The Scariest Thing About Fear Fest
Written: Nov 03 '06
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Pros: Everything, including this King's Island haunt is finite.
Cons: Dismal decorations, poorly staffed, closed attractions, huge price, long lines.
The Bottom Line: Dismal, horrid, rip off.
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| pathos57's Full Review: Paramount's Kings Island |
My friend & I spend our free time during the Halloween season visiting old haunts and trying new haunts on for size. This year we decided to add Paramount's King's Island to our list. After paying $10 to park, (we refuse to pay $15 to have "premier" parking.)we waited in line for approx. 10 minutes before we made it through security. Had I realized what the evening was going to be like, I would have more readily understood why the park wanted to ensure no one had weapons. Regardless, 30 minutes from parking to International Street, we were now in the park. The music, fog machines and ambience, were a nice opening and we felt like we were in for a treat. Much to our chagrin, however, it was all "trick" after our initial impression.
If burlap slung everywhere and a multitude of Bucky skeletons are your idea of good decorations, then you'll love K.I. A lot of the attractions were closed due to "inclement weather". It had rained the day before. However, I suspect the real culprit was a lack of employees to staff the attractions. I noticed, however, that paid venues were fully operational. We would ask employees what they thought the best attraction in the park was, and only ONE could give us a recommendation. Unfortunately, their recommendation was not operational that night. In the four hours we were there (they closed at midnight) we were able to go through 2 attractions & paid for the lamest excuse for a video game that I've ever seen. We went through "corn stalkers". It consisted of an asphalt path lined with corn stalks and hay bales. The actors were dressed in costumes that looked like old carpet. They would jump out and say witty things like, "get in me belly" and "Aaaaarrrgggroowwwlll". NOT scary, not clever, and visually dismal. We also went through "work zone". This consisted of a lot construction barrels (don't we see enough of these in real life?) and scaffolding. Actors would beat on the metal. As we were leaving this haunt, the group around us was complaining about how long they waited in line for something that "sucked".
I've seen amateur haunts that delivered more visually and creatively for a LOT less money. The park is one big Paramount commercial except for the signs that teach you something. I, for one, don't go to King's Island to find out how many millions of gallons of gas Americans use each day. How ironic this guilt-whammy sign was just down from the display of cars they had to advertise a local dealership. Poor K.I. just can't make enough money.
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pathos57
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Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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