The answer to the question “will Son of Beast reopen” has finally been answered. After a lengthy evaluation of all alternatives, Kings Island announced today the decision has been made to remove Son of Beast, the world’s tallest wooden roller...
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Kings Island Windseeker Update
MASON — Kings Island’s newest ride won’t be open when the park begins operations this weekend.Officials said the recent storms and rain have delayed operations to fully test the assembled ride, which stands more than 300 feet tall and will...
Continue reading...New 2011 Attraction for Kings Island
The T-Rex is out of the bag. The new attraction at Kings Island that will be unveiled Friday is an animated dinosaur walk. Greg Nichols, with the city of Mason’s engineering department, said the amusement park submitted a drawing of...
Continue reading...Kings Island plans for the future
I love following parks on Facebook. They always seem to post the most interesting things during the offseason. Kings Island is no exception. The park recently posted the following photos of some important-looking people surrounding some sort of white blueprint...
Continue reading...Cedar Point and Kings Island announce WindSeeker
Cedar Point and Kings Island also announced plans today to install WindSeeker for the 2011 season. Like the previously announced WindSeekers at Knott’s Berry Farm and Canada’s Wonderland, Cedar Point’s and Kings Island’s WindSeekers will also stand 301 feet tall. Read...
Continue reading...Son of Beast Signage Gone
Last week we noticed at Kings Island that the logo from the Son of Beast sign had been removed, but the giant “box” was still there. However, a member from KICentral posted the following image which shows the entire box...
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...My 2009 Theme Park Statistics
While I was walking around Universal Studios Florida back in November, I noticed there were quite a lot of restaurants and shops, especially compared to the number of rides. I started wondering “what is the ride to shop ratio? How...
Continue reading...Will Son of Beast ever reopen?
Here’s an interesting article from Cincinnati.com that questions the current status of the Son of Beast at Kings Island and if it will ever reopen. The ride as you know has been plagued with problems ever since it opened, even...
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...
Continue reading...Kings Island Haunt 2009
Coaster101 recently returned from a trip to check out Kings Island’s 2009 Haunt! The guys over there sure do know how to put on a spectacular event! See for yourself:
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