When you sign up for a coaster enthusiast event, you’re often promised some sort of “behind-the-scenes” tour. Your results may vary, but these tours can be fairly mundane. You get the same photo angle as every other enthusiast with a...
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Kings Island and Banshee Covered in Snow
If you think that harsh winter weather conditions are slowing down Banshee construction at Kings Island, think again. The B&M inverted coaster is growing each day, thanks to the dedicated construction workers. A spokesman from the park reports: “Construction of...
Continue reading...Beast Onride Video from 1979
Can you believe that Kings Island’s legendary Beast roller coaster is 35+ years old? The 7,359-foot-long wooden coaster zips through the wooded outskirts of the Mason, Ohio theme park—an experience I named my best ride of 2012. The below video...
Continue reading...Tour Kings Island’s Legendary Beast
Kings Island is offering Beast fans the chance to get an up close and personal look at the legendary wooden roller coaster while simultaneously supporting a great cause. Behind the scenes tours of the Beast at Kings Island are available...
Continue reading...Kings Island’s Beast Celebrates Anniversary
The legendary wooden “Beast” coaster at Kings Island is celebrating a special day today: “MASON, Ohio – Wednesday marked the 35th anniversary of when construction began at Kings Island in 1978 on a single-track roller coaster which broke all existing...
Continue reading...The Beast: Behind the Scenes
Last August, Kings Island provided the opportunity to take a behind the scenes tour of their legendary coaster. Taking a tour around any roller coaster would be great, but it being The Beast, I had to go experience it. The...
Continue reading...Best Ride of 2012: Beast at Night
When Joel at The Coaster Critic asked me to take part in the “best ride experience of 2012” series, I thought for a while before deciding. My stellar 2012 coaster season included riding both of the new U.S. wing coasters (Wild Eagle and X-Flight)....
Continue reading...Kings Island Halloween Haunt 2012 Photos
I found myself at Kings Island this past Saturday for my first Halloween Haunt experience. Yes, this was my first time at a Cedar Fair park during the Halloween season. Six Flags’ Fright Fest was primarily all that I had...
Continue reading...Kings Island Opening Day Photos
I spent the day at Kings Island today and had a great time at the park. While the first day of the season brought a decent crowd, I was fortunate enough to be able to ride nearly everything in the...
Continue reading...Closing day at Kings Island
With Halloween falling on a Saturday this year, many parks final day of operation for the season was Sunday, Novemeber 1st. Forum member DropZone99 got some great pictures from the last day.
Continue reading...Midwest Mania, Part III: Kings Island
We continue our journey across the midwest as we make a stop at Kings Island in Ohio! The park is home to the new B&M hyper, Diamondback, Firehawk, The Beast, and many other top notch rides. This gallery features nearly...
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