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- Owner: Cedar Fair Entertainment Company http://www.visitkingsisland.com/mediakit...
- Established: 1972 http://www.visitkingsisland.com/mediakit...
- Operating Season: April to November http://www.visitkingsisland.com/mediakit...
- Cedar Fair acquired Kings Island from CBS Corporation in 2006 http://www.visitkingsisland.com/mediakit...
- Second most visited theme park in the United States behind Cedar Point http://www.visitkingsisland.com/mediakit...
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Kings Island is an amusement park located in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is the second most popular them park in the United States.http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1724http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kings_Island
History
Kings Island opened in 1972. It served as a replacement for the Coney Island amusement park, which started in the 1870's, because of frequent flooding from the Ohio River. Many of the rides from Coney Island park were relocated to the new Kings Island location.http://www.visitkingsisland.com/mediakit/history.htmlKings Island's main attraction at the time of opening was the twin-tracked Racer roller coaster, which was credited with starting the second age of roller coasters. On track of the Racer was turned backwards in 1982 to create the rowld's first full-length backwards-traveling wooden roller coaster. This was switched back to forward facing in 2007.http://www.visitkingsisland.com/mediakit/history.html
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"Son of Beast" Roller Coaster, Kings Island Ohio
The worlds tallest wooden roller coaster (218 feet)
Worlds tallest wooden roller coaster drop (214 feet)
Worlds fastest wooden roller coaster (78 mph)
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Computer simulation of Kings Island's Daimondback Roller Coster (April 2009), which reaches a height of 230 feet and a top speed of 80mph on its 5,282 foot long track.
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