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Kings Island

Kings Island is an attraction in Mason, OH. Cost: $50 or more.

6300 Kings Island Dr · Mason, OH

Why you should go…

Kings Island is a 364-acre amusement and water park that opened in 1972 northeast of Cincinnati. You can ride The Beast, a 1979 coaster that Guinness World Records lists as the longest wooden roller coaster in the world, the 300-foot-drop giga coaster Orion, and the inverted coaster Banshee. Soak City, with its water slides and two wave pools, is included with park admission. Younger kids get their own PEANUTS-themed rides in Camp Snoopy and Planet Snoopy.

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#roller coasters
#water park
#theme park
#family rides

What's around here?

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