When you have the opportunity to connect with a long-time industry veteran, you’re bound to get some incredible stories. When that industry veteran is Dennis Speigel, the stories are even better. A former Kings Island and Kings Dominion General Manager,...
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Kings Island Installs First Piece of 2024 Snoopy Coaster
Kings Island reached an exciting milestone today when construction crews installed the first piece of track of the park’s new-for-2024 family roller coaster, Snoopy’s Soap Box Racers. Announced in August 2023, Snoopy’s Soap Box Racers is a Vekoma “Family Boomerang”...
Continue reading...13 Defunct Theme Park Monorails
While Walt Disney may have thought they were the way of the future, monorails have failed to become a widespread mode of transportation. Like stream trains, after the Disneyland monorail opened there was a building boom of theme park monorails...
Continue reading...Kings Island Announces Surprise New Roller Coaster for 2024
In 2024, Kings Island’s new Camp Snoopy will feature the park’s newest roller coaster, Snoopy’s Soap Box Racers. It will be the amusement park’s first family boomerang coaster, that races riders both forward and backward on the same track. With...
Continue reading...Kings Island Debuts New Adventure Port Area
King’s Island’s officially opened its new Adventure Port area over the weekend. The new themed section features two new rides, the existing Adventure Express coaster enhanced with new theming as well as two food and beverage locations. The area is...
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Podcast: An Audio Journey of “Kings Island: A Photographic Journey” with Author Barry Hill
Longtime listeners will remember when we interviewed author Evan Ponstingle about his book: Kings Island: A Ride Through Time. After that book was released, publisher Barry Hill of Rivershore Creative felt that the only thing missing was a visual accompaniment....
Continue reading...One Thing I Hate About Winterfest at Kings Island
Last weekend I took my family to Winterfest at Kings Island for the first time in five years. We drove down from Columbus on a Saturday afternoon to make sure we were one of the first guests to enter when...
Continue reading...Kings Island Adding New Adventure Port Area in 2023
Kings Island announced plans today for Adventure Port, a new themed area to debut for the 2023 season with two new rides, upgrades to the Adventure Express mine train coaster and other enhancements. Adventure Port will be situated between Kings...
Continue reading...No Kings at Kings Island: Eight-year-old Reviews Tricks and Treats Fall Fest
“How was it?” my wife asked my eight-year-old son Henry upon our return from a father-son day at Kings Island. Without pausing to think about it, he seriously answers, “Unfortunately, there were no kings.” I cracked up. It was the...
Continue reading...Cedar Fair Announces New “Prestige” Pass for Cedar Point, Kings Island, and Carowinds
Cedar Fair has recently rolled out a new passholder level for three of its properties – the Prestige Pass. Debuting at Cedar Point, Kings Island, and Carowinds, the Prestige Pass is available in two versions, Prestige, and Prestige+, and includes all of...
Continue reading...Giveaway: Cedar Fair Offering a Fun Box of Mystery Gifts
If you like surprises and coaster-related merchandise, then “The Fun Box” from Cedar Fair was made for you. Cedar Fair announced this week the “First Drop Edition” of its new curated mystery box of never-before-scene “wearables, collectibles, treats and more”...
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Podcast: A First-Timer’s Guide to Kings Island
We’ve got a first time over here! While multiple members of the Coaster101 team have visited Kings Island in the past, Shane had the opportunity to visit the park for the first time recently, and we thought a fresh perspective...
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