On Friday August 1st, Kings Island gave it’s 100 millionth ride on the Racer roller coaster, which opened with the 364-acre amusement and waterpark in 1972. The rider was Angela Marshall of Chattanooga, TN, who received a Racer-themed airbrush t-shirt, a 2015 VIP tour for eight guests and a large sign proclaiming her as the […]

  Reports are swarming in that at 10:25pm tonight there was an accident at Cedar Point on SkyHawk. The worlds largest swing ride features two giant arms that swing up to 125 feet in the air. A cable on the ride disconnected from one of the ride’s two carriages and came in contact with two […]

Earlier today, Mike Brogan became the 10-millionth rider on Kings Island’s tallest and fastest roller coaster, “Diamondback,” which opened in 2009. Photo Courtesy Kings Island   Mike Brogan of Cincinnati, Ohio, received a package of Diamondback souvenir items including T-shirts, hats, glassware, novelty items and a large sign proclaiming him as the coaster’s 10-millionth rider. Diamondback is […]

  Captain America, Iron Man and the mighty Thor took a break from superhero work and went for a spin on the Grand Carousel at Kings Island today! photo courtesy Kings Island The three Avengers met and posed for photographs with literally hundreds of park visitors during their visit to the 364-acre amusement and waterpark. […]

Photo Credit: Cedar Point   Cedar Point is ready to celebrate “summer of fun” with the addition of 2 NEW NIGHTTIME EVENTS, extended park hours, & fireworks displays! Friday & Saturday nights just got more exciting at Cedar Point with the addition of the park’s “Beach Blast” event. At Beach Blast, the beautiful Cedar Point Beach comes to life […]

  It seems that in recent years the number of accidents at amusement / theme parks are on the rise. In reality the stats are still very low. Social media has created more buzz & also more false stories / headlines about accidents at parks. News stations LOVE to report when new rides are debuted, […]