List Of Kings Island Attractions
Kings Island added a 12-acre (4.9 ha) water park called WaterWorks in 1989, constructed near White Water Canyon. The area featured 15 water slides, a lazy river, and a children's play area. After multiple expansions and name changes, the park was eventually renamed Soak City.
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.
Kings Island
Ride | Manufacturer | Type or model | Description | Location | Thrill rating | Ref(s) |
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Adventure Express | Arrow Dynamics | Mine train roller coaster | Jungle adventure-themed roller coaster that features audio and visual special effects | Adventure Port | 5 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
Cargo Loco | Zamperla | Midi Tea Cup | Adventure Port | |||
Character Carousel | Chance Rides | Carousel | Children's carousel featuring Peanuts characters and themes | Planet Snoopy | 1 | |
Charlie Brown's Wind Up | Zamperla | Swing ride | Children's miniature swing ride | Planet Snoopy | 1 | |
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 | |
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 | |
Diamondback | Bolliger & Mabillard | Hypercoaster | Rivertown | 5 | ||
Dodgem | Barbezi (Azzurra) & Majestic International | Bumper cars | Coney Mall | 4 | ||
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 | |
Eiffel Tower | Intamin | Tower | International Street | 2 | ||
Festhaus | — | Live show venue | Oktoberfest | — | ||
Flight of Fear | Premier Rides | Launched roller coaster | Formerly known as The Outer Limits: Flight of Fear (1996–2000) | Area 72 | 5 | |
Flying Ace Aerial Chase | Vekoma | Suspended Family Coaster | Planet Snoopy | 4 | ||
Grand Carousel | Philadelphia Toboggan Company | Carousel | International Street | 1 | ||
International Showplace | — | Live show venue | International Street | — | ||
International Street Bandstand | — | Live show venue | Entertainment venue located between the Eiffel Tower and Royal Fountain | International Street | — | |
Invertigo | Vekoma | Invertigo | An inverted Boomerang roller coaster featuring three inversions Formerly known as FACE/OFF (1999–2007) |
Action Zone | 5 | |
Joe Cool's Dodgem School | Jurgen Scmidt | Bumper cars | Planet Snoopy | 2 | ||
Kings Island and Miami Valley Railroad | Crown Metal Products Company | Steam train | Rivertown | 1 | ||
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 | — | |
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 | |
Kite Eating Tree | Zamperla | Frog hopper | Planet Snoopy | 3 | ||
Linus’ Beetle Bugs | W.F. Mangelas Co | — | Planet Snoopy | 2 | ||
Linus Launcher | Zamperla | Kite Flyer | Planet Snoopy | 3 | ||
Monster | Everly Aircraft Co. | Octopus | Coney Mall | 3 | ||
Mystic Timbers | Great Coasters International | Wooden roller coaster | Rivertown | 4 | ||
Orion | Bolliger & Mabillard | Giga Coaster | Area 72 | 5 | ||
PEANUTS 500 | Venture Ride Mfg., Inc. | Low-speed car ride | Planet Snoopy | 1 | ||
PEANUTS Off-Road Rally | Hampton Amusement Corporation | Mini car carousel | Planet Snoopy | 1 | ||
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 | ||
Sally's Sea Plane | Zamperla | Crazy Bus | Planet Snoopy | 2 | ||
Scrambler | Eil Bridge Company | Twist | Coney Mall | 3 | ||
Shake, Rattle and Roll | Huss | Troika | Coney Mall | 3 | ||
Snoopy's Junction | Heinrich Mack K.C | Train ride | Planet Snoopy | 1 | ||
Snoopy vs. Red Baron | Zamperla | Mini Jet | Planet Snoopy | 2 | ||
Sol Spin | Zamperla | Endeavour | Adventure Port | |||
Surf Dog | Zamperla | Rockin' Tug | Planet Snoopy | 4 | ||
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 | |
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 | |
The Great Pumpkin Coaster | E&F Miler Industries | Children's roller coaster | Planet Snoopy | 2 | ||
The Racer | Philadelphia Toboggan Company | Wooden roller coaster | Coney Mall | 4 | ||
Timberwolf | — | Amphitheatre | Outdoor amphitheatre concert venue | Action Zone | — | |
Viking Fury | Intamin | Pirate ship | Oktoberfest | 3 | ||
White Water Canyon | Intamin | River rapids ride | Rivertown | 4 | ||
WindSeeker | Mondial | Wind Seeker | Coney Mall | 4 | ||
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 | |
Woodstock Gliders | Larson International | Flying Scooters | Planet Snoopy | 3 | ||
Woodstock Whirlybirds | Caripro Amusement Technology | Tram | Planet Snoopy | 2 | ||
Xtreme Skyflyer | 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 | |
Zephyr | Zierer | Wave Swinger | Coney Mall | 3 |
Soak City
Soak City opened in 1989 as WaterWorks, 17 years after Kings Island opened. 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. The following year, the FlowRider, and Pipeline Paradise opened as Wipeout Beach. 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.
Ride | Type/model | Height requirement | Thrill Rating | Ref(s) |
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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 | |
Breakers Bay | Wave pool | Over 42 inches (110 cm) with adult and lifejacket or over 46 inches (120 cm) with lifejacket (if needed) | 4 | |
Castaway Cove | Small children slides and pools | No height requirement needed, more for children. | 1 | |
Coconut Cove | Pool | Over 52 inches (130 cm) or with child | 1 | |
Mondo Monsoon | Raft water slide | Over 48 inches (120 cm) | 5 | |
Paradise Plunge | Four body water slides | Over 48 inches (120 cm) | 4 | |
Pineapple Pipeline | Three body water slides | Over 48 inches (120 cm) | 3 | |
Pipeline Paradise | FlowRider | Over 42 inches (110 cm) | 5 | |
Rendezvous Racer | Four lane mat racer water slide | Over 40 inches (100 cm) | 4 | |
Splash Landing | Interactive water playground with three water slides | Over 36 inches (91 cm) | 2 | |
Splash River | Lazy river | Over 42 inches (110 cm) with adult and lifejacket or over 48 inches (120 cm) with lifejacket (if needed) | 2 | |
Thunder Falls | 2 intertwining speed slides | Over 40 inches (100 cm) or under 42 inches (110 cm) with lifejacket and adult | 3 | |
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 | |
Tropical Plunge | multi-slide complex with drop body and tube slides | Over 48 inches (120 cm) | 5 | |
Tropical Twister | Intertwined water slides | Over 48 inches (120 cm) | 4 | |
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 |
See also
Notes
- ^ Denotes the requirement that guests pay an additional fee for the ride or attraction.
References
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- ^ "Sally's Sea Plane". Kings Island. Archived from the original on March 22, 2012. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
- ^ "Crazy Bus". Zamperla. Archived from the original on March 14, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
- ^ "Scrambler". Kings Island. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
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- ^ "Wind Seeker". Mondial. Archived from the original on February 13, 2013. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
- ^ "Woodstock Express". Kings Island. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
- ^ "Chopper Chase". Canada's Wonderland. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
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- ^ "Aruba Tuba". Kings Island. Archived from the original on March 3, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
- ^ "Breakers Bay". Kings Island. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
- ^ "Castaway Cove". Kings Island. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
- ^ "Coconut Cove". Kings Island. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
- ^ "Mondo Monsoon". Kings Island. Archived from the original on March 3, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
- ^ "Paradise Plunge". Kings Island. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
- ^ "Pineapple Pipeline". Kings Island. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
- ^ "Pipeline Paradise". Kings Island. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
- ^ "Rendezvous Run". Kings Island. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
- ^ "Splash Landing". Kings Island. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
- ^ "Splash River". Kings Island. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
- ^ "Thunder Falls". Kings Island. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
- ^ "Tidal Wave Bay". Kings Island. Archived from the original on March 28, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
- ^ "Thunder Falls". Kings Island. Archived from the original on April 16, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
- ^ "Tropical Twister". Kings Island. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
- ^ "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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