Kings Island: Dinosaur Trail Opens Up New Possibilities

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A new attraction has been announced for Kings Island's 2011 season; entitled Dinosaurs Alive, this walkthrough, upcharge trail will be an interactive adventure that will feature over 60 life sized animatronic dinosaurs spread out over 12.5 acres of woods. Unfortunately, you read it right - this attraction IS an upcharge attraction, costing guests $5 to enter.

One thing that is extremely beneficial for Kings Island with this addition is the amount of woods it opens up. Trail of Terror, a creepy forest adventure, was located in the same area last year that Dinosaurs Alive will occupy this year. What does that mean for Kings Island's Haunt? Change most likely!

With Trail of Terror being one of the older Haunts in the KI Haunt lineup, we can assume that with Dinosaurs Alive occupying TOT's land, that the Trail of Terror will be modified, or replaced. With what? We don't have a clue, but given that DA is 12.5 acres of trails, we can only hope there will be some kind of new mega attraction, possibly even jurassic thmed! Change is great, and change over 12.5 acres of woods is even better.

Kings Island: Werewolf Maze?

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We've received an anonymous tip from a reader saying that there could be a Werewolf themed maze put in that would replace Tombstone Terrortory which is the park's current train Haunt. To coincide with that rumor, after looking on another Kings Island Fansite, we found not only a rumor regarding a Werewolf themed Maze, but a Doll Factory themed one as well. What's in store for KI's Haunt for the 2010 season? We will have to wait and find out!

Kings Island: Haunt in SoB Station?

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After checking out a Kings Island fan based website, it sounds like one of the new Haunts could possibly be located in the station of the now closed Son of Beast roller coaster. The coaster has been closed for a while now, and the fate of it is still unsure. Regardless, there were a few folks from maintenance around the station drilling and working on various things. Will we see a Haunt in the station of this closed coaster? We will have to wait and see!

Now that it's nearly August, we should start to see Haunt websites start popping up around the Cedar Fair chain. We will be on top of who announces what, when!

Kings Dominion: Multiple New Haunts?

Finally after a dry spout of nothing new in the Haunt Dept. in the past few weeks, we have received word of new Haunts at Kings Dominion. Although we haven't found what the person is talking about, there is talk of multiple new Haunts premiering this fall at the Halloween Haunt at Kings Dominion. Where did we find such information? Well why not see for yourself by checking out KDFansite, a Kings Dominion Fan Website. Hopefully all of the Haunt websites will be released soon so we can finally know what's coming to each park for the 2010 Haunt Season!

California's Great America: No New Maze for 2010?

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While looking at the ParkThoughts blog recently, we noticed a CGA update in their Trip Reports section. After looking through some great photos, we scrolled down to find this:

"The park has not gone over Halloween Haunt 2010 with it’s employees yet (as of 7.11.10). But this year will NOT bring a new maze. This is debunks the rumor I recieved last year from a park employee who stated that 2009 would be a Doll Factory (ended up being a Toy Factory) and 2010 would bring the Asylum. While there will not be a new maze, there may be a new scare zone."

Could CGA go a year without a new maze? And if there is a Scare Zone added, what could the theme be? Leave your comments down below!

Also, our blog has been running a bit dry lately. Not a whole lot of news in the CF Haunt Industry in these past couple of weeks. If you hear of any news bits, rumors, or signs of construction, let us know!

Worlds of Fun: Construction/Hints for Haunt?

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A blog post was made on Worlds of Fun's Hot Air Blog recently. It showed some woods that had tape between some trees. Now if we're not mistaken over here at CFHN, those woods are possibly the same ones used for the Camp Gonnagitcha Haunt. The WOF Hot Air Blog is notorious for teasing readers with hints for not only Haunt, but new rides as well. Which one is it? We have no idea.

Back in March we had heard a rumor that a Cornstalkers type of maze would possibly be replacing Camp, so is this a confirmation or hint that Cornstalkers is officially coming to Worlds of Fun? We'll have to wait and see!

Kings Island: Doll Factory on the Way?

We received an anonymous tip last week saying that a Doll Factory might be added to the park this year for Haunt. Once again, as we have done for other posts, we are going to label this under "Rumor" because it hasn't been confirmed yet.

We wonder how this maze will rack up against the Knott's version of this same theme if this rumor proves to be true. The facade of the Doll Factory at Knott's is cool, but some of the facades at Kings Island have proved to be very interesting and unique. We will have to wait and see.

Worlds of Fun: Terror of London Scare Zone

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With the rumor that Worlds of Fun might possibly be adding a Terror of London themed scare zone, that got us thinking. How do you theme a scare zone to Terror of London? Well a viewer asked us that same question and we're going to take a stab in the dark at how we would theme it.

If you take a look at the photo above from Creepyla.com, you'll see the final scene in the Terror of London maze at Knott's from this past 2009 Haunt Season. The last scene depicted a graveyard, some sort of dock, and a LOT of brickwork. Overall, having been through the Terror of London maze, it was an absolutely breathtaking scene. The details all around were fantastic and the scares were top notch.

Now making this into a scare zone, although difficult, is possible. In most scare zones there are objects or set pieces that break up the path so guests have to avoid objects. These objects also provide hiding places for the actors and actresses in the zone. In a Terror of London themed scare zone, we would most likely place some brick walls along the path, along with a lot of tombstones, a couple of eerie London-style streetlamps, as well as maybe a storefront or two (in a facade type of manner). This in our eyes would make for one hell of a zone.

If you could design a scare zone, what would you put in it and what would you theme it to?

Cedar Fair: Factories-A-Plenty

It seems that a reoccurring theme (no pun intended) in the rumors that we have been receiving is that various parks have, or are adding factory themed Haunts this year. All current factory themed Haunts at Cedar Fair parks thus far are indoor mazes, and the rumors we've received about two Cedar Fair parks that might be adding factories of some sort this year (one ex-Paramount park and one original Cedar Fair park) have rumored that they will be indoors as well.

There are numerous types of factories out on the Haunt Market right now, but the two main ones seem to be doll and toy factories. What does everyone think of these factory themes at Cedar Fair Haunts?

Valleyfair: Clowns Are Out Of Town?

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After paroozing around various Haunt Facebook Groups, I stumbled upon talk of Valleyfair's Halloween Haunt and how CarnEvil is being replaced for the 2010 season. Couldn't find any word on the theme, so we will label this as a rumor for now, but for 2010, the clowns are no longer in town at Valleyscare.

Knott's Berry Farm: Curse of the Spider to be replaced?

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Overlooking some discussion on Monsterspace, a popular Haunt website, it looks like not only Pyromaniax is being rumored to leave the farm for the 2010 season, but someone hinted that the Black Widow's Cavern might be rethemed for 2010 as well. No further details were confirmed or rumored, but it could be interesting to see what all Knott's cranks out theme wise this year for their two Haunt-Rides (if this rumor turns out to be true).

What do you all think about Haunted Attractions/Rides? Are they better or worse than regular walk through attractions? Leave us a comment down below and let us know!

Knott's Berry Farm: Pyromaniax Gone for 2010

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It's been semi-confirmed on the popular Knott's Haunt fansite Theme Park Adventure that Pyromaniax will not be returning for the 2010 season. Pyromaniax was added in 2007 and was located in the Timber Mountain Log Ride. The ride was mainly themed around a fire outbreak at a moonshine factory. It looks like a half-decent Haunt judging by the various Youtube videos of Pyromaniax, but with its removal for the 2010 season, what will replace it? Knott's has had a Log Ride Haunt ever since 1987 with themes such as Santa Claws, Toxic Terror, and Red Moon Massacre. Will the Log Ride return with a brand new theme this year or will this be the first year where it isn't utilized for a Haunt? Only time will tell!

Kings Island: Trains and Trails

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This is just throwing thoughts out here, we haven't heard anything from anyone, but I think it's time to focus on Kings Island in Ohio. Now we're labeling this as a rumor only because it's simple logic (same case as the previous post regarding Quarantine at Knotts), but we have a couple guesses or predictions about future Haunts for KI, mainly regarding Tombstone Terrortory and Trail of Terror.

Now Tombstone Terrortory (Train Haunt) was added in 2005, originally named Headless Hallow during Fear Fest. Trail of Terror was added back in 2001, and from 2003 through the Paramount acquisition was named Psycho Path, post Paramount known as Trail of Terror.

For the third time this is pure guessing, nothing reported or even rumored, but could some of the outdoor Haunts at KI be due for some change? With camp haunts being added to Haunt lineups similar to how last year Backwoods was added to Dorney Park, could Trail of Terror be replaced with some sort of Camp Haunt? Who knows.

Cedar Fair (as of last year) isn't too big on Train Haunts, seeing as if we remember right, Tombstone Terrortory was the only one (Seeing as Calico at Knotts is more of a Mine Ride), could we see the possible demise of Train Haunts? Or will they become the new rage and could we see train rides at the various Cedar Fair parks across the country be used as Haunts in the future? Only time will tell.

Knott's Berry Farm: Quarantine to be Quarantined for 2010?

According to fellow Haunt lover KnottsScaryFarmRuler on Youtube, Quarantine isn't going to be returning to the Knott's Haunt Lineup for the 2010 event. The logic behind this rumor? Well, the Grudge 2 only stayed for 2 years, and the only way that it would be able to stay is if they renamed it or diverted the name/theme away from the movie. Yes, Quarantine was a half-decent movie, but we don't think that that means that it deserves a place in the Knott's lineup 3 years AFTER the release of the movie.

Will Quarantine return this year, or is KSFRuler right & will it be replaced for the 2010 season. And if it is replaced, what will it be replaced with?

Dorney Park: Feary Tales for 2010?

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In a fearful new rumor, word has it that Dorney Park is going to add a Feary Tales themed Scare Zone. We're not entirely sure about any other details, like whether it'll be named Feary Tales or whether it'll just be themed to that, but if said rumor becomes true, it would be really spooky to see!

Knott's Scary Farm put on a great Haunt entitled "Feary Tales" back in the day, and by back in the day, I'm referring to 2005-2007. Here at CFHN Headquarters are still trying to think up how a Feary Tales theme could be fit into a Scare Zone. Any ideas? Send 'em in using the comment button/link below!

Kings Dominion: KCC Transformation?

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A rumor has been posted over at Kdfansite about their 2010 Halloween Haunt. There's not much to this proposed Haunt location, but what employees have been hearing is that the Kidz Construction Company (pictured above) is set to become a Haunted maze for the 2010 season. We don't know anything else about this rumor or location, so once we hear or receive more info, we'll pass it on!

Worlds of Fun: Replacement Haunts

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It has been hinted on a few different coaster sites across the internet that a couple Haunts at WOF are going to be replaced, those two haunts being Camp GonnaGitcha (added in 2004) and Dominion of Doom (added in 2005). Although word on what they will be replaced with isn't quite clear, what we're hearing is a farm themed outdoor walkthrough replacement (similar to a Cornstalkers style Haunt) for Camp, and a Terror of London themed Scare Zone (similar to Knott's Scary Farms' Terror of London in 09 which was a Maze) for Dominion of Doom.

It should be interesting to hear how the farm Haunt is. With the woods playing a major factor in the location of the maze, it could have a really crazy atmosphere! Can't wait to hear reviews.

Dorney Park: Hotel Haunt?

Revealed on February 18th, this blueprint sketch shows an absolutely ENORMOUS Haunt planned for Dorney Park. After closer examination, the folks over at Dorney Park Online have discovered that this Haunt seems to be themed to a hotel. A bit of information was posted by someone on Facebook regarding the location:

"It looks like the entrance is going to face the groves, there's a concrete path which goes down the hill to the other groves between the two upper groves to be used for this new indoor haunt."

For now, since nothing has been announced by the park, this will be labeled as a Rumor.
This will be the first Hotel themed Haunt in the Cedar Fair chain? How do you think it will be executed?