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Kings Island
Hybrid resort · North America
🇺🇸 Mason, Ohio, United States
Coaster capital of the Midwest
Overall score7.2
Opened
1972
Size
364 acres (147 ha)
Rides
65 attractions
Avg. visit
8 hours
Ticket range
$45–$80 USD
Events & shows
WinterFest
Holiday event with ice skating on International Street, millions of lights and festive shows.
Visual Archive
Kings Island pairs one of the largest children's areas in the world, Planet Snoopy, with a heavyweight coaster roster. The Beast is still the longest wooden coaster on earth at 2,243 metres and runs through unlit woodland after dark; Orion is a 300-foot giga coaster; Banshee is the longest inverted coaster ever built.
A one-third-scale Eiffel Tower marks the centre of the park, and Soak City water park is bundled into standard admission.
Plan Your Visit
Hours & tickets
- Operating hours
- Typically 11am-8pm, to 10pm on peak summer days
- Seasonal closures
- Closed roughly November to April apart from WinterFest in late November and December
- Queue-skip pass
- Fast Lane and Fast Lane Plus wristbands, priced by date. From about $85 USD.
- How long to stay
- Full day
- Multi-day tickets
- 2-day and combo tickets with Soak City; season passes usually undercut two single days.
- Season pass
- Annual or season pass from about $125 USD.
Getting there
- Nearest airport
- Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky (CVG), ~35 miles; Dayton (DAY), ~40 miles
- Public transit
- Very limited transit; a car is effectively required
- Parking
- On-site parking available. Around $25 USD per day.
- Staying over
- No park hotel, though Kings Island Camp Cedar luxury cottages and RV resort sit next door
Accessibility
- Accessibility
- Flat, paved midways that are fully step-free, with wheelchair and ECV rental. A Boarding Pass system provides return times and most coasters require independent transfer.
Good to know
- Who it suits
- Excellent for families: Planet Snoopy is one of the best children's areas in the US, paired with world-class coasters for teens
- Best time to visit
- Weekdays in late May, June or September; WinterFest in December is a quieter alternative
- Dining
- Standard American quick-service with a season-long dining plan available
- Outside food
- Outside food and drink are not permitted.
- Weather cover
- Mostly outdoor across a large wooded site, with theatres, arcades and dining for shelter; storms pause the coasters.
- Baby care
- Nursing and changing facilities at first aid and family restrooms.
- Rentals on site
- Stroller / pushchair hire and Lockers available on site.
- Currency & payment
- Cashless park — cards and mobile wallets only, with cash-to-card kiosks on site.
- Official app
- Kings Island app (iOS/Android): wait times, map, dining plan and Fast Lane.
Archival records
World's longest wooden roller coaster (The Beast)