What ride are they shutting down at Kings Island?

Kings Island Soak City Water Park's Pipeline Paradise is being decommissioned and removed after 24 years. Kings Island president and general manager Mike Koontz sent a letter to park-goers saying the attraction has reached the end of its service life, being one of the longest-operating flowriders in the world.



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Park officials say the attraction is closing because it “has simply reached the end of its service life.” It was such a popular attraction in its first year, that it helped Kings Island surpass 3 million visitors in one season for the first time. Its record year was 1987 when 2.2 million rides were given.

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King Cobra was a steel stand-up roller coaster located at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, USA. Built by Togo, the ride operated from 1984 to 2001.

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The Beast is a wooden roller coaster located at Kings Island amusement park in Mason, Ohio. Designed and manufactured in-house for approximately $3 million, the ride opened in 1979 as the tallest, fastest, and longest wooden roller coaster in the world.

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