Kings Island

Kings Island

Location	Mason, Ohio, USA
Status	Operating
Opened	April 29, 1972
Owner	Cedar Fair
Area	775 acres (313.6 hectares)
Website	http://visitkingsisland.com/

The park's Eiffel Tower

Kings Island is a theme park located in Mason, Ohio, USA. The park is owned by Cedar Fair, and was originally part of the Paramount Parks chain that Cedar Fair acquired from CBS Corporation in 2006. Kings Island is one of two Cedar Fair parks in Ohio, the other being Cedar Point. Kings Island is the second most visited seasonal theme park in North America, behind Canada's Wonderland.

Roller coasters

Present (14)

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Status
Adventure Express	Arrow Dynamics	Mine Train	April 13, 1991	Operating
Backlot Stunt Coaster	Premier Rides	Launched	May 20, 2005	Operating
Banshee	Bolliger & Mabillard	Inverted	April 18, 2014	Operating
Bat	Arrow Dynamics	Suspended	April 9, 1993	Operating
The Beast	Charlie Dinn	Wooden	April 14, 1979	Operating
Diamondback	Bolliger & Mabillard	Hyper	April 18, 2009	Operating
Flight of Fear	Premier Rides	Indoor/Launched	1996	Operating
Flying Ace Aerial Chase	Vekoma	Suspended	2001	Operating
Great Pumpkin Coaster	E&F Miler Industries	Kiddie	1992	Operating
Invertigo	Vekoma	Inverted	April 17, 1999	Operating
Mystic Timbers	Great Coasters International	Wooden	April 15, 2017	Operating
Orion	Bolliger & Mabillard	Giga	July 12, 2020	Operating
Racer	John C. Allen	Wooden	April 29, 1972	Operating
Woodstock Express	John C. Allen	Wooden	April 29, 1972	Operating

Past (8)

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Bat	Arrow Dynamics	Suspended	1981	1983	Scrapped
Bavarian Beetle	S.D.C.	Sit-Down	1972	1979	Unknown
Demon	Arrow Dynamics	Shuttle	1977	1987	Relocated to Camden Park
Firehawk	Vekoma	Flying	2007	October 28, 2018	Scrapped
King Cobra	Togo	Stand-Up	1984	2001	Stored - scrapped
Scooby's Ghoster Coaster	Caripro	Suspended	1998	2005	Stored - scrapped
Son of Beast	Roller Coaster Corporation of America	Wooden	2000	2009	Scrapped
Vortex	Arrow Dynamics	Sit-Down	April 11, 1987	October 27, 2019	Scrapped

Attractions

Operating

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill	Morgan	Tracked Dark Ride	1992
Character Carousel	Chance Rides	Carousel	1982
Charlie Brown's Wind Up	Zamperla	Junior Chair-O-Plane	1992
Congo Falls	Intamin	Shoot The Chute	1988
Delirium	HUSS	Frisbee	2003
Dodgem	Barbieri	Dodgems	1986
Drop Tower: Scream Zone	Intamin	Drop Tower	1999
Eiffel Tower	Intamin	Observation Tower	1972
Grand Carousel	Philadelphia Toboggan Company	Carousel	1972
Joe Cool's Dodgem School	Jurgen Schmidt	Junior Dodgems	1976
Kings Island and Miami Valley Railroad	Crown Metal Products	Miniature Railway	1972
Kings Mills Antique Autos	Gould Manufacturing	Track Ride	2019
Kite Eating Tree	Zamperla	Junior Drop Tower	2006
Linus' Beetle Bugs	W.F. Mangels	Junior Whip	1972
Linus' Launcher	Zamperla	Kite Flyer	2006
Monster	Eyerly Aircraft Company	Polyp	1972
Peanuts 500	Venture Rides	Track Ride	1982
Peanuts Off-Road Rally	Hampton Rides	Roundabout	1972
Race For Your Life Charlie Brown	Arrow Dynamics	Log Flume	2001
Sally's Sea Plane	Zamperla	Junior Flying Carpet	1998
Scrambler	Eli Bridge Company	Scrambler	1972
Shake, Rattle & Roll	HUSS	Troika	1975
SlingShot	Funtime	Slingshot	2002
Snoopy vs Red Baron	Zamperla	Junior Jets	1992
Snoopy's Junction	Mack Rides	Track Ride	1982
Snoopy's Space Buggies	Zamperla	Jump Around	2015
Surf Dog	Zamperla	Disk'O	2006
Viking Fury	Intamin	Pirate Ship	1982
White Water Canyon	Intamin	River Rapids	1985
WindSeeker	Mondial	WindSeeker	2011
Woodstock Gliders	Larson International	Flying Scooters	2015
Woodstock Whirlybirds	Caripro	Monorail	1998
Xtreme Skyflyer	Sky Fun 1 Inc.	Skycoaster	1995
Zephyr	Zierer	Waveswinger	1986

Closed

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Bayern Kurve	Schwarzkopf	Bayern Kurve	1973	1982	Relocated to Australia's Wonderland
Boo Boo's Baggage Claim	R.E. Chambers	Junior Tumble Bug	1972	2005	Scrapped
Crypt	HUSS	Top Spin	2002	2011	Scrapped
Cuddle Up	Philadelphia Toboggan Company	Crazy Daisy	1972	1976	Scrapped
Der Spinnen Keggers	Intamin	Teacups	1972	1989	Scrapped
Ferris Wheel	Eli Bridge Company	Ferris Wheel	1978	1990	Relocated to Libertyland
Flight Commander	Intamin	Flight Trainer	1990	1995	Relocated to Flamingo Land
Flying Dutchman	Intamin	Flying Dutchman	1973	1990	Relocated to Kentucky Kingdom
Flying Eagles	Bisch-Rocco	Flying Scooters	1972	2004	Relocated to Carowinds
Gulliver's Rub-A-Dub	Arrow Dynamics	Scenic Boat Ride	1972	1981	Scrapped
Halley's Comet	Hrubetz	Round-Up	1972	1979	Unknown
Jetson's Jet Orbiters	Allan Herschell Company	Junior Jets	1972	2005	Scrapped
Kenton's Cove Keelboat Canal	Arrow Dynamics	Log Flume	1973	2000	Scrapped
Kings Mills Log Flume	Arrow Dynamics	Log Flume	1972	2000	Refurbished/rethemed - reopened in 2001
Les Taxis	Arrow Dynamics	Track Ride	1972	2004	Scrapped
Lion Country Safari Monorail	Universal Mobility	Monorail	1974	1993	Scrapped
Ohio Overland Auto Livery	Arrow Dynamics	Track Ride	1972	1997	Relocated to Magic Springs & Crystal Falls
Rotor	Chance Rides	Rotor	1972	1982	Unknown
Scrappy's Slide	Aero-Mar Plastics	Giant Slide	1972	1995	Scrapped
Skylab	HUSS	Enterprise	1986	1997	Relocated to Parque Del Café
Skyride	Von Roll	Ropeway	1972	1979	Scrapped
Smurf's Enchanted Voyage	Arrow Dynamics	Scenic Boat Ride	1972	1991	Scrapped
Sunshine Turnpike	Arrow Dynamics	Track Ride	1972	1994	Scrapped
Thunder Alley	J&J Amusements	Go-Karts	1996	2012	Scrapped
Tumble Bug	Traver Engineering Company	Tumble Bug	1972	1985	Scrapped
Wheel of Fortune	Chance Rides	Trabant/Satellite	1972	1980s	Relocated to Bland's Amusement Park
Winnie Witch's Cauldrons	Unknown	Teacups	1972	1991	Scrapped
Zodiac	Waagner-Biro	Double Wheel	1975	1986	Relocated to Australia's Wonderland