Cedar Fair Parks
Kings Island removes Halloween display of dead celebrities
by MadWatchStudios on Oct.01, 2009, under Cedar Fair Parks
Kings Island’s Halloween Haunt event kicked off over the weekend and they quickly received complaints over some displays that many considered offensive. The displays featured dead celebrity skeletons, including Heath Ledger (with empty pill bottles at his feet), Billy Mays, Michael Jackson (with pet monkey Bubbles), and probably most disturbing, NFL quarter back Steven McNair (with his girlfriend who killed him). A local Cincinnati news station posted their photos here.
I just don’t see how someone comes up with the idea, and gets it approved from the higher ups in the theme park to go ahead with it. I’m sure they were just trying to be edgy this year and make some extra news coverage (nothing helps get attention like controversy) but I think they definitely stepped over the line with the McNair display.
Knott’s Berry Farm will feauture Zombieland for Halloween
by MadWatchStudios on Aug.12, 2009, under Cedar Fair Parks, Movies
The LA Times is reporting that Knott’s Berry Farm will have a scare zone themed to the upcoming film Zombieland, for their Halloween Haunt 2009 event. According to the article, the horror comedy film shot a few scenes at Wild Adventures – a park in Valdosta, Georgia. I’ve been to that park, so I’m looking forward to the movie even more. Unfortunately I can’t make a trip out to Knott’s Berry Farm just for Halloween this year.
You can read the full article at the LA Times here, although the article has more information about the film than the scare zone.
Knott’s Halloween Haunt runs from September 24th to October 31st. Zombieland opens in theaters October 9th.
Kings Dominion building an Intamin giga-coaster for 2010?
by MadWatchStudios on Jul.02, 2009, under Cedar Fair Parks
This is possibly the biggest coaster news story for 2010. Updates have been coming out surprisingly fast, so I’ll give a quick recap.
Kings Island opens new coaster “Diamondback” to rave reviews
by MadWatchStudios on Apr.21, 2009, under Cedar Fair Parks
Kings Island officially opened their latest roller coaster earlier this summer, Diamondback. The park’s newest roller coaster fills a major void in their ride arsenal, a hyper coaster – a steel coaster usually over 200′ tall that focuses on speed, drops, and airtime, without any inverting elements (no need for an oppressive over-the-shoulder restraint , hyper coasters require only a lap bar).
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