Interactive, Black Light, Family-Fun!

Upon entrance, guests are immersed in the ‘haunted’ atmosphere from the exterior queue line onward: an eerie graveyard with creepy music and sound effects, engraved tombstones, fog, and a water-spitting gargoyle help to set the mood. Once inside, guests meet the intrepid ghost hunter, Professor Phearstruck as he outlines the challenge ahead. The 14-scene dark ride takes riders on a wild chase through the haunted Bleakstone Manor as they drive out the evil Boocifer and his cohorts. Keep your eyes peeled; scares and surprises await around every corner!

Boocifer comes to haunting life in various forms throughout the ride.  The most exciting and memorable encounter with the lead phantom is a fog screen projection of his threatening face–complete with fire effects.  The ride vehicles pass through the projection, moving into a pitch black scene filled with frightening skeleton warriors.  After the battle, you come face-to-face with Boocifer for a final encounter.

When Ghost Blasters II opened at Elitch Gardens, the park launched an interactive contest. Daily prizes were given and the highest scorers met for a well publicized and well-attended “Blast Off” at the end of the season.  The ride has proven to be a great complement to Elitch Gardens’ annual October “Fright Fest” event.

From IP To License-Free

After Cedar Fair decided not to renew their license with Hanna-Barbera, each of the Scooby-Doo's Haunted Mansion dark rides at Canada’s Wonderland, Carowinds, Kings Island and Kings Dominion were closed and retrofitted with the popular Ghost Blasters 2.0 storyline. This Sally-original dark ride had garnered great success from parks like Elitch Gardens in Denver, Colorado. All four Cedar Fair attractions re-opened in 2010 as Boo Blasters on Boo Hill.

De-dogging the previous attractions started with overlaying the Ghost Blasters storyline and scene changes to the current buildings. Once the story overlay was finalized, generic ghosts took the place of the Scooby-Doo characters and the new ghastly villain named Boocifer was introduced.

Boocifer now appears as a computer-generated character on a screen in the Graveyard to introduce himself. The former money printing machine has been turned into the Scare Tonic (a soda which supposedly makes ghosts stronger) machine and a new climactic ending has replaced the final two scenes.