Kings Island Fact Sheet

Kings Island Fact Sheet 37th Year – 2009 Kings Island is the perfect family vacation destination. The 364-acre amusement and water park features more than 80 world-class rides, shows and attractions. New in 2009 is Diamondback – the tallest, fastest and meanest roller coaster to ever strike Kings Island. Kings Island has 15 thrill-inducing roller coasters overall, including the legendary Beast – the world’s longest wooden roller coaster celebrating 30 years of terror in 2009 – and Firehawk – Ohio’s only flying coaster. Boomerang Bay, a 15-acre Australian-themed water park, offers more than 50 water activities, including 30 water slides. For the past eight years, AMUSEMENT TODAY readers have awarded Kings Island with the prestigious Golden Ticket for Best Kids’ Area in the World! 1 CALENDAR Kings Island will be open on five Preview Weekends: April 18; 24, 25, 26; May 1, 2, 3; 8, 9, 10; and 15, 16, 17. Kings Island will be open daily from May 22 through August 30. Kings Island will be open on seven Post Season Weekends: September 4, 5, 6, 7; 25, 26, 27; and October 2, 3, 4; 9, 10, 11; 16, 17, 18; 23, 24, 25; 30, 31; and November 1. For a daily park operating calendar, visit www.visitkingsisland.com/visit/visit_calendar.cfm. HOURS Kings Island opens at 10:00 a.m. except for September, October and November when the park opens at 7:00 p.m. on Friday nights and 11:00 a.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Park closing times vary from 7:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. ADMISSION Adult Single Day Junior/Senior Single Day Pay Once/Visit Twice $47.99 (Ages 3-61; 48 inches and taller) $31.99 (Ages 3 & up; under 48” tall & Ages 62 & up) Two-Day admission tickets are available for $47.99 at retailers and online at www.visitkingsisland.com. For one price, guests have the opportunity to visit the park two times. Visits do not need to be on consecutive days. Purchase tickets in advance online at www.visitkingsisland.com or at Kroger, Meijer and Discount Drug Mart. Best Deals 2 Military $29.99. Active military and their families are eligible for up to six tickets. ID must be shown at the Admissions Window. $24.99 at the Admissions Window. Kings Island season pass prices range from $69.99 to $160.00. Season passes allow unlimited admission to Kings Island and Boomerang Bay during 2009 public operating days. Platinum Passes allow unlimited admission to Kings Island and all Cedar Fair amusement and water parks during 2009 public operating days. Starlight (after 5:00 p.m.) Season Passes *Dates, hours and prices are subject to change without notice. 3 BOOMERANG BAY WATERPARK RESORT Boomerang Bay Waterpark Resort offers more than 50 water activities including 30 water slides, tropical lagoons, rushing rivers, three family activity areas, careening waterfalls, and a 36,000 square foot wave pool. In addition, guests can relax in style with our Five-Star amenities including lounge chair-side waiter service, cabanas, full bar facilities and family changing rooms. CALENDAR Boomerang Bay Waterpark Resort will be open daily from May 23 through August 30. HOURS Boomerang Bay opens at 11:00 a.m. from May 23 through August 30 and closes at 7:00 p.m. on those dates. ADMISSION Boomerang Bay Waterpark Resort is included free with park admission. CHARACTERS Located at the Front Gate throughout the day and occasionally wandering throughout the park are your favorite Nickelodeon characters. Have your camera ready to snap a photo of your favorite pals from Nickelodeon TV shows and movies. Meet and greet opportunities daily. Nickelodeon’s characters include: • Fairly OddParents™ - Cosmo and Wanda • Little Bill™ - Little Bill • Dora the Explorer™ - Dora and Diego • SpongeBob SquarePants™ - SpongeBob and Patrick • Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius™ - Jimmy Neutron • Nickelodeon’s™ The Wild Thornberrys™ - Eliza Thornberry™ and Donnie™ • Nickelodeon’s™ Rugrats™ - Chuckie™, Angelica™ and Tommy™ • Nick Jr.'s™ Blue's Clues™ - Blue 4 CONTACT Guests Phone Website Mail (800) 288-0808 (Toll Free) www.visitkingsisland.com Kings Island 6300 Kings Island Drive P.O. Box 901 Kings Island, OH 45034 www.visitkingsisland.com/news/index.cfm (800) 393-8613 (513) 754-7525 News Media: News Website Media Pager Fax GREAT KINGS ISLAND ATTRACTIONS DIAMONDBACK New in 2009! Diamondback stands 230 feet at its highest point with a first drop of 215 feet at a 74-degree angle and snakes its way around 5282 feet of track in excess of 80 miles per hour! The ride features 10 vertical drops overall, including drops of 193, 131, 129, 110 and 106 feet, two helixes – one at 323 degrees and the other at 287 degrees – and a spectacular splashdown ending. Diamondback is the tallest, fastest and meanest roller coaster to ever strike Kings Island! THE BEAST Celebrating 30 years of terror in 2009, The Beast is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest wooden roller coaster in the world and is arguably the greatest roller coaster ever built. When The Beast opened in 1979, it broke all existing records for track length (one and three-quarter miles, a ride lasting four minutes long), and speed (more than 65 miles an hour), and featured two of the longest vertical drops in coaster history, 135 and 141 feet. Built in a denselywooded, 35-acre site in the Rivertown section of Kings Island, The Beast was designed and built by the Kings Island Construction, Maintenance and Engineering Department. 5 The legendary Beast roller coaster has given nearly 43 million rides since it opened in 1979. FIREHAWK Ohio’s only flying roller coaster propels willing test pilots 115 feet in the air and through five inversions at speeds of more than 50 miles an hour – all while facing the ground, experiencing the inconceivable feeling of human flight. VORTEX This one-of-a-kind steel looping roller coaster thrills riders by sending them upside down six times! It was the first roller coaster in the world with six inversions. SON OF BEAST This world-record breaking roller coaster elevates the classic wood coaster experience to a new level, taking riders up higher than ever and racing them around more than 7,000 feet of wooden track faster than ever before. Son of Beast world-records include tallest wooden roller coaster (218 feet), tallest wooden roller coaster drop (214 feet), fastest wooden roller coaster (78 miles an hour) and the most wooden roller coaster track at one park (22,612 feet). THE RACER The twin-tracked Racer is a traditional wooden out-and-back coaster and credited for re-igniting the coaster building boom in the early 1970’s, thus beginning the second golden age of the roller coaster. To honor the Racer’s staying power, the American Coaster Enthusiasts named this popular ride an “ACE Roller Coaster Landmark” during a ceremony at the park in 2007, making it one of only 14 coasters in the world with landmark status. In addition, the Racer is also notable for its appearance in the Cincinnati Kids episode of The Brady Bunch, filmed at the park in 1973. FLIGHT OF FEAR The first linear induction motor LIM-launched roller coaster in the world catapults riders from 0 to 54 miles an hour in just four seconds on a heart-pounding adventure in total darkness through four inversions. 6 INVERTIGO The only steel looping, forward and backward, face-to-face roller coaster in the Midwest. This thrilling coaster shoots riders up a 138-foot lift hill, giving them momentum to fly at speeds reaching 55 miles an hour through three inversions forward and then backward. NICKELODEON UNIVERSE Being No. 1 is hard work! For the eighth year in a row, Amusement Today readers awarded Kings Island with the prestigious Golden Ticket for Best Kids’ Area in the World in 2007. Kings Island’s Best Kids’ Area, Nickelodeon Universe™, features two outstanding neighborhoods spotlighting SpongeBob SquarePants™ and Dora the Explorer™. Between the two areas, Nickelodeon Universe™ brings to life Nickelodeon’s most popular characters with a total of 18 attractions including more kid’s coasters than any other theme park in the world! BOOMERANG BAY Explore the coolest way to beat the heat in our splashtacular 15-acre waterpark resort. Boomerang Bay features more than 50 water activities including 30 water slides, tropical lagoons, rushing rivers, surfable waves, 36,000 square-foot wave pool, three family activity areas and careening waterfalls surrounded by lush landscaping. Guests can also relax in style with our fivestar chair-side waiter service, cabanas, full bar facilities and family changing rooms. Boomerang Bay is included FREE with park admission. DINING Guests can take a break and enjoy regional favorites like LaRosa’s Pizza, Skyline Chili, and Graeters Ice Cream. Cinnabon, Chick-Fil-A, Panda Express and Starbucks are name-brand choices, in addition to park standards like hamburgers, hot dogs, deli sandwiches, and fried or roaster chicken. Try out a variety of tasty treats such as: Panini sandwiches; funnel cakes; giant pecan cinnamon rolls; Jolly Rancher slushies; fruit smoothies; blueberry, chocolate and vanilla ice cream; fresh-thick-cut fries; gourmet hand-roller pretzels; refreshing Lemon Chill; Dip ‘n’ Dots (The Ice Cream of the Future); and roasted Bavarian nuts at more than 30 food and beverage locations located throughout the park. 7 HALLOWEEN HAUNT There’s nowhere to run and nowhere to hide. Screams of pure panic pierce the night. There’s nowhere you’re safe in the most immersive horror experience around – Halloween Haunt at Kings Island! The bloodcurdling horror, mind-bending terror and nightmarish madness of Halloween Haunt features more than 500 ghastly creatures emerging from the darkness, 13 highly-intense and chilling haunted attractions and some of the most hair-raising rides on the planet! Gates to the underworld are open until 1:00am every Friday and Saturday Night from September 25 through October 31. No one and nothing is off limits! Included FREE with park admission. HOWL-O-FEST An interactive event in the fall that includes a costume parade with great prizes, a fun-scary not scary-scary adult-sized maze, a gigantic hay bale maze, a pumpkin patch, dance party, candy stops and all kinds of activities. It’s the perfect place to create family memories that will last a lifetime. Included FREE with park admission. 8 THRILLING ENTERTAINMENT Kings Island’s thrills don’t end with the rides. Our live entertainment is amazing too! From high-energy shows featuring the songs and dance that defined the decade of the 80’s and country music revues to incredibly cool ice-skating and character meet and greets, everyone in the family will love our entertainment. It’s nothing less than spectacular! Brand new and returning stage productions for the park’s 2009 season include: Down Home Country New in 2009! – All-new popular song and dance revue celebrating the legends of country music as well as their top charting country classics. You’ll probably want to see this one more than once. At the Festhaus located in Oktoberfest. The show lasts 25 minutes Don’t Stop the Music New in 2009! – DJ pump up the music and let the party start! Get down with today’s hottest hits and chart smashing songs in this all-new revue! Featuring songs by Rihanna, Katy Perry and Kid Rock! At the International Bandstand located on International Street. The show lasts 20 minutes. Endless Summer on Ice Come join us as we celebrate Summer Fun and more! You don’t want to miss this amazing iceskating display that will excite and entertain the entire family. At the Kings Island Theater located on International Street. The show lasts 30 minutes. Flashback: Totally 80’s! Get into the groove and travel back to the days when it was hip to be square! Our singers and dancers pay tribute to leg warmers, mullets, Rubik’s Cube and the songs that defined a decade in this all-new music revue! At the International Showplace Theatre. The show lasts 25 minutes. 9 The County Line Head over to “The County Line” for our entertaining country music revue. This popular show features the songs Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts and all of your favorite country stars! As American as apple pie, this country’s rockin’ down at “The County Line.” At the Festhaus located in Oktoberfest. The show lasts 25 minutes. Marty’s Party New in 2009! – Your child is invited to Marty’s Party, a rousing, fun-filled show full of excitement. Just the place for kids to take their grown-ups! At Putz HQ in Nickelodeon Universe. The show lasts 25 minutes. Nickelodeon Characters Located at the Front Gate throughout the day and occasionally wandering through the park are your favorite Nickelodeon characters. Have your camera ready to snap a photo of your favorite pals from Nickelodeon TV shows and movies. Scooby Doo Scooby Doo is waiting to say hello to you throughout the day outside Scooby Doo & The Haunted Castle located on International Street. Fireworks Throughout the season Kings Island will present its spectacular fireworks display on days the park closes at 10 p.m. This colorful pageant in the sky is something that will certainly cap off a memorable day at the park. You don’t want to miss it! 10 GUESTS WITH DISABILITIES Special parking areas are available for guests with disabilities. The Rider Safety Guide, a free guidebook and passport for special ride access for guests with disabilities, is available at Guest Relations located at the Front Gate. HOTEL The Great Wolf Lodge is the official resort of Kings Island. This is the only lodging available directly on the park’s grounds. With a 75,000 square-foot indoor waterpark, 401 guest suites and a 40,000 square-foot conference center, the Great Wolf Lodge at Kings Island is among the largest resorts in the United States. Visit www.greatwolflodge.com for more information or call (800) 913-WOLF. A BIT OF HISTORY Kings Island opened its gates on April 29, 1972, serving as a replacement for Coney Island, an immensely popular amusement park located on the Ohio River 10 miles east of downtown Cincinnati. Here are highlights from the park’s rich history: 1970 – Taft Broadcasting begins construction on Kings Island. 1972 – Kings Island opens with flagship attractions like The Racer, a twin-track wooden roller coaster, the Sky Ride and the Kings Island and Miami Valley Railroad. The Partridge Family visits the park to film an episode of their hit series. 1973 – The International Restaurant opens and the Brady Bunch arrives to film an episode of their show on location at the park. 1974 – Wild Animal Habitat (which opened as Lion Country Safari) opens a unique monorail ride that brings guests up close with lions, tigers and rhinos (Oh my!). Sixty-nine-year-old Karl Wallenda completes a record-breaking high-wire walk. 11 1975 – Daredevil motorcyclist Evel Knievel jumps over 14 Greyhound buses in the parking lot to set a new world's record. 1976 – The American Heritage Theater (later renamed the Paramount Theater and renamed again to Kings Island Theater) opens. 1977 – The Screamin' Demon debuts as the first forward- and backward-looping roller coaster in the country. 1979 – The Beast® opens, known around the globe as the highest, tallest and longest wooden roller coaster in the world. (Currently holds the world record for being the longest wooden coaster in the world, second only to Son of Beast.) 1981 – The first suspended coaster in the world, The Bat, opens. (Although popular with guests, inconsistent performance led to its removal from the park in 1984.) In 1993, the park opened its seventh-generation cousin, TOP GUN®. 1982 – The park adds the 10,000-seat TimberWolf Amphitheater and becomes the first seasonal theme park in the country to open for the winter holidays with the introduction of WinterFest. One side of the classic Racer roller coaster is turned around to race facing backward. 1983 – The Festhaus opens. 1984 – Kings Island introduces the first stand-up, looping roller coaster in North America, the King Cobra. Taft Broadcasting sells the company's Amusement Park Group, including Kings Island, to Kings Entertainment Company (KECO). KECO was formed through a leveraged buyout of the attractions by several members of Taft's APG management team. 1985 – White Water Canyon opens. 1987 – The Vortex™ opens and is the first steel coaster in the country to turn riders upside down six times. American Financial Corporation purchases the park while KECO continues to operate it through a management contract. 1988 – Amazon Falls (later named Congo Falls) opens. 1989 – WaterWorks™ water park opens, complete with 15 water rides and slides, a winding river for relaxing and a children's splash area. 1991 – Adventure Express opens. 1992 – Phantom Theater opens. Paramount Communications Inc. purchases Kings Island and KECO to form Paramount Parks. 1993 – TOP GUN® – Fun-filled suspended coaster that takes guests on an unforgettable jet ride. 1994 – DAYS OF THUNDER™, an exciting new NASCAR racing simulator opens in Coney Mall. Park becomes part of Viacom Inc. when Viacom purchases Paramount Communications. 1995 – Green slime invades the park when Nickelodeon® Splat City™ explodes onto the scene, introducing a new brand of messy fun. 1996 – The Flight of Fear™ opens as the first roller coaster in the world to use linear induction technology to create a spectacular new launch experience. 12 1997 – WaterWorks doubles in size to 15 acres with the introduction of a wave pool, the only place to surf in the Midwest, and a new children's water play area, Buccaneer Island. 1998 – Scooby's™ Ghoster Coaster and Yogi's™ Skytours open to expand Hanna-Barbera Land. 1999 – The new FACE/OFF™ inverted looping roller coaster and the DROP ZONE™ Stunt Tower open in the new Paramount Action Zone section of the park. FACE/OFF is the only looping, forward and backward, face-to-face inverted coaster in the Midwest, while DROP ZONE is the world’s tallest gyro-drop at 315 feet. 2000 – Park introduces the world's tallest, fastest and only looping wooden roller coaster, Son of Beast™. This behemoth coaster tops off a massive, two-year, $40-million capital expansion program at the 364-acre theme park – more than it cost to build the park in 1972. 2001 – Rugrats™ Runaway Reptar™ roller coaster, the world's first inverted coaster for kids and The Wild Thornberrys™ River Adventure open in a new, expanded Nickelodeon™Central. 2002 – The park celebrates its 30th Anniversary season with the premiere of TOMB RAIDER The Ride™, a heavily themed, totally immersive dark ride adventure. This collaborative effort between Paramount Studios and Paramount Parks marks the first in a unique experience where riders attempt to survive numerous Tomb Raider encounters: from a cursed temple and the wrath of an angry goddess to boiling lava and a plunge toward menacing icy stalactites. 2003 – The park introduces something for every member of the family with the addition of three new attractions; Scooby-Doo™ and the Haunted Castle, Delirium™ and SpongeBob SquarePants™ 3-D. 2004 – Crocodile Dundee’s Boomerang Bay™ Water Park Resort (later changed to Boomerang Bay Waterpark Resort) opens to transport guests to a sunny Down Under water paradise. 2005 – ITALIAN JOB: Stunt Track™ opens as a new, fully themed action stunt car experience. 2006 – The world’s Best Kids’ Area undergoes an incredible makeover to become Nickelodeon Universe, complete with three new rides and two new themed areas. Cedar Fair Entertainment Company purchases Paramount Parks. 2007 – Firehawk – Ohio’s only flying coaster – propels willing test pilots 115 feet in the air through five inversions at speeds of more than 50 mph. Halloween Haunt is introduced. 2008 – The park introduces new names for several rides and attractions. Drop Zone is changed to Drop Tower; Top Gun to Flight Deck; Italian Job: Stunt Track to Backlot Stunt Coaster; Face/Off to Invertigo, Tomb Raider: The Ride to The Crypt; Days of Thunder to Thunder Alley; Paramount Theatre to Kings Island Theatre; FX Theatre to Action Theatre; and Bubba Gump Shrimp Shack to Outer Hanks. Daredevil Robbie Knievel jumps over 24 Coke Zero trucks on his motorcycle to set a new world record. Daredevil Rick Wallenda sets a new world record with a 2,000-foot skywalk. 2009 – The park introduces Diamondback – the tallest, fastest and meanest roller coaster to ever strike Kings Island! The Beast roller coaster celebrates its 30th anniversary season. 13 LOCATION Kings Island is located 24 miles north of downtown Cincinnati, Ohio and 36 miles south of Dayton, Ohio on I-71 (exit 24 – Kings Island Drive). The park is less than a two-hour drive from Columbus, Ohio; Indianapolis, Indiana; and Lexington and Louisville, Kentucky. NEW IN 2009 Diamondback – the tallest, fastest and meanest roller coaster to ever strike Kings Island! Not only are the statistics of the ride awesome, but its use of the rugged natural terrain and spectacular splashdown ending ensures that no other roller coaster tops these thrills. SPECIAL EVENTS A number of special events are being planned for 2009. Announcements will be made when all details have been finalized. SHOPPING From t-shirts and hats to specialty glassware, stuff animals and more, guests could literally spend their entire day browsing the more than 20 shopping locations throughout the park. Handmade, one-of-a-kind options include airbrushed wearables, sketches, fun photo opportunities, wood carvings and more. 14 Kings Island 2009 Season Ride Fact Sheet WOODEN ROLLER COASTERS The Beast® – The longest wooden roller coaster in the world and arguably the best roller coaster ever built. The Racer – Twin racing trains compete for the finish on this classic wooden coaster which is credited for re-igniting the coaster building boom in the early 1970s. Son of Beast™ – The tallest and fastest wooden roller coaster in the world. STEEL COASTERS Diamondback – The ride stands 230 feet at its highest point with a first drop of 215 feet at a 74degree angle. The new $22 million coaster features 10 vertical overall, including drops of 193, 131, 129, 110 and 106 feet and reaches speeds in excess of 80 miles per hour. Adventure Express – A runaway mine train coaster. The Vortex™ – The world’s first looping monster coaster complete with six thrilling inversions. Invertigo – The only steel looping, forward and backward, face-to-face roller inverted coaster in the Midwest. Firehawk – The only flying coaster in Ohio takes willing test pilots 115 feet in the air and through five inversions at speeds of more than 50 mph – all while facing the ground, experiencing the inconceivable feeling of human flight. 15 Flight of Fear™ – The first linear induction motor LIM-launched coaster in the world to treat riders to a hair-raising series of twists and turns in total darkness. Backlot Stunt Coaster - Park guests experience what it’s like to be a stunt driver. Special effects add to the multi-sensory sensation of the experience. Flight Deck – Fun-filled suspended coaster that takes guests on an unforgettable jet ride. KINGS ISLAND IS THE KIDS’ CAPITAL OF THE WORLD! Fairly Odd Coaster™ – A classic wooden roller coaster for kids and their parents to enjoy together. Rugrats Runaway Reptar™ - The world's first inverted roller coaster for kids. Little Bill’s Giggle Coaster™ – A miniature steel roller coaster complete with great hills and dips for young park guests and their parents. Avatar: The Last Airbender™: 36 guests board a giant skateboard with a huge sculpture of Aang, Avatar’s lead character, on top and then hang on! as they roll, twist and turn. Kings Island Rides By Area BOOMERANG BAY: Boomerang Bay Water Park Resort™ is the 15-acre water park filled with refreshing, relaxing and Down-Under thrilling adventures to cool off guests. Voted one of the top five water parks in the world by Amusement Today. The best part is that admission is FREE with park admission. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: Coolangatta Racer – A 54-foot high racing challenge with four competing slides on which guests start face-first in different directions and merge for a downhill dash to the finish line. Tasmanian Typhoon – A monstrous slide standing more than 60 feet in which four riders in a cloverleaf-like raft plummet through more than 269-feet of enclosed tubing in complete darkness. Riders free-fall at daring speeds into a huge funnel that rockets the raft up and down careening out of control. The raft then plunges through the opening of the funnel, ending the white-water journey. Kookaburra Bay - Complementing the thrill and excitement of Boomerang Bay’s exhilarating slides is a secluded mammoth lagoon with cascading waterfalls. Parents will be delighted to beat the summer heat while utilizing the lagoon’s distinctively designed in-water lounging areas. Jackaroo Landing - A gigantic family water fortress that incorporates a variety of whimsical water elements such as water cannons, tipping tanks and three new family slides. Kangaroo Lagoon and Wallaby Warf– Ahoy, matie! The kids never had so much fun as they cavort within a ship-like play area filled with 10 children’s water slides that gently splash into a shallow water pool. The area also features several raindrop fountains, water cannons, cannonball pool bursts, bubblers, geysers, water misters and water jets. 16 Bondi Pipeline – Experience these thrilling, fully-enclosed translucent fiberglass tube speed slides as they twist over each other. Both slides have 360-degree turns and one slide has a vertical drop. Down Under Thunder – Four twisting body slides that descend into a splash pool. Snowy River Rampage – A thrilling water adventure where guests experience high-speed, banked turns and a final plunge in four-person circular rafts. Crocodile Run – A quarter-mile-long inner tube excursion that treats guests to a relaxing, 10minute journey through raindrop mushrooms, geysers and a waterfall. Sydney Sidewinder – Guests in one-person inner tubes experience curves and drops, including a 42-foot fall before plunging into a splash pool. Great Barrier Reef – Guests experience their own private beach as they enjoy a 36,000 sq.-ft., wave pool with waves of fun that can reach up to four feet! Awesome Aussie Twister – Two fully enclosed translucent fiberglass tube body slides that wrap around each other in a pretzel-like manner. Pipeline Paradise – Guests ride a body board over a thin sheet of high-velocity water that flows over a stationary, padded wave form creating a surfable wave. CONEY MALL: Action Theater – SpongeBob SquarePants™ 3-D in the Action Theatre is the world's only ocean motion movie ride based on the popular Nickelodeon® series, SpongeBob SquarePants™. This motion-simulator movie experience combines eye-popping 3-D effects, non-stop action and hilarious hi-jinx for a one-of-a-kind ride through the undersea world of Bikini Bottom (SpongeBob’s home)! Dodgem – This theme park classic is a bumper-to-bumper free-for-all. Get behind the wheel of these fabulous bumper cars as you chase around your family and friends. Flight of Fear™ – The first linear induction motor LIM-launched coaster in the world to treat riders to a hair-raising series of twists and turns in total darkness. Firehawk – The only flying coaster in Ohio takes willing test pilots 115 feet in the air and through five inversions at speeds of more than 50 mph – all while facing the ground, experiencing the inconceivable feeling of human flight. Backlot Stunt Coaster - Park guests experience what it’s like to be a stunt driver. Special effects add to the multi-sensory sensation of the experience. Monster – Experience the power of the Monster as guests spin in three different circles at the same time. The Monster continues its wrath when it quickly raises and lowers riders with their cars still spinning. Racer – Twin racing trains compete for the finish on this classic wooden coaster which is credited for re-igniting the coaster building boom in the early 1970s. Scrambler – This classic midway attraction spins guests in two opposing circles at the same time. 17 Shake, Rattle, & Roll – Guests feel like they are flying as they whirl, twirl, and spin on this twisting and rotating ride. Vortex™ – The world’s first looping monster coaster complete with six thrilling inversions. Zephyr – This giant swing attraction takes riders sitting in individual swings up in the air more than 30 feet before it begins a soothing, yet thrilling wave motion lifting and lowering riders. INTERNATIONAL STREET: Eiffel Tower – Take a leisurely elevator ride to the top of a 300-foot, one-third-scale replica of the famous Paris landmark. The view of the park and the surrounding countryside is spectacular. Carousel – This ride is a traditional carousel the entire family will enjoy. This classic treasure was built in 1926 and is painted with more than 20,000 sheets of 23-karat gold and 1,000 sheets of sterling silver, and includes 48 majestically hand-carved wooden horses. NICKELODEON™ UNIVERSE: Avatar: The Last Airbender™: 36 guests board a giant skateboard with a huge sculpture of Aang, Avatar’s lead character, on top and then hang on! as they roll, twist and turn. Backyardigans’ Swing-Along™ – Kids swing through the breeze in this miniature swing ride – perfect for the smallest of guests. Blue’s Skiddo™ – Kids are in the pilot’s seat on this ride, as they train everyone’s favorite dogs Blue and Magenta to run in circles, as well as raise and lower at their command. Dora’s Explore Corner™ – Join Dora, Boots and all your favorite explorers in this highly themed neighborhood adventure. Fairly Odd Coaster™ – A classic wooden roller coaster for kids and their parents to enjoy together. Go Diego Go™ – A classic variety of bikes and cars that travel around a small circular track. Jimmy Neutron’s Atom Smashers™ – Young guests will enjoy this mini bumper car adventure, when they get a chance to sit in the driver’s seat. La Adventura de Azul™ – All….aboard! Kids will be delighted as they make their way around the fun-filled railway, lead by Dora’s train Azul. Lazytown Sportacopters™ - It's a high-flying aerial tour of Nickelodeon Universe sure to delight young visitors. Little Bill’s Giggle Coaster™ – A miniature steel roller coaster complete with great hills and dips for young park guests and their parents. Nick Jr. Drivers™ – This attraction allows the youngest guests to experience the fun of the hectic highway as they drive their pint-sized cars around the “expressway.” Nick-O-Round™ – Grab the reins and prepare to ride this child-size version of a classic carousel. 18 Phantom Flyers: Guests lay facing the ground two across as they experience the sensation of free flight. Plankton’s Plunge ™– Children of all ages will delight in this mini-drop ride that takes guests more than 20 feet in the air and gently drops them to the ground. Rugrats Runaway Reptar™ - The world's first inverted roller coaster for kids. Scooby-Doo™ and the Haunted Castle is the first interactive ride in the park’s history. Park guests join Scooby-Doo and the entire Mystery, Inc. gang of Fred, Daphne, Velma and Shaggy on the case to explain the mysterious activity of a green ghost haunting an ancient castle. SpongeBob’s Bikini Bottom Bash™ – A wet, wild, interactive adventure. Experience life under the sea in the world’s most famous pineapple! Swiper’s Sweepers™ – A pint-sized version of the classic whip ride. The cars go slow on the straight sections and zip around the curves, to thrill children and parents alike. Timmy’s Air Tours™ – This crazy airplane adventure rotates and raises children and brave parents into the air and back down again. The Wild Thornberrys River Adventure™ - A splash-filled water adventure based on one of the most-watched shows in kids' television, The Wild Thornberrys. OKTOBERFEST: Viking Fury – More than 70 passengers seated in a giant Viking ship are treated to an adventure as they swing forward and backward in a 180-degree motion. Adventure Express – A runaway mine train coaster. ACTION ZONE™: Congo Falls – Take a refreshing plunge down a five-story waterfall, then splash through a giant wall of water. Be forewarned … you will get wet! Delirium™ is a powerful ride that sends 50 outward facing riders seated on a continuous ring of seats with their legs dangling free in the air – spinning madly at the bottom of a giant arm that swings back and forth rocketing riders up to 137 feet in the air…more than 13 thrilling stories! Riders spin and swing in a 240-degree arc between 2 o’clock and 10 o’clock as the park races by on one of the most hair-raising escapades on the planet. Delirium is the largest ride of its kind in the world. Drop Tower – At 315 feet, it’s the tallest gyro drop tower in the world! Enjoy a breathtaking view of the region as you ascend toward the sky, then take a 26-story freefall at 64 mph. If you’re a thrill seeker, this is one you’ve got to experience! Invertigo – The only steel looping, forward and backward, face-to-face roller inverted coaster in the Midwest. Son of Beast™ – The tallest, fastest wooden roller coaster in the world. 19 Flight Deck – Fun-filled suspended coaster that takes guests on an unforgettable jet ride. RIVERTOWN: Diamondback – The ride stands 230 feet at its highest point with a first drop of 215 feet at a 74degree angle. The new $22 million coaster features 10 vertical overall, including drops of 193, 131, 129, 110 and 106 feet and reaches speeds in excess of 80 miles per hour. The Beast® – The longest wooden roller coaster in the world at 7,400 feet celebrating 30 years of terror in 2009. The Crypt– Riders journey on a multi-sensory experience in an attempt to survive this totally immersive dark ride adventure. White Water Canyon – Cool off in the refreshing waters of a white water rafting adventure for the entire family. Kings Island and Miami Valley Railroad - Families love riding in this steam locomotive that travels through the woods and takes riders to Boomerang Bay and back to the Losantiville Station in Rivertown. PAY AS YOU GO ATTRACTIONS: Sling Shot – Passengers fly through the air and experience a wide range of sensations including weightlessness as they shoot higher than 275 feet at nearly 100 mph. Located in Oktoberfest. Price: $25 per person. Thunder Alley – This ride takes the “go-cart” experience to the next level with eight-horsepower engines in miniature cars and a state-of-the-art oval, high-banked race track. Racing action begins with 20 drivers heating up the track at one time. It’s as close as drivers will come to real stockcar racing experience. Located in the Action Zone. Prices: $6 for guests 54” tall or taller who drive; $3 for guests who ride. 20 Xtreme Skyflyer™ – Experience the soaring thrills of hang gliding and sky diving at the same time as you’re hoisted 170 feet up in the air, then pull a rip cord and plunge into a 50-ft. freefall at 60 mph. Located in the Action Zone. Price: $15 per person. 21