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Fontaine des Rêves

La **Fontaine des Rêves**, venant de l'univers Kirby est un stage non-déblocable de *Super Smash Bros. Melee*.

## Apparition dans Super Smash Bros. Melee

Or mis le fait qu'il apparaît dans le mode Melee. Il apparaît aussi dans:

* On peut retrouver Kirby ou Bowser dans ce stage.
* Le mode All-Stars, c'est dans ce stage que Marth tentera de vous tuer.

## Dans les tournois

Il est légal en combat simple ou double. Malgré ça, il n'est pas très pratique pour certains personnages de se battre dans ce stage, du fait qu'il est assez gênant de faire du wavedashing ou même du wavelanding.

## Origine

La Fontaine des Rêves, ou originellement Dream Spring est apparu pour la première fois dans *Kirby's Adventure*et est le dernier niveau de ce jeu. C'est là où la Baguette magique se repose pour permettre aux habitants de Dream Land d'avoir de bons rêves. Cependant dans  *Kirby's Adventure,*le Roi DaDiDou a volé la Baguette magique pour ne pas que Nightmare, un être malfaisant maléfique corrompe la Fontaine des Rêves. Kirby, en collectant les septs fragments de la Baguette magique pour la faire renaître du fait que le Roi DaDiDou n'ait pas envie du désastre que Nightmare peut causé; Kirby après avoir vaincu le Roi (car Kirby ne savait pas que le Roi scellait la baguette pour la raison précédente) et remis la Baguette magique à sa place, fit apparaître alors Nightmare; Kirby l'a alors vaincu. La Fontaine des Rêves peut enfin donner des rêves aux habitants sans qu'un être maléfique la dérange.

## Trophée

**Fontaine des Rêves**

*"Cette fontaine du Pays des Rêves utilise le pouvoir du Bâton Etoile pour faire couler des flots de rêves. Les rêves se transforment ensuite en légère brume et se répandent à travers tous le pays pour apporter joie et bonheur. On a pu confirmer que des équivalents de ce fontaine existant sur d'autres planètes proches de Pop Star."*

• Kirby's Adventure

Pour l'obtenir, il faut être chanceux, il est obtenable aléatoirement.

## Anecdotes

* Le décor du stage a influencé le décor de la Fontaine des Rêves dans *Kirby: Nightmare in the Dream Land.*
* L'eau présente dans ce stage est en basse résolution, en conséquence les expressions faciales des personnages est inexistant dans l'eau.
Kings Mills Antique Autos

The Rides Entrance

***Kings Mills Antique Autos*** is a Antique Cars ride at Kings Island in the Coney Mall section of the park, across from the Juke Box Diner and alongside The Racer roller coaster. It opened in 2019.

## History

Les Taxis closed in 2004 to make way for *The Italian Job: Stunt Track* now known as Backlot Stunt Coaster.

Kings Mills Antique Autos family ride, guests board replica classic touring cars and take a leisurely drive around a scenic track equipped with a small rail to keep the car on the path. The ride is comparable to the original Les Taxis antique car ride, combining nostalgia with new enhancements. The ride is a quarter mile in length and lasts approximately three minutes. The cars are 2/3 scale replicas of the 1911 Ford Model T; though all-new, they retain the vintage feel of the original Les Taxis. The ride's name, as well as theming throughout the attraction, enhances the nostalgic experience for riders.
Camp Cedar

Camp Cedar is a luxury camp in Kings Island that opened In the middle of June 2021. Camp Cedar is Kings Islands 2nd camping experience with the last camping experience closing 15 years before 2021.

Camp Cedar has cabins that come with kitchens and tons of space for you to settle in. You can also bring your rv to the campground. Kings Island also has their own RVs too. Some cabins are 2 stories.

Camp Cedar has adult and family pools.

The camp also has a main building for you to hang out in, I am making this article before its released but I'm pretty sure its a area were you eat, and hang with family and friends.
Kings Island: A Ride Through Time

***Kings Island: A Ride Through Time*** is a book written by Evan Ponstingle with an introduction by Gary Wachs and personal recollections of park officials who were there when Kings Island opened in 1972. The book offers a first-hand account of the park's creation that is as fascinating as the attractions we’ve loved all our lives.

## Description

In 1972, one of America's favorite playgrounds opened with great fanfare. Inspired by the post-Disneyland theme park boom, operators of a small amusement enterprise near Cincinnati realized they needed to go bigger-or go home. They chose big, and so proceeded to design and build a magnificent property in conjunction with Taft Broadcasting, owners of the popular Hanna-Barbera characters. Now nearly fifty years later, the park is as amazing and grand as ever.

The complete story of Kings Island has never been told before now. Learn how the park came about, how it transformed over the years, and enjoy the stories behind your favorite attractions. But don’t just read about it: hear it directly from park officials who served throughout Kings Island’s history, including the man who started the whole thing from the beginning. Featuring a foreword by Gary Wachs and cover art from Cedar Fair’s own Paul Bonifield, *Kings Island: A Ride Through Time* pays tribute to a grand park that millions of guests have fallen in love with for half a century.

## External links

* https://www.rivershorecreative.com/kingsisland
* https://www.amazon.com/Kings-Island-Ride-Through-Time/dp/1732121087
* https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/kings-island-evan-ponstingle/1139068939
WindSeeker

The ride structure's swings in motion

***WindSeeker*** is a thrill ride located at multiple Cedar Fair parks, including Kings Island in the Coney Mall section of the park. It opened in 2011, and is considered a more thrilling version of the *Zephyr* and *Charlie Brown's Windup*, as it goes much higher and provides a bird's-eye-view of the park.

## History

*WindSeeker* was originally teased for multiple Cedar Fair parks, including Kings Island, in 2010 via the parks' Facebook pages. The Kings Island version was the third to open in 2011, following Canada's Wonderland and Cedar Point's versions earlier in the year. Three more versions of the ride were later opened at Knott's Berry Farm in 2011, and two in 2012 for Carowinds and Kings Dominion. During the 2012 season, an accident that left riders stranded in the air for four hours on the Knott's Berry Farm version prompted Cedar Fair to close the attraction at all parks, including Kings Island. All versions of the ride later reopened in for the 2013 season, with the exception of Knott's Berry Farm, possibly due to controversy associated with the incident that called for inspection. It was later relocated to Worlds of Fun under the name *SteelHawk* in 2014.

## Ride Experience

The ride experience is the same at all parks. Riders sit in one of 64 seats, which feature lap bar restraints. As a safety precaution, the lap bars also have a seatbelt that holds the restraint in place in case Once riders are seated, the swings begin to rise higher off the ground, until the center mechanism that connects the swings to the tower reaches the top. The seats swing in a circular motion during the elevation, but start to swing faster once reaching the top of the tower. The ride plays music from various films, primarily those scored by John Wiliams, such as *Superman*, *E.T. The Extra Terrestrial*, and *Harry Potter*. The overall ride time, including the seats being raised and lowered, is approximately three minutes.

## Trivia

* Although the ride may have a different color scheme and logo at the various parks it is featured in, the ride experience is identical for the most part at each park.
Flying Eagles

**Flying Eagles** was a Flying Scooters attraction located in the Coney Mall section at Kings Island.

## History

Flying Eagles opened in 1972 along with the park.

In 2004, Flying Eagles was removed to make room for Three Point Challenge Basketball.

This ride was moved to Carowinds and is now called *Mountain Gliders,*

A clone of this ride was later built in Planet Snoopy in 2015, under the name *Woodstock Gliders.*
Kings Island Entertainment

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Kings Island Entertainment is a company that operates Kings Island beside Cedar Fair that specializes in the entertainment of families and the happiness of children. It has been open since 1973

## Plazagon (Formerly)

Plazagon is a small business that built a small strip mall for teens to hang out in. Kings Island entertainment stepped in to help with the business for 4 years. It was heavily visited during those 4 years, but since Kings Island left the business, people say it's "starting to go downhill in quality" but it is still heavily visited and respected by locals.
The Crypt

**The Crypt** was an indoor Huss Giant Top Spin located in the *Rivertown* section of the Kings Island. It was the only Giant Top Spin in the world. The ride operated from 2002 to 2011. It was originally called **Tomb Raider: The Ride** from 2002 to 2007.

## History

On July 2, 2001, it was announced that Tomb Raider: The Ride would be coming to the park. It opened on April 5, 2002.

In 2008, Tomb Raider: The Ride was rethemed to The Crypt.

The Crypt's closure was announced on January 20, 2012. The last rides were given on October 30, 2011.

From 2012-Present, the building now houses the *Madame Fatale’s Cavern of Terror, Halloween Haunt* Maze, which is themed to a wax museum.

The rides sound effects were added to Adventure Express in 2021.
Sling Shot

***Sling Shot*** was a pay-per-ride reverse bungee attraction located in the Oktoberfest section of Kings Island. It opened in 2002 and was manufactured by Funtime. Several clones of this ride with the same name exist in various theme parks around the world, including fellow Cedar Fair parks Cedar Point, Carowinds and Canada's Wonderland, as well as numerous parks operated by Cedar Fair's primary rival, Six Flags. It was also one of two currently operating pay-per-ride attractions at Kings Island, with the other being *Xtreme Skyflyer* in the Action Zone section of the park.

## History and Experience

The ride opened in 2002, being the first of its kind to open in a Paramount park, as well as a Cedar Fair park when they took over operations in 2006. Throughout its lifespan, riders have been able to purchase videos of their experience on the ride as a souvenir. Originally, these were offered via VHS tapes, but in recent years, the videos are now saved onto USB flash drives. However, the video option is currently unavailable due to it not working.

### Ride Experience

The structure of the ride featured two tall metal structures. A similar set of structures are also used for fellow pay-per-ride attraction *Xtreme Skyflyer*. Between the structures was a set of cables that linked to a small ride vehicle shaped like a capsule, but instead of solid walls, the seats were surrounded by a series of metal pipes that made up the capsule. The capsule only had room for two guests, and it required two guests to ride each ride.

Once guests were properly restrained into the two-seater capsule, the capsule was tilted backward with the riders facing the sky. Sometimes, the ride operator would give a countdown for releasing the capsule into the air, only to launch it early before reaching zero in an attempt to further terrify any onboard guests that are noticeably scared. Once launched, the capsule flew upward, in a similar manner to an object launched by the ride's namesake contraption. After a few moments of flying up and down, the capsule would be slowly lowered back to the ground, and reconnected to the base that it was launched from, before being tilted back to its original position. Guests then exit on the side where they paid for tickets, opposite of the ride's entrance.

## Trivia

* This was one of several attractions of the same name throughout the world, including three other Cedar Fair parks. The ride's manufacturer, Funtime, even features a replica in their own park in Australia, the same country as the company headquarters.
* *Sling Shot* offed video footage of guests' ride experience as a souvenir.
Les Taxis

***Les Taxis*** was an Antique Cars ride at Kings Island in the Rivertown section of the park.

## History

Les Taxis opened in 1972 along with the park.
In 2004, Les Taxis was removed to make room for Backlot Stunt Coaster.

## Trivia

* This attraction reopened in 2019 as *K*ings Mills Antique Autos** at a new location near Windseeker*.*
Tricks and Treats Fall Fest

***Tricks and Treats Fall Fest*** is a seasonal event that occurs during the day of Saturdays/Sundays in late September and all of October and sometimes in early November at *Kings Island*. The event is based on the traditions of the Halloween season. Everyone in the family will have a great time with amazing food, activities, live entertainment, more than a dozen trick-or-treat stops, costume contests, crafts, games, seasonal merchandise and so much more.

The activities include,

* Trick or Treating around the park.(SELECT LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE PARK)
	+ Skeleton Sweets(Located near Sweet Spot near fountain)
	+ Pirate’s Bounty(Located near The Great Pumpkin Coaster)
	+ Vampire Castle(Located near *Kite Eating Tree* entrance)
	+ Pumpkin King(Located near Planet Snoopy Sign)
	+ Witchcraft. Confections(Located near Sweet Spot)
	+ Monster Munchies(Located near Boo Blasters on Boo Hill)
	+ Mummy’s Tomb(Located near *Surf Dog*)
	+ Eight Legged Treats(Located near Snoopy Boutique/Character Carousel)
	+ Sugar Skulls(Located across from the *Snoopy Boutique*)
	+ Scarecrow Crossing(Located near Snoopy vs Red Baron)
* Food Tasting Cards(Additional Charge)(SELECT LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE PARK)
	+ *LaRosa’s® Pizzeria(International Street)*
	+ *Sweet Spot(International Street)*
	+ *The French Corner(International Street)*
	+ *Wishbone Grill(International Street)*
	+ *Enrique’s(Adventure Port)*
	+ *Coney Bar-B-Que(Coney Mall)*
	+ *Jukebox Diner(Coney Mall)*
	+ *Rivertown Funnel Cakes(Rivertown)*
	+ *Rivertown Potato Works(Rivertown)*
	+ Kings Island Food Truck(International Street)
	+ Grain & Grill(International Street)

* Drink Tasting Cards(Additional Charge)(SELECT LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE PARK)(21+ with ID)
	+ Rotten Gourd(Located near *Chicken Shack*)
	+ Festhaus Bar(Located in *Festhaus*)
	+ Oktoberfest Bar(Located near *Viking Fury*)
	+ Mercado(Located behind Enrique’s)
	+ Miami River Brewhouse(Located in *Miami River Brewhouse*)
* Ghoulish Game Zone(Additional Charge)(*Planet Snoopy* near *Woodstock Express*)
* Ghostly Grab Bag(Additional Charge)(*Planet Snoopy* near *Woodstock Express*)
* Costume Contest(*International Street Bandstand)*
* Harvest Tractors(Located in *Planet Snoopy* near *Character Carousel*)
* Monster Makeovers(Additional Charge)(SELECT LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE PARK)
* Halloween Crafts(Pumpkin Decorating, Mask Making, Halloween Bracelets, Halloween Coloring)(Located near Greaters Ice Cream on International Street)

**Shows**

* DJ Dr. Scream Dance Party(*International Street Bandstand*)
* The Fangtastics(*Festhus PLAZA* NEAR *FESTHAUS*)
* The Monsters are Coming Charlie Brown™*(PEANUTS™ SHOWPLACE)*
* Artisan Pumpkin Patch(*Action Zone Crafting Pavilion Stage*)
Dodgem

Entrance Sign

The ***Dodgem*** is a bumper car arena in the Coney Mall section of Kings Island. It is one of two bumper car attractions in the park, the other one being *Joe Cool's Dodgem School* in Planet Snoopy. However, this arena is intended to be a family attraction, while *Joe School's Dodgem School* is primarily intended for younger children.

## History

The *Dodgem* attraction is one of many that originally operated at Coney Island from 1924 - 1971 before being relocated to Kings Island for the park's grand opening. The ride was remodeled in 1986, and continues its current operations to this day.

In 2020, the Dodgem sign above the entrance to the classic amusement park ride was redesigned. In addition to the new sign, the exterior of the Dodgem has received a fresh coat of paint.

## ​Layout

Like most of the smaller rides of Kings Island, the queue line for this ride is a small section on the side of the attraction. When riders approach the ride, they are counted by an employee as they approach their two-seater cars. You must be over 48 in tall to ride at all. The cars feature gas pedals, a steeting wheel, rear-view mirrors, and come in a variety of colors. There's also plenty of cars in the arena to ensure that the ride is never a simple drive, and can accompany several guests per ride. Once everyone is seated, one or two employees operating the ride check to make sure everyone's restraints are applied correctly, and the ride begins, allowing guests to collide their cars, and avoid being hit themselves.

## ​Trivia

* The ride and its cars were manufactured in Italy.
* This is one of two bumper car attractions at Kings Island. The other is located at Planet Snoopy under the name *Joe Cool's Dodgem School*​.
Grand Carousel

The carousel, as seen from underneath the roof.

The ***Grand Carousel*** is a carousel located in the International Street section of Kings Island. It is one of the oldest attractions at the park, having been built in 1926, and originally operating at Coney Island before being relocated to Kings Island for the grand opening of the park in 1972. It is one of two carousels at the park. The other is located at Planet Snoopy under the name *Character Carousel*.

## History and Layout

The *Grand Carousel* was constructed in 1926, and was designed with over 20,000 sheets of 23-karat gold, and 2,000 sheets of sterling silver. The carousel features forty-eight horses, all wood-carved by hand. The music is provided by a recording of a self-playing organ manufactured by the local Rudolph Wurlitzer Company. The organ is currently not in operation so the music is a recording of the original.

The carousel was later relocated in 1972 in time for the grand opening of Kings Island, and it continues operation to this day. It is located not too far from behind the *Eiffel Tower*.

## Trivia

* The carousel is one of the oldest rides still operating at the park, even being more than forty-five years older than *The Racer*.
* This is one of two carousels at Kings Island. The other is the *Character Carousel* in Planet Snoopy.
* The ride was manufactured by Philadelphia Toboggan Company, the same company that manufactured *The Racer*, *Woodstock Express*, and the ride cars for *The Beast*.
Linus Launcher

***Linus Launcher*** (previously known as ***Danny Phantom’s Phantom Flyers***), is a Kite Flyer carnival ride located in the Planet Snoopy section of Kings Island. It originally opened in 2006 as part of the transition of Hanna-Barbera Land into Nickelodeon Universe, where it was themed to *Danny Phantom*. It was also one of the few rides in the expansion to be built from the ground up, rather than a retheme of an existing ride of Hanna-Barbera Land. Following Cedar Fair's acquisition of the Paramount Parks, the ride continued using its theming of *Danny Phantom* until the conclusion of the 2009 season, when all previous intellectual property themes were dropped, including Nickelodeon's characters, when Nickelodeon Universe was rethemed to Planet Snoopy.

## History

At the time of its opening, the ride was themed to *Danny Phantom*, whose titular character was featured in both the ride logo and on the sides of each of the ride cars. Portaits of various ghosts where also seen on the arrows that indicated what direction the ride traveled in, though they were of generic ghosts, and not any major ghost antagonists.

The ride is now themed to a running gag in the *Peanuts* comic strips when Snoopy's actual dog behavior becomes more apparent, and he attacks Linus' blanket as if it were a chew toy. Unfortunately for Linus, his connection to his blanket leaves him unwilling to let go, and he is then dragged by Snoopy for considerable amounts of distance, and sometimes thrown around when Snoopy swings the blanket around before letting go, and launching him, hence the name.

Since the retheme, almost all references to *Danny Phantom* have been removed. All of the ride cars have had painted over to remove Danny from them, while the ghosts that originally appeared on the arrows are replaced by portraits of Linus being dragged by Snoopy via his blanket. A statue of Snoopy sitting in a casual manner is located in the center of the ride structure. Strangely, the green ghost effects of the original ride design have not been altered. These are only visible when the ride is in operation, which may have been why they were left as is.

## Trivia

* Interestingly, sister park Carowinds' also featured a ride named ***Danny Phantom’s*** *Phantom Flyers* during Paramount's operation of their theme parks, but this ride was actually Kings Island's former *Flying Eagles,* which had been relocated to Carowinds and renamed this version of the ride to *Woodstock Gliders*, but it was removed in 2018 when Carowinds converted Planet Snoopy to Camp Snoopy, and later reopened elsewhere in the park as *Mountain Gliders*, without any theming to an intellectual property. Kings Island would later open a new version of this ride in 2015 as *Woodstock Gliders*, in the former location of *Snoopy's Splash Dance*.
* Since being converted to *Linus Launcher*, only one element based on *Danny Phantom* remains in the ride. The green ghost effect design of the original ride can still be seen when the ride is operating. This may have been why they were left as is, as it would have required an unnecessary amount of extra work to fix this.
Squishmallows

Squishmallows are a big part of Kings Island, in most of the games at Kings Island you can win Squishmallows. You can also get mini squishmallows in the arcade for about 420 points.

Kings Island also has their own exclusive squishmallow series wich includes a Orion squishmallow, Diamondback squishmallow, Classic Blue ice Cream squishmallow, The Beast squishmallow, and a flying pig squishmallow.

Kings Island has the only squishmallow store located on International street right by the fountain, It includes squishmallows of each size.
Grand Carnivale

***Grand Carnivale*** is a seasonal event that occurs during the night in all of July and early August at *Kings Island*. King Carl Nivale, Queen Cara Nivale and their Royal Court are your hosts on a worldwide expedition. Visit AMAZING locales far and wide with authentic entertainment, delicious international cuisine, lively games, unique crafts and traditions from nations spanning the globe. Take in the extravagant sights and sounds of our nighttime Spectacle of Color Parade, a glittering sensory spectacular of lavish floats, interactive street performers and pulsing rhythms. As the parade concludes, thunderous music builds to a crescendo and our King and Queen kick off a high-energy celebration filled with animated entertainers, spirited dancing, scrumptious eats and so much more.

This event started in 2019. It was cancelled in 2020 due to COVID-19. It returned in 2021. It will not happen in 2022 due to the 50th anniversary celebration. It will be back in 2023.

The activities include,

* Food Tasting Cards(Additional Charge)(SELECT LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE PARK)
	+ *LaRosa’s® Pizzeria(International Street)*
	+ *Sweet Spot(International Street)*
	+ *The French Corner(International Street)*
	+ *Wishbone Grill(International Street)*
	+ *Hank’s Mexican Grill(Oktoberfest)*
	+ *Coney Bar-B-Que(Coney Mall)*
	+ *Jukebox Diner(Coney Mall)*
	+ *Rivertown Funnel Cakes(Rivertown)*
	+ *Rivertown Potato Works(Rivertown)*

* Drink Tasting Cards(Additional Charge)(SELECT LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE PARK)(21+ with ID)
	+ Action Zone Bar(Located near *Chicken Shack*)
	+ Festhaus Bar(Located in *Festhaus*)
	+ Oktoberfest Bar(Located near *Viking Fury* in *Oktoberfest Bar*)
	+ Bier Garten(Located in *Bier Garden*)
	+ Miami River Brewhouse(Located in *Miami River Brewhouse*)

**Shows**
Race For Your Life Charlie Brown

**Race For Your Life Charlie Brown** is a Hopkins log flume located in the Planet Snoopy section of Kings Island.

The name of the ride is derived from the 1977 Peanuts feature film "Race For Your Life, Charlie Brown" which involves the Peanuts gang in a river race at summer camp.

## History

The ride originally opened on April 29, 1972 as Kings Mills Log Flume. During the 2021-2022 off season the ride got repainted for the parks 50th anniversary celebration.
Shake, Rattle, and Roll

The ride during operation.

***Shake, Rattle, and Roll***, formerly known as ***Troika***, is a Troika (Russian for "group of three") ride located in the Coney Mall section of Kings Island. Similarly to th*e Scrambler*, the ride operates by spinning multiple sets of cars. But unlike the *Scrambler*, *Shake, Rattle, and Roll* not only has more sets of cars, but the arms of its structure tilt to provide a bouncing feeling for riders as the cars ascend and descend numerous times from spinning. It is one of few rides in the Coney Mall area that did not originally operate at Coney Island, (Such as *Windseeker, Kings Mills Antique Autos, Zephyr,* and *The Racer).* Similar rides with various names exist at most Cedar Fair parks, including Cedar Point, Carowinds, Kings Dominion, Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom, Worlds of Fun, and formerly at California's Great America.

## Background

*​Shake, Rattle, and Roll* originally opened in 1975 as *Troika*​, named after the ride type. The name roughly translates to "group of three" in Russian, a reference to the three arms that controlled the cars.

## Ride Experience

Shake, Rattle, and Roll begins when riders are seated into each of the cars, which fit up to two people. The ride then begins to spin each circle of cars before the arms move upwards, with gives the cars the feeling of going up and down in a wave-like motion. When the arms are all the way up, the ride resembles a trio of slightly tilted windmills spinning. After a few minutes at full momentum, the ride begins to slow down and lower the arms slowly, and guests are departed once the cars come to a complete stop.

## Trivia

* The ride is named after a song written by Jesse Stone that has been performed by Big Joe Turner, Bill Haley and His Comets, and Elvis Presley.
	+ This is most likely intended to go along with the retro theme of the Coney Mall area.
* In 2015, the ride was renovated during the *Halloween Haunt* season, and received a new color scheme. Originally the cars were light blue, light green, and yellow. But now they are all red. A new display of colored lights similar to those featured on *Windseeker* were also added.
Kings Island Wiki

## Welcome to the Kings Island Wiki

Welcome to the Kings Island Wiki. As a local who grew up visiting the park, I thought it would be a good idea to document the history of the park after finding that a wiki for the park, let alone information on the park on the Cedar Fair Wiki, was not available. As a result, this wiki was born. Here, we document the Kings Island history, lore, and rides.

## What is Kings Island?

Kings Island is a seasonal amusement park located in Mason, Ohio, owned and operated by Cedar Fair Entertainment Company. The park operates from April to Labor Day (September), and reopens for weekends in late September to the end of October for Halloween Haunt, Hallow-Tween, and *Tricks and Treats Fall Fest,* then closing for a few weekends and reopening in Late November till New Years Eve (December 31) for Winterfest. The park first opened on April 29, 1972, and has been entertaining guests of the Cincinnati, Ohio area.

The park has switched owners numerous times, as told in the newly-released book *Kings Island: A Ride Through Time*. It was originally opened by the Taft Broadcasting Center, which was headquartered nearby in Cincinnati, in 1972. Kings Entertainment Company (KECO) purchased the park along with Taft's other parks, Kings Dominion, Carowinds, and Canada's Wonderland. in 1987. Film company Paramount Pictures later bought all of these parks, as well as KECO's own Great America, in 1992, and established the now-defunct Paramount Parks subsidiary. Under Paramount's management, many rides would later be based on Paramount properties, such as *​Top Gun* and *The Italian Job.* During this period, Paramount was acquired in 1994 by its current owners, Viacom. This led to the inclusion of themes based on Nickelodeon TV shows, which later replaced the entire Hanna-Barbera family area in 2006. That same year, Cedar Fair Entertainment Company acquired all properties operated by Paramount Parks. Under new ownership, Kings Island and other former Paramount Parks began to remove any references to Paramount and Viacom properties, and once again changed the mascots of the park and family area to its current state, with the characters of Charles Schulz's *Peanuts* comic strips.

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Kings Island and Miami Valley Railroad

The ***Kings Island and Miami Valley Railroad*** is a transport train ride located in the Rivertown and Soak City sections of Kings Island. In the attraction, guests board a passenger train based on "The General" model of locomotives, and enjoy a smooth ride, with occasional music and commentary from a conductor. The ride functions as an alternative method to reaching the Soak City water park section of the park, with the other option being a walkway in the Planet Snoopy area. It also serves as part of the story for the nearby *Mystic Timbers*, as the railway was previously used to transport lumber from the Miami River Lumber Company.

## History

The *Kings Island and Miami Valley Railroad* opened with the rest of the park on April 29, 1972, and featured two separate trains based on a locomotive model known as "The General." Initially, the trains went on a complete round-trip, but when Soak City opened in 1989 as WaterWorks, it later served as means of transportation between the Losantivlle station in Rivertown and the water park. Extra scenery themed to Rivertown appears throughout the surrounding area of the tracks.

The attraction was formerly used in conjunction with the Halloween Haunt event, which often featured new antagonists that hijacked or sabotaged the train, forcing guests to continue their journey on foot past scare actors in the former queue line of *White Water Canyon*. During the Paramount Parks era, one of the attractions utilizing the trains was *Headless Hollow*, part of the *Curse of Sleepy Hollow* revamp of Rivertown. Both were themed to the 1999 Paramount film *Sleepy Hollow*, which in turn was based on Washington Irving's *The Legend of Sleepy Hollow*. Following Cedar Fair's acquisition of Paramount Parks, and the renaming of FearFest to Halloween Haunt, the attraction was replaced with Tombstone Terror-tory, and now took on an Old Western theme that has frequently been associated with Rivertown.

Due to the former queue of *White Water Canyon* being dismantled in order to construct *Mystic Timbers* during the 2016 season, the attraction is no longer temporarily refurbished for Halloween Haunt. Instead, it now makes round-trips similarly to how it operates during the main season when Soak City has closed for the day. However, the attraction is used during WinterFest as part of a light show reciting the Christmas carol, *The Twelve Days of Christmas.* During this event, the entrance is relocated to the entrance of *White Water Canyon.*
Viking Fury

Ride structure

The ***Viking Fury*** is a Viking-themed swinging pirate ship ride located in the Oktoberfest section of Kings Island. It is one of the most notable classic carnival rides in the park that is not located in either Coney Mall, International Street, or Planet Snoopy. The ride is located right next to the Festhaus restaurant, and overlooks the small lake behind Enrique’s. Similar rides under different names and models exist at other Cedar Fair parks, including Cedar Point, Knott's Berry Farm, Canada's Wonderland, Michigan's Adventure, Worlds of Fun, and Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom.

## Background

*Viking Fury* is a classic swinging ship carnival ride. Although most rides of this kind are based around pirates, this ride is based around Vikings

## Ride Experience

Riders board the ship from the queue line platform, and are seated on benches, rather than individual seats like most rides. In addition, each bench shares the same lap bar. Once the lap bars and seatbelts are in place, the ride begins to swing. At first, the swinging is mild, but begins to pick up, until the end of the boat is just barely sticking out from the ride platform. After a few big swings, the swings begin to slow down again, and the boat returns to a halt as riders depart on the opposite side of where they entered.

## Trivia

* The ship features a statue of a woman at the hull, though it is not known what she represents.
* The ride got a new paint job in 2020, the supports are now tan. And the ship got a touch up with brown paint.
Monster

The ***Monster*** is an carnival ride located in the Coney Mall section of Kings Island. It is best recognized by its black structure and yellow lights. The ride originally opened at Coney Island in 1969, before being relocated to Kings Island for opening day on April 29, 1972. Similar rides currently or formerly exist, some with the same name, at other Cedar Fair parks, including Cedar Point, Valleyfair, and Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom. Other Cedar Fair parks that have since closed their version of this attraction include Kings Dominion, Canada's Wonderland, California's Great America, Carowinds, and Worlds of Fun.

## Background

*Monster* is an Octopus ride, aptly named for it's multiple cars being connected to arms on the main structure. It is located to the right of the entrance of *The Racer*. It opened with the park in 1972, though it previously operated at Coney Island, hence why it is located in the Coney Mall section of the park.

## Ride Experience

*Monster* begins when the guests are loaded into the cars, but this takes some time as the ride needs to adjust each of the arms to ground level at a time so the maximum amount of guests can board. Once all riders are seated, the ride rotates with the arms moving up and down. The cars will also rotate in a certain direction depending on how the riders are positioned in their seats. After a few revolutions, the ride comes to a stop and the guests depart.

## Trivia

* Due to the age of the ride, the central tower of the attraction features dated technology that is exposed to the environment. As a result, the ride is closed during inclement weather.
* *Monster* is sometimes incorrectly referred to as "The Octopus" or "The Spider," possibly due to such names being used at similar rides at other parks, or due to the ride design resembling these creatures.
The Racer

Entrance sign.

***The Racer*** is a set of dueling wooden coasters located in the Coney Mall section of Kings Island. It is one of the few rides in the park that has remained open since it debuted with the park in 1972, especially when regarding rides that have simply been rethemed like *Woodstock Express*. The ride gets its name from the dual tracks that are marked by sets of red or blue cars. For a significant period of time, one of the coaster cars were set to travel backwards. However, the cars were later reverted to their original position in 2008, shortly after Cedar Fair assumed control of the park.

## History

*The Racer* is one of the oldest rides in the park, as it opened with the park in 1972 and continues operation more than fifty years later. During its construction, amusement parks were struggling with the fact that many guests had lost interest in roller coasters. *The Racer* actually managed to be vital in returning popularity to coasters, resulting in the construction of other wood coasters at sister parks such as Kings Dominion and Carowinds.

During the 2018-2021 off-seasons, Kings Island announced that they had been performing extensive refurbishments on the coaster to replace older planks of wood, in order to keep the coaster functioning safely for guests, and to provide a safer and smoother ride experience. In particular, track on the turning segments of the coaster was replaced.

In 2021, the original sign at the entrance and Red/Blue Racer logos on the trains returned.

During the 2021-2022 off season the ride got repainted for the parks 50th anniversary celebration.

## Ride Experience

*The Racer*​ begins with both the red and blue trains departing from their loading stations and doing a U-turn to approach the lift hill. Both trains are sitting next to each other as the go through the lift hill, as well as the several subsequent hills. As the coaster goes up and down two more hills, the cars begin to branch off, seperating around the area that housed the former *Action Theater*​, before turning around and going up and down a few more hills before returning to the loading station.

## Trivia

* As the name suggests, *The Racer* does not have a theme, and is merely focused on watching which side can return to the loading station first. The results are usually the same.
* It's worth noting that one can see many props that are meant to be hidden if they look closely while riding *The Racer*. Even more notable is the fact that the now closed *Action Theater* building can be seen, with several *Halloween Haunt* decorations being stored there.
* For a significant period of time, starting on May 28, 1982, *The Racer* began operating the cars on the right track backwards, being the first racing coaster to do so. This was supposed to last only for the 1982 season, but it proved to be so popular that it remained that way for twenty five years before Cedar Fair acquired the park and reverted the coaster to its original format for the 2008 season.
Genesis Corp

The **Genesis Corporation**, abbreviated the **Genesis Corp.**, is supposedly one of the biggest corporations in the Kings Island Canon universe. The company was originally a shipping company owned by a Brazilian businessman who later sold the company to his son, Carson Leeds, who brought the company to an entirely knew level by turning it into a mass corporation. By the year 1978, Genesis was the 3rd richest company on earth. But, according to Holovis (one of Kings Island's primary lore writers), Genesis "may be up to something...sinister."

## How it fits into the lore

Genesis' name is found in many areas around the park. It's even canon that they own Coney Mall. According to another Holovis official tweets "The level of power Genesis has could get to *anyone's* head."

According to basic evidence, Genesis owns

Windseeker Air Lines

Miami River Lumber Company

Coney Mall

Potatoworks

Banshee Arcade

Miami River Brewhouse

Half of Soak City

Essentially, they own a lot, and it seems obvious from official tweets that Genesis is plotting to take over the world. And as more rides come out, more and more clear this becomes.
Cobriza

the Kings Island Cobriza, is the subject of an old urban legend. It's an upright reptillian humanoid that stands about 7 feet tall. It purportedly has unusually long arms, estimated to be 5 feet each, and very little muscle mass. Its jaw may open up to five times as wide as the typical human, according to some witnesses who claim to have seen it. Its thought to be covered in scales. It is believed that it prowls the park at night, beginning about an hour before the park closes. Its eyes glow a menacing blue in the darkness. Observations suggest that it hides in the dark and is visible to people.

## Story

A neighborhood was once terrorized by a cruel force that appeared from another dimension in the 1800s. They wanted to get rid of the beast since it was continually stalking the community. It was cunning, ferocious, and it stole their crops. They therefore built a network of tunnels and buried the creature inside of them. In 1972, more than a century after the community had existed there, Kings Island opened. The interdimensional Cobriza now spends the day wandering the shadowy passageways and the night stalking park goers.

## Trivia

* This creature has been part of the Cincinatti folklore since 1989
* It is thought to run on all fours
* Part of the reason the myth grew so fast was because the staff of Kings Island seemed nervous when denying the creatures existence, and constantly looked to their left.
* Diamondback and the fallen King Cobra may or may not be a reference to Cobriza
* It is thought to make haunting screeches after closing hours
* Locals near the park actually complain about hearing annoying/disturbing sounds and screams at night
* People previously thought Cobriza was some sort of ghost, but now people assume it's some sort of mutant or alien.
Wanda

Wanda greeting guests during the Nickelodeon Celebration Parade.

**Wanda** is a former meet-and-greet character at Kings Island. She is one of two title characters from the animated TV series, *The Fairly OddParents*. Wanda was formerly a meet-and-greet character along with her husband Cosmo in the Nickelodeon Universe section of the park, which was since converted to Planet Snoopy in 2010, with all Nickelodeon themes being removed. She was also one of the stars of the *Fairly Odd Coaster* attraction, with one of the sets of cars being based on her ability to disguise herself as various inanimate objects.

## Background

Wanda is one of the three main characters in *The Fairly OddParents*, along with her husband Cosmo, and their godson Timmy Turner. She and Cosmo are fairy godparents from Fairy World who were sent to take care of Timmy during his childhood. Wanda is recognized primarily by her unique pink hair and hairstyle that resembles a cinnamon roll. She is generally the more responsible character of the main trio, and is usually reluctant to grant any of Timmy's wishes that aren't good choices. She either ends up granting the wish anyway, or Cosmo does it for her. Wanda's voice is provided by Susanne Blakeslee, who also voices Timmy's biological mother, Mrs. Turner.

Along with Cosmo and Timmy, Wanda first appeared on *The Fairly OddParents* on March 30, 2001. The show was a success, becoming one of the most popular Nicktoons of the early 2000s, leading to Wanda and the other main characters appearing in other media such as made-for-TV movies and video games. She and Cosmo also would eventually appear in the Paramount Parks, which included Kings Island.

## Park Appearances

Wanda initally appeared in the Nickeldeon Central section of the park, particularly as a meet-and-greet character in the Nickelodeon Theater when shows were not being presented. She could also be seen greeting guests alongside Cosmo during the Nickelodeon Celebration Parade. When Hanna-Barbera Land was converted to Nickelodeon Universe in 2006, Wanda's role as a meet-and-greet character was expanded, and she not only appeared in multiple live shows, but also got her own ride along with Cosmo when *The Beastie* was rethemed to the *Fairly Odd Coaster*.

Wanda would remain in the park until 2009, when Cedar Fair, who had taken over park operations in 2006, had decided to remove all Nickelodeon themes from the park. The Nickelodoen Universe area was renovated into Planet Snoopy, with the theme being changed to the characters of Charles Schulz' *Peanuts*​ comic strip. The *Fairly Odd Coaster* was also affected by this, and renamed *Woodstock Express* in 2010.

## Trivia

* Wanda's voice is provided by Susanne Blakeslee, who also voices Timmy Turner's biological mother, Mrs. Turner.
* Wanda and her husband Cosmo were the only meet-and-greet characters from *The Fairly OddParents*. Her godson Timmy Turner didn't make any appearances in the park, save for being the star of *Timmy's Air Tours(Sally's Sea Plane)*.
Eiffel Tower

The tower, as seen from the end of the fountains.

The ***Eiffel Tower***, also known as the ***Kings Tower*** is the signature attraction of Kings Island, located in the International Street of the park. It opened alongside the park on April 29, 1972, and continues to operate to this day. Based on the French structure of the same name in Paris, the tower has been the primary symbol of the park ever since opening, and serves as an observation tower of the park. An identical tower exists at the nearby Cedar Fair park in Virginia, Kings Dominion.

## History

The Eiffel Tower opened with the park on April 29, 1972. It is based on the structure of the same name located in Paris, France, but features many notable differences:

* The tower is brown in Paris, but Kings Island's tower is a bright teal.
* The original tower has a gap in the center, but the Kings Island tower features structuring where this gap is.
* Getting to the top is different for each tower. The original tower uses special lifts as well as several flights of stairs to climb. The Kings Island tower merely uses two elevators for ascending and descending.
* The observation deck of the Kings Island tower appears to be wider than the original tower's, which could be due to the Kings Island tower being smaller than the original.
* A drink stand called *Tower Drinks* is located at the base of Kings Island's tower.

## Trivia

* The tower is sometimes decorated for special occasions. The most common decoration is colored lights shining on it at night, but other notable décor includes:
	+ The jagged stripe of Charlie Brown's shirt was made out of lights on the base of the tower as part of the former Snoopy's Starlight Spectacular light show.
	+ A banner promoting *Diamondback* was hung at the base of the tower shortly before it opened in 2009.
	+ During the Grand Carnivale event, a yellow banner spelling CARNIVAL can be seen on the 50ft platform of the tower.
	+ During Halloween Haunt, the tower features a pair of eyes on the northern platform that resemble those originally seen on the logo of *Son of Beast.*
	+ During *Winterfest* the tower is dressed up to look like a Christmas Tree and has LED color changing synchronized lights.
* It should be noted that the tower has several flights of stairs, but they are blocked from public access. Previously guests were permitted up to the lowest level (the 50-foot platform), but that was discontinued in the early 1990s due to an incident.
* For the parks 50th anniversary in 2022, the tower is getting repainted.