The Great Severed Head Thread of 2014

[Jonquil]

Since the Great Severed Head Crisis of 2014 seems to be expanding to ridiculous proportions, I believe that the debacle now deserves its very own thread. So let the heads roll!

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Alternate thread title proposed by Pretzel Kaiser:

DECAPOCALYPSE 2014

 

[Zachary]

RE: Howl-O-Scream 2014: The Head Thread

More media coverage coming.

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[Alpenscoot]

RE: Howl-O-Scream 2014: The Head Thread

I am tired of parks overreacting about stuff such as Kings Dominion and the miners. Everything will offend someone, or remind someone of something. Being creepy and disturbing is the point of the event.

 

[Jonquil]

RE: Howl-O-Scream 2014: The Head Thread

The WAVY News story consisted of a self-righteous old man babbling about scary props not being in the "Halloween spirit" and a sensible old man saying that removing the props was silly. There was also a reporter standing on the roadside near the park and a bunch of file tape of Howl-O-Scream.

In other words, standard television news.

 

[Nicole]

RE: Howl-O-Scream 2014: The Head Thread

In other words, standard local television news.

Fixed that for you.

 

[Jonquil]

RE: Howl-O-Scream 2014: The Head Thread

^ Eh. National news just has better roads to stand beside and old men with titles doing the babbling.

 

[Nicole]

RE: Howl-O-Scream 2014: The Head Thread

Can I just say how happy it makes me when two of my favorite things -- international politics and theme parks -- collide? Plus, we have the added bonus of rampant political correctness and stupidity. It is a great day to be alive!

 

[Pretzel Kaiser]

RE: Howl-O-Scream 2014: The Head Thread

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[Nicole]

RE: Howl-O-Scream 2014: The Head Thread

One was glad they removed them, because that is what the public wants.  The other didn't see the correlation between HOS and terrorists on the Middle East.

At least their were different views.

Yes. One of each. Journalism. Or something.

 

[David]

I just want to say, I am in full support of head. Head is always needed.

*For a proper HOS event

 

[Jonquil]

Summary of this whole event:

You won't get head if you go to Busch Gardens.

 

[BGWScream]

What was the deal with the mining maze at KD last year?

 

[Jonquil]

^ Because people are sometimes killed in mines and KD had a mining-themed maze so OUTRAGE!

 

[Mushroom]

What was the deal with the mining maze at KD last year?

Families of miners who had never even visited the park found the description of their "Miner's Revenge" maze offensive, garnering enough steam to get it removed. All because people die in mines and KD had a haunted mine.

 

[MrLaptop]

Let's all email the staff telling them to line the entrance with heads.

 

[David]

 

[Nicole]

Y'all are treading dangerously close to one of our newer restrictions. Back up.

 

[Jonquil]

My last encounter with organized religion was a visit to a church where, during the service, one of the ministers extinguished the altar candles because someone had whispered to her that a little girl in the congregation was afraid of fire.

The unholy spirit of censorship in the name of fear is with us always, whether it's heads, or jokes, or candles.

 

[David]

Y'all are treading dangerously close to one of our newer restrictions.  Back up.

 

[VayneVouger]

YEAH,very crazy that people are taking this to extremes over a Halloween themed event. What about when the elderly gentlemen when he goes to a store, and they have a manquin head on display should every where remove them. How about the Halloween stores that have severed heads, should they be removed. Yeah I can see his point of view, but HOS is planned out as soon as the previous season ends.