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Kings Island Revives Phantom Theater With New Interactive Dark Ride Opening April 2026

The attraction reimagines a 1990s favorite with Sally Dark Rides technology that puts guests to work using spellbound flashlights.

Overview

  • Boo Blasters on Boo Hill closes after Monday, Sept. 1, 2025, with construction for the new attraction beginning right after Labor Day.
  • The experience will occupy the same building that housed the original Phantom Theater from 1992 to 2002 at the Mason, Ohio park.
  • Guests will ride in enchanted opera boxes through 26 interactive scenes featuring wind, sound, hidden Easter eggs, and a grand musical finale.
  • The story follows Maestro’s organ unleashing ghost notes during a storm, with guests teaming up with head usher No Legs Larry to capture them using special flashlights.
  • Animatronic favorites Houdelini, The Great Garbanzo, Hilda Bovine, and Lionel Burymore return alongside a new character, Arpeggio.