Zeek, if that was you doing the trash can with the siren and light, I absolutely loved it. When I was there two weeks ago my mom and I stood there watching (presumably) you chase after people at the entrance to CarnEvil by WT for a few minutes, laughing pretty hard the entire time. I gotta say, that almost made up for the lack of a chainsaw. The cymbal monkeys were pretty good as well. :)
Blue Streak crew 2007
ATL Matterhorn Tri. 2008
Three things you need to fix anything in the universe: duct tape, WD-40, and a hammer. Duct tape if it moves and it shouldn't, WD-40 if it doesn't move and should, and the hammer as the last resort.
There's no fog machines on the Main Midway and by Toots Sweets as was mentioned elsewhere. But as Ralph pointed out they've been moved into the Fright Zone, CE and FF. One is inside the FZ skull.
There's a new $10 coffin photo op set-up near the RGS with an LCD monitor. The mask from the merch girl who posed for pics last year is being used in the FZ.
The staff that Monsters Rock! used last year is used by one of the roaming characters on the Main Midway.
The reaper roams the Midway with an umbrella lady instead of standing in the mausoleum. So the maus is moved to where the inflatable witch was. That large inflatable witch is located across from the Coliseum this year. The ghost groom has a brideand roams outside of the flower bed tombstone area this year. They aren't always together. Video link
How 'bout a Mini Me Screamster at the Fear Faire entrance Saturday Oct 6th.
An Animated Dragon in Fear Faire. MSRP $6k from Scare Factory
The soundtrack in FF is different this year. They have loud dragon sounds. Some are from the animated Dragon. They still have some medieval chanting but not as prominent. They recently moved the large catapult to behind the boarder tarp maybe so people could stand and watch the dragon but I don't see anyone do that there. I don't remember large nooses around the necks of the dragon props last year.
Compare a 2006 Fear Faire Video to a 2007 Fear Faire Video
The Creative Visions Rock Monster in the parade has a base price of $18,600 brand new. He has his own his own myspace page
The Popcorn Wagon with a skeleton family in CE.
Was WWC open at 7pm on busy days last year? Video outside in 2007. I went thru it and it works fine that way (sorry no videotaping allowed inside WWC)
Were the DMX control boards where they're at this year? It looks like this year: FZ's is inside Fort Sandusky, CE's is on the Aquatic Stadium ramp, WWC's is on Thunder Canyon's observation deck.
Monsters Rock! new costumes. Half the songs are new. They recently had a cast change. Kenton Fridley (Maverick from Miss Molly and the Maverick) went to work in shows on cruise ships as I understand so they had one more performer listed on the marquee. But the girl with the red wig is different from the start of HW '07. I don't know what the story is there, yet. So I videotaped both casts 2007 Original Cast and the 2007 New Cast compared to last year's 2006 Cast
King Dapper plays during ballgames on the big screen. The game audio is underneath the projection booth instead of large speakers on the ID Midway OSU Purdue Football Big Screen & King Dapper Combo and King Dapper and Tribe on Big Screen
The Tribe is on in the big screen vs A's Clip and vs Yankees Clip
They play the game audio under the booth if it's too bright out to project the game.
A new performer for The Raven.
Compared to last year's Raven performer
I don't recall the Midway Monsters having handlers dressed in tux's last year. But I didn't pay strict attention.
The main entrance hearse was recently updated with the parade logo and colors. Or maybe they just switched them out. But it has the fangs on it so it's probably the same one re-dressed with heat shrink decals.
The Beverly Hillbillie style skeletons a.k.a Buckies in front of CCMR.
The Gypsy Palm Readers are in the old Pirate Ride facade by the Blue Streak.
The mom pushing a kid skeleton in a stroller near the Peanuts Playground fence I don't remember being there before.
The skeleton clowns in the Aquatic Stadium tank aren't in there since it's boarded up.
I keep remembering little things. The end of the WWC is gone. The part outside the barn toward the exit to FZ where they had the mirror effect. The Pig would appear then dissappear before the scare. The werewolf props inside of the barn are arranged a little differently.
These are just observations from a Season Pass holder. I have no insider info or contacts. Except now I know David from the Tell-Tale Heart performance and Gary a.k.a. Gonga the drummer from the King Dapper Combo : )
There's other things I noticed but it would have to come me.
*** Edited 10/11/2007 6:21:33 AM UTC by HalloWeekends!***
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