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Cedar Fair wanted to test the system before deploying to every location, and Kings Island was chosen for that purpose. [3] Fast Lane received positive feedback, and it generated nearly $1 million in half a season. [4] Cedar Fair deemed it a success and decided to roll out Fast Lane to the rest of their parks in 2012. [4]
Three parks – Kings Island, Kings Dominion and Carowinds – were involved in the sale. [22] Taft invested in KECO to retain one-third interest. [23] Three years later in 1987, Kings Island was sold individually to American Financial Corporation, led by Carl Lindner. [7] [24] [25] The deal included a contract with KECO to continue managing ...
Kings Dominion is an amusement park in Doswell, Virginia, United States, twenty miles (30 km) north of Richmond and 75 miles (120 km) south of Washington, D.C. Owned and operated by Six Flags, the 280-acre (1.1 km 2) park opened to the public on May 3, 1975, [1] and features more than 60 rides, shows and attractions including 13 roller coasters and a 20-acre (8.1 ha) water park.
Unlike Kings Dominion, Kings Island features Fast Lane which enables visitors to get to the front of the line without waiting. It is also a 1/3 scale of the real Eiffel Tower in Paris , France. During the 2021-2022 off season the ride got repainted for the park's 50th anniversary celebration.
Planet Snoopy at Kings Island was awarded the "Best Kids Area" Golden Ticket Awards from 2001 to 2018 by Amusement Today. [1] It was the largest Planet Snoopy in the Six Flags chain until 2013 when Kings Dominions expanded theirs to 14 acres (5.7 ha).
Backlot Stunt Coaster is a launched roller coaster located at three Six Flags amusement parks. [1] [2] [3] The first two installations opened at Kings Island and Canada's Wonderland in 2005 under the name Italian Job: Stunt Track, while the third opened at Kings Dominion in 2006 as Italian Job: Turbo Coaster.
The two latest drop towers, installed in 1999 at Kings Island and 2003 at Kings Dominion, are Gyro Drop models with one large circular car, reaching speeds of 67 and 72 mph (116 km/h), respectively. Both the Kings Island and Kings Dominion ride claim to be the tallest Gyro Drop towers in the world.
The Carowinds and Kings Island models opened in 1995, while the Canada's Wonderland and Kings Dominion models opened in 1996 followed by California's Great America which opened their model in 1997. [5] [6] In order to ride the attraction, guests must pay an extra fee. As of 2020, this attraction changed from its 48" height restriction to 42 ...