The Ghost Hole was a horror-themed

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operated by 12th Street Amusements, a division of Li'l Sassy Anne, Inc. In 2021, the ride was removed and replaced by an expansion of

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, featuring a Vekoma suspended coaster named the Phoenix, and a kiddie coaster from SBF Visa in 2021. In its heyday, the exterior of the ride was painted in graffiti-style imagery and two animated figures, a

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stirring a pot and a large growling

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. At one time, a morass of three

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s was another animated figure on the front of the ride, and other animated figures have been there previously. The serpents were absent for the first part of the 2007 season, though they later returned in greater quantity, though the two on the right come too close together, rubbing off the foam rubber eye of the rightmost serpent. A greenish

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was also added to the leftmost window. In front of the ride, a glass case held an animatronic figure who simultaneously vomits and defecates while hunched over a toilet.ghost hole sur Flickr : partage de photos !
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, but were in multiple colors and have heavier protective guards that are lowered over riders. After April 2009, two virtually identical vultures were placed on the exterior of the ride, the serpents were again removed, and the vomiter/defecator was given a female likeness, including a long blonde wig and a black skirt. The ride opened with a long trek up a slope similar to a

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. A halved man hung from the ceiling over the car, and the first full stunt passed was of an

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execution. After a brief

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outside, one was greeted by a bulging eyed

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and a plunge down another slope past several strands that made contact with the rider. At the bottom of this dark passage were torches, horror-oriented familial groups sitting together, torture victims,

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creatures, a snapping

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, and another

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man (the vomit was obviously water sprayed hard and wide), among others. Some of these leaned threateningly toward the rider. This last and longest part of the ride was not a complete building, but housed in black

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. As far as sound effects, aside from thunder, there was a lot of gunfire, although no guns were shown.

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