Be in the spotlight! Kings Island to hold entertainer auditions for 2010 season

Kings Island will hold auditions in search of trained, talented and versatile singers, dancers, atmosphere acts, characters, costumers and technicians for the 2010 entertainment season. Auditions will be held November 3 at Ball State University and November 6-8 and November 13-15 at Kings Island.

Interested performers should prepare the following:

Singers: Prepare two vocal selections. Country and pop singers should bring sheet music or CD with one up-tempo selection and one ballad. A pianist will be on site for accompaniment. Rock singers should bring sheet music or CD with music that shows off their vocal abilities. Singers may be asked to read a brief monologue and to dance, so they should bring appropriate clothes and shoes for movement. Singers need to bring a current photo and one-page resume.

Dancers: Kings Island is looking for energetic, technically trained dancers experienced in jazz, ballet, hip-hop and acrobatics. Dancers will be taught a combination during the audition. If dancers sing, they should bring music as specified above. Dances should come prepared in comfortable and appropriate clothing and shoes. Dancers need to bring a current photo and a one-page resume.

Atmosphere Acts: Kings Island is looking for individuals to perform as atmosphere entertainers that have an awesome approach to entertainment. Bring a current photo and a one-page resume.

Characters: Kings Island is looking for enthusiastic individuals to portray Peanuts characters. Individuals must be 4’10” to 5”6” for characters. Please bring a current photo and a one-page resume. An interview and movement audition will be conducted.

Technicians: Interviews will be conducted for experienced sound operators, lighting operators, follow spot operators, stage crew and costumer positions. Please bring a one-page resume with references for an on-site interview.

Please note: Auditions will take place in order of arrival within your talent category. You must be 15 years of age to audition and/or interview. Auditions are limited to two minutes. Times are listed for registration only. The audition procedure may take a long time – please prepare to wait. Kings Island strongly encourages participation from all cultural backgrounds.

Audition Schedule:

Tuesday, November 3
Ball State University
Carmichael Hall Room 202
5:00pm – 7:00pm – Singers and Atmosphere Acts
7:00pm – Dancers

Friday, November 6
Kings Island
6300 Kings Island Drive
Kings Island, Ohio 45034
5:00pm – 7:30pm – Singers, Atmosphere Acts, Peanuts Characters, Technicians, Costumers
7:30pm – Dancers

Saturday, November 7
Kings Island
6300 Kings Island Drive
Kings Island, Ohio 45034
10:00am – 1:30pm – Singers, Atmosphere Acts, Peanuts Characters, Technicians, Costumers
2:00pm – Dancers

Sunday, November 8
Kings Island
6300 Kings Island Drive
Kings Island, Ohio 45034
10:00am – 1:30pm – Singers, Atmosphere Acts, Peanuts Characters, Technicians, Costumers
2:00pm – Dancers

Friday, November 13
Kings Island
6300 Kings Island Drive
Kings Island, Ohio 45034
5:00pm – 7:30pm – Singers, Atmosphere Acts, Peanuts Characters, Technicians, Costumers
7:30pm – Dancers

Saturday, November 14
Kings Island
6300 Kings Island Drive
Kings Island, Ohio 45034
10:00am – 1:30pm – Singers, Atmosphere Acts, Peanuts Characters, Technicians, Costumers
2:00pm – Dancers

Sunday, November 15
Kings Island
6300 Kings Island Drive
Kings Island, Ohio 45034
10:00am – 1:30pm – Singers, Atmosphere Acts, Peanuts Characters, Technicians, Costumers
2:00pm – Dancers

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For more information call Kings Island’s Entertainment Department at (513) 754-5740 or visit http://www.visitkingsisland.com/.

Final weekend of the season

Final weekend of operation for the 2009 season October 30, 31 and November 1. Four Pack ticket deals are available online at www.visitkingsisland.com. Just $79 for Friday night or $99 for all day Saturday or Sunday admission.

All 2009 (and 2010 season passholders that have not used their one free visit this year) can bring a friend Sunday for just $9.99.

Park hours are 7:00pm - 1:00am Friday (Halloween Haunt), 11:00am - 1:00am Saturday (Howl-O-Fest 12:00pm - 5:30pm / Halloween Haunt begins 7:00pm) and 11:00am - 7:00pm Sunday (Howl-O-Fest 12:00pm - 7:00pm).

Haunt experience includes night rides on Diamondback and Beast

Halloween Haunt isn’t just about blood, terror and gore. The most immersive horror experience in the Midwest also features some of the most hair-raising rides on the planet!

Experience exhilarating night rides during Halloween Haunt on the new Diamondback roller coaster, a 230-foot-tall monster that snakes its way around 5,282 feet of track at speeds up to 80 miles per hour!

There’s also the legendary Beast roller coaster, still longest wooded roller coaster in the world at 7,400 feet celebrating 30 years of terror in 2009!

Other thrill rides open until 1:00am during Halloween Haunt include Delirium, Firehawk, Flight of Fear, Racer, Invertigo, Flight Deck, Adventure Express and Delirium.

EXCLUSIVE ONLINE SPECIAL OFFER: Purchase four or more tickets online for any of the remaining four Halloween Haunt nights (October 23, 24, 30 and 31) and save big off the regular gate price! Groups of four can purchase Friday night Halloween Haunt tickets for $79.99 – an average of just $19.75 per ticket – or an all day Saturday ticket (open at 11:00am / Haunt 7:00pm to 1:00am) for $99.99 – an average of just $24.75 per ticket!

Don’t have four in your group? Individual tickets for Halloween Haunt can be purchased online for just $21.99 for Friday nights and $27.99 on Saturdays, or at the front gate with a coupon from Taco Bell. Saturday tickets include all day admission to the park (11:00am to 1:00am).

Admission to Halloween Haunt is included FREE with a 2009 season pass.

Halloween Haunt at Kings Island. All You Fear is Here!

WARNING: Halloween Haunt includes graphic scenes, suggestive themes and intense imagery and is recommended for mature audiences. Parental discretion is advised.

Just two weekends left to visit in 2009

There's just two more weekends left in 2009 to visit Kings Island for Halloween Haunt, Howl-O-Fest, roller coasters and other rides, and Nickelodeon Universe.

10/23 - Halloween Haunt 7pm - 1am

10/24 - Open 11am / Howl-O-Fest Noon - 5:30pm / Haunt 7pm - 1am

10/25 - Open 11am / Howl-O-Fest Noon - 5:30pm / Close 7pm

10/30 - Halloween Haunt 7pm - 1am

10/31 - Open 11am / Howl-O-Fest Noon - 5:30pm / Haunt 7pm - 1am

11/1 - Open 11am / Howl-O-Fest Noon - 5:30pm / Close 7pm

The best ticket deals are online at http://www.visitkingsisland.com/.

Get into Halloween Haunt tonight for just $21.99!

Kings Island is open tonight for Halloween Haunt from 7:00pm until 1:00am. Enjoy 13 highly-intense haunted attractions and thrill rides such as Diamondback and the Beast for just $21.99 when you buy your tickets in advance online at www.visitkingsisland.com/haunt.

The park is open Saturday and Sunday for both Halloween Haunt and Howl-O-Fest. Park hours are 11:00am to 1:00am on Saturday and 11:00am until Midnight Sunday. All day admission for Saturday and Sunday, including both Halloween events, is just $27.99 when you buy your tickets in advance online at www.visitkingsisland.com.

ADVISORY: Park not open Thursday for Halloween Haunt due to inclement weather

Due to inclement weather, Kings Island will not be open tonight (Thursday, October 15) for Halloween Haunt. The park will be open Friday (October 16) for Halloween Haunt at 7:00pm.

Sunday best day to experience coolest Halloween Party in town

Family-friendly fun, treats, and surprises await guests this Halloween season at Kings Island. The immensely popular HOWL-O-FEST is the coolest Halloween party in town and will get you into the “spirit.”

This special event is open from Noon until 5:30pm every Saturday and Sunday until November 1. The party includes all kinds of things to do that are fun-scary, not scary-scary. As Kings Island guest, mother of a toddler, first-grader and fourth-grader Shannon Milam told park officials during an October 4 visit, “I was surprised by all there was to see and do. My children loved it. It was definitely worth doing.”

As you are probably aware, HOWL-O-FEST is included FREE with park admission tickets and season pass. This means you and your family can ride all the rides before and after you visit the expansive HOWL-O-FEST area.

Park hours are from 11:00am until 1:00am on Saturdays (Halloween Haunt begins at 7:00pm and is included free with park admission) and from 11:00am until 7:00pm on Sundays (except October 18 when the park is open from 7:00pm until Midnight for Halloween Haunt). The best day to visit Kings Island for HOWL-O-FEST is Sunday when there are less ghouls and goblins in the way.

Enjoy all day admission to Kings Island on Saturdays and Sundays for just $27.99 when you buy your tickets in advance online at howlofest.visitkingsisland.com – a savings of $21.00 off the regular gate price! Saturday and Sunday admission tickets can also be purchased for just $27.99 at the gate with a coupon from Skyline Chili.

For more information on the ultimate kids’ Halloween Party visit howlofest.visitkingsisland.com.

Live shows separate Haunt from other area events

The bloodcurdling horror, mind-bending terror and nightmarish madness of Halloween Haunt features more than 500 ghastly creatures emerging from the darkness, 13 highly-intense and bone-chilling attractions and some of the most hair-raising rides on the planet! The Haunt also boasts two live shows, including the all-new Hot Blooded and the immensely popular Ghouls Gone Wild.

In Hot Blooded, vampires, blood and rock n’ roll explode onto the stage in this seductive after-life revue. This clan is born to be wild and is looking for action. Break on through to the other side and get bitten! The show takes place in the International Showplace Theatre.

Over in the Festhaus, the top ghouls in the business are having a dinner party, and you’re on the menu! Join Frankenstein and his Bride, the Mummy, Vampire, Werewolf and wicked Witch as they inject some fresh blood into classic rock n’ roll hits in this spooktacular music revue. Meet and greet and photo opportunities with the monsters are available after each show!

Tickets for Halloween Haunt are just $21.99 for Thursday and Friday nights and $27.99 for all day, all night Saturdays and Sundays and can be purchased online at haunt.visitkingsisland.com or at the gate with a coupon from Taco Bell. (Front Gate admission price without a coupon is $34.99 for Thursday and Friday nights and $48.99 for Saturdays and Sundays).

Soaking up some suds

The Foam Pit is one of the most popular activities for kids at the family-friendly Howl-O-Fest event at Kings Island. Looks like fun, doesn't it?

Halloween fun abounds at HOWL-O-FEST

Kings Island’s Halloween season is recognized as one of the best in the industry with something for everyone in the family. Halloween Haunt, with its bone-chilling mazes, live (and dead) shows and roamers and creepers leaves teens and adults begging for more. But it’s not all about blood, terror and gore – there’s also the family-friendly HOWL-O-FEST event during the day on Saturdays and Sundays in the fall.

HOWL-O-FEST is included free with park admission or season pass. Purchase discounted admission tickets online or visit a participating Taco Bell location to pick up discount coupons and pay only $27.99!

HOWL-O-FEST takes place between the hours of noon and 5:30pm and the park is open from 11am to 1am every Saturday (Halloween Haunt begins at 7PM) and 11am - 7pm every Sunday through November 1.

UC Bearcats visit Kings Island

Players and coaches from the University of Cincinnati Bearcats men's and women's basketball programs met fans, signed autographs and posed for photographs at an appearance Sunday at Kings Island.