What is Kings Island best known for?

Kings Island is located in Mason, Ohio with an acknowledged reputation as one of the finest seasonal amusement parks in North America. The 364-acre amusement and water park is chock-full of world-class rides and attractions, amazing shows and food, and other activities for guests to enjoy.



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The amusement park's name represented its historical roots and its future. ?Kings? for the location of the park near Kings Mills, Ohio, and ?Island? in reference to the company's Coney Island roots. It would not be until October 14, 1970 that the name would become official.

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Orion is Kings Island's Tallest, Fastest and Longest Steel Roller Coaster.

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Grand Carousel Family Ride at Kings Island Kings Island's magnificent carousel was manufactured by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company, Philadelphia, Pa., in 1926 and is the oldest ride in the park. It is one of approximately 90 carousels built by the company from 1904 to 1934.

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The Banshee represents a $24 million dollar investment by the park – the most expensive ride in Kings Island history.

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Cedar Fair owns 11 amusement parks including Cedar Point, Canada's Wonderland, Kings Island, Knott's Berry Farm and Michigan's Adventure. Six Flags currently has 27 parks. Cedar Fair, the parent company of Cedar Point and Kings Island, will merge with Six Flags, the company announced Thursday morning.

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Life on King Island is full of trade-offs, especially when it comes to health care. A quiet sort of windswept paradise off the north-west tip of Tasmania, locals treasure the quality of life — the freedom, access to nature and sense of community — the small island affords. It proved a good place to ride out a pandemic.

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Carrying firearms, ammunition, knives and weapons of any kind and any other prohibited item. Kings Island reserves the right to prohibit any items at their discretion. Unsolicited photographing or video recording that disrupts a guest's experience or interferes with park operations.

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Weekdays (Monday-Thursday) are historically least crowded during the summer season in June, July, and August. Weekends, especially Saturdays, attract more tourists and vacationers. The Halloween event tends to be more manageable earlier in the season, especially in September.

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These celebrities worked at Kings Island before becoming famous
  • Woody Harrelson, who acted on the “Cheers” TV series, is one of those people. ...
  • Susan Perkins, 1978 Miss America: Worked at the park as a live show performer. ...
  • Dan Patrick, TV/radio sports host: Was an actor on the train in 1972.


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Earlier this month, Cedar Fair, which owns Kings Island and 16 other parks, merged with Six Flags to form an $8 billion theme park giant. The combined company will operate under the name Six Flags, which caused some thrill seekers to worry that their favorite amusement park's name could also change.

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But by the 1970s, no one lived here year-round; most residents had moved to Nome, on the mainland. While several forces drove the migration, King Islanders say a main cause was the decision by the Bureau of Indian Affairs to close a school it ran on the island in the late 1950s.

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The ride experienced its first major incident on July 9, 2006, during which a train passed over a structural track failure that severely jolted riders. Son of Beast closed for the remainder of the 2006 season while repairs were made, and Kings Island decided to replace the original trains with lighter models.

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In 2024, Kings Island's new Camp Snoopy will feature the park's newest roller coaster, Snoopy's Soap Box Racers.

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Invertigo Inverted Looping Roller Coaster at Kings Island Witness the terror flash in the eyes of fellow riders as you experience the only face-to-face inverted roller coaster in the Midwest! Scream your face off as you soar at speeds reaching 55 miles per hour through three inversions forward, and then backward.

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