baseball4
Posts: 279
May 26, 2010 12:59am
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!
tk421
Posts: 8,500
May 26, 2010 1:00am
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.
baseball4
Posts: 279
May 26, 2010 1:03am
Yeah it was. That's the closest answer I've gotten.
ts1227
Posts: 12,319
May 26, 2010 1:08am
Wikipedia looks to have it labeled as "Phantom Theater", going defunct in 2002.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom_Theater_%28Kings_Island%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom_Theater_%28Kings_Island%29
Chesapeake
Posts: 1,603
May 26, 2010 1:09am
I remember a Smurfs boat ride that went indoors.
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MontyBrunswick
May 26, 2010 1:35am
Trueblue23
Posts: 7,463
May 26, 2010 1:40am
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
tk421
Posts: 8,500
May 26, 2010 1:40am
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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http://www.dafe.org/attractions/darkrides/phantom/phantom.php
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Curly J
Posts: 7,282
May 26, 2010 2:39am
I remember it from the Enchanted Voyage days...Damn I'm old.
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noreply66
Posts: 466
May 26, 2010 7:11am
it was cool to watch the little kids
hasbeen
Posts: 6,504
May 26, 2010 10:10am
Ride razorback over and over. Wait is never long and it's intense. Add in some mini coopers and you're set.
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Manhattan Buckeye
Posts: 7,566
May 26, 2010 10:16am
That's old school, even more old school was the Hanna-Barbera ride that was even before the Smurfs in the same facility.Chesapeake wrote: I remember a Smurfs boat ride that went indoors.
I remember The Bat back in the day, and the Screamin' Demon.
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tigerfan82
Posts: 342
May 26, 2010 10:25am
I rode the hanna/barbera ride many times...........haha!!!
And still love the racers, some 35 years later.
And still love the racers, some 35 years later.
Chesapeake
Posts: 1,603
May 26, 2010 12:50pm
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!Manhattan Buckeye wrote:That's old school, even more old school was the Hanna-Barbera ride that was even before the Smurfs in the same facility.Chesapeake wrote: I remember a Smurfs boat ride that went indoors.
I remember The Bat back in the day, and the Screamin' Demon.
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
killdeer
Posts: 1,538
May 26, 2010 12:59pm
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.
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Manhattan Buckeye
Posts: 7,566
May 26, 2010 1:00pm
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.
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.
Chesapeake
Posts: 1,603
May 26, 2010 1:04pm
Also found two rides under 1972 that ended up at Camden Park.Chesapeake wrote: Timeline of Kings Island from 1970 to 2006
http://sites.google.com/site/historyofki/openingday
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.
Chesapeake
Posts: 1,603
May 26, 2010 1:07pm
I used to think Camden Park sucked too but went two years ago with my son and it was great.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.
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Manhattan Buckeye
Posts: 7,566
May 26, 2010 1:28pm
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?
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?
End of Line
Posts: 6,867
May 26, 2010 1:55pm
I wish i had the oppurtunity to ride but, they tore it down way before I even had the chance to ride it haha.Manhattan Buckeye wrote:That's old school, even more old school was the Hanna-Barbera ride that was even before the Smurfs in the same facility.Chesapeake wrote: I remember a Smurfs boat ride that went indoors.
I remember The Bat back in the day, and the Screamin' Demon.
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End of Line
Posts: 6,867
May 26, 2010 1:56pm
Theres also King Cobra
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End of Line
Posts: 6,867
May 26, 2010 2:02pm
Nothing beats the...........BEAST
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Chesapeake
Posts: 1,603
May 26, 2010 3:25pm
So the Bat was basically redesigned and rebuilt as the Top Gun with all new materials.The_Crosby_Show wrote:I wish i had the oppurtunity to ride but, they tore it down way before I even had the chance to ride it haha.Manhattan Buckeye wrote:That's old school, even more old school was the Hanna-Barbera ride that was even before the Smurfs in the same facility.Chesapeake wrote: I remember a Smurfs boat ride that went indoors.
I remember The Bat back in the day, and the Screamin' Demon.
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End of Line
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May 26, 2010 3:26pm
The Bat was a lot more dangerous than Top Gun.
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fortfan
Posts: 339
May 26, 2010 3:39pm
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.