PKI to add family interactive Scooby ride (updated)

I have heard rumors that the new ride to replace King Cobra is supposed to be better than Vortex. Yet I am still skeptical on that idea because of the small space KC was in. Unless they have this new ride go over Adventure Express.

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Kevin
http://www.pkixtreme.tk

CPLady - well, it's still *another* Scooby Doo dark ride. It may be a bit bigger, sure, but that's not much consolation for me.

While I've never seen Tomb Raider in person, I'm not impressed by what I have seen or heard. I take themed entertainment very seriously, somewhat paradoxically. Just because it's good by PKI's standards doesn't it make it good, in my book.

This sounds like it's coming from Sally, like the others. I *loved* Ghost Hunt at Lake Compounce, so I have no doubt the ride will be great fun. I just wish there were less synergy between *everything*.

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Like at least half of us predicted this. I don't think that it will be near as good as Men In Black: Alien Attack, but maybe Buzz Lightyear quality? *** This post was edited by Stitch on 7/24/2002. ***

It could be better than Men In Black: Alien Attack, not saying for sure, but it could. What was this a silent anouncement? No one I know got a press pack or anything. I guess there will be 2 press anouncements or I am going to go insane.

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(Former Signature replaced due to bad joke with accident) The Beast at night-Two peas in a pod?

Will it replace the phantom ttheater building, or will it be demolished and built again? Also, I heard that the ride replacing KC will be suspended, thats all I've heard. And there is much more space between SOB, that dumb race car thing, and the all to old Adventure Express itskevin. so space isnt much of an issue. And Chernabog, Ride before you rate please; Tomb Raider is the parks best idea since Action Zone. Not only is the ride amazing, but PKI is trying hard to give the park a better quality image by desining theamed rides.

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Sounds like a good attraction for kids and adults. The Sally Ghost Blasters at SCBB were very fun.

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Steel: 1)MF, 2)Goliath, 3)Magnum
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If this is like Scooby Doo Ghost Blasters at Fiesta Texas then the kids will love this ride. The rest of us will ride it once. I don't want to burst anybody's bubble, since I know nothing about the one for PKI, but GBs didn't hold my interest even the first time through. I have ridden MIB:Alien Attack and the only thing that was the same was that you move, have a gun and you shoot stuff. The MIB ride was magnitudes better. MIB spins...GBs didn't. There are two rides, side by side, in MIB and you actually compete with the other ride. I really hope the PKI ride is nothing like GBs. *** This post was edited by Terry Cruise on 7/24/2002. ***

So is this kinda like "Scooby Doo's Haunted Mansion" at carowinds?

Will adults be allowed to ride this, or will you have to have a child with you like at the haunted ride at Paramount Canada's Wonderland?

Zar: it says in the press releaes that "this is an attraction that kids, parents, and grandparents will want to ride over and over again", so I guess so. This is definitely not a good "single rider" kind of ride though. I'll have to chum up with somebody on this one! :)

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Proud member of the Frequent Flyer Club of CBuzzCon '02

Prediction from Dave:
The new ride will be based on the Phantom Theater transportation system, and will use the existing show building...the exterior of which will be re-done.

(we can check on that one nine months from now.)

Regarding Scooby Doo, a little bit of history:

Many years ago, Hanna-Barbera was a division of Taft Broadcasting, the same company which bought Coney Island, closed it, and built Kings Island. That was the origin of the Hanna-Barbera license at Kings Island. Scooby Doo happens to be a Hanna-Barbera character.

Kings Island has been sold twice since then, but until the sale to Paramount the sales have all been more than a little incestuous, keeping Kings Island within the Taft/Citicasters/North American Financial Group family of companies. Then, there were two major asset sales. Within a relatively short period of time, North American sold Kings Island to Paramount, and North American sold Hanna-Barbera to Turner Entertainment. I have no idea what kind of licensing agreement was established at that time for Kings Island, but it seems obvious that Kings Island retained some kind of a long-term license for the Hanna-Barbera characters.

Using the Hanna-Barbera cartoon library, Turner Entertainment launched the Cartoon Network. Then, in what was then the biggest media merger of all time, Turner Entertainment and Time-Warner merged. At that time, Six Flags was owned by Time-Warner. So you can see how some kind of Hanna-Barbera license could appear at Six Flags.

But of course Six Flags is no longer part of AOL/Time-Warner. I suppose the big question now is which license will run out first: the Six Flags/Warner Brothers license? Or the Kings Island/Hanna-Barbera license?

--Dave Althoff, Jr.

Dave comes through (again)!

Thanks for straightening that one out. It's like trying to figure out a family tree.

I hope the ride is as good as Universal's MIB. That was a very enjoyable ride for my family. It will be interesting to see how this ends up. This makes ride #4 in that building (and I'm old enough to have ridden the other 3 :))

Jim

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Coming to Wyandot Lake in 2003: Sea Dragon's Revenge

FYI: well in reading the online edition of the Cincinnati Enquirer newspaper... PKI is "keeping mum" on the other new rides for 2003 that is supposedly under construction on the site of the former King Corba roller coaster... so expect at least two new attractions popping up @ PKI next year... whoopee!

It will be an intresting new ride, but I am more intrested in what ride will be replacing the King Corba.

Call me a big kid, but I'm pumped about this attraction. I loved Phantom Theater, but this sounds great!

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OHIcOaster
"Back seat, no hands."

I am thrilled that KI hasn't forgotten the family experience. This attraction will be incredible. I've loved every Scooby ride so far at the other Paramount parks, and this looks to be no exception. Wow, I haven't looked this forward to a KI attraction since FOF......
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Brad Sherman
BuzzCon Frequent Flyer, responsible for guests fleeing the queue in horror!
Model coasters and rides

To the best of my knowlege, PKI has extentended their Hanna Barberra agreement twice since Paramount took over. The first went from 92-99 and the new agreement was till 2005.

This agreement started in 1968 with something as simple as charicters roaming Cincinnati's Coney Island.

Chuck

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Charles Nungester
Lesourdsville Lake, The great American amusement park opens the season June 6th Thurs-Sun every week. Park phone is (513)539-2193

I love those interactive dark rides. Any wagers as to when Disney gets in on the action...say in Tomorrowland or Frontierland?

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"If the beats were made of meat then they would have to be me ..." - L.L. Cool J

Well, I'm 22, and I love dark rides, so I hope I wouldn't have to ride with a child, because I generally go to parks with other people my age.