List of Kings Island attractions

Inside Kings Island's main entrance

Kings Island is a 364-acre (147 ha) theme park located in Mason, Ohio, 24 miles (39 km) northeast of Cincinnati. Since the opening of the amusement park in 1972, at least one attraction has been added every year except 1978, 1980, 1983, and 2008. The park is known to have attractions such as Flight of Fear which was the world's first linear induction motor launched roller coaster, and The Beast which has held the record for the world's longest wooden roller coaster since its opening in 1979.^[1][2] Also, The Beast continues to be ranked as one of the best wooden roller coasters in the world by industry polls.^[3] Kings Island's newest attractions are WindSeeker, a 301-foot (92 m) Mondial swing ride, and Dinosaurs Alive!, an interactive children's area featuring animatronic dinosaurs. Both were added for the 2011 season.^[1]

Up until 1989, Kings Island did not have a water park. WaterWorks, a 12-acre (4.9 ha) water park was constructed near White Water Canyon.^[1] The area featured 15 water slides, a lazy river, and a children's play area.^[1][4] Since its initial opening, the water park has had three expansions and four names (present name is Soak City).^[1]

For safety, Kings Island uses a ride rating system that classifies the attractions based on the intensity of the ride. The ratings vary from one, for rides that are calm and gentle, to five, for rides that have high speeds, aggressive forces, and rapid elevation changes. A separate set of ride ratings criteria is used for attractions inside Soak City, though the rides are still rated on a scale from one to five.^[5]

Kings Island

WindSeeker during testing in 2011

Firehawk roller coaster

One of the many animatronic dinosaurs at Canada's Wonderland version of Dinosaurs Alive!, similar to Kings Island

Attractions located in Kings Island

Ride	Manufacturer	Type or model	Height requirement	Location	Rating[5]	Ref(s)[5]
Adventure Express	Arrow Dynamics	Mine train roller coaster	Over 48 inches (120 cm)	Oktoberfest	5	[5]
Action Theater	-1N/A	3D theatre	-1No height requirement	Coney Mall	0N/A	[6][7]
Backlot Stunt Coaster	Premier Rides	Launched roller coaster	Over 48 inches (120 cm)	Coney Mall	5	[8]
Bandstand	-1N/A	Live show venue	-1No height requirement	International Street	0N/A	[6]
Banshee	Bolliger & Mabillard	Inverted roller coaster	Over 52 inches (130 cm)	Action Zone	5	[9]
The Bat	Arrow Dynamics	Suspended roller coaster	Over 48 inches (120 cm)	Action Zone	5	[10]
The Beast	Kings Island	Wooden roller coaster	Over 48 inches (120 cm)	Rivertown	5	[11]
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill	Sally Corporation	Interactive dark ride	Over 46 inches (120 cm) or if under, must be with adult	International Street	1	[12]
Character Carousel	Chance Rides	Carousel	Over 46 inches (120 cm) or with adult	Planet Snoopy	1	[13]
Charlie Brown’s Wind Up	Zamperla	Children's swing	Over 36 inches (91 cm) but less than 54 inches (140 cm)	Planet Snoopy	1	[14]
Congo Falls	Intamin	Shoot-the-Chutes	Over 46 inches (120 cm)	Action Zone	5	[15]
Delirium	HUSS	Frisbee	Over 52 inches (130 cm) but under 76 inches (190 cm)	Action Zone	5	[16]
Diamondback	Bolliger & Mabillard	Hypercoaster	Over 54 inches (140 cm)	Rivertown	5	[17]
Dodgem	Barbezi (Azzurra) & Majestic International	Bumper cars	Over 48 inches (120 cm)	Coney Mall	4	[18]
Drop Tower: Scream Zone	Intamin	Giant Drop	Over 48 inches (120 cm) but under 80 inches (200 cm)	Action Zone	4	[19]
Dinosaurs Alive!^[nb 1]	Dinosaurs Unearthed	Interactive animatronic dinosaur walkway	-1No height restrictions	Coney Mall	-1N/A	[20][21]
Eiffel Tower	Intamin	Tower	Over 46 inches (120 cm) or with adult	International Street	2	[22]
Festhaus	-1N/A	Live show venue	-1No height requirement	Oktoberfest	0N/A	[6]
Firehawk	Vekoma	Flying Dutchman	Over 54 inches (140 cm) but under 81 inches (210 cm)	Coney Mall	5	[23]
Flight of Fear	Premier Rides	Launched roller coaster	Over 54 inches (140 cm)	Coney Mall	5	[2]
Flying Ace Aerial Chase	Vekoma	Suspended Family Coaster	Over 54 inches (140 cm) or over 44 inches (110 cm) with adult	Planet Snoopy	4	[24]
Grand Carousel	Philadelphia Toboggan Company	Carousel	Over 46 inches (120 cm) or with adult	International Street	1	[25]
The Great Pumpkin Coaster	E&F Miler Industries	Children's roller coaster	Over 40 inches (100 cm) or over 36 inches (91 cm) with an adult or over 60 inches (150 cm) with a child	Planet Snoopy	2	[26]
Invertigo	Vekoma	Invertigo	Over 54 inches (140 cm) but under 78 inches (200 cm)	Action Zone	5	[27]
Joe Cool’s Dodgem School	Jurgen Scmidt	Bumper cars	Under 54 inches (140 cm)	Planet Snoopy	2	[28]
Kings Island and Miami Valley Railroad	Crown Metal Products Company	Steam train	Over 46 inches (120 cm) or with adult	Rivertown	1	[29]
Kings Island Theatre	-1N/A	Live show venue	-1No height requirement	International Street	0N/A	[6]
Kite Eating Tree	Zamperla	Frog hopper	Over 46 inches (120 cm) or over 36 inches (91 cm) with adult	Planet Snoopy	3	[30]
Linus’ Beetle Bugs	W.F. Mangelas Co	N/A	Under 54 inches (140 cm)	Planet Snoopy	2	[31]
Linus Launcher	Zamperla	Kite Flyer	Under 42 inches (110 cm)	Planet Snoopy	3	[32][33]
Monster	Everly Aircraft Co.	Octopus	Over 46 inches (120 cm) or with adult	Coney Mall	3	[34]
PEANUTS 500	Venture Ride Mfg., Inc.	Low-speed car ride	Under 54 inches (140 cm)	Planet Snoopy	1	[35]
PEANUTS Off-Road Rally	Hampton Amusement Corporation	Mini car carousel	Under 54 inches (140 cm)	Planet Snoopy	1	[36]
Race For Your Life Charlie Brown	Arrow Dynamics, Hopkins Rides	Log flume	Over 46 inches (120 cm) or over 36 inches (91 cm) with adult	Planet Snoopy	4	[37]
Sally’s Sea Plane	Zamperla	Crazy Bus	Over 42 inches (110 cm) or with adult or over 60 inches (150 cm) with child	Planet Snoopy	2	[38][39]
Scrambler	Eil Bridge Company	Twist	Over 48 inches (120 cm) or over 36 inches (91 cm) with adult	Coney Mall	3	[40]
Shake, Rattle and Roll	Huss	Troika	Over 54 inches (140 cm) or over 42 inches (110 cm) with adult	Coney Mall	3	[41]
Sling Shot^[nb 1]	Funtime	Slingshot	Over 48 inches (120 cm)	Oktoberfest	5	[42]
Snoopy's Barnyard Friends	-1N/A	Petting zoo	-1No height requirement	Planet Snoopy	0N/A	[6]
Snoopy’s Junction	Heinrich Mack K.C	Train ride	Over 40 inches (100 cm) or with adult or over 60 inches (150 cm) with child	Planet Snoopy	1	[43]
Snoopy Splash Dance	N/A	Walk-thru water maze	-1No height requirement	Planet Snoopy	1	[44]
Snoopy vs. Red Baron	Zamperla	Mini Jet	Over 36 inches (91 cm) but under 54 inches (140 cm)	Planet Snoopy	2	[45][46]
The Racer	Philadelphia Toboggan Company	Wooden roller coaster	Over 48 inches (120 cm)	Coney Mall	4	[47]
Showplace Theatre	-1N/A	Live show venue	-1No height requirement	International Street	0N/A	[6]
Surf Dog	Zamperla	Rockin' Tug	Over 48 inches (120 cm) or over 44 inches (110 cm) with adult	Planet Snoopy	4	[48][49]
Timberwolf	-1N/A	Ampitheatre	-1No height requirement	Action Zone	0N/A	[6]
Viking Fury	Intamin	Pirate ship	Over 48 inches (120 cm) or over 40 inches (100 cm) with adult	Oktoberfest	3	[50]
Vortex	Arrow Dynamics	Looping roller coaster	Over 48 inches (120 cm)	Coney Mall	5	[51]
White Water Canyon	Intamin	River rapids ride	Over 46 inches (120 cm)	Rivertown	4	[52]
WindSeeker	Mondial	Wind Seeker	Over 52 inches (130 cm)	Coney Mall	4	[53][54]
Woodstock Express	Philadelphia Toboggan Company	Wooden roller coaster	Over 46 inches (120 cm) or over 40 inches (100 cm) with adult	Planet Snoopy	4	[55]
Woodstock Gliders	Larson International	Flying Scooters	Over 42 inches (110 cm) or over 36 inches (91 cm) with adult	Planet Snoopy	3	[6]
Woodstock Whirlybirds	Caripro Amusement Technology	Tram	Over 42 inches (110 cm) or with adult	Planet Snoopy	2	[56][57]
Xtreme Skyflyer^[nb 1]	Sky Fun	Skycoaster	Over 48 inches (120 cm)	Action Zone	5	[58][59]
Zephyr	Zierer	Wave Swinger	Over 48 inches (120 cm)	Coney Mall	3	[60]

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][61]

Attractions located in Soak City Waterpark

Ride	Type/model	Height requirement	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	[62]
Breakers Bay	Wave pool	Over 42 inches (110 cm) with adult and lifejacket or over 46 inches (120 cm) with lifejacket (if needed)	4	[63]
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	[64]
Castaway Cove	Small children slides and pools	Under 52 inches (130 cm) or with child	1	[65]
Coconut Cove	Pool	Over 52 inches (130 cm) or with child	1	[66]
Lazy River/Splash River	Lazy river	Over 42 inches (110 cm) with adult and lifejacket or over 48 inches (120 cm) with lifejacket (if needed)	2	[67]
Mondo Monsoon	Raft water slide	Over 48 inches (120 cm)	5	[68]
Paradise Plunge	Four body water slides	Over 48 inches (120 cm)	4	[69]
Pineapple Pipeline	Three body water slides	Over 48 inches (120 cm)	3	[70]
Pipeline Paradise	FlowRider	Over 42 inches (110 cm)	5	[71]
Rendezvous Racer	Four lane mat racer water slide	Over 40 inches (100 cm)	4	[72]
Splash Landing	Interactive water playground with three water slides	Over 36 inches (91 cm)	2	[73]
Thunder Falls	2 intertwining speed slides	Over 40 inches (100 cm) or under 42 inches (110 cm) with lifejacket and adult	3	[74]
Tropical Twister	Intertwined water slides	Over 48 inches (120 cm)	4	[75]
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	[76]

Notes

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

References

1. "Timeline". Kings Island. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
2. "Flight of Fear". Kings Island. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
3. "Amusement Today — Golden Ticket Awards 2012" (PDF). Amusement Today 16 (6.2): 46. September 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
4. "Calendar: Outdoors/Sports". Cincinnati Magazine (Emmis Communications) 22 (8): 31. May 1989. ISSN 0746-8210. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
5. "Kings Island 2012 Guest Assistant Guide" (PDF). Kings Island. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
6. "Kings Island 2016 Park Map" (PDF). Kings Island. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
7. "Dinosaurs Alive! 3D". Kings Island. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
8. "Backlot Stunt Coaster". Kings Island. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
9. Marden, Duane. "Banshee  (Kings Island)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
10. "Flight Deck". Kings Island. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
11. "The Beast". Kings Island. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
12. "Boo Blaster on Boo Hill". Kings Island. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
13. "Character Carousel". Kings Island. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
14. "Charlie Brown's Wind Up". Kings Island. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
15. "Congo Falls". Kings Island. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
16. "Delirium". Kings Island. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
17. "Diamondback". Kings Island. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
18. "Dodgem". Kings Island. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
19. "Drop Tower". Kings Island. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
20. "Dinosaurs Alive". Kings Island. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
21. "Kings Island adding dinosaur park". Columbus Business First. March 21, 2011. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
22. "Eiffel Tower". Kings Island. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
23. "Firehawk". Kings Island. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
24. "Flying Ace Aerial Chase". Kings Island. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
25. "Grand Carousel". Kings Island. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
26. "The Great Pumpkin Coaster". Kings Island. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
27. "Invertigo". Kings Island. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
28. "Joe Cool’s Dodgem School". Kings Island. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
29. "Kings Island and Miami Valley Railroad". Kings Island. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
30. "Kite Eating Tree". Kings Island. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
31. "Linus Beetle Bugs". Kings Island. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
32. "Linus Launcher". Kings Island. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
33. "Kite Flyer". Zamperla. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
34. "Monster". Kings Island. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
35. "Peanuts 500". Kings Island. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
36. "PEANUTS Off-Road Rally". Kings Island. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
37. "Race For Your Life Charlie Brown". Kings Island. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
38. "Sally's Sea Plane". Kings Island. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
39. "Crazy Bus". Zamperla. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
40. "Scrambler". Kings Island. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
41. "Shake, Rattle and Roll". Kings Island. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
42. "Slingshot". Kings Island. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
43. "Snoopy's Junction". Kings Island. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
44. "Snoopy's Splash Dance". Kings Island. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
45. "Snoopy vs. Red Baron". Kings Island. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
46. "Mini Jet". Zamperla. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
47. "The Racer". Kings Island. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
48. "Surf Dog". Kings Island. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
49. "Rockin' Tug". Zamperla. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
50. "Viking Fury". Kings Island. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
51. "Vortex". Kings Island. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
52. "White Water Canyon". Kings Island. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
53. "WindSeeker". Kings Island. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
54. "Wind Seeker". Mondial. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
55. "Woodstock Express". Kings Island. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
56. "Chopper Chase". Canada's Wonderland. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
57. "Woodstock Whirlybirds". Kings Island. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
58. "Xtreme Skyflyer". Kings Island. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
59. "SkyCoaster". SkyCoaster. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
60. "Zephyr". Kings Island. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
61. McClelland, Justin (September 2, 2011). "Kings Island to double waterpark with $10M expansion". Springfield News-Sun. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
62. "Aruba Tuba". Kings Island. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
63. "Breakers Bay". Kings Island. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
64. "Tidal Wave Bay". Kings Island. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
65. "Castaway Cove". Kings Island. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
66. "Coconut Cove". Kings Island. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
67. "Splash River". Kings Island. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
68. "Mondo Monsoon". Kings Island. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
69. "Paradise Plunge". Kings Island. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
70. "Pineapple Pipeline". Kings Island. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
71. "Pipeline Paradise". Kings Island. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
72. "Rendezvous Run". Kings Island. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
73. "Splash Landing". Kings Island. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
74. "Thunder Falls". Kings Island. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
75. "Tropical Twister". Kings Island. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
76. "Zoom Flume". Kings Island. Retrieved March 29, 2013.

External links

• Kings Island official website