Son of Beast, the 7,352-foot long wooden coaster at Paramount's Kings Island, was 218 feet high with a loop and reached speeds of 78 mph. Son of Beast. Opened: 2000. Closed: 2009.

Paramount's Kings Island eclipsed Cedar Point in 2004 as the Ohio amusement park with the highest attendance, according to a trade magazine's rating. Skip to content. 2 Strong 4 Bullies.

“The original logo had 24 stars (for each of the two dozen actors under contract in 1916),” TIME writes. Though Paramount says “the meaning behind [the stars] has always been a subject of ...

KINGS ISLAND, Ohio -- Lara Croft, the heroine of video games and her own movie, is the basis for the newest attraction at Paramount's Kings Island here.

Happy birthday, Kings Island! The park is celebrating its golden 50th anniversary this year. Today’s Kings Island has eight themed areas, including Soak City Water Park, and over 100 rides ...

Kings Island announced Friday its newest coaster, Snoopy’s Soap Box Racers, has been unloaded into the parking lot. The new ride at the Mason amusement park will open for this season.

MASON — The Bat is back. The popular suspended roller coaster at Kings Island, originally called “Top Gun” during its Paramount days, is running again after a mishap in June.

MASON, Ohio — The Bat is back. The popular suspended roller coaster at Kings Island, originally called "Top Gun" during its Paramount days, is running again after a mishap in June.

Two weeks after a wheel came loose during a run, Kings Island's roller coaster The Bat has reopened. The roller coaster, which was previously known as Top Gun when the amusement park was under ...

Evan Postingle is a bright 17-year-old who has spent the past few summers working at the Kings Island gift shops. Something struck him as strange during his time behind the counter, though.

MASON, Ohio (WKRC) - Kings Island is one of those iconic Tri-State locales and the amusement park is celebrating its 50th season this year. Caption: Kings Island at 50: Looking at the changes to ...

In the last 50 years, the park has been owned by Taft Broadcasting, Kings Entertainment Co., American Financial Corp., Paramount Communications, and Cedar Fair, the current owners.