List of Kings Island attractions

Kings Island is a 364-acre (147 ha) amusement park located in Mason, Ohio. The park is known for releasing record-breaking and first-of-a-kind rides over the years, such as Flight of Fear, the world's first launched roller coaster using a linear induction motor, and The Beast which opened as the world's tallest, fastest, and longest wooden roller coaster in 1979.^[1][2] The Beast still retains the length record and continues to be highly ranked in the annual Golden Ticket Awards from Amusement Today.^[3] With the addition of Mystic Timbers in 2017, Kings Island claimed the world record for having the most wooden roller coaster track in a single amusement park, and it tied the record for most wooden roller coasters, raising the park's total to five.

Inside Kings Island's main entrance

Kings Island added a 12-acre (4.9 ha) water park called WaterWorks in 1989, constructed near White Water Canyon.^[1] The area featured 15 water slides, a lazy river, and a children's play area.^[1][4] After multiple expansions and name changes, the park was eventually renamed Soak City.^[1]

For safety reasons, Kings Island publishes a ride rating system that classifies the attractions one through five based on the intensity of the ride, with one representing the calmest rides to five indicating the most aggressive.^[5]

Kings Island

WindSeeker during testing in 2011

Attractions located in Kings Island

Ride	Manufacturer	Type or model	Description	Location	Thrill rating[5]	Ref(s)
Adventure Express	Arrow Dynamics	Mine train roller coaster	Jungle adventure-themed roller coaster that features audio and visual special effects	Adventure Port	5	[5][6][7]
Backlot Stunt Coaster	Premier Rides	Launched roller coaster	Based on a chase sequence in the 2003 film The Italian Job featuring audio and visual effects, including gunfire and flames Formerly known as The Italian Job: Stunt Track (2005–2007)	Rivertown	5	[8][9][10]
Banshee	Bolliger & Mabillard	Inverted Coaster	An inverted roller coaster, the longest of its kind in the world, with seven inversions located in the former location of Son of Beast	Action Zone	5	[11][12]
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill	Sally Corporation	Interactive dark ride	Family dark ride where guests can interact by shooting laser guns at targets throughout the ride Formerly known as: Enchanted Voyage (1972–1983); The Smurfs' Enchanted Voyage (1984–1991); Phantom Theater (1992–2002); Scooby-Doo and the Haunted Castle (2003–2009)	Planet Snoopy	1	[13][14]
Cargo Loco	Zamperla	Midi Tea Cup		Adventure Port		[15]
Character Carousel	Chance Rides	Carousel	Children's carousel featuring Peanuts characters and themes	Planet Snoopy	1	[16]
Charlie Brown's Wind Up	Zamperla	Swing ride	Children's miniature swing ride	Planet Snoopy	1	[17]
Congo Falls	Intamin	Shoot-the-Chutes	An 815-foot-long (248 m) water flume ride with 16-foot (4.9 m) boats and a 34-foot (10 m) drop Formerly known as Amazon Falls (1988–1998)	Action Zone	5	[18][19][20][21]
Delirium	HUSS	Giant Frisbee	Frisbee flat ride that swings riders 76 mph (122 km/h) at an angle of 120°, lifting riders 137 feet (42 m) into the air	Action Zone	5	[22][23][24]
Diamondback	Bolliger & Mabillard	Hypercoaster		Rivertown	5	[25]
Dodgem	Barbezi (Azzurra) & Majestic International	Bumper cars		Coney Mall	4	[26]
Drop Tower	Intamin	Gyro Drop	A 315-foot-tall (96 m) drop tower ride that opened as the tallest of its kind in the world Formerly known as Drop Zone: Stunt Tower (1999–2007).	Action Zone	4	[27][28]
Eiffel Tower	Intamin	Tower		International Street	2	[29]
Festhaus	—	Live show venue		Oktoberfest	—	[30]
Flight of Fear	Premier Rides	Launched roller coaster	Formerly known as The Outer Limits: Flight of Fear (1996–2000)	Area 72	5	[2]
Flying Ace Aerial Chase	Vekoma	Suspended Family Coaster		Planet Snoopy	4	[31]
Grand Carousel	Philadelphia Toboggan Company	Carousel		International Street	1	[32]
International Showplace	—	Live show venue		International Street	—	[30]
International Street Bandstand	—	Live show venue	Entertainment venue located between the Eiffel Tower and Royal Fountain	International Street	—	[30]
Invertigo	Vekoma	Invertigo	An inverted Boomerang roller coaster featuring three inversions Formerly known as FACE/OFF (1999–2007)	Action Zone	5	[33][34]
Joe Cool's Dodgem School	Jurgen Scmidt	Bumper cars		Planet Snoopy	2	[35]
Kings Island and Miami Valley Railroad	Crown Metal Products Company	Steam train		Rivertown	1	[36]
Kings Island Theater	—	Live show venue	A 1,300-seat indoor theater first opened in 1976 and designed by Paul Shortt, the original founding faculty member at Cincinnati's College Conservatory of Music. Formerly known as: American Heritage Music Hall (1976–1992); Paramount Theater (1993–2007)	International Street	—	[30][37][38][39]
Kings Mills Antique Autos	Gould Manufacturing	Antique Cars	An antique car attraction reminiscent of the former Les Taxis ride. Includes a covered bridge, a pond, a faux gas station, and several billboards that reference past Kings Island attractions.	Coney Mall	2	[40][41]
Kite Eating Tree	Zamperla	Frog hopper		Planet Snoopy	3	[42]
Linus’ Beetle Bugs	W.F. Mangelas Co	—		Planet Snoopy	2	[43]
Linus Launcher	Zamperla	Kite Flyer		Planet Snoopy	3	[44][45]
Monster	Everly Aircraft Co.	Octopus		Coney Mall	3	[46]
Mystic Timbers	Great Coasters International	Wooden roller coaster		Rivertown	4	[47]
Orion	Bolliger & Mabillard	Giga Coaster		Area 72	5	[48]
PEANUTS 500	Venture Ride Mfg., Inc.	Low-speed car ride		Planet Snoopy	1	[49]
PEANUTS Off-Road Rally	Hampton Amusement Corporation	Mini car carousel		Planet Snoopy	1	[50]
PEANUTS Playhouse	—	Live Show Venue		Planet Snoopy	—
PEANUTS Showplace	—	Live Show Venue		Planet Snoopy	—
Race For Your Life Charlie Brown	Arrow Dynamics, Hopkins Rides	Log flume		Planet Snoopy	4	[51]
Sally's Sea Plane	Zamperla	Crazy Bus		Planet Snoopy	2	[52][53]
Scrambler	Eil Bridge Company	Twist		Coney Mall	3	[54]
Shake, Rattle and Roll	Huss	Troika		Coney Mall	3	[55]
Snoopy's Junction	Heinrich Mack K.C	Train ride		Planet Snoopy	1	[56]
Snoopy vs. Red Baron	Zamperla	Mini Jet		Planet Snoopy	2	[57][58]
Sol Spin	Zamperla	Endeavour		Adventure Port		[15]
Surf Dog	Zamperla	Rockin' Tug		Planet Snoopy	4	[59][60]
The Bat	Arrow Dynamics	Suspended Coaster	A suspended roller coaster originally themed to the film Top Gun in 1993 and was later renamed The Bat, paying homage to the first suspended coaster in the world that opened in 1981 Formerly known as: Top Gun (1993–2007); Flight Deck (2007–2013)	Action Zone	5	[61][62][63]
The Beast	Kings Island	Wooden roller coaster	A custom wooden coaster built and designed internally by Kings Island which still holds the world record for length according to Guinness World Records	Rivertown	5	[64][65]
The Great Pumpkin Coaster	E&F Miler Industries	Children's roller coaster		Planet Snoopy	2	[66]
The Racer	Philadelphia Toboggan Company	Wooden roller coaster		Coney Mall	4	[67]
Timberwolf	—	Amphitheatre	Outdoor amphitheatre concert venue	Action Zone	—	[30]
Viking Fury	Intamin	Pirate ship		Oktoberfest	3	[68]
White Water Canyon	Intamin	River rapids ride		Rivertown	4	[69]
WindSeeker	Mondial	Wind Seeker		Coney Mall	4	[70][71]
Woodstock Express	Philadelphia Toboggan Company	Wooden roller coaster	Formerly known as: Scooby Doo (1972–1979); The Beastie (1979–2005); Fairly Odd Coaster (2006–2010)	Planet Snoopy	4	[72]
Woodstock Gliders	Larson International	Flying Scooters		Planet Snoopy	3	[30]
Woodstock Whirlybirds	Caripro Amusement Technology	Tram		Planet Snoopy	2	[73][74]
Xtreme Skyflyer[nb 1]	Sky Fun	Skycoaster	Pay-per-ride attraction where riders free-fall dive from a height of 153 feet (47 m) in a pendulum-swinging motion, reaching speeds up to 60 mph (97 km/h)	Action Zone	5	[75][76][77]
Zephyr	Zierer	Wave Swinger		Coney Mall	3	[78]

Soak City

Mondo Monsoon in Soak City

Soak City opened in 1989 as WaterWorks, 17 years after Kings Island opened.^[1] In 1997, Kings Island expanded the water park to 15 acres (6.1 ha) by adding the wave pool (Surfside Bay; now known as Breakers Bay), and a new children's water playground.^[1] The following year, the FlowRider, and Pipeline Paradise opened as Wipeout Beach.^[1] Six years later, WaterWorks was renamed to Crocodile Dundee's Boomerang Bay Waterpark (later simplified to Boomerang Bay Waterpark). In 2012, the water park was re-branded to Cedar Fair's Soak City. All of the water slides and the lazy river were refurbished. An additional wave pool was also constructed.^[1][79]

Attractions located in Soak City Waterpark

Ride	Type/model	Height requirement	Thrill Rating[5]	Ref(s)[5]
Aruba Tuba	Two-person tube slide, two children body slides, and a gang slide for younger children	Over 36 inches (91 cm) or with adult	4	[80]
Breakers Bay	Wave pool	Over 42 inches (110 cm) with adult and lifejacket or over 46 inches (120 cm) with lifejacket (if needed)	4	[81]
Castaway Cove	Small children slides and pools	No height requirement needed, more for children.	1	[82]
Coconut Cove	Pool	Over 52 inches (130 cm) or with child	1	[83]
Mondo Monsoon	Raft water slide	Over 48 inches (120 cm)	5	[84]
Paradise Plunge	Four body water slides	Over 48 inches (120 cm)	4	[85]
Pineapple Pipeline	Three body water slides	Over 48 inches (120 cm)	3	[86]
Pipeline Paradise	FlowRider	Over 42 inches (110 cm)	5	[87]
Rendezvous Racer	Four lane mat racer water slide	Over 40 inches (100 cm)	4	[88]
Splash Landing	Interactive water playground with three water slides	Over 36 inches (91 cm)	2	[89]
Splash River	Lazy river	Over 42 inches (110 cm) with adult and lifejacket or over 48 inches (120 cm) with lifejacket (if needed)	2	[90]
Thunder Falls	2 intertwining speed slides	Over 40 inches (100 cm) or under 42 inches (110 cm) with lifejacket and adult	3	[91]
Tidal Wave Bay	Wave pool	Over 42 inches (110 cm) with adult and lifejacket or over 46 inches (120 cm) with lifejacket (if needed)	4	[92]
Tropical Plunge	multi-slide complex with drop body and tube slides	Over 48 inches (120 cm)	5	[93]
Tropical Twister	Intertwined water slides	Over 48 inches (120 cm)	4	[94]
Zoom Flume	Family raft water slide	Over 40 inches (100 cm), 40 inches (100 cm) to 48 inches (120 cm) with adult, under 42 inches (110 cm) with lifejacket	4	[95]

See also

• List of former Kings Island attractions

Notes

1. ^ Denotes the requirement that guests pay an additional fee for the ride or attraction.

References

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81. "Breakers Bay". Kings Island. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
82. "Castaway Cove". Kings Island. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
83. "Coconut Cove". Kings Island. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
84. "Mondo Monsoon". Kings Island. Archived from the original on March 3, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
85. "Paradise Plunge". Kings Island. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
86. "Pineapple Pipeline". Kings Island. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
87. "Pipeline Paradise". Kings Island. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
88. "Rendezvous Run". Kings Island. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
89. "Splash Landing". Kings Island. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
90. "Splash River". Kings Island. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
91. "Thunder Falls". Kings Island. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
92. "Tidal Wave Bay". Kings Island. Archived from the original on March 28, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
93. "Thunder Falls". Kings Island. Archived from the original on April 16, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
94. "Tropical Twister". Kings Island. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
95. "Zoom Flume". Kings Island. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2013.

External links

• Kings Island official website Archived January 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

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