Kings Island Opens New Phantom Theater Ride for 2026 Season: Watch Video From Inside the Attraction

Kings Island opens new Phantom Theater ride for 2026 season: Watch video from inside the attraction

This new attraction, which is a dark ride for the entire family, is an interactive experience that pays homage to the park’s original Phantom Theater.

Kings Island unveils new Phantom Theater dark ride ahead of opening

Kings Island in Ohio has unveiled its new Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare dark ride ahead of its opening tomorrow, 18 April.Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare is located at the site of the park's original Phantom Theater dark ride, in the structure previously occupied by Boo Blasters on Boo Hill.Guests will enter the attraction's "hallowed halls on a dark and stormy night", Kings Island said in a press release. Inside, a performance by the th…

Kings Island's Phantom Theater hits all the right notes

By Jeff Elliott and Jim Koehl: Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, isn't known for its dark rides. Other than the indoor roller coaster Flight of Fear, the previous five dark rides in the park have all been in the same building. The former home of Enchanted Voyage (1972-1983), Smurf Enchanted Voyage (1984-1991), Phantom Theater (1992-2002), Scooby Doo and the Haunted Castle (2003-2009), and Boo Blasters on Boo Hill (2010-2025) is now the home of Phanto…