While not as old as some of the vintage park photos from Walt Disney World I shared earlier, these pictures from Kings Island taken in 1996 are quite interesting to look at. The park was still under the Paramount name...
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Kings Island’s Vortex Reaches Milestone
Vortex, the 1987 Arrow looping coaster at Kings Island, reached a new milestone yesterday when the coaster gave its 40 millionth ride. The coaster was the first to turn riders upside down six times. Riders have inverted more than 240,000,000...
Continue reading...The Bat POV Video
Take a ride on one of Kings Island’s most notorious rides by watching The Bat POV video. This rare footage includes a full-circuit POV video of the Bat during its April, 1981 grand opening. The Bat was the first ever...
Continue reading...Brady Bunch Stars Return to Kings Island
Those of you who grew up in the 1970s and beyond may have watched a little show by the name of The Brady Bunch. It was one of the first sitcoms I remember watching, and I was a 90s kid. The show...
Continue reading...Dinosaurs Invade Ohio
If you have an affinity for large, extinct reptiles then Ohio is the place to be this summer. There are four major Dinosaur attractions at Ohio’s zoos and theme parks. Here’s a quick rundown of what you can expect at...
Continue reading...Kings Dominion Prepares to Open Planet Snoopy
Today, Kings Dominion will open Planet Snoopy, the largest Peanuts-themed children’s area in the world. The area includes eight new rides (18 total rides) and covers nearly 14 acres of land. The eight new family rides in Planet Snoopy include: Charlie...
Continue reading...A-Z Coaster of the Week: Outer Limits
The A-Z Coaster of the Week is Outer Limits: Flight of Fear found at Kings Island and Kings Dominion. Both roller coasters opened in 1996 and were the first to use Linear Induction Motors (LIMs) instead of the traditional chain...
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...A-Z Coaster of the Week: Diamondback
Kings Island, only having a wooden coaster that was over the 200-foot mark that didn’t quite please the public, wanted a true hyper-coaster built and in 2009, it came and it was a hit. Having a height of 230 feet (tallest coaster...
Continue reading...Son of Beast Falls
Kings Island recently shared this saddening photo of Son of Beast’s lift hill falling to the ground. Now, very little remains of the once-giant coaster. The park is expected to upload a video of the lift hill being demolished. We’ll...
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...
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