When the psychic opens the mystic book, one of the pages has symbols such as an ankh, a fox, a cat, several planets, the initials "BK" and the initials "MSJ". Each of these are references to former KISS members, in order it references Vinnie Vincent, Eric Carr, Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, Bruce Kulick and Mark St. John.
When KISS powers up into their "superhero" persona, each band member glows a different color. These colors correspond to the background colors on the cover of each member's 1978 solo album:
- The Starchild/Paul Stanley: Purple.
- The Demon/Gene Simmons: Red.
- The Catman (formerly Peter Criss, now Eric Singer): Green.
- The Spaceman (formerly Ace Frehley, now Tommy Thayer): Blue.
The Kiss World amusement park shown in the movie was based on a real concept. In his book "Kiss and Sell: The Making of a Supergroup", C.K. Lendt, who was one of KISS' financial managers, said that during the planning and rehearsal stages of the tour to support the group's latest album "Dynasty". Gene Simmons came up with the idea of a portable amusement park, the kind of setup that is put up in shopping mall parking lots, livestock show and rodeos, and carnivals, with all of the rides, games, concessions, and attractions all themed to the four members of Kiss. The park, named Kiss World, would travel with the band and be erected at the arenas where the band would be performing. Lendt looked into the concept and then told the band that such an undertaking would cause them financial trouble. The Kiss World idea was quickly dropped. According to Lendt, the idea didn't last more that two weeks.
Starchild paints a picture of Daphne Blake, and a rather insulting picture of Fred Jones. In real life, painting is a hobby of Paul Stanley and he has developed a reputation as an accomplished painter.
The final movie to feature Mindy Cohn as the voice of Velma Dinkley, who had voiced the character since 2002. She was struggling with breast cancer, but later recovered.