Kings Island

Kings Island is a 364 acre theme park located in the city of Mason, in Warren County, Ohio. The park is located 24 miles (39 km) northeast of Cincinnati. The park owns close to 775 acres (314 ha), but only 364 acres (147 ha) are currently developed. Kings Island is owned by Cedar Fair Entertainment Co., and was part of the former Paramount Parks chain that Cedar Fair acquired from CBS Corporation on June 30, 2006. Kings Island is the third most v... more

Kings Island is a 364 acre theme park located in the city of Mason, in Warren County, Ohio. The park is located 24 miles (39 km) northeast of Cincinnati. The park owns close to 775 acres (314 ha), but only 364 acres (147 ha) are currently developed. Kings Island is owned by Cedar Fair Entertainment Co., and was part of the former Paramount Parks chain that Cedar Fair acquired from CBS Corporation on June 30, 2006. Kings Island is the third most visited seasonal theme park in North America, behind sister parks Canada's Wonderland and Cedar Point. Kings Island has won the Golden Ticket Award from Amusement Today Magazine for best kids' area for 9 consecutive years. Kings Island broke-ground on June 15, 1970 and first opened its gates on April 29, 1972 in what was then Deerfield Township (close to Cincinnati, Ohio), developed by the Taft Broadcasting Company. Taft Broadcasting took the name from the previous landlord, the defunct King Powder Company, which founded the town of Kings Mills... less