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Admittedly, having the horribly catchy Smurf theme playing on a loop could drive you insane. In 1984, the It’s a Small World-like attraction was converted into a Smurf-themed boat ride at the height of Smurfmania. While it did celebrate Saturday morning Hanna-Barbera cartoons very nicely, it also had weird, giant talking snails (which you can still see at the Fairfield Jungle Jim’s) and a clown chomping down at your boat as you exited. Some will argue that the original Enchanted Voyage boat ride should get this spot, but it was too trippy to have ever lasted until today. Maybe it wouldn’t fit in today’s world of mega-coasters and extreme thrills, but the slide was a lot of fun. The ride was a good one for parents to share with kids or for teenagers to race. And you’d slide in a burlap sack that looked like it had been used to haul potatoes in a war zone. The walk up the steps was more daunting than the ride itself. The Flying Carpet Slide, next to the second big hill on the Racer, was part of the original landscape of Kings Island's Coney Island section. The original version had 12 lanes and three hills - one hill was lopped off when the ride moved. Another original attraction, the slide went by the name Flying Carpet Slide before being moved from the Coney Island section to Hanna-Barbera Land in 1986. It was possibly the simplest ride ever at Kings Island but was fun because of that simplicity. It’s hard to know how well the ride would go over today, but spinning is a time-honored tradition at amusement parks and this ride was good at it.

It was appropriate given the drunken state it could make riders feel. The barrels had alcoholic drink names stamped on the side – gin, ale, whiskey, etc. Depending on how sadistic your barrel mates were, it could be quite a nauseating experience. The ride’s whole platform also tilted as it rotated. Most people probably knew this ride simply as “the barrels” or “drunken barrels.” It was one of the original rides at Kings Island and lasted until 1989.Ī variation of Disney World’s teacups, the barrels themselves spun manually and were mounted on spinning circles. Here are nine Kings Island rides that we miss.

Also, Kenton’s Cove Keelboat Canal – a taller yet far more boring version of the log flume.īut there are several that we wish were in some sort of Old-School Land to enjoy one more glorious ride. Then there was Tomb Raider, a flipping platform that could have passed for a torture device in medieval times.

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Maybe hardcore coaster lovers enjoyed Son of Beast, but most of us just felt like we were getting pummeled with a pillowcase full of batteries when we rode it. They’re rides kids rode with their parents and now ride with their own kids.īut many rides have disappeared over the years. Rides like the Racer, the Monster and Shake, Rattle and Roll have been there since the start. For those who grew up going to Kings Island every summer, returning each year is a chance to relive memories.