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catlover79 · 09-24-2009, 11:29 PM

CINCINNATI (AP) -- An amusement park is apologizing for a Halloween display of skeletons dressed up as dead celebrities, including Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett.

The skeletons were removed from Kings Island on Thursday after criticism surfaced on the Internet and radio talk shows. Park spokesman Don Helbig says the park apologizes if it offended anyone.

The skeleton depicting Jackson wore pajama pants and a long black wig and carried a blanket-covered figure under its arm. The one dressed as Fawcett wore a blond wig and red bathing suit.

Also featured was a skeletal version of Steve McNair, the former Tennessee Titans quarterback who was killed by his mistress in July. The skeleton was holding a football helmet with a hole in the top, a skeleton in a skimpy red negligee draped across its lap.

Kings Island is located 24 miles north of Cincinnati.

http://www.fox8.com/wjw-ap-kingsisla...,7216383.story

Marvo301 · 09-24-2009, 11:39 PM

Wow! That is in incredibly poor taste!

I'm glad the display was taken down but I am even more appalled that it was put up in the first place!

catlover79 · 09-25-2009, 12:06 AM

Who were the idiots who thought this was a good idea in the first place???

Marvo301 · 09-25-2009, 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

Who were the idiots who thought this was a good idea in the first place???

The newest unemployed people in America, if there's any justice!

catlover79 · 09-25-2009, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Marvo301

The newest unemployed people in America, if there's any justice!

We can only hope!!

phoebe7165 · 09-25-2009, 12:22 AM

You can't tell me that they didn't think that anybody was going to say anything about this.

TripperFan · 09-25-2009, 01:07 AM

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Originally Posted by phoebe7165

You can't tell me that they didn't think that anybody was going to say anything about this.

As the saying goes - "Any publicity is good publicity".

How crass. ugh

Schmoopie · 09-25-2009, 01:28 AM

OMG, that is horrible! They should not only be appologizing to their patrons but to the families and friends of those celebrities as well! I think a more fitting tribute (at least to Micheal Jackson) would have been to do a "Thriller"-type display. That would have been kind of cool. They could have done the zombies or whatever and had a stand up display of him (perhaps a picture from the video-he was cute in that!). Think of the possibilities! That way it would be a way of "honoring" him instead of this tasteless episode.

80sTrivia · 09-25-2009, 04:05 AM

Definitely in poor taste... wth were they thinking?

MickeyMac · 09-25-2009, 12:11 PM

Some people have no shame.

Tuesday Weld · 09-25-2009, 12:18 PM

That just wasn't right.

MrCleveland · 09-25-2009, 05:11 PM

This is just too soon....

browneyes106 · 09-25-2009, 06:47 PM

I read about this last night. It was in poor taste. I hate to say it but for Halloween there will be people out wearing a tasteless celebrity costumes.

Retro4Life · 09-25-2009, 07:15 PM

The frightening thing is that at NO step in the production of this display (conception, brainstorming, greenlighting, building, etc) did ANYONE apparently step up and say "uhm, this is kind of a bad idea." In other words an entire group of people signed off on this.

I don't know why things like this still surprise me, but they do.

And yes, I agree with everyone here; this was a horrendous breach of taste and respect.

09-24-2009, 11:29 PM	#1
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	Not Amusing: People Outraged Over Dead Celebrities Display At Kings Island CINCINNATI (AP) -- An amusement park is apologizing for a Halloween display of skeletons dressed up as dead celebrities, including Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett. The skeletons were removed from Kings Island on Thursday after criticism surfaced on the Internet and radio talk shows. Park spokesman Don Helbig says the park apologizes if it offended anyone. The skeleton depicting Jackson wore pajama pants and a long black wig and carried a blanket-covered figure under its arm. The one dressed as Fawcett wore a blond wig and red bathing suit. Also featured was a skeletal version of Steve McNair, the former Tennessee Titans quarterback who was killed by his mistress in July. The skeleton was holding a football helmet with a hole in the top, a skeleton in a skimpy red negligee draped across its lap. Kings Island is located 24 miles north of Cincinnati. http://www.fox8.com/wjw-ap-kingsisla...,7216383.story
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09-24-2009, 11:39 PM	#2
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09-25-2009, 12:22 AM	#6
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09-25-2009, 01:28 AM	#8
Schmoopie Keep Calm and Love Snoopy Forum Star Join Date: Jul 13, 2008 Location: Lynnwood, Washington Posts: 15,697	OMG, that is horrible! They should not only be appologizing to their patrons but to the families and friends of those celebrities as well! I think a more fitting tribute (at least to Micheal Jackson) would have been to do a "Thriller"-type display. That would have been kind of cool. They could have done the zombies or whatever and had a stand up display of him (perhaps a picture from the video-he was cute in that!). Think of the possibilities! That way it would be a way of "honoring" him instead of this tasteless episode.
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09-25-2009, 04:05 AM	#9
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09-25-2009, 12:06 AM	#3
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	Who were the idiots who thought this was a good idea in the first place???

09-25-2009, 12:11 PM	#10
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09-25-2009, 12:18 PM	#11
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09-25-2009, 05:11 PM	#12
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09-25-2009, 06:47 PM	#13
browneyes106 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 01, 2008 Posts: 6,094	I read about this last night. It was in poor taste. I hate to say it but for Halloween there will be people out wearing a tasteless celebrity costumes.

09-25-2009, 07:15 PM	#14
Retro4Life Accept No Substitutes Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 04, 2009 Location: IL Posts: 6,708	The frightening thing is that at NO step in the production of this display (conception, brainstorming, greenlighting, building, etc) did ANYONE apparently step up and say "uhm, this is kind of a bad idea." In other words an entire group of people signed off on this. I don't know why things like this still surprise me, but they do. And yes, I agree with everyone here; this was a horrendous breach of taste and respect.
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