010 10:10am
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Manhattan Buckeye

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May 26, 2010 10:16 AM
Chesapeake wrote: I remember a Smurfs boat ride that went indoors.
That's old school, even more old school was the Hanna-Barbera ride that was even before the Smurfs in the same facility.

I remember The Bat back in the day, and the Screamin' Demon.
May 26, 2010 10:16am
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May 26, 2010 10:25 AM
I rode the hanna/barbera ride many times...........haha!!!

And still love the racers, some 35 years later.
May 26, 2010 10:25am
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May 26, 2010 12:50 PM
Manhattan Buckeye wrote:
Chesapeake wrote: I remember a Smurfs boat ride that went indoors.
That's old school, even more old school was the Hanna-Barbera ride that was even before the Smurfs in the same facility.

I remember The Bat back in the day, and the Screamin' Demon.
Found an interesting Kings Island timeline while investigating the old Smurf's ride and how dare those son of a bitches remove the antique cars!

Also mentions how nobody ever got killed on the Bat like most people think.

It was just a steel coaster like you see today built way before it's time.

Camden Park got the Sreamin Demon and renamed it the Thunderbolt Express but it was closed more than it was open and has been gone for years. I think it was sent to a park in Mississippi or Missouri.

Timeline of Kings Island from 1970 to 2006
http://sites.google.com/site/historyofki/openingday
May 26, 2010 12:50pm
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May 26, 2010 12:59 PM
How about that old "Earthquake" ride at Cedar Point...I always kind of liked that one. You kind of rode through old San Francisco while animatronic things fell down around you...I'd like to see that again for nostalgia's sake.
May 26, 2010 12:59pm
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Manhattan Buckeye

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May 26, 2010 1:00 PM
Good lord Camden Park sucked. I remember the old entry for 25 cents...yeah that's about how much it was worth. Stupid clown. When we were kids we looked forward to the county fair rides more than a trip to Camden Park.

The Smurfs/Hanna-Barbera ride songs are still in the back of my head. From Hanna-Barbera there was the "Yabba Dabba Dabber Doo-to-Scooby Doobie Doobie Do" bit. With the Smurfs aside from the theme song, there was the dark Gargamel (sp.?) bit with him yelling
"I'll get you Smurfs!"

How my parents survived that without being wasted is beyond me.
May 26, 2010 1:00pm
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May 26, 2010 1:04 PM
Chesapeake wrote: Timeline of Kings Island from 1970 to 2006
http://sites.google.com/site/historyofki/openingday
Also found two rides under 1972 that ended up at Camden Park.

The Flying Eagles ended up there recently.

Wheel of Fortune was there about 20 years ago and a bunch of people got injured on it so it was removed.

I think it was called the Enterprise there.
May 26, 2010 1:04pm
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May 26, 2010 1:07 PM
Manhattan Buckeye wrote: Good lord Camden Park sucked. I remember the old entry for 25 cents...yeah that's about how much it was worth. Stupid clown. When we were kids we looked forward to the county fair rides more than a trip to Camden Park.
I used to think Camden Park sucked too but went two years ago with my son and it was great.
May 26, 2010 1:07pm
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Manhattan Buckeye

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May 26, 2010 1:28 PM
For young kids I'm sure Camden Park is fine, I have old, old pics of me in the late 70's doing the wheelie-arounds.

For teens, it was the church youth group and school award destination of choice...after a while the Big Dipper loses its big. And it was cheap then. Now it is $20 for general admission?
May 26, 2010 1:28pm
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May 26, 2010 1:55 PM
Manhattan Buckeye wrote:
Chesapeake wrote: I remember a Smurfs boat ride that went indoors.
That's old school, even more old school was the Hanna-Barbera ride that was even before the Smurfs in the same facility.

I remember The Bat back in the day, and the Screamin' Demon.
I wish i had the oppurtunity to ride but, they tore it down way before I even had the chance to ride it haha.

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May 26, 2010 1:55pm
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May 26, 2010 1:56 PM
Theres also King Cobra

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May 26, 2010 1:56pm
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May 26, 2010 2:02 PM
Nothing beats the...........BEAST

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May 26, 2010 2:02pm
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May 26, 2010 3:25 PM
The_Crosby_Show wrote:
Manhattan Buckeye wrote:
Chesapeake wrote: I remember a Smurfs boat ride that went indoors.
That's old school, even more old school was the Hanna-Barbera ride that was even before the Smurfs in the same facility.

I remember The Bat back in the day, and the Screamin' Demon.
I wish i had the oppurtunity to ride but, they tore it down way before I even had the chance to ride it haha.

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So the Bat was basically redesigned and rebuilt as the Top Gun with all new materials.
May 26, 2010 3:25pm
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May 26, 2010 3:26 PM
The Bat was a lot more dangerous than Top Gun.
May 26, 2010 3:26pm
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May 26, 2010 3:39 PM
I'm sure that Earthquake ride at Cedar Point would get a lot of complaints these days for the way it portrade(sp?) Chinese people. I liked it too though.
May 26, 2010 3:39pm