News Project 2026: Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare (Sally Dark Ride)
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It is just an generic reusable fence cover, don't read too much into it.
All we know for certain is that the longtime Haunt maze previously housed inside is no longer there and Plague Productions (spooky design agency) was working on site at the time of the photo (which I wasn't aware of when I shared the fence pic).
More rumored is that there's a second new maze happening in addition to Conjuring, and the Blackout venue is up for grabs.
What isn't clear is what spots Conjuring and Other New Maze will take, or if neither are going in The Crypt building in favor of Le Project 2026.
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More rumored is that there's a second new maze happening in addition to Conjuring, and the Blackout venue is up for grabs.
What isn't clear is what spots Conjuring and Other New Maze will take, or if neither are going in The Crypt building in favor of Le Project 2026.
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Whelp, planning my 2026 trip to Kings Island now. We need this addition to be a success.
Yet another reason to wish KI was still my home park (though I don’t miss living in Indianapolis). I definitely need to get back there someday.
This is so awesome. This season has been a disaster for Six Flags operationally, but it seems like they’re still making the right decisions when it comes to cap ex projects. A new dark ride based on a park-specific original IP is such a huge win.
I’ll be in Cincy in May for my brother’s graduation, this is great timing
Fantastic addition to Kings Island. Happy to see the combined company spend some money on dark-ride attractions from Sally.
Hopefully the chain opts to re-do the Justice League rides similarly, and continue to upgrade the Boo / Ghost Blasters like Carowinds', and now this!
Hopefully the chain opts to re-do the Justice League rides similarly, and continue to upgrade the Boo / Ghost Blasters like Carowinds', and now this!
Definitely a reskin to some extent. No significant changes to the ride system or path and it will still be an interactive ride.
Yeah, remember that KI’s Boo Blasters is an Omnimover-style ride system that was itself a reskin of the original Phantom Theater. It’s not a single-car dark ride like most Sally dark rides and the other Boo Blasters.
Amusement Today came out with an article that has some more details that have not yet been released. Probably the most important being that this ride will feature 33 animatronics and 1 static figure. https://amusementtoday.com/issues/2025/202511ii/assets/downloads/AT-NOV-II-2025i.pdf
Kings Island also put out a video showing the completed demolition work inside the building.
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Kings Island also put out a video showing the completed demolition work inside the building.
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$900,000 to retheme the ride seems pretty cheap.
I wouldn’t take any permit estimate seriously.
They removed 1/2 the gondolas and 1/2 the capacity when they changed it from Phantom Theater to Scooby Doo because of the shooting.
