Kings Island is an amusement park that is located in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is the second most popular theme park in the United States and consists of thrill rides, Planet Snoopy, family rides, Boomerang Bay, shows and dining. The Kings Island park is open from April to the end of October yearly.http://www.kicentral.com/history/
The thrill rides at Kings Island include six roller coaster rides: the Challenge Diamondback roller coaster which is tall and challenging, the Beast which is the longest wooden roller coaster ride in the world, the Firehawk, Flight of Fear, Invertigo and Vortex.
Planet Snoopy is for young children who are visiting Kings Island. Planet Snoopy has a large collection of Peanuts themed rides and attractions along with four young children roller coaster rides.
The family rides area has something for every family member from thrill rides to water adventures to flying rides.
Boomerang Bay is the water park within Kings Island Amusement Park. It is open daily from the end of May to the beginning of September. The water themed amusement rides include Awesome Aussie Twister, Bondi Pipeline, Coolangatta Racer, Crocodile Run, Down Under Thunder, Great Barrier Reef, Jackaroo Landing, Kangaroo Lagoon, Koala Splash, Kookaburraay, Pipeline Paradise, Snowy River Rampage, Sydney Sidewinder, Tazmanian Typhoon and Wallaby Wharf.
Dining and food at Kings Island includes anything from treats to restaurants. http://www.visitkingsisland.com/public/park/index.cfm
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Kings Island Entertainment
The shows include live entertainment from many different genres such as Motown, Country music, ice skating, characters and more.
The show lineup for this year is:
- June 19, 2010 - Joyfest Concert is a celebration of Gospel music.
- July 8 to 10, 2010 - Spirit Song 2010 features contemporary Christian music.
- August 7 to 10, 2010 - Sean Hannity Freedom Concert is a charity event to raise funds for Freedom Alliance. Freedom Alliance is a charitable organization that provides funds for scholarships to children of military members who were killed or injured in the line of duty. http://www.visitkingsisland.com/public/visit/events/concerts.cfm
Paramount's Kings Island Theme Park
A video that highlights many of the thrill rides at Kings Island Amusement Park in Ohio.
"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)
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.