Top 10 Rides at Kings Island - Roller Coasters & More!

Counting down and mini-reviewing what I think are the best rides at Kings Island in Mason Ohio.

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Intro 0:00
10 1:13
9 2:28
8 3:19
7 4:03
6 5:09
5 6:09
4 6:57
3 7:59
2 8:53
Honorable Mentions 9:51
1 10:59

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10 1:13
9 2:28
8 3:19
7 4:03
6 5:09
5 6:09
4 6:57
3 7:59
2 8:53
Honorable Mentions 9:51
1 10:59

[WeFreezeThings]

the beast as an honorable mention is crazy

[TigerRogersOfficial]

I’m a Diamondback man myself. There’s nothing I like more on a coaster than massive airtime hills, and in my opinion, DB has some of the best out there

[jzckvsn]

Kings Island has one of the most unique lineups out there

[wonderlandboy]

Damn, was really hoping The Beast would be number 1 lol I was with you until then 😭 It’s wild how different we all rank coasters. Orion isn’t in my top 30 but The Beast is my number 8 lol also, I’m gonna need that intro song on Apple music ASAP

[JJJJ-hebz]

I think this park needs 1 more elite coaster

[mitchellries]

Not including any Soak City slides, my favorite ride there is Orion, followed by Diamondback, Mystic Timbers, Beast, Banshee, Bat, Firehawk (R.I.P.), Flight of Fear, Backlot Stunt Coaster, Adventure Express, Racer, Race For Your Life Charlie Brown, Boo Blasters on Boo Hill, Dodgems, Vortex (R.I.P.), and Invertigo.

[JamesBricksStudios]

I live in Hamilton county, so I visit a lot. But you did not put the beast.. THE BEAST! But Orion is fun. My number 3 ride is the banshee. 2 is diamondback, and 1 is Mystic Timbers. Also you said in the video that the backlot stunt coaster is a good ride for thrills seekers in training. I am one of those trainies

[alantrotter]

Mystic Timbers is the top ride for me at this park. Mystic has grown on me over the years. Orion and Diamondback follow Mystic. It is a pretty big drop off after those 3. Banshee has quite a bit of jackhammering. It has a great layout but the jackhammering prevents it from being an upper tier invert. Beast has the setting, and speed, but doesn't do much. Hey at least it is smooth. I actually prefer Mystic night rides over the Beast. I think Bat is underrated a bit. Firehawk was pretty good when it was at the park. It does seem that they have made an effort to make Racer smoother over the past few years but I prefer the Racer at KD over this one. Kings Island has some of the best operations but their coaster line-up could improve in my book. I would love to see something like Ride to Happiness in the old Vortex plot. It would give them a true #1 coaster with Mystic being a great #1A. Orion, Diamondback, and if they can fix Banshee's jackhammering they would be the quality supporting coasters.

[Vibrant]

I love banshee so much I still love the ride and the ride was my first time going upside down

[serezy_]

nice list. the last time I went to kings island I rode Vortex 3 times since it was closing that year. used to be my old #1 despite most people hating it 😅

[tribaltreegoat]

my top three are
3-orion
2-diamond back
1-mystic timbers

[BlaineBasil]

Rides in general not just coasters
1. Mystic Timbers 2. Xtreme sky flyer 3. Diamondback 4. Banshee 5. The beast 6. Flight of fear 7. Invertigo 8. The bat 9. Orion 10.racer

[bunnygrill]

If you get lucky on Flight of Fear and don't get the mid-course breaks it can be pretty nuts.

[CoasterLoverJackie]

New subscriber here!! Great video! And I absolutely LOVE your theme song!!! 👏
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[davidgregory]

Mystic Timbers
Is my favorite at kings island

[CharlotteLinsley]

Orion for sure! I went there yesterday and we rode it 3 times once it the middle, front and back and trust me once you ride it in the front and back youll never wanna go back to the middle

[richardabkstorm]

You know I was with ya until we reached honorable mentions after number two...I began to realize you needed to leave Orion or The Beast off of your list, and leaving either one of them off a top ten means I certainly cannot agree....
Thank you for the video 👍🙏

[robynshepherd]

10 Adventure Express
9 The Racer
8 Backlot Stunt Coaster
7 The Bat
6 Invertigo
5 Mystic Timbers
4 The Beast
3 Flight of Fear
2 Diamondback
1 Banshee

[adammills]

Ha, ha! I love that The Beast didn't even make your list. The only thing that I really appreciated about The Beast is that its length gave me enough time to take a nap with my eyes open. Talk about a coaster that doesn't do much of anything at all. I rode it once during the day, and that was enough for me. I found it so bland that I didn't even jump at the opportunity to get a night ride on it. I loved Orion. I think it's a great coaster, and I enjoyed everything about it. It's also my number one coaster in the park. I found it to be close to as thrilling and good as Fury 325 -- the first drop was certainly just as good. I do like Fury a bit more, but still, Orion is by no means a weak or underwhelming coaster at all. Diamondback is a really good hyper -- my second favorite after Goliath at SFOG. But it wasn't my second favorite coaster in the park -- that actually goes to Banshee. I love Banshee -- became my new favorite invert over Afterburn, which yes, I do think is even better than Montu. I kind of feel like Banshee is the offspring of Alpengeist and Afterburn, with a few great elements that neither Alpengeist or Afterburn have. The slow in-line twist on Banshee is phenomenal, and one of the highlights of the ride. Mystic Timbers is really good, but I didn't find it to be as extraordinary as many enthusiasts find it to be. It was actually my 4th favorite coaster in the park. I'm not sure at this point if I like it or Thunderhead better, since I find them to be very comparable. Of the Cedar Fair parks that I've been to so far, Kings Island is my favorite (for aesthetics, customer service and staff friendliness). Cedar Point might have a better coaster line up, but Kings Island blows it away so many other areas. For me, Kings Island is neck to neck with Carowinds in its coaster line up -- and that's a really good thing since I really like Carowinds coaster line up... until you reach its weaker (Goldrusher, Ricochet and Woodstock Express) and even horrible (Hurler, Carolina Concussion and Vortex) coasters.