Kings Island

Kings Island is a theme park located in Mason, Ohio, USA. The park is owned by Cedar Fair, and was operated by the Paramount Parks chain from mid-1992^[1] to June 30, 2006^[2] after it was acquired from the newly-formed CBS Corporation. Kings Island is one of two operational Cedar Fair parks in Ohio, with the other one being Cedar Point. Kings Island is the second most visited seasonal theme park in North America, behind Canada's Wonderland.

History

Kings Island opened on April 29, 1972. It was built as a replacement for Coney Island in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.

The park was renamed to Paramount's Kings Island in 1993. Following its sale to Cedar Fair in 2006, the name reverted back to Kings Island in 2007.

Roller coasters

Present

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Status
Adventure Express	Arrow Dynamics	Hybrid	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 Terrain	April 9, 1993	Operating
Beast	Charles Dinn	Wooden Terrain	April 14, 1979	Operating
Diamondback	Bolliger & Mabillard	Hyper	April 18, 2009	Operating
Flight of Fear	Premier Rides	Launched Enclosed	June 18, 1996	Operating
Great Pumpkin Coaster	E&F Miler Industries	Kiddie	1992	Operating
Invertigo	Vekoma	Inverted Shuttle	April 17, 1999	Operating
Mystic Timbers	Great Coasters International	Wooden	April 15, 2017	Operating
Orion	Bolliger & Mabillard	Giga	July 2, 2020	Operating
Racer	John C. Allen	Wooden Twin	April 29, 1972	Operating
Snoopy's Soap Box Racers	Vekoma	Shuttle	May 24, 2024	Operating
Woodstock Express	John C. Allen	Wooden	April 29, 1972	Operating
Woodstock's Air Rail	Vekoma	inverted	April 7, 2001	Operating

Past

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Bat	Arrow Dynamics	Suspended	1981	1983	Scrapped
Bavarian Beetle	SDC	Sit-Down	1972	1978	Scrapped
Demon	Arrow Development	Launched Shuttle	1977	1987	Relocated to Camden Park
Firehawk	Vekoma	Flying	May 26, 2007	October 28, 2018	Scrapped
King Cobra	Togo	Stand-Up	1984	2001	Stored - scrapped
Scooby's Ghoster Coaster	Caripro	Suspended Single rail Kiddie	1998	2005	Stored - scrapped
Son of Beast	Roller Coaster Corporation of America	Wooden Hyper	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
Cargo Loco	Zamperla	Teacups	2023
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	1977
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	1979
Peanuts Off-Road Rally	Hampton Rides	Roundabout	1972
Charlie Brown's Rushing River Log Ride	Arrow Development	Log Flume	1972
Sally's Sea Plane	Zamperla	Junior Flying Carpet	1998
Scrambler	Eli Bridge Company	Scrambler	1972
Shake, Rattle & Roll	HUSS	Troika	1975
Snoopy vs Red Baron	Zamperla	Junior Jets	1992
Snoopy's Junction	Mack Rides	Track Ride	1982
Snoopy's Space Buggies	Zamperla	Jump Around	2015
Sol Spin	Zamperla	Enterprise	2023
Surf Dog	Zamperla	Disk'O	2006
Viking Fury	Intamin	Pirate Ship	1982
White Water Canyon	Intamin	River Rapids	1985
WindSeeker	Mondial	Star Flyer	2011
Franklin's Flyers	Larson International	Flying Scooters	2015
Woodstock Whirlybirds	Caripro	Monorail	1998
Zephyr	Zierer	Waveswinger	1986

Closed

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Antique Cars	Arrow Development	Track Ride	1972	2004	Scrapped
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 Paramount's Carowinds
Gulliver's Rub-A-Dub	Arrow Development	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 Development	Log Flume	1973	2000	Scrapped
Ohio Overland Auto Livery	Arrow Development	Track Ride	1972	1997	Scrapped - cars 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
SlingShot	Funtime	Slingshot	2002	2021	Scrapped
Smurf's Enchanted Voyage	Arrow Development	Scenic Boat Ride	1972	1991	Scrapped
Sunshine Turnpike	Arrow Development	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
Wild Animal Habitat Monorail	Universal Mobility	Monorail	1974	1993	Trains relocated to Jungle Jim's
Winnie Witch's Cauldrons	Unknown	Teacups	1972	1991	Scrapped
Xtreme Skyflyer	Sky Fun 1 Inc.	Skycoaster	1995	2024	Unknown
Zodiac	Waagner-Biro	Double Wheel	1975	1986	Relocated to Australia's Wonderland

Water slides

Kings Island also includes its adajent water park Soak City which is included with admission to the park. It originally opened in 1989 as WaterWorks, being the first new area added to Kings Island in over fourteen years. It was expanded in 1997, renamed as Crocodile Dundee's Boomerang Bay in 2004, and shortened to Boomerang Bay in 2007 following Cedar Fair's removal of all Paramount licensing from the park. In 2012, the park underwent another expansion and was renamed under its current name of Soak City to match its sister parks.

References

↑ "Paramount to buy 4 theme parks for $400 million". United Press International. 31 July 1992. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
↑ "MEETING WITH POTENTIAL LENDERS RE: ACQUISITION OF PARAMOUNT PARKS FROM CBS". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. ?? June 2006. Retrieved 16 April 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

External links

Kings Island on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

This box: view edit Amusement parks operated by Six Flags
Current Theme Parks	California's Great America Canada's Wonderland Carowinds Cedar Point Dorney Park Frontier City Kings Dominion Kings Island Knott's Berry Farm La Ronde Michigan's Adventure Six Flags America Six Flags Darien Lake Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Six Flags Fiesta Texas Six Flags Great Adventure Six Flags Great America Six Flags Great Escape Six Flags Magic Mountain Six Flags Mexico Six Flags New England Six Flags Over Georgia Six Flags Over Texas Six Flags Qiddiya Six Flags St. Louis Valleyfair Worlds of Fun
Current Water Parks (Within Park Grounds)	Carolina Harbor Oceans of Fun Six Flags Hurricane Harbor (Great Escape) Six Flags Hurricane Harbor (Over Georgia) Six Flags Hurricane Harbor (St. Louis) Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Darien Lake Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Maryland Six Flags Hurricane Harbor New England South Bay Shores Splash Works Soak City (Kings Dominion) Soak City (Kings Island) Soak City (Valleyfair) WildWater Adventure Wildwater Kingdom Wild West Water Works
Current Water Parks (Separate Admission or Standalone)	Castaway Bay Cedar Point Shores Knott's Soak City Schlitterbahn Galveston Schlitterbahn New Braunfels Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Arlington Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Chicago Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Concord Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Los Angeles Six Flags Hurricane Harbor New Jersey Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Phoenix Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Oaxtepec Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Oklahoma City Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Rockford Six Flags Hurricane Harbor San Antonio Six Flags Hurricane Harbor SplashTown Six Flags White Water White Water Bay
Former Properties (Theme Parks)	American Adventures Bellewaerde Park Six Flags AstroWorld Six Flags AutoWorld Six Flags Belgium Six Flags Elitch Gardens Six Flags Holland Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom Six Flags New Orleans Six Flags Worlds of Adventure Walibi Aquitaine Walibi Lorraine Walibi Rhône-Alpes Warner Bros. Movie World Germany Warner Bros. Park Madrid Wild Waves and Enchanted Village Wyandot Lake
Former Properties (Water Parks)	Aqualibi Hurricane Harbor (Worlds of Adventure) Six Flags Atlantis Island Kingdom Six Flags Splashwater Kingdom Six Flags WaterWorld Waterworld Sacramento
Cancelled	Dubailand Zhejiang

This box: view edit Amusement parks operated by Cedar Fair
Transferred as part of Six Flags merger	California's Great America Canada's Wonderland Carowinds Cedar Point Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom Kings Dominion Kings Island Knott's Berry Farm Michigan's Adventure Valleyfair Worlds of Fun
Closed or sold prior to Six Flags merger	Geauga Lake & Wildwater Kingdom Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park Knott's Camp Snoopy

This box: view edit Amusement parks operated by Paramount Parks
Transferred as part of Cedar Fair acquisition	Paramount's Kings Island Paramount's Kings Dominion Paramount's Carowinds Paramount Canada's Wonderland Paramount's Great America Bonfante Gardens
Sold prior to Cedar Fair acquisition	Terra Mítica Raging Waters San Dimas

[1] "Paramount to buy 4 theme parks for $400 million". United Press International. 31 July 1992. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

[2] "MEETING WITH POTENTIAL LENDERS RE: ACQUISITION OF PARAMOUNT PARKS FROM CBS". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. ?? June 2006. Retrieved 16 April 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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