Great family fun, beautiful park like setting! Its only a mile from the new Ark Encounter. Chutes…read moreand Ladders was so much fun for our Grandson it even had a little zipline at the end. Its only for the little folks 3-6 yrs but there is a big zipline course for those older. We had fun on the mini golf course and they said at the end of the month Archery Tag will be available. Affordable and fun for our family.

This is the perfect amusement park to go to with young kids. I recently went to a church event with…read moremy toddler, niece, and nephew. All three kids were between the ages of 2-5. They loved the carousel, elephant ride, boat ride, and the whip. The train is so sweet, and I love that kids and adults can ride it. There are quite a few bigger "spinny" rides, as well as a smaller roller coaster and a bigger roller coaster. I hope to take my family here for many years to come.

Old school rides with the small town service. I just wish they were opened to the public more than…read morethey are.

Adorable place and they keep it really clean. Had a blast playing putt putt with my grands. I like…read morethat one can pack a lunch to enjoy at the putt putt park and there's spots for shade. They do have concessions too. Friendly staff.

Kept in very good condition- grandkids loved It and the…read morestaff was very friendly. We will definitely go back all summer

Kids had a great time! Manager was professional and very friendly. Great place to take the kids!read more

I went for my friends nieces birthday and I had a blast. It…read moreis kid and adult friendly so you can share the space together and but feel like you might knock someone over. There is adult nights on some Thursdays which I can wait to attend and just be a big kid again and it all that this place has to offer. The staff were friendly when you walk in and get your ticket from the counter. You will need to sign a waiver and you get the cutest socks to walk around and slid in. You might look done some of the slides and get scared but trust me it's not as bad as it looks!

Jimmy's Rollerdrome is a great family place to take your kids. They have matinee on some days and…read moreall weekends, and they have nighttime skating all weekends, including special events, special occasions, special holidays and they have a great New Year's Eve party. It's a safe place and admission is very low. Skating rental is only a couple of dollars. You can also bring your own skates. They sell a great variety of skate -ware. The people that run it are always nice and very friendly.

Jimmie is such a great place to go to if you want to have a fun time with friends, family and…read moreanyone!!! And there a so many fun events that happen. I just love Jimmies!

The USS Nightmare…read more The USS Nightmare is not your traditional haunted house. It is immersive storytelling on a boat. To be quite honest I didn't expect much from this attraction based on the outward appearance of the boat and the lack of advertising, so I was pleasantly surprised. My husband and I opted for the RIP experience, therefore we had additional scenes and a more hands-on experience than the standard ticketed guest. I highly recommend doing RIP. We were given a flashing necklace and were directed to a special queue line. We were our own group to start, however about halfway through the attraction the actors put us together with a larger group of teenage girls. The story is basically that the boat had a terrible accident and those aboard are lost spirits. I really enjoyed the way in which characters would introduce us to future characters through story and requesting we complete certain tasks when we meet them. It was fun anticipating what the Captain and Ana would be like based on the little info we had received. We did our best to complete tasks such as asking the clown a question, giving an object to Ana, however we realized after we left that we completely forgot to tell the captain something we were supposed to. It makes me wonder if that would've given us a different experience or made no difference at all. We did notice we were covered in clown weave by the time we finished and not sure if that was something we did or random. The path was interesting starting with an intense elevator ride and taking us throughout the boat. I loved the use of maze elements. I found the repetition fun throughout the walk and felt it must represent being stuck in a loop as some hauntings appear to be. The decor on the boat was good. The props and effects were well suited for the story for the most part. The make-up and costumes were fine. There were a few really fun effects, that although I've seen them used in other haunts, still caught me off guard since I didn't expect to see them on a boat. The actors worked very hard to give a great performance. Some were more gifted than others when it came to interaction and improvisation, but they all seemed to know their characters well. I found the clown with the large weapon to be just incredible, as well as the actor at the beginning and the elevator operator. Some of the characters had to interact with the audience more than others, such as getting us to eat and drink things or reach into buckets to fish out objects with our hands. They did a great job as a cast. Overall USS Nightmare is a fun immersive theatre piece. I wouldn't call it a standard walkthrough haunted house if you upgrade to the RIP Experience, I can't speak to regular admission.

We had a lot of fun. It's immersive and can get hands-on but the actors are pretty respectful and…read moredidn't cross any boundaries. Well worth the money on RIP and fast pass. The separate pull away rooms for RIP made it worth it. Also, if you are a person who is going to leave a bad review because of the lines, then buy a fast pass. Not that expensive and worth it. All in all, they put on a good show. Highly recommend.

My wife and I usually go here once every 2 years as we try to rotate between Carowinds and King's…read moreDominion and Cedar Point and King's Island. My experience of this park keeps on getting better and we ended up this time going on the busiest days like Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I went one day on a Thursday, but that is when we landed. We usually tend to get here an hour and 15 minutes early as they open the gates right at 9:00am. I recommend going to the not self serve parking as for some reason my phone did not scan to open the gate and it is easier for the person to scan the phone. If you are having trouble someone will come and scan for you. For Gold and Prestige members we got to into the park 30 minutes early and they opened up Diamondback, the updated Phantom Theatre and Great Pumpkin Coaster. If you have a regular ticket, you can explore the shops or wait at your favorite ride. I like the Peanuts characters are in one showplace too so you can go visit them. Here are the places I ate at as I have the meal pass: 1. Sports Bar - sit down place, food takes awhile to get, but you are relaxing at a table, while they come and give you your food. This place gets crowded 2. Mexican Place - not too bad, guacamole is extra however 3. Paris French - had the shrimp sandwich, but the chips were salty, bread has on the hard side 4. BBQ - I did not try it, but the meat looked really dry 5. Tom Chee - this place is good, but only if you like greasy sandwiches. Very filling for sure I recommend getting the blue ice cream and the red soda only available on selection locations. I tend to have at least one cup and ice cream per visit I did not buy too much merchandise this time around, but I like the Snoopy Store to visit. Shows For some reason, they do not do any Peanuts shows anymore. We watched Brad Ross, illusionist and he was fun to watch and a 50 minute show. We watched his show 4 times, but sometimes it was a way to escape the heat and take a nap and figure out how he did some of the tricks. Seating is comfortable. They do have live entertainment like dancers or singers in some areas. They do have the wine festival, but we did not buy a card since we have a meal plan. Rides (I rode the following) and here are my thoughts this time around as they might be different since the last review 1. Banshee - gotton rougher over the years and the vest restraints got tighter on me 2. Drop Zone - this ride worked on the last 2 days, show operations, but recommend to ride once 3. Congo Falls - sometimes this operates on certain days, but fun to get soaked 4. Bat - an okay ride, only ride it if the line is short 5. White Water Canyon - you will get soaked by the geyers, this ride opens from 12 to 9pm 6. Charlie Brown Rushing River - Fun log ride, line moves slow, I wish they would open both lanes. 7. Snoopy Soap Box Racers - fun kids ride 8. Woodstock Twirly Birds Ride - I always have fun being in the helicopter, ride is too short though 9. Mystic Timbers - fun wooden ride, lines are not long on this one 10. Diamondback - this line tends to get long for some reason and can be longer than Orion 11. the Beast - we like doing a day time ride which line is very short and night time ride line gets long. They do shut the ride down at 9:30pm for the fireworks show and reopen at 10:20pm. My wife and I sometimes do not get out of the park until 11:30pm. Night ride is definitely worth it. The ride has definitely gotton smoother 12. Orion - definitely one of my favorite rides - I wish they had more shade on the line queue, but lines do move quickly 13. Red Racer/Blue Racer - I prefer the red racer more smoother compared to the blue 14. Windseeker - slow operations on this one, but the line is not long, but a great view of the park 15. Adventure Express - pretty neat ride for visual, but rough riding it 16. Woodstock Air Flyers - this ride tends to get longer, but I find it a little on a shaky side 17. Antique Cars - we like going on this ride. Line might look long, but it ends up being around 20 minutes Rides I did not go on this trip but wanted to Flight of Fear - some reason this line got the longest and I do not know why, but definitely not worth waiting for 40 minutes. I think I rode this ride a bunch when it was raining and all of the other rides were closed. Overall a great time and have a fun time at this park.

Dangerous Security Failures & Total Lack of Accountability: Choose Safer Alternatives for Your…read moreChildren If you trust Kings Island's security team to protect your family, think twice. There are much safer alternatives to trust with protecting your children than a staff and management team that demonstrate flagrant disregard for child safety. During our recent visit, security personnel proved completely ignorant of their own park policies and displayed zero concern for safety protocols involving minors. Our minor children--who committed absolutely no wrongdoing--were wrongfully removed from the park without our consent or knowledge. What makes this gross incompetence worse is that staff members were explicitly informed we were inside the park, yet security claims they couldn't locate any workers matching the descriptions provided. When law enforcement was brought in, officers validated our alarm: they agreed our children were placed directly in harm's way by security's reckless actions. Local police explicitly verified recent gang activity and juveniles carrying weapons in and around the park area. When we raised legitimate concerns regarding child trafficking risks and the sheer vulnerability our children were subjected to after being ejected without parent supervision, security responded with pure indifference. The most appalling part of this experience was the complete failure of leadership from Mr. Whigham, who claims to be the Head of Security. Rather than taking accountability, conducting a serious investigation, or offering even a basic apology for his staff's gross ineptitude and endangering our children, Mr. Whigham chose complete deflection. Rather than understanding basic "cause and effect"--where their security's reckless procedural failures caused an extreme threat to minors and understandable outrage from parents--management simply dismissed us as "angry parents" and chose willful ignorance over institutional accountability. Kings Island's security team is utterly incapable of managing procedural risks or protecting children in their care. The idea that safety concerns here are "far-fetched" is completely dismantled by recent news--including the alarming reports just two weeks later highlighting severe safety and operational breakdowns across Six Flags / Kings Island properties. Kings Island security will not investigate themselves, nor will they fix the systemic risks endangering your kids. When something goes wrong due to their negligence, expect them to blame you rather than address their own glaring shortcomings. Do not risk your children's safety here.

So far not the best experience…read more I wasn't able to book 30min online, so I booked an hour. When I arrived, I was told that an adult had play as well. The greeter was not friendly. We likely will not be back. Update: someone from Immersive Games called and listened to my concerns. I appreciate the follow up and customer service here. I'm looking forward to giving them another try. I've increased my rating to 4stars.

We had so much fun at Immersive Gamebox! My husband and I took our 7 year old. We played Angry…read moreBirds and Shaun the Sheep. Both were very fun but Angry Birds was especially awesome. If you google, you should be able to find a 20% off coupon. It's not a low cost activity, but it seems there are always coupons available. We can't wait to go back and try other games.

This place is so much fun!! The kids have a blast!! I highly suggest you get a season pass so you…read morecan stop in anytime. There is so much to do for everyone, kids and adults. It's so entertaining. They have pizza, hamburgers, chicken strips, candy, ice cream sandwiches, etc. at the concession, the ownership and management staff are super nice and accommodating. They have nine lifeguards on duty, so it's safe. They also have a Halloween Trail in September and October that your pass is good for I think. You are missing out if you don't check this place out this summer. It's just going to get bigger and better every year.

The obstacle course on the lake is amazing! Always a good time with a lot of lifeguards to keep an…read moreeye on what's going on.