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"So…you wanted to see the theater, did ya?" 👻🔦 The curtain is set to rise on Kings Island’s all-new Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare, coming in spring 2026!
🎭 Click here to learn more: visitkingsisland.com/new-in-…
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Introducing Orion, the tallest, fastest and longest steel roller coaster at Kings Island! Opening spring 2020. Learn more: bit.ly/2KNba8T #KingsIsland #KI2020
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R.I.P. Firehawk. Final rides will begin this weekend, with its last days of operation occurring during the final weekend of Halloween Haunt and The Great Pumpkin Fest, October 26-28. #FirehawkFinalFlights #KIFirehawk
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Today marked the end of an era at Kings Island as we bid a final farewell to the Vortex roller coaster. RIP Vortex. 1987-2019. #KingsIsland #Vortex (📹: Tony Brown)
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BREAKING: Kings Island to retire Vortex after 33 seasons. BLOG: bit.ly/2me1g7V #KingsIsland
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Raise your 🖐 if you can’t wait to ride the new Orion giga coaster opening in July. #KingsIsland
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A bird's-eye view cresting the top of the 300-foot first drop on the new Orion roller coaster. #KingsIsland
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38 years ago today (April 14, 1979), The Beast was unleashed. RT if you taken a ride on the world's longest wooden roller coaster.
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PARK UPDATE: The safety of our guests and associates has always been our top priority. As part of that commitment, we are implementing a chaperone policy beginning April 22, 2023. READ MORE: bit.ly/41qOQYB
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After months of construction, Orion completed its first test run at 5:29 p.m. today. Video just released from park officials shows one of the ride’s three trains climbing the lift hill and plummeting down the 300-foot first drop. BLOG: bit.ly/2w1n4If #KingsIsland #Orion
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NEW IN 2024! #KingsIsland will expand its award-winning kids’ area with the addition of a new adventure play space, Camp Snoopy, featuring the park's newest roller coaster, Snoopy’s Soapbox Racers. It will be the park's 16th coaster. MORE: bit.ly/3OPpvnc #KICampSnoopy
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Today we are thrilled to share the first official POV video of the new Orion roller coaster. Watch the full POV video on the Kings Island Blog: bit.ly/3fUrgLM #KingsIsland
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It might be! It could be! It is! Shooting Orion POV. It will be published soon on the KI Blog. #KingsIsland
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4 Saturdays! RT for your chance to win 2 tickets to Opening Day April 15. A winner will be randomly selected at 10 p.m. this evening.
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It's 19 degrees at the park this morning. It would feel more like minus-10 degrees if you were riding the new Orion roller coaster when you factor in the wind chill. Reply with ✋ if you would still ride. #KingsIsland #Orion
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Construction crews today installed the final piece of the lift hill on Kings Island’s new Orion roller coaster set to debut next year in the spring. #KingsIsland #Orion
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3 Saturdays! RT for your chance to win 2 tickets to Opening Day April 15. A winner will be randomly selected at 10 p.m. this evening.
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One. Week. RT for your chance to win 2 tickets to Opening Day on April 15. We'll randomly select a winner tonight at 10 p.m.
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Something old will be new again. Find out what’s returning to Kings Island tomorrow, Thursday, August 16, at 2 p.m. The announcement will be made in the Festhaus. All park guests are invited to attend.
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The Vortex may be gone but a part of the ride lives on with the lift hill chain from the ride now on Adventure Express. #KingsIsland
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The Vortex gave 46,030,685 rides during its years of service at Kings Island from 1987 to 2019 -- seventh-most in park history. Each of the three trains traveled over 399,000 miles, the equivalent of 16 times around the world! #KingsIsland #RIPVortex
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The sun is setting on the last day of operation for the Vortex roller coaster. #RIP #KingsIsland
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Members from the original Vortex crew in 1987 were on the train when the steel roller coaster gave its final rides. #KingsIsland #Vortex
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It’s the end of an era as the Boo Blasters on Boo Hill family dark ride will close to make way for future development. 👻 Guests will have until Monday, Sept. 1 to take their final rides on Boo Blasters on Boo Hill before its curtain is closed for good.
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This is the piece of track that tops off the lift hill on the new Orion roller coaster. #KingsIsland #Orion
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Thrill-seekers will experience a new level of excitement when Kings Island opens in July and they ride Orion, one of only seven giga coasters in the world, a class of roller coasters having a height or drop of 300-399 feet. #KingsIsland
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The first piece of track for the new Orion roller coaster opening spring 2020 was delivered today. It won't be long before construction crews begin erecting the ride. #KingsIsland #KI2020
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Who's ready to plummet down this 300-foot long first drop at an 85-degree angle on Orion? #KingsIsland
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The base of the 300-foot long first drop on the new Orion roller coaster has been set.#KingsIsland #Orion
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Ten hours after announcing Orion, we received the first delivery of parts for the ride with pieces for the transfer table. #KingsIsland #KI2020
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It's so cold, a ride on Orion right now would feel like -46 degrees with the wind chill factor. #KingsIsland
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The Beast cars will retain the red, orange, yellow color palate from its 40th anniversary season this year. #KingsIsland
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The time is coming when everything will be revealed and made known to all. #TEOTWAWKI #KI2020 #KingsIsland
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We just heard a ROAR from Rivertown... The Beast is BACK on the prowl and is now open! 🎢‼️
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The Beast is waking up from its long winter’s nap. #KingsIsland
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BEAST UPDATE: After more than six months of retracking work, The Beast is scheduled to re-open to guests on Sunday. The 43-year-old wooden roller coaster -- the longest in the world at 7,361 feet -- has received over 2,000 ft. of replacement track and a steeper first drop. #KI50
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Come spring 2020, there's going to be a giga coaster named Orion standing here. #KingsIsland #KI2020
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Those who cannot wait until spring 2020 to experience Orion can take a virtual ride now! #KingsIsland #Orion #KI2020
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One of the most anticipated new rides in the amusement and theme park industry this year is Orion, which makes its debut in April. For your first ride on this steel roller coaster, would you prefer to sit in the front, middle or back of the train? #KingsIsland #Orion
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#ICYMI The new Orion roller coaster completed its first test run on Saturday. Want to be one of the first to ride? Details: bit.ly/2T7Pmc5 #KingsIsland #Orion
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RT if you love the smell of roller coaster chain lube in the morning! #KingsIsland
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RT for your chance to win 2 tickets to Opening Day this Saturday. A winner will be randomly selected at 7 p.m.
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The first piece of track for the new Orion roller coaster was installed today. BLOG: bit.ly/2kApLv0 #KingsIsland #KI2020
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Construction workers set the final piece of track on the new Orion roller coaster today at Kings Island. BLOG: bit.ly/2GCaott #KingsIsland #Orion
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On Thursday morning #KingsIsland will announce what's being added to the park for the 2024 season.
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The new Orion roller coaster makes its highly anticipated public debut on Thursday. Who's ready to ride? #KingsIsland
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Like if you love roller coasters.
RT if you don’t like roller coasters.
#KingsIsland
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It's a snowy #TrainlessTuesday at Kings Island. ❄️ Our iconic 1972 roller coaster, The Racer, is a breathtaking sight beneath a blanket of snow!
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After giving more than 1 million rides during its 40th anniversary season, The Beast has settled down for down for a long winter's nap. #KingsIsland #Beast40
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Watch this time-lapse video of the lift hill on the new Orion roller coaster being constructed. The ride is set to make its highly anticipated debut spring 2020. #KingsIsland #Orion
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BEAST UPDATE: Track work has been completed on the world's longest wooden roller coaster, and trains have begun cycling. The exact date the ride will open this month has yet to be determined. #KI50
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The official Orion POV video will be released today on the Kings Island Blog. Here's a link to bookmark the blog: bit.ly/39MDZga #KingsIsland
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Diamondback will be repainted this winter. How many gallons of paint do you think it will take to repaint the 5,282-foot long steel roller coaster, including the columns? #KingsIsland
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Today we turn 50! Check out our 1972 park map! A lot has changed over the past 50 years. In 1972, five themed areas were highlighted. Today there are eight. From rides, restaurants to themed areas, what has been your favorite addition? #KI50
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WWE superstar Nikki Bella will be signing autographs this Saturday night at Halloween Haunt from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. #KIHaunt
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Today, we celebrated another major construction milestone for the much-anticipated Orion roller coaster with the lift base set and on the way to the top! BLOG: bit.ly/2mIOMoL #KingsIsland #Orion
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The trains are ready to speed along 5,321 feet of track at speeds up to 91 mph. Are you? #KingsIsland #Orion
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The last truck load of materials to construct the new Orion giga coaster opening in April has been delivered to the park. #KingsIsland #Orion
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On this day 40 years ago (April 5, 1980), The Beast was entered into the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest wooden roller coaster in the world at 7,359 feet. #KingsIsland
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There are not many pieces of track left to install before the track work on the new Orion roller coaster is completed. #KingsIsland #Orion
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Each of the three trains on the new Orion roller coaster opening spring 2020 will accommodate 32 riders, giving the ride an hourly capacity of approximately 1,650. #KingsIsland #KI2020
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The 2019 season will mark 40 years since The Beast was unleashed in 1979. So, as part of the ride’s 40th anniversary celebration, we're turning back the clock with a throwback to the original “flame-themed” color scheme on the trains. BLOG: bit.ly/2Bx78xl #Beast40
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On this day five years ago (November 20, 2012), demolition of the Son of Beast roller coaster was completed when the lift hill came down.
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The Beast turns 40 today, officially opening to the public on April 14, 1979. RT to wish the world's longest wooden roller coaster a Happy Birthday! #Beast40 #KingsIsland
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Construction on the lift hill and first drop on the new Orion roller coaster will be topped off in a matter of days. #KingsIsland #Orion
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2020 Prediction: A new roller coaster opening in the spring at Kings Island will become your favorite ride. #KingsIsland #Orion
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RT if you love the smell of roller coaster chain lube in the morning. #KingsIsland #Beast40
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Happy Birthday, Diamondback! The tallest and fastest roller coaster at Kings Island opened on this date 10 years ago in 2009. #KingsIsland #KIDiamondback
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🥳🎢 Happy Birthday to the legendary Beast roller coaster! This iconic wooden coaster made its public debut on this date in 1979 and has thrilled millions of riders with its heart-pounding twists and turns through the park's beautiful terrain. #KingsIsland
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The legendary Beast roller coaster will break its own world record as the longest wooden roller coaster by two feet, from 7,359 feet to 7,361 feet due to offseason retracking and reprofiling work. BLOG: bit.ly/3tRiEzn #KingsIsland
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They're back! Kings Mills Antique Autos new for 2019. Learn more -- bit.ly/2MvBg2U
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Here’s your first look at the new ID sign for the Adventure Express roller coaster. The ride will open soon with enhanced theming in our newest themed area, Adventure Port. #KingsIsland
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The Beast has awakened from its long winter's nap to begin its initial test cycles in preparation for its 40th anniversary season. #KingsIsland #TheBeast
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Today is a big day in Kings Island’s history. It marks the 48th anniversary of the park opening its gates to the public for the first time in 1972 and the creating of unforgettable memories for families to cherish began. #KingsIsland
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The world’s longest wooden roller coaster, The Beast, is receiving 2,000 feet of track refurbishment this winter.. BLOG: bit.ly/3FM4i72 #KingsIsland
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The Beast is arguably the greatest wooden roller coaster of all time. By the time workmen completed construction of the ride in March 1979, they used 650,000 board feet of southern pine lumber, 37,500 pounds of nails, 82,480 bolts and washers and 2,432 square yards of concrete.
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