Other popular rides included: the Rotor, the Tumblebug, the Skyride, the Turnpike Cars, the Scooby-Doo roller coaster, the Monster, the Antique Cars, and the Kings Island & Miami Valley Railroad.ġ973: On April 18, 1973, the park announced the completion of a $6 million expansion project. At $2 million, the dark ride was the most expensive attraction in the park.
The Racer was the first twin-track wooden coaster to be built in modern times and at speeds approaching 60 mph, it was the fastest, too. The two flagship rides were the Racer and the Enchanted Voyage dark ride through Hanna-Barbera’s cartoon land. By Thanksgiving, rides and attractions had been transported and installed from Coney Island, including the Dodgem, Scrambler, Monster, Rotor, Log Flume, Sky Ride, Tumblebug, and Flying Scooters.ġ972: After two years of construction, Kings Island opened to public April 29, 1972. Only 150 of the 1600 acres purchased were utilized to begin building the park.ġ971: Construction of the Eiffel Tower, Royal Fountain, and Racer roller coaster was completed by early fall. The Park was dubbed Kings Island, after the town of Kings Mills in which the park was built and its famous predecessor on the Banks of the Ohio River, Coney Island. By the end of the year construction of the Eiffel Tower, Royal Fountains and Racer roller coaster was underway. Kings Island Blog shared the park’s history:ġ970: On June 15, 1970, the Taft Broadcasting Company broke ground and began the construction of Kings Island led by the Charles V. I think it would have made sense to give them something more unique.Coney Island amusement park, located on the banks of the Ohio River, closed in September, 1971, and on April 29, 1972, the brand-new Kings Island Amusement Park opened its gates and welcomed its first guests. I feel like most people that have KI as their home park have been to CP and may even go there on a somewhat regular basis so its bizarre that 20 years after MF they built a giga coaster with blue track and gray supports, and not only that but one that seemed mailed in and not that special.
The Coney Mall area is old and worn out and could use renovations as well. That area where the Bat, Invertigo, and drop tower are badly needs to be renovated (just take out the Bat and Invertigo and start from scratch IMO). I really liked Adventure Express when I was younger but now its just a rough old Arrow they could do without and I felt the same way about Vortex and the Bat/Top Gun/Flight Deck, BLS is a decent family thrill coaster, Face/Off is garbage at this point, the drop tower is okay. Its good that they have an indoor launch coaster that can stay open in weather and its still a decent ride. Racer is alright though doesn't really have a special spot in my heart because American Eagle, which is a lot better IMO, occupies that spot for old wooden racing coasters. Banshee is one of the weaker inverts and also had a bad rattle i'm also the perfect height to be choked by the vest restraints (to be fair I have this problem with most vest restraint coasters). Diamondback i'd put in the middle to lower of the pack of B&M hypers, the rattle at least on the train I rode was very pronounced. Mystic Timbers when it gets cooking is a really good GCI i'd rank it in the top third, though you have to ride it later in the day when its warmed up (this is not a park where you can knock out the two best coasters early and consider them done you have to stay until late).Īfter those two and Orion (which I have not ridden) the parks lineup dropoffs in quality quite a bit. If KI spends the kind of money KD did a few years back to beautify the park that would definitely make KI one of my favorite parks.Īs long as KI has the Beast it will always be a must visit park, Beast at night IMO is still one of the best coasters anywhere and is a must do for any enthusiast.
When I first visited Kings Dominion I liked Kings Island better, but after visiting both again in recent years I think with all of the cosmetic improvements made to KD pulled ahead just a bit.
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