It’s surreal to me that in just 4 weeks time, I will take my first steps back into Kings Island, flanked by my friends after 18 long years, and having lost 115 lbs. I’ve worked hard to get here, and I’m ready to experience the park once again, this time as a Cedar Fair park. I love watching this documentary to get my hyped up for one of my favorite places to go when I was young. I may be older, but after 18 long years, my time has finally come. ❤️
@@rdm3815amazing. My first ride was on Flight of Fear (I know, why not Orion or Diamondback, but those came later on) and when I went on the ride back in 2005, I got ejected off the ride because the restraint could not safely close. This time, it fit perfectly and I felt redeemed. In fact, I even screamed “Sweet Revenge!” as the ride shot me in. I would ride every coaster except the coasters in Planet Snoopy, Invertigo (because I don’t like going backwards on rollercoasters) and Adventure Express as it was still being worked on for Adventure Port. Diamondback became my favorite coaster for Kings Island, unseating Flight of Fear. The day ended fantastic and I look forward to going back next year.
Ugh I miss Vortex so much. It was my favorite ride there. I was so upset when they announced its retirement. RIP Vortex! I’ll forever have so many great memories riding you!
We need to start a campaign to bring an RMC/Vekoma Vortex reborn to the park. The land is open and they could use a shorter inversion machine to fill that hole. They will probably end up with a B&M wing/drop coaster on that land eventually
Kings Island is where I grew up. Visiting this park every year was the highlight of my Summer. So many memories with my family were made here. Thanks so much for reminding me of an unforgettable childhood 👍
This video showed up in my recommended videos and I'm so happy it did!! I grew up in West Chester, OH close to the Mason border and KI was 10 minutes away from my house. It was the early-mid 90's and I will always remember the excitement I felt in my stomach when I saw my mom putting her "mom shorts" and fanny pack on because I knew we were going to KI that day. My very first job when I was 16 was a photo booth attendant at Vortex (RIP). I spent all of my teen summer years at the park every day. Watching this made me feel warm and fuzzy, nostalgic and also made me cry. KI is forever my home park and my happy place. Now I get to take my daughter and have her enjoy the park too as I still live in the greater Cincinnati area. Thank you for making this incredible documentary!!!!
This was one of the few pieces by any RUclipsr that I anticipated when you released them weekly. All of your content is top notch but KI has been my home park since I was born so this documentary was like a trip down memory lane. My earliest memory being seeing Smurfette and whoever was under the costume remembering me from the year before lol. Probably 1985-86. I have now watched this as a weekly series and as a complete documentary. Very well done!
WOW! EMPRESSED! This is my home theme park. I was only 11 when it opened. I remember Coney Island as well and riding the shooting star at a very young age with my dad, and mom wasn't happy. She tried again that same scenario at 12 when I wanted to ride the twin racer; again I won and got to ride. Anyhow a very well put together documentary of now my favorite park in Ohio. While once Cedar Point, we are now complete with our Giga coaster, Orion and I can save my gas and a 4 hour drive. At 61, I'm still up for a thrill.👍
@@Zoetropeification strata and its just a swing launch not too impressive when you can go to any other park and find a better swing launch or go to universal (if you wanna spend 100 dollars for a day pass) you can go rind hagrids adventure which has 7 launches plus a drop track
My home park! I live on the old Kings Island Golf Course, though it’s owned by the tennis center now. I’ve grown up at Kings Island, so seeing others have the same love for it that I do makes me so happy. I couldn’t stop smiling the whole video ❤️
The most comprehensive, engaging and educational documentary on my favorite amusement park. And now I learn it’s yours too! I appreciate your well researched and classy videos!
Very well done! KI is my home park, and I couldn’t be happier. Cedar Fair invests in it heavily, babe the park now has one of the best coaster lineups in the world:Three massive B&Ms, an amazing GCI, and a ton of supporting coasters. This documentary was awesome, Keep up the great work.
Grew up going to King's Island and in 2004 moved to my mothers and we always went to Kings Dominion. How crazy I didn't know at the time they were both Paramount parks! My all time favorite ride is the Son of the Beast. I also got to ride Hypersonic XLC many times. Amusement parks are my favorite thing to do. The nostalgia and carefree fun for a day, if I was rich I would go to every park in the world!
I loved this docu. Kings Island had always been my favorite home park. I'm lucky enough to live in-between Kings Island and Cedar Point. Can you please do the same type of docu for Cedar Point? that would be amazing, thank you!
Happy Birthday Chris! Really enjoyed this awesome documentary when you’d put it out every week! You should do one for the history of Disneyland and California Adventure. Definitely would be super interesting
I watched this in parts as you originally released them. I’ll watch them again on this video. Kings Island is my favorite park and it isn’t even close I love that you put in the work to make such a great and detailed documentary
I first heard of Kings Island from a thread in the Sonic X forum in the 4kids TV website as a kid, on a post where a kid won a giant Sonic plushie there. I was so jealous and wanted to go to there at least once. Considering parts of the Banana Splits title sequence was filmed in Coney Island, guess it only made sense to give Kings Island a bit of a Hanna-Barbera theme. Other parts of the title sequence was also filmed at Six Flags Over Texas from what I heard. Wonder how many families recognized the locations when the show came out. 😊
In revisiting the Banana Splits show recently, the credits mention that they did shoot some of the live-action segments at Six Flags Over Texas, and this was late in the 1960s. When Kings Island opened, they were quick to shoot a Banana Splits special there, as Hanna-Barbera and the park itself had common ownership.
THANK YOU FOR THIS WONDERFUL VIDEO! Born and raised in deerfield township...and being born in 65 my parents took us on opening day 72 ive been back every year. Glad to see they want to go back in time with some attractions. All of us kids on our street would save our money all year long. We would pick a day and a parent would drop us off a half hour before the park opened and when we paid and went through the gates...we ran screaming and yelling with joy. If we split into groups we would make sure to be at the eiffel at 12 and 3. My dad would be waiting in the lot to pick us up after a long crazy fun day. Oh glory days they were. I miss so many of the old rides but time waits for no one.
Was stoked to see the full documentary pop in yesterday. I know these are a lot of work, but they’re excellent! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family!
This is one of my favorite videos. Along with your Magic Mountain video. I like to put it on when I’m cleaning (cause it’s so long I don’t have to change videos) or when I’m doing a craft I want to get absorbed in and zone into.
I love that you included the old TV spots! Darien Lake and Canada's Wonderland were my home parks, but the advertising was very much in the same style so they still trigger the old nostalgia.
When I was growing up, I found myself spending at least one day every year down at Kings Island. As I went into the 90s and my teens, it became the pinnacle of my summertime when I would make my way down to Kings Island. After 2005, I found myself physically unable to go back to Kings Island after gaining so much weight. I knew that I would be unable to ride rollercoasters because of it, and it depressed me because of how much I loved it. This year, with many reasons for me to do so, I began a journey to make significant weight loss, and in the span of 4 months, I lost 75 lbs, dropping from 325 down to 250, and I am continuing my weight loss journey as well. I’ve already decided to go back to Kings Island, even though I’m now in my 40s. I am so excited to go back to Kings Island , even if it’s my last time to go ride rollercoasters. I have loved this documentary, as it covers the history of this legendary park, who has had such a history in my past. Chris, you did a great job with this documentary, and you gave it such comprehensive coverage. I’ve been a subscriber for a long time now, and your videos are great. Just goes to show that people named Chris, just are as awesome as you might think. -Chris Parson
Hey man! Congrats on the weight loss!! You should be very proud of that!! I myself have gone from about 305 down to 225. I'm 58, but still very interested in riding coasters. My issue currently is not having the $$ to travel to parks. Also, I live in Winnipeg, Canada, and my closest park is Valleyfair in Minneapolis - about a 7 hour drive away!
I pride myself on knowing KI better than most. I was the 10,000th person in the gate, so they told a very young kid at the time. BUT you have shown me information I did not know! Thank you for your contribution to the reason I moved to the Cincinnati Area KINGS ISLAND!!!
Thank you for this great video on the history of Coney Island and Kings Island. I only got to visit one time while I was staying in Cincinnati to go to the Kentucky Derby. I really liked the park and it’s collection of roller coasters. I prefer wooden coasters and was really impressed from riding the Beast. It was a great ride and I loved the length of the ride. I have ridden many wooden coasters around the country and place the Beast as one of my favorite coasters. I am glad to see they have continued to invest in keeping it running and hope to get back to ride it again.
Is it weird that I have watched this in its entirety like 4 times already? This is the first time from start to finish, but it's so well researched and delivered that's it's an easy watch. I have never been to KI, I live in northwest Georgia and have SFOG as my home park, but kings island has a fascinating history. Well done my friend
I’m watching this to prepare for my trip this summer to Kings Island, and I’d just like to say thank you for being so thorough and putting so much effort into this documentary! It’s been very informative, as someone who likes to do lots of research before visiting theme parks. ^^
My mom worked at Kings Island back in the summer of '73 and '74 between her junior and senior year of high school and right after graduating. She was on the crew for The Racer and The Monster.
Kings Island is one of those parks whose history is some of the most fascinating out there. That flood in 1968 was a blessing in disguise if you think about it because we probably wouldn't have this amazing place had it not happened. I can't wait to see which park you'll make one of these documentaries for next. I am sure it will be just as if not more interesting to watch as this one or the one you made previously about Six Flags Magic Mountain.
I am currently working on an Astroworld documentary and then we got 50th anniversaries coming up...great adventure 2024, kings Dominion 2025, six flags great america 2026
Very detailed and well researched! I’m glad you put all the segments together. I love videos like this about the history of parks and am looking forward to more. Well done, Chris!
Grew up having season tickets every year to King's Island. My brother and I and our friends had so much fun and so many wonderful memories there. Especially riding the Beast.
Thank you so much for this documentary!! So well done. I am a Kings Island fanatic, growing up in the area and now officially a homeowner with 3 of my own young children. Thank you so much for the time and skill you put into this!!!
This is a great video! My home park is Cedar Point, but I’m close enough to Kings Island to occasionally enjoy it as well! I never realized that BOTH parks together are basically the flagship parks that make the rest of the chain a lot of what they are today!
This is such an intensive dive into KI history and i know it was an effort on your part. It's awesome and we really appreciate you taking your time to present us with such content. I watch this two or three times a year starting in February because I start getting the KI itch. Fantastic video, can't wait for more!
Very well researched, great video. Brought back some memories. I recall not liking the Paramount theming. It was like walking through a big ad, and felt cheap. I’m so glad they changed hands again and got through the pandemic OK. It’s a fixture of the Cincinnati area.
You did SUCH a great job on this! It was just announced that Coney Island is closed for good and will not re-open in 2024. Random fact I am not sure if you mentioned -- King's Island was the first amusement park to sell pizza and that pizza was LaRosa's! I learned this through doing an instagram influencer collaboration with King's Island and LaRosa's and they mentioned it during our meeting. I thought it was a fun fact to share!
Great job, I love kings Island and started in 1972 so I know all this history well. I still attend several times each year and look forward for the next new coaster!!
Excellent history of the park. I’ve been going there since its inception. I love this park and how much joy it has brought so many people through the years.
Lived in Cincinnati from 1983 to 2014.after coming from Holland . Breathed coney island's water park growing up, with my mom and four brothers endless water fun, all day long. Kings island was also a regular summer visit and when paramount took over I applied and worked as security both hot summers daytime, walking around about every square inch of the park and worked 3rd shift, checked ride, building Park alarms checks etc with the park police, (weekends , bonus pay, down season months while attending college in Athens). Your video brought back so many feelings from the past and to them get to 50yrs strong makes me proud to have been part of it as visitor and worker. Thanks for the great 'show", greetings from here my, back to birthplace, Holland!! Rick🇱🇺👋👍🙏
I remember going to Kings Island every Labor Day from the ages of 5-11 because the company my grandmother worked for Kenner Toys would pay for tickets for their employees and family. And then years later a company that I worked for Data General in North Carolina did the same thing for Kings Dominion in Virginia.
It was OK but it did have a major problem with 1 of its turns. The 180 turn before the dual corkscrew was a high speed, sharp, unbanked turn, felt like I was being thrown from the car. Always hurt my back. Otherwise a fun coaster.
I had no idea that Kings Island was first known as Coney Island. It's true, you learn something every day. And I also never knew that Kings Island had such a tragic past. This documentary is very thorough. Thanks for the content.
I’ve already watched this masterpiece like 5 times prior to it being one whole video but yeah sure I’ll watch it again, why not? For real though, I love the documentary. I’m incredibly happy to call Kings Island my home park, and I love hearing about the park’s rich history
I grew up about 2 hours from Cedar Point so that was our go-to every summer. One summer, I convinced my parents to make the drive to King's Island instead. I loved it but the rest of my family preferred Cedar Point, so we only went to KI the one time.
Ahhhhhh god I can't wait for April! I'm so proud to call KI my home park. It's such a beautiful, fun, magical place. Hope to see you all there in a few short months!
The King Cobra is an underrated gem. The Mantis at Cedar Point by comparison was, yes bigger, but way too uncomfortable and kinda sloggy in pacing. King Cobra had a nice simple but effective layout.
King's Island just blew me away this weekend. We went for Haunt on Sat night and Sunday night. It had been raining on and off most of Saturday, but they had full operations with max trains on every coaster (except Banshee which had two trains damaged in a collision on Sat). All night Saturday and all day Sunday, we were able to walk on to any major coaster in the park with the longest wait being Sat night for the Beast for a 10 min wait. KI's coaster collection is incredible, with three uniquely good wood coasters, a top tier B&M collection with Orion, Diamondback and Banshee, and great supporting coasters in The Bat, Flight Of Fear, Backlot, Adventure Express and Invertigo. Hell, they have a world-class kiddie coaster collection with the new shuttle coaster, a kiddie invert and a wood coaster. I can't recommend a visit to KI enough.
Thank you so much for taking the time to put this together, I have been going to the park my entire life and currently live just 10 minutes away. This walk down memory lane really brought back a lot of memories from my childhood when we would go just once a year and it being a huge event to my teen years getting a pass and going as much as I want. I still go all year long and will continue to do so until my body says otherwise lol. I just really appreciate you and all the work you put in to this.
this is fantastic! kings island is my new home park and my first real season pass (my family has bought a few for our vacation weeks before because it was cheaper haha). so excited for the 2023 season! 💕
I absolutely love your park history docs! Also can we just take a moment on how kings island took such care in honoring Coney Island’s history and importance to the area. The complete opposite happing with Cedar Fair and Geauga Lake…..
@@AirtimeThrills if you ever decide to do one on either GL or Cedar Point or the history of the amusement park industry as a whole and need help with research/research materials would be happy to help. I like to think of myself as an amateur historian on the subjects, and have been working on writing a book on the topic. I know in the grand scheme of things I’m just a random nobody but it’s where my passion is and has been since the age of 5 way back in 1990! Growing up in Ohio and living down the street from where a former park was, it’s hard not to be
@@AirtimeThrills oh without a doubt. Worked there one season and spent half the summer working in “town hall” and you wouldn’t believe the things I had to know and memorize just in case some weird questions were asked.
I’d love to see you do a similar vid about Kennywood and its long history. I always loved Kennywood since the first day I visited in the early 2000s as a wee kid. They even featured Garfield for a while and converted an old west dark ride to Garfield’s Nightmare until the 2010s when they turned it back to an old west theme.
Having multiple rides on king cobra I feel blessed to get that credit looking back. Was literally a walk on at the end of it's life but was a classic no doubt.
Thanks! Yeah the research is the hardest part and takes months. I would love to do Cedar Point but that history goes back so far it would be a helluva challenge
I loved this video! So nostalgic. We're from Eastern CT and were at Rocky Point multiple times every summer, especially with my little league baseball team the Corvettes! Definitely an institution for southern NE residents. The clam cakes were off the hook and without a doubt white NE clam chowdah is best hands down!
I grew up going to KI. I loved roller coasters so much but I can’t ride them anymore, they make me sick, the ones that go upside down more so. I will always ride the Beast no matter what though. I ride vicariously through videos like this!
I grew up in KI. I even have the 50 Year keychain. It’s my favorite park of all time. My family has roots in KI. My dad (1974-2018 ❤) loved it growing up in the 80s and all throughout his life. His mom officially took photos of Adventure Express when it opened, she had to climb one of the first hills in a summer dress and heels with 2 cameras. I was born in ‘02 but I do vaguely remember the Nick Branding. Adventure Express used to be my favorite ride before The Vortex took that. Now it’s Flight of Fear. KI is why I love rollercoasters. I could gush about it all day. I love that now KI is starting to do more theming much like how Paramount used to. A lot of new rides like Orin and Mystic Timbers have lore and a good amount of environmental storytelling you can learn while waiting in line. They also are redoing the area around Adventure Express for better thematic storytelling. Im so excited to see what comes next for the park. Plus with The Beast being revamped somewhat with them replacing a lot of old wood and making the classic ride smoother, so it can be enjoyed more. Just thinking about the park makes me happy and giddy. Id gladly go to KI than Disney any day and Ive been to Disney. The staff are great and seem to enjoy their jobs. Once a few years before Vortex closed it was late night at the park and my brother and I were the only two on the ride so we got to do a double ride without even getting off. Some ride operators like to talk to and goof off with those in line. Once in Flight of Fear they once purposely started the coaster when they did an impromptu countdown. They would launch it at different times for people to make the launch more invigorating. Or they would make “in universe” remarks about the rides, like with The Beast they would say sometimes how they heard roaring in the woods or people missing out of seats (obviously fake but it added to the fun. Especially the night rides!!) My family, especially my brother and I, bonded a lot due to KI through hard times. It’s a place that makes me always feel like im 7 again with no cares. Im glad to say that their goal to have a park where worries and stress is left at the gate is realized and living. The food is amazing, music is nice, the events are fun. I cant get enough of it. Hopefully this isnt too ranty, I just love this park obviously. Now to leave you with a quote many regulars like me know by heart: “All clear means you’re up and outta here, have a great day at Kings Island”
Omg love this, hey we went there our first trip together my brother and I. Now in our late 40s and 50s we loved this park. The history morbid and all is so unique and nothing in comparison to cedar point. The ride details in this is extra bonus like the huss sky lab
Awesome video as always brother! You really did my old homepark and favorite place on Earth justice! The Beast is true coaster bliss imo, hence the profile pic 😂🤘
Being From the UK I love I get to watch all your videos from so many of these great looking parks. I just need to get to other parts of the states and plan a trip to hit as many as I can over a couple of weeks. Between that and trying to hit Germany/Poland etc I think the next few years could be busy and expensive!
Loved this documentary! So much nostalgia 😎 Screaming Demon, King Cobra, backwards Racer, Vortex, and especially Tomb Raider. That ride was awesome. Son of Beast was terrible. I am excited to watch your series on Magic Mountain next! 😎😁👍
My home park. Have season passes and go a lot. Absolutely love it!! Opened right before I was born and I celebrated my 50th with KI on theirs. Sad that coney island officially closed forever this year.
I grew up going to kings island, I took my son for the first time this weekend and I can’t wait until he’s old enough to ride the bigger rides like I did with my mom.
I've lived by kings island my whole life and couldn't even count how much I've gone. thank you for making this, it really brought me back man.
Thanks for watching!
It’s surreal to me that in just 4 weeks time, I will take my first steps back into Kings Island, flanked by my friends after 18 long years, and having lost 115 lbs. I’ve worked hard to get here, and I’m ready to experience the park once again, this time as a Cedar Fair park. I love watching this documentary to get my hyped up for one of my favorite places to go when I was young. I may be older, but after 18 long years, my time has finally come. ❤️
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@@rdm3815amazing. My first ride was on Flight of Fear (I know, why not Orion or Diamondback, but those came later on) and when I went on the ride back in 2005, I got ejected off the ride because the restraint could not safely close. This time, it fit perfectly and I felt redeemed. In fact, I even screamed “Sweet Revenge!” as the ride shot me in. I would ride every coaster except the coasters in Planet Snoopy, Invertigo (because I don’t like going backwards on rollercoasters) and Adventure Express as it was still being worked on for Adventure Port. Diamondback became my favorite coaster for Kings Island, unseating Flight of Fear. The day ended fantastic and I look forward to going back next year.
Ugh I miss Vortex so much. It was my favorite ride there. I was so upset when they announced its retirement. RIP Vortex! I’ll forever have so many great memories riding you!
We need to start a campaign to bring an RMC/Vekoma Vortex reborn to the park. The land is open and they could use a shorter inversion machine to fill that hole. They will probably end up with a B&M wing/drop coaster on that land eventually
Kings Island is where I grew up. Visiting this park every year was the highlight of my Summer. So many memories with my family were made here. Thanks so much for reminding me of an unforgettable childhood 👍
AMEN❤
This video showed up in my recommended videos and I'm so happy it did!! I grew up in West Chester, OH close to the Mason border and KI was 10 minutes away from my house. It was the early-mid 90's and I will always remember the excitement I felt in my stomach when I saw my mom putting her "mom shorts" and fanny pack on because I knew we were going to KI that day. My very first job when I was 16 was a photo booth attendant at Vortex (RIP). I spent all of my teen summer years at the park every day. Watching this made me feel warm and fuzzy, nostalgic and also made me cry. KI is forever my home park and my happy place. Now I get to take my daughter and have her enjoy the park too as I still live in the greater Cincinnati area. Thank you for making this incredible documentary!!!!
This was one of the few pieces by any RUclipsr that I anticipated when you released them weekly. All of your content is top notch but KI has been my home park since I was born so this documentary was like a trip down memory lane. My earliest memory being seeing Smurfette and whoever was under the costume remembering me from the year before lol. Probably 1985-86. I have now watched this as a weekly series and as a complete documentary. Very well done!
Thanks for watching! I appreciate it
I spent many years going to Coney Island following the yellow brick road!!!
WOW! EMPRESSED! This is my home theme park. I was only 11 when it opened. I remember Coney Island as well and riding the shooting star at a very young age with my dad, and mom wasn't happy. She tried again that same scenario at 12 when I wanted to ride the twin racer; again I won and got to ride. Anyhow a very well put together documentary of now my favorite park in Ohio. While once Cedar Point, we are now complete with our Giga coaster, Orion and I can save my gas and a 4 hour drive. At 61, I'm still up for a thrill.👍
@@janavasserman4387 Triple launch Top Thrill 2 giga opens at Cedar Point in 2024. Just sayin. 🙂
@@Zoetropeification strata and its just a swing launch not too impressive when you can go to any other park and find a better swing launch or go to universal (if you wanna spend 100 dollars for a day pass) you can go rind hagrids adventure which has 7 launches plus a drop track
My home park! I live on the old Kings Island Golf Course, though it’s owned by the tennis center now. I’ve grown up at Kings Island, so seeing others have the same love for it that I do makes me so happy. I couldn’t stop smiling the whole video ❤️
You're so lucky to live next door to my favorite park
The loss of Vortex was easily one of the biggest and most emotional losses in the coaster community.
I felt the same way. It was my favorite coaster in the park.
Smoothest coaster I’ve ever ridden and I’ve easily been to 30 different parks. Definitely a loss.
@@SSGTStrykerbro has never ridden diamondback
My family and I were there when the Brady Bunch was filming. I have a ton of great great childhood memories from Kings Island.
This Kings Island documentary was really good and entertaining! I enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed the documentary about Cedar Point.
Thanks!
The most comprehensive, engaging and educational documentary on my favorite amusement park. And now I learn it’s yours too! I appreciate your well researched and classy videos!
Thanks for watching! I appreciate it
Such a great video. I’m happy to see something this well done about Kings Island. Excellent watch.
Thanks for watching!
Very well done! KI is my home park, and I couldn’t be happier. Cedar Fair invests in it heavily, babe the park now has one of the best coaster lineups in the world:Three massive B&Ms, an amazing GCI, and a ton of supporting coasters. This documentary was awesome, Keep up the great work.
Thanks! Its hard to think of a better home park than KI
KI is my home park too!!!!
@@jjsvlogs1655 that’s awesome!
Kings island was my home park! So different than the places I’ve been now it’s so big with soooo many rides I love it I miss it
@@averyxkira1954 KI really is an awesome park! I can’t wait for the spring!
Grew up going to King's Island and in 2004 moved to my mothers and we always went to Kings Dominion. How crazy I didn't know at the time they were both Paramount parks! My all time favorite ride is the Son of the Beast. I also got to ride Hypersonic XLC many times. Amusement parks are my favorite thing to do. The nostalgia and carefree fun for a day, if I was rich I would go to every park in the world!
I loved this docu. Kings Island had always been my favorite home park. I'm lucky enough to live in-between Kings Island and Cedar Point. Can you please do the same type of docu for Cedar Point? that would be amazing, thank you!
Thanks! Cedar Point would be a beast of a project but one I would be willing to take on at some point
Time to spend my Saturday binge watching this documentary!
Honestly I watched each part as you released it. A couple of them more than once. I love the doc, it's great!
Thanks for the support!
Happy Birthday Chris! Really enjoyed this awesome documentary when you’d put it out every week! You should do one for the history of Disneyland and California Adventure. Definitely would be super interesting
Disneyland would make for a very interesting documentary, but could also be super challenging. Worth looking into for sure
@@AirtimeThrills 👍 hopefully you can make this happen
I watched this in parts as you originally released them. I’ll watch them again on this video. Kings Island is my favorite park and it isn’t even close I love that you put in the work to make such a great and detailed documentary
Thanks for watching! Much appreciated.
I first heard of Kings Island from a thread in the Sonic X forum in the 4kids TV website as a kid, on a post where a kid won a giant Sonic plushie there. I was so jealous and wanted to go to there at least once.
Considering parts of the Banana Splits title sequence was filmed in Coney Island, guess it only made sense to give Kings Island a bit of a Hanna-Barbera theme. Other parts of the title sequence was also filmed at Six Flags Over Texas from what I heard. Wonder how many families recognized the locations when the show came out. 😊
In revisiting the Banana Splits show recently, the credits mention that they did shoot some of the live-action segments at Six Flags Over Texas, and this was late in the 1960s. When Kings Island opened, they were quick to shoot a Banana Splits special there, as Hanna-Barbera and the park itself had common ownership.
THANK YOU FOR THIS WONDERFUL VIDEO! Born and raised in deerfield township...and being born in 65 my parents took us on opening day 72 ive been back every year. Glad to see they want to go back in time with some attractions. All of us kids on our street would save our money all year long. We would pick a day and a parent would drop us off a half hour before the park opened and when we paid and went through the gates...we ran screaming and yelling with joy. If we split into groups we would make sure to be at the eiffel at 12 and 3. My dad would be waiting in the lot to pick us up after a long crazy fun day. Oh glory days they were. I miss so many of the old rides but time waits for no one.
Thanks for watching, and glad this can dig up some of the old memories
Was stoked to see the full documentary pop in yesterday. I know these are a lot of work, but they’re excellent! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family!
Thanks! and Merry Christmas!
Thank you for doing this comprehensive video. KI is my home park and we love it.
Thanks for watching!
What a fantastic documentary. Thank you so much for your hard work on this. Fascinating!
Thanks for watching!
This is one of my favorite videos. Along with your Magic Mountain video. I like to put it on when I’m cleaning (cause it’s so long I don’t have to change videos) or when I’m doing a craft I want to get absorbed in and zone into.
I am sooo happy to see the full documentary. As a Kings Island lover, this is amazing!
I love that you included the old TV spots! Darien Lake and Canada's Wonderland were my home parks, but the advertising was very much in the same style so they still trigger the old nostalgia.
this is longer than some of the movies I have watched great job on this documentary
Thanks! Yeah funny that this one and the SFMM one were almost identical in length
this is why your one of my fav Coaster channel content creators. The time and love you put in your vids.
Thanks! I appreciate it
I grew up going to King's Island, from the mid 80s to the late 90s, it will always be a special place for me. Fantastic video!
Thanks!
When I was growing up, I found myself spending at least one day every year down at Kings Island. As I went into the 90s and my teens, it became the pinnacle of my summertime when I would make my way down to Kings Island. After 2005, I found myself physically unable to go back to Kings Island after gaining so much weight. I knew that I would be unable to ride rollercoasters because of it, and it depressed me because of how much I loved it.
This year, with many reasons for me to do so, I began a journey to make significant weight loss, and in the span of 4 months, I lost 75 lbs, dropping from 325 down to 250, and I am continuing my weight loss journey as well. I’ve already decided to go back to Kings Island, even though I’m now in my 40s. I am so excited to go back to Kings Island , even if it’s my last time to go ride rollercoasters. I have loved this documentary, as it covers the history of this legendary park, who has had such a history in my past. Chris, you did a great job with this documentary, and you gave it such comprehensive coverage. I’ve been a subscriber for a long time now, and your videos are great. Just goes to show that people named Chris, just are as awesome as you might think.
-Chris Parson
Congrats on the weight loss and thanks for watching! Glad ylu enjoyed it
Hey man! Congrats on the weight loss!! You should be very proud of that!! I myself have gone from about 305 down to 225. I'm 58, but still very interested in riding coasters. My issue currently is not having the $$ to travel to parks. Also, I live in Winnipeg, Canada, and my closest park is Valleyfair in Minneapolis - about a 7 hour drive away!
I pride myself on knowing KI better than most. I was the 10,000th person in the gate, so they told a very young kid at the time. BUT you have shown me information I did not know! Thank you for your contribution to the reason I moved to the Cincinnati Area KINGS ISLAND!!!
Amazing work! Just watched the entire thing front to back, 2 hours well spent! Thanks for the great content as always!
Thanks for watching!
The Christmas gift we never knew we needed, but you certainly delivered! Merry Christmas to you and your family!!!
Merry Christmas to you also!
Kings island is my home park and I really appreciate all the work you put into this video
Thanks for watching!
Can't tell you how much I enjoyed this series
Thank you for this great video on the history of Coney Island and Kings Island. I only got to visit one time while I was staying in Cincinnati to go to the Kentucky Derby. I really liked the park and it’s collection of roller coasters. I prefer wooden coasters and was really impressed from
riding the Beast. It was a great ride and I loved the length of the ride. I have ridden many wooden coasters around the country and place the Beast as one of my favorite coasters. I am glad to see they have continued to invest in keeping it running and hope to get back to ride it again.
Thanks for watching!
Is it weird that I have watched this in its entirety like 4 times already? This is the first time from start to finish, but it's so well researched and delivered that's it's an easy watch. I have never been to KI, I live in northwest Georgia and have SFOG as my home park, but kings island has a fascinating history. Well done my friend
Thanks! I really appreciate the support
I watch it 10 times
Plan a visit. From GA the drive isn't bad at all; I've probably made it myself at least 10 times.
@@FatHooptieBang well if I'm planning that visit, might as well plan a visit to CP as well
I’m watching this to prepare for my trip this summer to Kings Island, and I’d just like to say thank you for being so thorough and putting so much effort into this documentary! It’s been very informative, as someone who likes to do lots of research before visiting theme parks. ^^
My mom worked at Kings Island back in the summer of '73 and '74 between her junior and senior year of high school and right after graduating. She was on the crew for The Racer and The Monster.
Kings Island is one of those parks whose history is some of the most fascinating out there. That flood in 1968 was a blessing in disguise if you think about it because we probably wouldn't have this amazing place had it not happened. I can't wait to see which park you'll make one of these documentaries for next. I am sure it will be just as if not more interesting to watch as this one or the one you made previously about Six Flags Magic Mountain.
I am currently working on an Astroworld documentary and then we got 50th anniversaries coming up...great adventure 2024, kings Dominion 2025, six flags great america 2026
Very detailed and well researched! I’m glad you put all the segments together. I love videos like this about the history of parks and am looking forward to more. Well done, Chris!
Thanks!
Grew up having season tickets every year to King's Island. My brother and I and our friends had so much fun and so many wonderful memories there. Especially riding the Beast.
Thank you so much for this documentary!! So well done. I am a Kings Island fanatic, growing up in the area and now officially a homeowner with 3 of my own young children. Thank you so much for the time and skill you put into this!!!
This is a great video! My home park is Cedar Point, but I’m close enough to Kings Island to occasionally enjoy it as well! I never realized that BOTH parks together are basically the flagship parks that make the rest of the chain a lot of what they are today!
Pretty good.
This is such an intensive dive into KI history and i know it was an effort on your part. It's awesome and we really appreciate you taking your time to present us with such content. I watch this two or three times a year starting in February because I start getting the KI itch. Fantastic video, can't wait for more!
I loved this. I've never been there but it's a bucket list park for me. Thanks for posting!
Thanks for watching!
Very well researched, great video. Brought back some memories. I recall not liking the Paramount theming. It was like walking through a big ad, and felt cheap. I’m so glad they changed hands again and got through the pandemic OK. It’s a fixture of the Cincinnati area.
You did SUCH a great job on this! It was just announced that Coney Island is closed for good and will not re-open in 2024. Random fact I am not sure if you mentioned -- King's Island was the first amusement park to sell pizza and that pizza was LaRosa's! I learned this through doing an instagram influencer collaboration with King's Island and LaRosa's and they mentioned it during our meeting. I thought it was a fun fact to share!
Thanks for watching! I want to say I did know that but doubt I mentioned it in this video.
Great job, I love kings Island and started in 1972 so I know all this history well. I still attend several times each year and look forward for the next new coaster!!
Excellent history of the park. I’ve been going there since its inception. I love this park and how much joy it has brought so many people through the years.
Lived in Cincinnati from 1983 to 2014.after coming from Holland .
Breathed coney island's water park growing up, with my mom and four brothers endless water fun, all day long.
Kings island was also a regular summer visit and when paramount took over I applied and worked as security both hot summers daytime, walking around about every square inch of the park and worked 3rd shift, checked ride, building Park alarms checks etc with the park police, (weekends , bonus pay, down season months while attending college in Athens).
Your video brought back so many feelings from the past and to them get to 50yrs strong makes me proud to have been part of it as visitor and worker.
Thanks for the great 'show", greetings from here my, back to birthplace, Holland!!
Rick🇱🇺👋👍🙏
KI is my home park and I watched this 50 times. Good job Chris!
Thanks for watching!
I remember going to Kings Island every Labor Day from the ages of 5-11 because the company my grandmother worked for Kenner Toys would pay for tickets for their employees and family. And then years later a company that I worked for Data General in North Carolina did the same thing for Kings Dominion in Virginia.
That vortex ad, "feel the grip of vortex before its too late"makes me sad I never got the chance to ride it
Ditto.😮 It sounded interesting, but I'm a Floridian.😅
@Leah Hilton I'm in Ohio. ]= cedar point and geauga lake was my main parks tho. Never been to kings island, the ride looked amazing tho
@@robw5741 yeah it did.
It was OK but it did have a major problem with 1 of its turns.
The 180 turn before the dual corkscrew was a high speed, sharp, unbanked turn, felt like I was being thrown from the car. Always hurt my back.
Otherwise a fun coaster.
I watched every one of these as soon as they came out. Will I watch then all put together into one video? He'll yes I will! Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas!
I had no idea that Kings Island was first known as Coney Island. It's true, you learn something every day. And I also never knew that Kings Island had such a tragic past. This documentary is very thorough. Thanks for the content.
I really hope more people discover this doc. it’s very well made :) your magic mountain doc is coming up on a million views
Thanks! Yep it is, hoping this one catches on
I’ve already watched this masterpiece like 5 times prior to it being one whole video but yeah sure I’ll watch it again, why not?
For real though, I love the documentary. I’m incredibly happy to call Kings Island my home park, and I love hearing about the park’s rich history
That's awesome, and you're very lucky to have this as a HP
Yeah you’re right. You should be grateful to have this as your home park. Mine is Michigans adventure 😅😢😂
Amazing as always Chris. You should do a documentary for Carowinds or Great Adventure’s 50th anniversary next year. I think that would be spectacular
Thanks! Next year i decided on Astroworld but i do want to go GADV in 2024
I grew up about 2 hours from Cedar Point so that was our go-to every summer. One summer, I convinced my parents to make the drive to King's Island instead. I loved it but the rest of my family preferred Cedar Point, so we only went to KI the one time.
Ahhhhhh god I can't wait for April! I'm so proud to call KI my home park. It's such a beautiful, fun, magical place. Hope to see you all there in a few short months!
The King Cobra is an underrated gem. The Mantis at Cedar Point by comparison was, yes bigger, but way too uncomfortable and kinda sloggy in pacing. King Cobra had a nice simple but effective layout.
King's Island just blew me away this weekend. We went for Haunt on Sat night and Sunday night. It had been raining on and off most of Saturday, but they had full operations with max trains on every coaster (except Banshee which had two trains damaged in a collision on Sat). All night Saturday and all day Sunday, we were able to walk on to any major coaster in the park with the longest wait being Sat night for the Beast for a 10 min wait.
KI's coaster collection is incredible, with three uniquely good wood coasters, a top tier B&M collection with Orion, Diamondback and Banshee, and great supporting coasters in The Bat, Flight Of Fear, Backlot, Adventure Express and Invertigo. Hell, they have a world-class kiddie coaster collection with the new shuttle coaster, a kiddie invert and a wood coaster. I can't recommend a visit to KI enough.
Thank you so much for taking the time to put this together, I have been going to the park my entire life and currently live just 10 minutes away. This walk down memory lane really brought back a lot of memories from my childhood when we would go just once a year and it being a huge event to my teen years getting a pass and going as much as I want. I still go all year long and will continue to do so until my body says otherwise lol. I just really appreciate you and all the work you put in to this.
Thanks for watching!
I love Kings Island I've been going for 36 years and I really enjoyed this video, brings back many memories
I was bored today so i decided to watch this entire 2 hour long video in one sitting, great documentary.
Thanks for watching! I appreciate it
this is fantastic! kings island is my new home park and my first real season pass (my family has bought a few for our vacation weeks before because it was cheaper haha). so excited for the 2023 season! 💕
Nice! Enjoy the park, there's nothing else out there really like it
I was at the media day for Banshee. It was really cold, and so so early. A day I won’t soon forget
I absolutely love your park history docs! Also can we just take a moment on how kings island took such care in honoring Coney Island’s history and importance to the area. The complete opposite happing with Cedar Fair and Geauga Lake…..
Thanks! Yep they definitely did well to honor its past
@@AirtimeThrills if you ever decide to do one on either GL or Cedar Point or the history of the amusement park industry as a whole and need help with research/research materials would be happy to help. I like to think of myself as an amateur historian on the subjects, and have been working on writing a book on the topic. I know in the grand scheme of things I’m just a random nobody but it’s where my passion is and has been since the age of 5 way back in 1990! Growing up in Ohio and living down the street from where a former park was, it’s hard not to be
@@kandikidzora i really want to do cedar point but thats a whoooole lot of history lol
@@AirtimeThrills oh without a doubt. Worked there one season and spent half the summer working in “town hall” and you wouldn’t believe the things I had to know and memorize just in case some weird questions were asked.
@@AirtimeThrills it would be fun to see maybe 10-20 episodes and maybe make it a longer history but it is tiresome lol
This was a fantastic trip down memory lane….thank you!
Thanks for watching!
I'm not sure what it is but I'm obsessed with this stuff! Great job sir!
I’d love to see you do a similar vid about Kennywood and its long history. I always loved Kennywood since the first day I visited in the early 2000s as a wee kid. They even featured Garfield for a while and converted an old west dark ride to Garfield’s Nightmare until the 2010s when they turned it back to an old west theme.
Having multiple rides on king cobra I feel blessed to get that credit looking back. Was literally a walk on at the end of it's life but was a classic no doubt.
Hey Chris, I would love to see a six flags great adventure documentary as it had some interesting history!
Thats on my agenda next year for its 50th
Thanks for the ride down memory lane.
I love these. Thank you for taking the time to make this.
Thanks for taking the time to watch!
Well done. I know the research for this was probably mind numbing. Would love one day to see something like this done for cedar point!
Thanks! Yeah the research is the hardest part and takes months. I would love to do Cedar Point but that history goes back so far it would be a helluva challenge
I loved this video! So nostalgic. We're from Eastern CT and were at Rocky Point multiple times every summer, especially with my little league baseball team the Corvettes! Definitely an institution for southern NE residents. The clam cakes were off the hook and without a doubt white NE clam chowdah is best hands down!
I grew up going to KI. I loved roller coasters so much but I can’t ride them anymore, they make me sick, the ones that go upside down more so. I will always ride the Beast no matter what though.
I ride vicariously through videos like this!
I’m so happy my friends told me about this video when we were at kings island yesterday.
Well thank you to your friends for the plug
I grew up in KI. I even have the 50 Year keychain. It’s my favorite park of all time. My family has roots in KI. My dad (1974-2018 ❤) loved it growing up in the 80s and all throughout his life. His mom officially took photos of Adventure Express when it opened, she had to climb one of the first hills in a summer dress and heels with 2 cameras.
I was born in ‘02 but I do vaguely remember the Nick Branding. Adventure Express used to be my favorite ride before The Vortex took that. Now it’s Flight of Fear.
KI is why I love rollercoasters. I could gush about it all day. I love that now KI is starting to do more theming much like how Paramount used to. A lot of new rides like Orin and Mystic Timbers have lore and a good amount of environmental storytelling you can learn while waiting in line. They also are redoing the area around Adventure Express for better thematic storytelling. Im so excited to see what comes next for the park. Plus with The Beast being revamped somewhat with them replacing a lot of old wood and making the classic ride smoother, so it can be enjoyed more.
Just thinking about the park makes me happy and giddy. Id gladly go to KI than Disney any day and Ive been to Disney.
The staff are great and seem to enjoy their jobs. Once a few years before Vortex closed it was late night at the park and my brother and I were the only two on the ride so we got to do a double ride without even getting off. Some ride operators like to talk to and goof off with those in line. Once in Flight of Fear they once purposely started the coaster when they did an impromptu countdown. They would launch it at different times for people to make the launch more invigorating. Or they would make “in universe” remarks about the rides, like with The Beast they would say sometimes how they heard roaring in the woods or people missing out of seats (obviously fake but it added to the fun. Especially the night rides!!)
My family, especially my brother and I, bonded a lot due to KI through hard times. It’s a place that makes me always feel like im 7 again with no cares. Im glad to say that their goal to have a park where worries and stress is left at the gate is realized and living. The food is amazing, music is nice, the events are fun. I cant get enough of it. Hopefully this isnt too ranty, I just love this park obviously. Now to leave you with a quote many regulars like me know by heart:
“All clear means you’re up and outta here, have a great day at Kings Island”
So sweet ❤ love checking in on your family.
8:12 Awesome Behind The Scenes Look About Kings Island Theme Park. Thanks Mate. X
Yo you did a amazing job on this documentary. I watched the whole thing and thats rare. ✊🏾
I appreciate you sticking thru to the end!
Absolutely a fantastic account of the history of this iconic park.
Well done 🇺🇸
Thanks for watching!
Omg love this, hey we went there our first trip together my brother and I. Now in our late 40s and 50s we loved this park. The history morbid and all is so unique and nothing in comparison to cedar point. The ride details in this is extra bonus like the huss sky lab
Awesome video as always brother! You really did my old homepark and favorite place on Earth justice! The Beast is true coaster bliss imo, hence the profile pic 😂🤘
Thanks for watching!
Being From the UK I love I get to watch all your videos from so many of these great looking parks. I just need to get to other parts of the states and plan a trip to hit as many as I can over a couple of weeks. Between that and trying to hit Germany/Poland etc I think the next few years could be busy and expensive!
Love my home park, went 38 times this year. Great memories with the kiddos
I gotta imagine its hard to get bored here
@@AirtimeThrills it's hard to get bored lol
Been waiting all year for this!!!
King island was my first major park as a kid. I hope to return to it one day when I move back up. For now though I have Universal as my home park.
Can't wait to see this for KD's 50th anniversary!
That would be a good option for 2025
@@AirtimeThrills These documentaries are super high quality, I can’t wait too see which park you make this for next!
Also remember when Delirium opened. My all time favorite ride.
I enjoyed listening to this documentary. Kings Island is a very solid park.
Love this! Our home park ❤
Loved this documentary! So much nostalgia 😎 Screaming Demon, King Cobra, backwards Racer, Vortex, and especially Tomb Raider. That ride was awesome. Son of Beast was terrible. I am excited to watch your series on Magic Mountain next! 😎😁👍
Thanks for sticking thru it!
Looks like a fantastic park. I went to the original Coney Island before it closed in the late 60s.
My home park. Have season passes and go a lot. Absolutely love it!! Opened right before I was born and I celebrated my 50th with KI on theirs. Sad that coney island officially closed forever this year.
I grew up going to kings island, I took my son for the first time this weekend and I can’t wait until he’s old enough to ride the bigger rides like I did with my mom.