Top 10 Kings Island Instagram photos of 2018

January 1, 2019

Don Helbig

Area Manager, Digital Marketing - Kings Island

Happy New Year! 2018 was another fun and memorable year at Kings Island. Here's a look back at 2018's "Top 10" most-liked photos on our Instagram channel. See if any of your favorites made the list:

1. Firehawk final rides

2. Which Kings Island coaster will be departing?

3. The Beast was named on February 6, 1979

4.RIP Firehawk

5.This view of The Beast never gets old

6. Which Kings Island coaster is headed to the grave?

7. Do you remember the King Cobra?

8. Flashback: 1980

9. Countdown to Opening Day: 10 Saturdays!

10. Diamondback gets new seats!

Don Helbig

Area Manager, Digital Marketing - Kings Island

The graveyard of old Kings Island rides

Have you ever wondered what happens to rides when their motors have stopped, their wood turned rotten and steel to rust? Since Kings Island’s opening in 1972, a lot of attractions have come and gone. The former rides graveyard on display during the Halloween season at Kings Island allows guests to grieve over deceased rides from the past that are lost, but not forgotten.

Rock on to Halloween Haunt's live entertainment

I think everyone has a different idea of Halloween “fun.” Some love to run through dark mazes and escape monsters, while I would rather sit back and eat 20 fun-sized candy bars. I’ve never been a fan of haunted houses, so working at Kings Island’s Halloween Haunt for the first time seemed terrifying. That was before I found out that Halloween Haunt features some of the best Halloween-themed shows in Cincinnati. I got the chance to sit in on each of them, and here’s what I found out.

6 reasons kids – and moms – will love The Great Pumpkin Fest

No ghosts or monsters here! Kings Island is known for Halloween Haunt, but we also have one of the best family-friendly Halloween parties in Cincinnati. The Great Pumpkin Fest presented by The Hershey Company has activities and live shows little monsters of all ages will enjoy. Admission includes all of your favorite Kings Island rides and attractions, including Planet Snoopy, voted Best Kids’ Area in the World 18 years in a row!

R.I.P. Firehawk

After nearly a week of social and news media speculation, Kings Island has revealed that Firehawk is the roller coaster that will be headed to the grave in October. Final rides will begin this weekend, with its last days of operation occurring during the final weekend of Halloween Haunt and The Great Pumpkin Fest, October 26-28. Firehawk has given over 6.7 million rides since opening at Kings Island in 2007. Its record year was 2014, when 624,016 rides were given.

Daytime Halloween fun for the kids begins this weekend at Kings Island

Kings Island is known for its Halloween Haunt – it ranks as one of the top Halloween events in the world in annual industry polls and contests – but the park also has an event for kids and their parents to enjoy. This fall, join Snoopy and the PEANUTS gang for 10 days of not-so-scary family-friendly Halloween fun at The Great Pumpkin Fest presented by the Hershey Company.

Confirmed: Kings Island removing roller coaster

If you've been following Kings Island on social media or watching the Cincinnati and Dayton area TV news shows over the past few days, you're probably aware of the speculation running rampant over which ride will be removed after a sign saying "The air is eerily calm as we make final preparations for the ill-fated demise of one of our own" accompanied by a funeral setup was spotted on display in the Park over the weekend.

It's big, It's gone: Major attraction leaving Kings Island

“The air is eerily calm as we make final preparations for the ill-fated demise of one of our own. R.I.P. 10/28/2018. #RestInPiecesKI #ItsBigItsGone #RIP2018KI.” That’s what a sign says accompanied by a setup that includes a tombstone, funeral flower bouquets and 11 wooden chairs in the Halloween Haunt graveyard of former Kings Island rides and attractions.

Cast your vote for Kings Island’s Halloween Haunt

Kings Island’s Halloween Haunt has been nominated for Best Halloween event in the 2018 USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice Travel Awards contest. You can cast a vote once per day until voting ends October 2 at noon ET. The winning event will be announced October 12. Halloween Haunt features nine haunted mazes, four spine-tingling scare zones, three sinister shows, plus the thrill of more than 20 of your favorite rides, including The Beast, Banshee, Diamondback and Mystic Timbers roller coasters.

Find the scares at Halloween Haunt faster by downloading the official Kings Island app

Planning a visit to Kings Island to experience Halloween Haunt this fall? Before you go, download the park’s mobile app for iPhone and Android. The app has everything you need for your night of fright at your fingertips. Users can use the app to locate the park’s nine haunted mazes, four spine-tingling scare zones, three sinister shows and the more than 20 rides open during Halloween Haunt, plus food locations like Coney Bar B Que and restrooms with the assistance of a GPS enabled park map and guide.

Night rides part of the experience during Halloween Haunt

If you think a night ride on The Beast is amazing during the spring and summer months, then wait until you experience a ride on the world’s longest wooden roller coaster int he fall during Kings Island's Halloween Haunt. The atmosphere in the park during Halloween Haunt elevates the night ride experience to a whole new level, not only on The Beast, but all of Kings Island’s thrill rides. You won’t want to miss your chance to experience your favorite rides at night during Halloween Haunt.

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