Kings Island Vlog June 2019

In this vlog we head to Kings Island in Ohio for the first time! We share our full review from the park including our thoughts on the 14 different roller coasters on offer.. Kings Island opened back in 1972 and has since grown to be the home of a fantastic variety of thrilling and family rides.
In this video we share our thoughts on The Beast, Mystic Timbers, Banshee and many more bucket list coasters. We also have a funny moment on a kids coaster, wait hours for a storm to pass and much more. As you'll see throughout this vlog we had a fantastic day enjoying the high amount of coasters on offer, however our day took a turn for the worse towards the end!
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[@JakeCoasters]

USA Customs: Anything to declare? Shawn: ThEmE PaRK WoRLdwiDE oN YoUTube

[@wilkoweers_8612]

Check it out!

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Love this!

[@josephaspinall7253]

You three bribing that kid with ice cream to get the kiddie coaster cred was the funniest thing I've seen in a while !

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

We appreciated it so much, it was very kind of him to ride with us all!

[@wahmaster2788]

@@i_make_shite_content whys that?

[@jackknueve4645]

Kings Island still runs fire on Backlot, it just wasn’t on that day due to the weather

[@zachjones8996]

Weirdest review of Diamondback I’ve ever heard lol I’m perplexed.

[@carlgibbons5777]

I know right! Diamonback is a staple top 10 in the Golden Ticket awards. Also baffling is Shawn's Mystic Timbers review. Many people consider it the best coaster in the park. Coasters are subjective though:)

[@thekoasterkings151]

@@carlgibbons5777 Rides run differently on different day depending upon a variety of things. Keep in mind that they did not ride it at night.

[@djeez553]

@@carlgibbons5777 Golden Ticket awards mean nothing haha, too American biased and it's always the same top 10 in general. Publicity stunt vs something legitimate.

[@BARUtubbig]

@@carlgibbons5777 lol golden tickets mean nothing

[@Spivey378]

Being denied a night ride on The Beast has been known to negatively affect one’s mental state. Not only is the ride a physical beast, it is also an emotional one.

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

It is indeed, we were gutted!

[@zacharystewart5344]

It would have been hard for them to get one anyway... On days where there are fireworks the Beast closes the queue 30 mintues early and then for about 45 minutes if you have made it in the queue and you have to stand in line and wait for the show to finish so they would have gotten one but at like 11pm and only IF they would know to get in the line a half hour early.... Also as far as the park goes I like Kings Island. It isn't the greatest park as I feel most of the coasters are overrated there but there is a TON to do and the park is well kept, looks nice, has good food options, and some high quality flats and operations.

[@ArrowEnlightenmentLeader]

Shawn, I love what you do and you're content is great, but man oh man I think you guys were way, waay too harsh at the end there. I understand being upset over not getting any night rides and sent away early but as you know things happen, such as weather. Yeah the weather was clearing up and perhaps they could've kept it open longer but considering how you talked about understanding the reasoning and even talking with operations themselves I feel as if the harshness towards the end was really unnecessary, talking about skipping Kings Island on USA trips because weather is just something else.

[@edsgaming5513]

Facts.

[@CoasterCollege]

Exactly!

[@ThemeParkOgre]

Remember this is from the point of view of tourist from abroad. Unless you have lots of time, it would probably make sense to skip a park with questionable operations. I don't think you'd see something like this at Europa Park or Tokyo Disney. Cedar Fair could do better with communication.

[@ThemeParkOgre]

@@clarapfeiffer7172 That's a shame, did they say why?

[@ArrowEnlightenmentLeader]

@@ThemeParkOgre From an operations standpoint, no way is Kings Island "questionable". Cedar Point is waaay worse about closing for weather, with practically everything closing for a little rain.

[@stephanieraebel8160]

That boy rode 6 times around so you 3 could get the credit. Lol. Good hearted young man. I'm loving these vlogs💙! It dropped just when I got home from work, 2:30m California time. God bless and keep the vlogs Coming. PS, neat fact: the American tv show the Brady Bunch filmed a crazy episode there!!! I'm

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

It was indeed very kind of him and we very much appreciate it!

[@joycelynmontgomery1446]

I have to say this kid, Tevon, was a great sport! He rode this ride with you old guys 6 times. LOL!!!!! How sweet was this baby!

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

He was fantastic and we really appreciated it!

[@knalletorget]

Jeeez... the ammount of content you put out on KZbin is staggering!! All that work.... Appreciate it!

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Thank you for your kind words and support!

[@fazesuperboy1869]

Shawn what happened to the old logo

[@Bjm869]

Alex's musicality dancing to you cant stop the beat is honestly EVERYTHING

[@acelive9644]

Yes, thx for giving the bat some love

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

We loved it!

[@acelive9644]

@@ThemeParkWorldwide Kings Island is my home park but it dosent lack in its very nostalgic coaster lineup from the racer having a backwards train and the Brady bunch roller coaster, to the dark ride boo blasters being a Caripro coaster. I hope you sometime come back and we could meet up

[@AmaranTheTauren]

The original Bat used the station that the Vortex uses. It was the 1st Arrow suspended coaster. It was too intense and was tearing itself apart, which was why it closed, not due being unpopular. The current Bat was originally named Top Gun after the Paramount movie. But after Cedar Fair bought them they changed the name to celebrate its predecessor. (After calling it Flight Deck for a bit)

[@Posirep]

It wasn't too intense. It was just designed poorly. That faulty design by not bothering to bank the turns is what lead the original bat to tear itself apart

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Thanks for the information!

[@carlgibbons5777]

@@Posirep Was lucky enough to ride it a few times. Those "decapitation" rumors for decades were ridiculous. SO MANY people believed it. Including me. SMH #UrbanLegend

[@paulw8489]

I'm a huge fan of you and you're channel and i admire your honesty of parks but in the cold light of day, do you think you you've been a tad harsh on this one? Shutting an hour early isn't the end of the world when the park has already been open 11 hours with 3 train operations on the major rides. Imagine Americans coming over to visit AT and finding it shutting at 4 - now that's a disaster. In an ideal world Kings is a 2 day+ park anyway so like i say maybe a bit harsh.

[@Johnaubreyduncan]

It wasn't just the fact that the park shut early. It was the fact that there was no reason why from the staff, or anyone saying sorry. See my comment above on Hershey park.

[@Posirep]

It's a big deal when a night ride on the Beast is legendary and on the top of most every enthusiasts list and they didn't get that opportunity for no real reason. One of the first things they said on the blog is they are hanging around the park all day just for that specific reason. I'd be annoyed too.

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

I appreciate your feedback and sorry that you feel this way. At the time we were very annoyed with the lack of communication from the park. I completely understand storms can be nasty however it had long past over 90 minutes before the original park closing time. They also ran a firework display which proves that the weather was fine to continue the park operation!

[@swaggythrillz6901]

Ima big fan of u...u should come to carowinds

[@Uniqetz]

Theme Park Worldwide That really isn’t good. I think something needs to happen

[@alexinpanic]

GOod morning, good morning! It's such a wonderful day! Good morning, good morning! It's time for King's Island, yay! The fountains are getting better with every park!

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

We saw some epic fountains on this trip!

[@solskjaer1195]

The reaction at the end was a bit over the top for me. You regularly give money to Merlin back here in the UK despite their 4pm close times at Towers and you're whinging about a 9pm close. Makes you look a bit petty and silly tbh. You also got 3 train service on many coasters this day when the park didn't really need to as it was very quiet.

[@flaffstar_99]

True. Having 11 instead of 12 hours of operation because of weather and complaining about it is completely over the top. What would be the point of leaving the park open after all the guests left during the storm?

[@Posirep]

It's only a big deal at kings island for one reason and one reason alone... Night ride on the Beast. It was one of the first things they even said how they will stay all day no matter what just go get that experience. Every enthusiast has that on top of their bucket list and they were denied that on a random call.

[@ThemeParkOgre]

It wasn't the closing times that annoyed them, it was the bad communication and (seemingly arbitrary) reasoning from the park. If the weather stayed bad they probably would have been a lot more understandable and positive like at Holiday World.

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

I appreciate your feedback and sorry that you feel this way. At the time we were very annoyed with the lack of communication from the park. I completely understand storms can be nasty however it had long past over 90 minutes before the original park closing time. They also ran a firework display which proves that the weather was fine to continue the park operation!

[@solskjaer1195]

@@ThemeParkWorldwide I think I'd put it down to your tiredness and disappointment. You got all 14 coasters in plus re rides and an 11 hour park day at a park which wasn't that busy. That to me is still ridiculously good. You do have incredibly high standards but I think in context saying you'd not recommend the park when you have so many followers is too much.

[@cpuman3540]

I knew you would love the Beast. I just wish you could been there to experience the ride back in 1980 when I rode it the first time. I rode it at night in the rain. It was unbelievable.

[@smokeyhowls7200]

Rode it in 1980 and again tonight in 2021. So fantastic at night. No moon so couldn’t see a thing a big portion of the ride. A shame they close it temporarily for fireworks, gone are the days you could get in several summer night rides in a row it appears. But on the flip side it was cool meeting people in the still line anticipating the grand finale to a great roller coaster evening. I hope these guys can make it back, perhaps after the Vortex vacancy gets a new coaster. Orion, Beast night and tbd Vortex spot should make it worth their while.

[@RedPandaStan]

Man don't I love staying up until 2 am and then going to sle- oh nope new vid sorry sleep schedule I gotta watch

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

We hope you enjoyed the vlog!

[@joaofg111]

You guys were able to do all of the coasters with no lines at all, I think saying at the end that people should skip the park completely because you couldn't have a night ride on The Beast was a little too harsh, imo. But anyways, very nice vlog, loving the trip so far!

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

I appreciate your feedback and sorry that you feel this way. At the time we were very annoyed with the lack of communication from the park. I completely understand storms can be nasty however it had long past over 90 minutes before the original park closing time. They also ran a firework display which proves that the weather was fine to continue the park operation!

[@markusfreestyle7837]

Tbf I don’t see why you wouldn’t recommend kings island, it had great operations and they probably don’t close early often and they have 3 train opps and all the rides were open.

[@JoshB333]

Was disappointed by most the rides though

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

I appreciate your feedback and sorry that you feel this way. At the time we were very annoyed with the lack of communication from the park. I completely understand storms can be nasty however it had long past over 90 minutes before the original park closing time. They also ran a firework display which proves that the weather was fine to continue the park operation!

[@markusfreestyle7837]

Theme Park Worldwide yeah I think it’s ridiculous aswell I would’ve been frustrated. Don’t need to apologise, it’s your opinion and I’ve never been to KI so what am I to say?

[@Frankenberry]

I understand why they were upset... it was kind of shitty... but Kings Island's a great park. You can't EVER judge a park by ONE experience... like I explained in my comment to them about Cedar Point... you can visit ANY park on a bad day. But Kings Island usually goes above and beyond to do right by their guests. I went there one time in september, back before the internet was popular... and unbeknownst to me, the park was closed to the public that day because they were having "GE day"... which is a day where they only let in employees of General Electric... Kings Island is a 4 hour drive for me... and when I told them that I'd driven 4 hours to get there... they talked to management and let us in anyway... for free.... it was one of the coolest thing any park has ever done for me. I thought it was just absolutely above and beyond the call of duty.... and best of all.. because of the public closing... there were ZERO lines... we rode coasters til we turned green lol. Probably my best day ever at a theme park that started completely awful.

[@markusfreestyle7837]

Frankenberry's Rock n' Roll Revival wow that sounds amazing

[@dustinkuebler4801]

The original bat was where vortex was. The second bat opened as "top gun" and was rethemed to coincide with banshee and pay homage to the earlier ride

[@mikeywobblez]

Shawn you have encouraged me to go on more coaster trips! Thank you for all that you do. My mate and I are gonna do a 5 park trip in Pennsylvania and New Jersey...Can't wait!

[@visionist7]

Try to have a one day break between major parks if you can. It really helps

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Have a fantastic trip!

[@Stevenspielburger]

Alex doing "Uptown Girl"..... he's flipped!

[@bostin2197]

You can't stop the beat from Hairspray was what Alex was dancing to

[@okokukok]

I grew up by KI and would visit Cedar Point every summer. Wasn't until i recently got into coaster did I realize how lucky I was.

[@lowlifeangler]

I didn't ride The Beast till I was 44 yrs old, The Beast is a giant feat of engineering that was built in 1978.

[@okokukok]

@@lowlifeangler the beast was my first credit, I was about 8?#coasterprivilege

[@visionist7]

@@okokukok my first credit was like a Pinfari Zyklon :-|

[@rowanarcher6789]

I go to kings island every year

[@Spivey378]

I was at the park that day and left before the evening storm. I wish I would have stayed to see the bright fireworks against the dark, ominous clouds. That looked really cool - thanks for filming it!

[@robhaley5136]

I saw more stars on Backlot Stunt Coaster than I did on I305! I305 was definitely 'more intense' but I agree, what a surprise that helix was!!

[@liamconn]

I’m sorry you two had a poor visit. Usually this park always impresses me, but what you two went through wasn’t that great. At least it’s still better than six flags lol

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Anything is better than Six Flags!

[@Frankenberry]

Screw Six flags lol... they were almost the death of Kentucky Kingdom... nothing worse can happen to a park (outside of just closing) than being bought by Six Flags... They're like the freakin' ghetto of theme parks lol

[@raygreen4675]

6 flags completely lied about Astroworld and why they were closing it down. New mgmt. sighted dwindling attendance numbers. I howled laughing at that one. Many U S A parks have walk on rides. I remember 2 months before the flags closed Astroworld, we waited over an hour for one of the worst log flumes in history. The Bamboo Shoot. A boring Arrow one hit wonder. 45 minutes for Swat and Serial Thriller.The last coaster they actually built from the ground up (not moved from another park) was the Texas Giant. They transferred in: Serial Thriller, Batman, Ultra Twister, Taz' Texas Tornado, Greased Lightning, and Viper. Texas Giant was the #1 coaster anywhere, for several years. A duplicate of the original at Coney Island. If fact, they were gonna move the original to Astroworld, but it proved to be too costly, so they built one themselves, but bigger. That park never stood a chance. Had they expanded with a hyper or giga; hired more security and kept up the appearance, it would be a top five, 6 flags park right now. With over 4 million residents, the tourism was built in. NASA, Galveston, Zoo, Museums, Sports, Astrodome, etc...The land was supposed to be sold to make stockholders a ton of $$$. Well, the land still sits....empty. Wish I could buy the land and start over! So, there are great theme and amusement parks in most of America's 50 biggest cities and small areas like Pigeon Forge, Santa Clause, etc... We have 2 great, small parks. One on Galveston Bay in Kemah and one on a pier over the Gulf Of Mexico in Galveston. They include a great woodie (CCI I think) called the Boardwalk Bullet and a Gerstlauer Euro(I think) over the Gulf, but no Astroworld. We have a promised, massive tourist/recreation area that eventually will have a theme park that will open w/ 5 class coasters. Hmmmmph. We'll see. Supposed to have opened several years ago. Called Texas Grand. A water recreation area, campground and speedway are opening now. We shall see. It's way out in the NE suburbs.

[@ydc.darius978]

Ik y’all see Alex dancing in the background

[@charli.ward.]

Just woke up and this vlog is out? It’s gonna be a good day 👌🏻

[@GeorgeT370]

Such a sweet comment...

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

We hope you enjoyed it!

[@boo8822]

@@GeorgeT370 simp

[@markcrooks2455]

"I'm looking forward to a nice B&M to start the day"...Priceless! I'm dying I'm laughing so hard!

[@dorseylandria6119]

when i was a kid back in the 70s, kings island had all of the HANNA BARBERA characters...the flintstones, scooby doo, the jetsons, yogi bear etc. it was great along with the hanna barbera ride!!!! better than its a small world.

[@OfficialSteelNWoodRiders]

Hello! This is Austin and Emily. We rode Adventure Express with you guys! We really hope you guys enjoyed Kings Island! We are sorry again for our Bipolar State weather! We really wished the weather hold back so we would of rode The Beast at night but it didn't and again we are sorry! But it was so much fun and nice to meet you guys! We hope to see you guys in the future! Maybe we will be at your guys parks over in UK! We love your guys videos and keep the good work up!

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

It was great to meet you and thanks for saying hello!

[@loveunitedhateglazer7033]

Just on my 3rd watch of the America Mega trip vlogs,this is one of my favourites,I’ll remember watching this content when I’m old and wrinkly guys ,mad respect Shawn! Thankyou.

[@MrSt1138]

I absolutely love your videos and infectious enthusiasm you both have. Can't wait for Cedar Point video.

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Thank you!

[@MrCarbon18]

These two guys after every ride: aWwWw ThAt wAs TeRrIbLe!

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

We enjoyed many rides across the day, however we'll always be honest with our opinions!

[@MrCarbon18]

@@ThemeParkWorldwide lol I was just playing around I understand it was a good video👌👌

[@justinhadsall6290]

I can't wait to see the carowinds vlog

[@Oshawottr]

I can't help but think that some of the more underwhelming parks in the US have given Shawn and Alex a renewed appreciation for Alton Towers

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Definitely so!

[@dantopps7332]

that GCI sounded like the smiler

[@Simplifryed_Dubz]

Mystic Timbers is a wooden coaster 😂

[@jackknueve4645]

His review when he got off made it sound like he rode the Smiler lol

[@Simplifryed_Dubz]

John Knueve oh my bad lol

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

I was disappointed with it sadly

[@celestine811]

Nice video to watch with my morning coffee ! thank's lads ;-)

[@raiganpack9023]

I live by there so I practically go every day. Its amazing!!

[@jacobcaie8434]

38:07 loving Alex's cover of uptown girl. Come on guys - Up charge rides !!!

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Up charge rides on the TPW official album!

[@jessicah6712]

I am from Georgia and visited kings island in October of 2019 and had the WORST experience. For one it was crowded as heck. I only visited for a day and only rode 4 rides (diamondback, mystic, delirium, and banshee.) It was about an hour wait for delirium, 2 in a half hour wait for banshee, 30 minute wait for diamondback, and 45 minute wait for mystic timbers. I was sad because I really wanted to ride the beast but it was a three hour wait. It was like 30 degrees and I am from the south so I am used to warm weather. I am visiting again in June including Cedar Point. Hopefully the corona virus is over by then.

[@johngiblin1971]

My morning sorted mate cheers lol hope your having a blast you’s two 😎

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

We did indeed!

[@SirPablo2Pablo]

Lovely ... Theme Park Worldwide on KZbin. Well planned Shawn

[@r4b6i3]

So excited when I saw this video!

[@dustinkuebler4801]

Cedar fair neutered the beast. The old girl had trims always on the hills. But you didn't feel them as much at all. They switched to mag brakes. Prior the maintenence would adjust the height of the trims using various objects like paint cans.

[@funfairrides5409]

I seen you guys in black pool today ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

We hope you had a good day!

[@derekbrown6832]

Alex was giving me good vibrations.....goood...good...good vibrations, ha, ha. Loving all the vlogs from this road trip guys.

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Thanks Derek!

[@lucy2791]

The bat train is what the vampire trains used to be like before they changed to what they have now!!! Xxxx

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

It is indeed!

[@RMTheMan]

I never comment on poses for Thumbnails but man that is a great pose for a great park!

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

I loved The Beast photo point!

[@TheBlabalb]

I believe that's me on the right of the seventh row of Diamondback in the first station shot. I really wish I had just looked to my left and realised I could meet you in person.

[@JoriDiculous]

that's a really good entrance view. That kid was amazing :D What a sports.

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

He was indeed, very kind of him!

[@timvollenberg3686]

These USA trip vlogs are THE BEST!

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Thanks Tim!

[@Cafcwillo2012]

From the brilliant kid to the shocking management. I hope you and every visitor got their apologies. Keep up the good work.

[@CherryBerry48]

great great fun!! so glad you guys are having the best time!!

[@jamiesiverns4446]

When shawn gets dripped on lol!

[@jacksonmooney3900]

Loved the ET music playing when you stood in front of the Eiffel Tower towards the end of the vlog! Wonder how Universal would feel about that...

[@TheAlternateYT]

This is one of my most anticipated videos of the year!

[@dorseylandria6119]

awwwwwww, you finally made it to my home state of OHIO home to two of the greatest theme parks in the usa...KINGS ISLAND and CEDAR POINT. K.I. being my favorite as a child.

[@samuelrichardson3915]

Saturday upload of a kings island vlog thats my morning off work sorted as always pleasure to join you guys on this trip looking forward to planning my own! think ill avoid Texas though!

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Thanks for watching!

[@rollercoasterronda1322]

I love waking up in the morning and seeing a notification on my phone for a new TPW video. Always puts me in a good mood🤗💙

[@keithwray9546]

Such a shame at the end, I really hope the park sees this video or takes notice of the complaints I can only assume they got, and hopefully improve on things. Great video all the same though guys, I'm really enjoying watching everything from this trip😁

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Let's hope so, thanks for watching!

[@dave44xxx]

when Cedar fair buys a park... improvements begin... Kings Island used to be like a six flags... same as Carowinds.... but now they're both so much better

[@leeusness]

Like the way they improved Geauga Lake? F

[@dave44xxx]

Me and The Snit ... ages ago... Cleve goes to Cedar Point... it was competing with itself

[@KentuckyRanger]

Awesome video! With all the American vloggers and their constant visits to Disney, it's so nice to see someone going to the other awesome parks we have here in America.

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Thank you, we enjoyed visiting a good mix of parks on this trip!

[@lightninlarry8936]

Idk if I can trust your opinion now after insulting Mystic Timbers

[@CoasterCollege]

mystic is not that great a coaster.

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Everyone has different opinions!

[@craftingsimmer7197]

My hometown park, a classic

[@kianharvey9787]

The things us coaster enthusiasts do for the creds 😂

[@xl-insomnia-lx8262]

Great vlog man but was the park closing 1 hour early such a big deal?

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

At the time we were very annoyed with the lack of communication from the park. I completely understand storms can be nasty however it had long past over 90 minutes before the original park closing time. They also ran a firework display which proves that the weather was fine to continue the park operation!

[@JohnnyStrides]

If you're travelling and had your heart set on a night ride on the Beast and they pull that BS I'd 100% be upset. That was probably just a few higher ups sniffing the chance to go home an hour early and saving the company some $ off the hourly wages so they went ahead and disappointed everyone who stuck around in their park even though there was zero reason to be closing.

[@Frankenberry]

I understand what you mean... I think its just more because they came SO far to be there... so it was a bit more disappointing for them... you have to remember... they can't just jump in a car and be there in a few hours... and they planned their whole schedule out in order to be there for a certain amount of time on a certain day.... If I booked a flight, rented a hotel and a rental car, and spent that kind of money to go to Europe and then the park wasn't open for the time it was supposed to be... I'd be upset too... but like I told them... you can't judge a park by one experience

[@mrskbanbury]

The pumpkin coaster made me lol

[@themeparkenthusiast169]

Great vlog guys! Nice to see Brett again! Wow that fireworks display was tragic 😂😳

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Thank you, it was awful!

[@markrichardson4261]

Bit suprised that you wouldn't visit again as on all US theme parks hours and operating hours are subject too change on a day too day basis

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

At the time we were very annoyed with the lack of communication from the park. I completely understand storms can be nasty however it had long past over 90 minutes before the original park closing time. They also ran a firework display which proves that the weather was fine to continue the park operation!

[@harrycunni675]

Ur my fave youtuber

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Thanks!

[@silverwolf-footmodeling]

Your videos are fun to watch. Kings island is my home park. I'm there around 30 times a year.

[@michellehiggs60]

This park looks amazing. 😀😀😀😃😃😀😀😃😃

[@SteelerWayne]

The Bat reminds me a lot of the old Big Bad Wolf that used to be in Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, VA

[@Jackie25637488857657]

I miss the Big Bad Wolf!

[@Posirep]

Well it's the exact same kind of coaster made by the same company so it should. Also it was way better than Verbolten

[@lowlifeangler]

@Carlover88 Z like no, Bat from early 80s had maintenance problems, The Bat now used to named Top Gun then Flight Deck

[@jonathankaseffpercussion]

Just watched this for the 2nd time in a row... can’t wait for this Saturday (may 8)! I’ll be goin to KI myself! Also, thanks for the great content Shawn keep it up!

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

I can’t wait to get back!

[@stephensworldofadventure]

Another great looking park. One of those parks that's on my bucket list. Coasters are fantastic

[@user-pl5ds8iz6q]

Diamondback is worshipped and claimed by thousands of enthusiasts to be the undisputed world's best B&M hyper and you two rated the neighbouring old clunky arrow looper higher. LMAO

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

That's just our opinion!

[@ChloeClements34]

Some real interesting thoughts here with enthusiasts having bad days at Kings Island. I have never had a bad visit here and I hope its not a trend and just bad luck That weather policy in US parks is annoying. Six Flags seem to be the worse for that though and I am gutted you never got to ride Beast in the dark. Still glad you love Bat and Vortex, I love them to bits.

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

There's some great rides at this park however it's a shame that the bad weather came in which caused the issues for us at the end!

[@kevjoesph7164]

Another awesome vlog again Shawn keep up with the awesome videos

[@stuartwhlting2778]

Shame about the beast we rode it 11-30pm it was awesome and love kings island one of the best

[@peregrino9154]

I don’t blame you for being upset. A night ride on The Beast is the best thing about the park. Probably my favorite coaster experience ever. I don’t understand why they don’t stay open later to have more night rides.

[@dougieohanlon5437]

Vest restraints are bad Classic Shawn wearing jeans

[@csar7113]

The kiddie coaster bit is the most wholesome thing I've seen in a while lol that's pretty cool ❤

[@keidjdneebobahsjs2102]

Racer is not rough vortex is so painful 😣

[@deltatv3525]

Vortex is fine but some rough parts, just keep your head back

[@Frankenberry]

I hear that Vortex is running a lot smoother than it once did... I don't know if they did some track work, some train work, or what.. but thats what a lot of people have been saying. It's a little rough on the ears and neck.. but I still think its a classic ride... one of the best Arrow custom loopers ever built in my opinion

[@deltatv3525]

Frankenberry's Rock n' Roll Revival it transitions are a little jerky, and the batwing is a little rough

[@mrmilk1971]

I'm so sad for you that you missed the BEAST at NIGHT. Believe me, it's an unforgettable experience. You HAVE TO GO BACK !

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

I'm sure we will do in the future!

[@matthewsouthwell9653]

9:37 "4 years of Terror" 🤣

[@kirbias1]

Kings Island is still considered one of the best parks in the world. Period. There's a reason it is ranked in the top ten of amusement parks and has one of the highest attendance rates out of any park. However, ever since Cedar Fair purchased KI back in 06, it continues to accomplish what they have sought out to do, which is to build good rides that never outdo anything at Cedar Point. Back in the 80s, 90s and early 2000s KI outdid Cedar Point when it came to record breakers and prototype rides built by far. When Cedar Fair took over they wanted KI to just be in Cedar Point's shadow. Kind of sad really, considering KI has so much more potential with all of its 400 acres of undeveloped land.

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

[@kirbias1]

@@ThemeParkWorldwide You're welcome, and thanks for sharing yours with the KI footage.

[@edsgaming5513]

I really hope you get back there. Amazing park when it’s not raining.

[@keidjdneebobahsjs2102]

Amazing vid. Can’t wait for the Cedar Point vid

[@zacharywiesel900]

The blue side of the racers used to go backwards, but yeah they've declined significantly. As a local, I dont ride it when I'm in.

[@Frankenberry]

There was nothing more fun that riding the racer backwards at night... I used to love that... I don't know why they changed it... I thought that was the coolest part about the racers

[@Calakapepe]

I think you just got unlucky on Backlot Stunt Track. Its the last one to have any effect.. and it usually still has fire and the helicopter sound/ visual effects. It used to also have on-board audio, fake splashdown, and best of all... water canons that would "explode" the petrol barrels after the fire explosion.. it would give you a proper jumpscare from the sound alone. It was great.

[@dorseylandria6119]

the beast is a legend....iconic

[@gladitsnotme]

Shout out to Tayvon! MVP right there!

[@Chieftracyhorse]

Great start, sad ending😔. Thanks for sharing. 👍🏻

[@Fazcoasters]

53:52 Alex on the bridge though 😂

[@CLBCrew96]

Another thing on the bat. It used to be called Top Gun. Was themed to the movie

[@CMH-aviation]

Son of Beast was before Cedar Fair owned the park. Paramounts owned them back then and were slowly running the park down

[@christopherbrawley6945]

Please give kings island another chance next year please I have went there for 30 years I agree They have there problems but a great park still just needs more love.

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

I would like to give it another go, at the time we were just very upset with how it was handled!

[@CoasterChallYT]

YES! Fantastic Vlog as always! #Giga2020 hopefully you will return next year for their new coaster

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Thank you!

[@CoasterChallYT]

@@ThemeParkWorldwide 😊😊