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KINGS ISLAND
Rope Drop
“So, You Wanted to See the
Theater, Did Ya?”
As invited by the legendary Maestro himself, guests
have flocked to Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, for the
opening of Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare.
The collaboration with Sally Dark Rides resulted in
an updated, interactive take on the park’s original
Phantom Theater dark ride, which operated from
1992 to 2002. The Funworld team takes readers
inside the attraction, as well as a peek behind-thecurtain at Sally’s Jacksonville, Florida, robot factory,
where skilled artisans sculpted 33 new figures for
the "phan-tastic” refresh.
Watch a Funworld video report
from Kings Island by scanning
the QR code.
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