Spring Fling

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Spring Fling

Kentucky Kingdom
Location	Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Coordinates	38°11′46″N 85°44′52″W / 38.196127°N 85.747829°W / 38.196127; -85.747829
Status	Operating since 1991
Rider height	Minimum: 36 inch Min. unaccompanied: 42 inch

Kings Island
Name	Flying Dutchman
Location	Mason, Ohio, USA
Coordinates	39°20′40″N 84°15′56″W / 39.34448686519°N 84.2655094264°W / 39.34448686519; -84.2655094264
Operated	1973 to 1990

Statistics

Manufacturer

Intamin

Product

Flying Dutchman

Capacity

40 per cycle

Spring Fling, previously known as Flying Dutchman, is a Flying Dutchman built by Swiss Manufacturer Intamin currently located at Kentucky Kingdom in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. The ride was originally located at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, USA.

History

The ride opened as Flying Dutchman at Kings Island in 1973. It closed after the 1990 season.

Flying Dutchman opened at Kentucky Kingdom in 1991.^[1]

Flying Dutchman closed with the park after the 2009 season.^[2] It remained standing but not operating until the reopening of Kentucky Kingdom on May 24, 2014.^[3]

The ride was renamed Spring Fling in 2025.^[4]