Best ride in the park. Amazing start middle and end. The ambiance is fantastic with an excellent…read morefinish.

This ride hurt! I never felt so much like an old man than on this one and I swear I think I got…read morewhiplash. This one beat me up. Line was long. By far the longest wait. Inside was cool and loved the atmosphere. We rode it in the evening and it was so dark and jarring that it was hard to enjoy myself. I survived and I would probably ride it again now that I know what I was in store for.

The Bat was the first ride Derek and I hit on our recent Friday evening trip to Kings Island. I…read morecould not believe how far back into the woods it was, especially being near the front of the park. The ride sign seems like it's a half mile from the station and the queue resembles a paved nature trail at times, only with guardrails. Our Fast Lane was useless on this one so it was good we got it out of the way first. I love the look of this one set against all the foliage. Orange seems appropriate for The Bat but black or dark purple supports instead of the very light gray, almost white ones would fit the theme better especially at night. The Bat was surprisingly intense and smooth. I've now ridden 3 of these old school suspended Arrow coasters and I think The Bat is my favorite. Vortex at Canada's Wonderland might be a little more intense but The Bat is decent in that department, too, with a better setting and smoother, too. Both of them blow Iron Dragon out of the water, which I guess would be the little man made lagoon it sits above. I guess The Bat is still a family coaster but it at least trends more to the thrill side of things. I'm very curious about night rides on The Bat. I guess I should have thought about that previously as bats are nocturnal and Kings Island is known for its night rides. And the first four letters in the name are "The B" just like a certain epic wooden roller coaster at the back of the park. We skipped Invertigo and Stunt Coaster. Adventure Express didn't quite live up to its name but The Bat did. All hail the King of the Also Ran Coasters at Kings Island. As much as I wanna ride Orion and Banshee at night along with the mandatory post dusk lap on The Beast I think The Bat is now second on my list of most desired night rides at Kings Island.

If you're a taller person, definitely sit in the front row of a car as the back row has a lot less…read moreleg room.

A top notch facility for working out whether weight lifting, walking, jogging, swimming or…read morewhatever else. Lots of classes daily to drop in on and October to May there's a cafe to get a snack or full meal. On-site post office and senior center for weekday dominoes, mah Jong, or cards. Several membership plans available . Some covered by Silver Sneakers. A premier plan also gets you into the outdoor pool free all season. One complaint: The number of people who sit on a weight lifting machine and read their phones for 5-10 minutes while you're waiting to use it. Staff does not say anything to them unless you bring it to their attention. They treat the machine like it was a library easy chair.

The indoor recreation pool is a disgrace. The lifeguards are young, inattentive and do not enforce…read morethe rules. The pool frequently needs to be cleared because a child has urinated or defecated in the pool. The restrooms are frequently filthy with mold in the showers, broken or empty soap dispensers and trash strewn about. The pool schedule cannot be trusted as the staff do as they please without reference to the facility schedule. Overall the facility is poorly managed an likely to be the scene of a serious accident or illness outbreak.

First time rock climbing at a real place. Very professional. The moment we walked in we were…read moregreeted by the staff and taken on a detailed tour and initiation. We learned all the safety and got strapped up with equipment. Very beginner friendly. But it's scary. There's a variety of courses, a couple beginner ones. They are very tall. The straps feel safe as well, for a split second as you're climbing, the slack needs to catch up, so you feel like nothing is holding you up. Phew. Don't look down lol but the decent from any point is safe with the cables. Trusting them is half the battle but once you're at the top you don't have much choice, that didn't stop me from pulling on the harness after every step lol. Multiple courses, one room with the harness and one without for free climbing, even though the free climbing is only like 10 ft tall (also I think it's called bouldering) it was still fun to try to strategically climb them without cheating. The climb to the top was rewarding on the big harness climbs. Your forearms will be worn out tho! Shout out the staff for being friendly and supportive.

Always clean and safe- two things that really matter in a climbing facility. Staff has always been…read moreso great, we even committed to a membership after the first visit. Kiddo loves to come burn some energy for a few hours- staff made sure we were confident with the entire facility and holsters before setting us loose. Great place, highly recommend for a work out. Coffee, snacks, merch for purchase.

I love this little park! Living in the town of Loveland, you can go through home of the brave Park…read moreto get to Symmes park. What I once thought was a super small park is now a large area for soccer fields, a playground for the kids, a pond for fishing, a few baseball fields, and some trails around the park. It's a great place to walk and take your family to play! One of my favorite memories at this park was painting the mural on the building located in the center of the park. I partnered with artworks along with the fellow members of my community and volunteer to paint the sides of this building. What a blast! In fact, I am hooked. Any artworks project that excepts volunteers, I'm in! It was certainly a memory for my bucket list. I've never been disappointed with the cleanliness of the bathrooms there. Symmes Township workers do a fantastic job at keeping their parks clean. I can tell that family is a focus, and they are good at their job. I always feel valued when I am at a park in Symmes Township. Check out this park!! There is lots of space to play!

Great local park with walking that conveniently connect to Symmes park and Meade park.read more

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.

What a neat park! There are a ton of options to appeal to a wide crowd: multiple playgrounds, a…read morewater spray area, multiple shelter houses with picnic tables, and a lot of athletic fields. There is also a nice stream area with a little waterfall near a nice trail system, good for a hike or going mountain biking. There's currently a big project underway, with signage indicating that it is a stream restoration. It looks like it will be pretty nice when it's done, and I'm curious to see how that turns out! There are a couple of different lots available for parking, though I imagine it fills up when there are a lot of games scheduled.

Good sports fields, a few large pavilions with picnic tables, restrooms, a new little splash area,…read moreGaga ball pit, tennis courts, ninja playground area, two tiger playground areas, and an amphitheater!

The front desk staff was very welcoming, and the place had some unique play areas…read more However, it was total chaos -- with kids absolutely everywhere and little supervision. Unlike other jump parks, there were areas or stations without employees, so no enforcement of order. Kids were climbing a wall, then dropping into a foam pit -- right on top of kids already down in the foam. There were toddlers and pre-teens alike running across trampolines where someone was already jumping. At just about any given moment, I could see a collision, fall or close calls somewhere. "This is law-less," one adult said. A boy ran across my trampoline, crashed into me and took me out. Then when I was down, his knee hit me directly in the head. I got off the trampoline and started to walk away, before I got dizzy and laid down flat on the floor. Not one employee came over. I now have 2 seriously welts on my head and am lucky that I don't think I had a concussion. We won't be back.

Sold me Adrenaline Pass reservations over the phone for the slower track. It wasn't open for almost…read more40 min after we arrived. They kept saying how crowed it was.. it was 1/2 empty. Finally got to race once, after complaining...no one in line and we still had to wait to race a second time. They again didn't add us to the roster. Sat there watching the other group go twice. After complaining 2 more time got to race, they let us go twice, fine, no one else waiting... bit of a rip off. Even some of the games in the front say $1.00 and it charges your card $5.00.

Second time staying at Jellystone! 1st time in resort camper, 2nd time in cabin. There are…read morepositive/ negatives to both selections. I found more storage that was easier for me ( I'm 5'1) with the camper, but the cabin was really cool! One of the best features of the campgrounds was the staff. All except for 1 person, I would rate them a 10/10! I camped with my bestie over the weekend and my kids mentioned the lady with the attitude at the front to my friend. She knew exactly who we were referencing. BUT besides the one person, EVERYONE was amazing, maintainance had us laughing after we got locked out of our cabins, Everyone else at the front desk were kind and helpful. The manager at the restaurant was loving her job, and also helpful!! This time I learned to ask to find out when different events took place, once I got help with that, we had tricker treaters, cabin decorations, and knew when different activities were. The Boo and Brew was fun! Kings island transportation was seamless!! There is a lot to do, and it's a nice get away for a budget friendly family! I will be staying next summer a lot just for the ease of KI transportation!! Thank you Jellystone staff!!

Currently staying here, tomorrow is our final day. Love the pull throughs, pools are great BUT they…read moredo not enforce the adult only, trying to buy a drink Sunday, 10 year old kids sitting at the alcohol bar blocking seats, kids screaming and jumping around (don't advertise adult only unless it is). Very clean park. Good luck finding staff to wait on you at the restaurant. Monday the bar and restaurant to the pool area were closed so no pool side service . Tuesday, bar open, no one around to serve though. Staff is super friendly when you interact with them but just know the perks like poolside bar, adults only pool and poolside service are spotty and you will NOT be enjoying an adults only pool. Shuttle is super clean, on time, great perk for visiting Kings Island. Overall, we booked for certain advertised perks that we didn't get so we would not return at $150 a night.

Love this place! We are new in town and don't really have anyone to watch our little guy, nor had…read morewe ever left him with anyone but family. This place was GREAT! The staff was friendly, my son seemed really happy to be there. I love that you can drop in without reservation and they're open late on the weekends. Rates are super reasonable, and it seems like they're always running some kind of special, so I seem to pay less than I expect when I pick him up. Awesome!

The flexibility is so awesome. The teachers are so kind and my kids always have a smile on their…read moreface when I drop them off.