As Kings Island gets ready to open for the 2025 season on Saturday, the amusement park is inviting guests to experience the reimagining of one of its classic roller coasters. Launching today is “Queen City Stunt Coaster”, the renamed Backlot...

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As a theme park lover who also reads and writes books, I’m often talking about literature with my theme park friends. I’ve put together a list of books that I think every theme park lover would enjoy. So pick a...

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It’s been a few years, but we’re back with another one of our highly scientific “capital of the world” questions. First, we wanted to determine which park had the most B&M track. Then, we were tasked with a follow up...

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Kings Island is making a big splash of their own in 2025. Next year, Kings Island’s Soak City Water Park will debut first-of-its-kind thrills and chills with the addition of RiverRacers, the first and only dual-racing water coaster in Ohio,...

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When you have the opportunity to connect with a long-time industry veteran, you’re bound to get some incredible stories. When that industry veteran is Dennis Speigel, the stories are even better. A former Kings Island and Kings Dominion General Manager,...

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Kings Island reached an exciting milestone today when construction crews installed the first piece of track of the park’s new-for-2024 family roller coaster, Snoopy’s Soap Box Racers. Announced in August 2023, Snoopy’s Soap Box Racers is a Vekoma “Family Boomerang”...

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While Walt Disney may have thought they were the way of the future, monorails have failed to become a widespread mode of transportation. Like stream trains, after the Disneyland monorail opened there was a building boom of theme park monorails...

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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. It will be the amusement park’s first family boomerang coaster, that races riders both forward and backward on the same track. With...

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King’s Island’s officially opened its new Adventure Port area over the weekend. The new themed section features two new rides, the existing Adventure Express coaster enhanced with new theming as well as two food and beverage locations. The area is...

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Longtime listeners will remember when we interviewed author Evan Ponstingle about his book: Kings Island: A Ride Through Time. After that book was released, publisher Barry Hill of Rivershore Creative felt that the only thing missing was a visual accompaniment....

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