Posts tagged with: "kings island"

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Ohio official slams Kings Island over Son of Beast

Ohio state-appointed ride inspecter Rick Schmizze has slammed Kings Island management for what he considers "negligent" construction of the Son of Beast roller coaster. Schmizze claims that park owners knew as early as 2000 of various defects found in the roller coaster's construction that... [More]

Side Attractions: Sept. 30, 2009

Today on Side Attractions we take a look at a new parade at Six Flags Great America, a big Kings Island Halloween snafu and a disappointment for Universal Orlando's Halloween Horror Nights festivities. • Six Flags Great America has announced the addition of a... [More]

Son of Beast closed for 2009, future uncertain

Kings Island's Son of Beast roller coaster will remain closed for the remainder of the Cincinnati-area park's 2009 season, and park officials are unclear as to what the future may hold for the nine-year-old ride. Son of Beast was closed earlier this year following... [More]

Man dies after riding Kings Island's Firehawk

A man died yesterday after riding the Firehawk roller coaster at Kings Island. Park officials say the man was experiencing labored breathing when the roller coaster came to a stop at the station. The man was treated by park employees before being rushed to... [More]

Son of Beast cleared by state, remains closed

Investigators for the Ohio Department of Agriculture have ended their six-week probe into whether or not the Son of Beast had caused a woman's injury, and have reported that an inspection of the Kings Island wooden coaster "revealed no irregularities," clearing it for re-opening.... [More]

Man to walk 262-foot-high wire at Kings Island

Nik Wallenda, seventh-generation member of the world-famous Wallenda family, will walk a 262-foot-high wire from the front gate of Kings Island to the Eiffel Tower. Wallenda will walk more than 800 feet without any harness or safety net. "I'm very excited about my walk... [More]

5 tips for visiting amusement parks on the cheap

The Lansing State Journal has an excellent article on saving money when visiting amusement parks. As we all know, amusement parks sometimes nickel-and-dime us to death. So here are a few tips to help you fight back: 1. Find Tickets Online You can many... [More]

1,000,000th rider on Kings Island's Diamondback

Jim McDonel was the 1,000,000th guest at Kings Island to ride the new Diamondback roller coaster. McDonel, 43, came from Buffalo, New York to ride the roller coaster but had no idea he would be the celebrated 1,000,000th. He was accompanied on the roller... [More]

Son of Beast rider had burst blood vessel

The 39-year-old woman whose injury report led Kings Island to shut down its Son of Beast coaster suffered a burst blood vessel in her brain following her ride. The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that the incident report from the Amusement Ride Safety Division of the... [More]

Son of Beast closed following rider complaint

Kings Island has shut down its Son of Beast wooden roller coaster following a rider complaint. WKRC in Cincinnati reports that a woman claims she suffered a head injury on the ride during a visit to the park on May 31, and subsequently contacted... [More]

Diamondback coaster debuts at Kings Island

The Diamondback roller coaster was put through its paces this past Friday for a few lucky - and deep pocketed - individuals. As was previously reported on Lifthill, Kings Island auctioned off several tickets (a "minimum" of 96 tickets was the released figure) for... [More]

Diamondback sign is up at Kings Island

The sign for Kings Island's latest addition to its lineup of roller coasters, Diamondback, now adorns the entryway to what will be the park's tallest and fastest roller coaster. The roller coaster stands 230 feet at its highest peak and takes riders down a... [More]

Kings Island auctioning Diamondback first ride

Kings Island released details this week of plans to auction off the first ride on the Diamondback roller coaster opening this year. Monday marked the first day of the auction wherein park-goers who want to be the first on this highly vaunted roller coaster... [More]

The Italian Job - PKI

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Kings Island Diamondback POV

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Kings Island's Diamondback Coaster Announced

Paramount's Kings Island has announced its new roller coaster, Diamondback, which will be the park's tallest and fastest. At over 230 feet tall and boasting 5200 feet of steel track, this behemoth twists and turns through a wooded hilly terrain of 10 acres, finally... [More]

Vortex

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TripAdvisor lists Top 10 theme parks outside Orlando

TripAdvisor has announced its list of the Top 10 amusement parks in the U.S., outside of the Orlando area. The parks are Hershey Park in Hershey, PA, Busch Gardens in Tampa, FL, Cedar Point in Sandusky, OH, ... [More]

The Beast

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The Italian Job: Stunt Track - PKI

Kings Island's newest ride, The Italian Job: Stunt Track, is based on the closing scenes from the 2003 film "The Italian Job," taking riders on a high-speed car chase sequence. The cars, designed to look like the souped-up MINI Cooper automobiles featured in the... [More]

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