What was Kings Island originally called?

Kings Island eventually got its name after a public contest. The “Kings” came from the town where it was built, Kings Mills. The “Island” came from its predecessor, Coney Island.



Kings Island was essentially the successor to a historic amusement park called Coney Island, which was located on the banks of the Ohio River near downtown Cincinnati. In the late 1960s, Coney Island suffered from repeated, devastating floods that submerged the park in over 14 feet of water, leading its owners to seek a new, higher location. They chose a site in Mason, Ohio, and named the new park "Kings Island" as a tribute to both its predecessor and its location in Kings Mills. When the park officially opened in 1972, many of the classic rides from the original Coney Island, including the legendary Scandi-style Grand Carousel and the Racer roller coaster, were relocated to the new grounds. Today, Kings Island remains one of the largest and most popular seasonal amusement parks in the United States, but its roots are forever tied to the flooded remains of the original "Cincinnati's Coney Island."

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