Kings Island scraps Halloween display of dead celebrities

In response to negative feedback, Kings Island amusement park has decided to dismantle its planned Halloween Haunt display featuring skeletons of prominent dead celebrities. The display was to include skeletons dressed to appear like former Tennessee Titan QB Steve McNair, Heath Ledger, Sonny Bono and Michael Jackson.  Officials at the amusement park state that their intentions were not meant to be distasteful, but the public reaction indicated that many people thought differently. Read full article here.

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In response to negative feedback, Kings Island amusement park has decided to dismantle its planned Halloween Haunt display featuring skeletons of prominent dead celebrities.

The display was to include skeletons dressed to appear like former Tennessee Titan QB Steve McNair, Heath Ledger, Sonny Bono and Michael Jackson.  Officials at the amusement park state that their intentions were not meant to be distasteful, but the public reaction indicated that many people thought differently.

Read full article here.

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