Brady Bunch Reunites at Kings Island, Major League Eating, Walk of Fame & More!

[BoddaH1994]

In 1973, The Brady Bunch filmed one of their most cherished episodes at Kings Island entitled "The Cincinnati Kids." Exactly 35 years later, members of the Brady Bunch returned to Kings Island to sing, dance and tell old Brady stories. Hundreds of Brady fans, young and young-at-heart, packed the Kings Island Theater to capacity to see Barry Williams (Greg Brady), Susan Olsen (Cindy Brady) and Mike Lookinland (Bobby Brady) return to Kings Island on the anniversary of the filming of the show. Williams performed some classic Brady songs including "It's a Sunshine Day" and threw in a twist of humor with a song entitled, "The Real Greg Brady," a rendition of Eminem's 'The Real Slim Shady." Williams, who was the star of the "Growing Up Brady" show, brought Susan Olsen and Mike Lookinland on stage to help teach a select group of lucky fans a few classic Brady dance steps.

Click here to see photos of the "Growing Up Brady" show.

On Labor Day, September 1st, Major League Eating will make its debut at Kings Island! Joey "Jaws" Chestnut, the number 1 ranked competitive eater, will be on hand to defend his title by eating Skyline Chili... by the pound! This event is FREE with park admission and will be featured on the International Showplace Theater at 2:00!

Also on Labor Day, two of the greatest baseball players in history, Pete Rose and George Foster, will be on hand to do Q & A shows in the Kings Island Theater at 3:00 and 4:00! This event is FREE with park admission and autographs will be given at random by means of a drawing.

Click here to see a full schedule of events for Labor Day Weekend at Kings Island!

Kings Island will once again be the place to be this Labor Day Weekend with several special activities planned for all three days! All weekend Kings Island will be hosting their first ever Employee Reunion! Kings Island has employed more than 150,000 since its opening in 1972 and if you were one of them, Labor Day Weekend will be the time to see some faces that you may not have seen for years! The Employee Reunion happens all three days of Labor Day Weekend, August 30 - Sept 1st. The weekend will feature a slide show each day to bring back some old memories of days past! Former employees are also welcome to purchase a special meal ticket for an amazing meal in the picnic grove. The Kings Island Employee Reunion is FREE with park admission and special discounted admission rates are available to former employees and their families. Click here to RSVP for the Kings Island Employee Reunion, Purchase Tickets and purchase a meal ticket!

On Saturday, August 30th, Kings Island began a new tradition. Former employees of Kings Island who have gone on to do remarkable things can now be inducted into the Kings Island Walk of Fame. The first three inductees were immortalized in the Walk of Fame at a ceremony in the International Showplace Theater.

Inductees included Carmen Electra, who began her acting career in the show "It's Magic" in the early 90s and has gone on to star in such films as Epic Movie, Date Movie and Meet the Spartans. Electra made special cameo appearances in the show Flashback Totally 80s as part of the ceremony and even answered some questions in front of a very enthusiastic audience.

Dennis Speigel began his career at Coney Island and helped in the transition of Coney Island into Kings Island in the early 1970s. He served as Assistant General Manager of Kings Island and then Vice President and General Manager of Kings Dominion, Kings Island's sister park, before moving on to International Theme Park Services, a major amusement industry consulting firm where he now serves as President.

Janeen Coyle began her career as an actress on the Kings Island & Miami Valley Railroad. After the show ended, she began her career in the radio industry and is currently a a well known DJ on the Cincinnati radio station WGRR.

Click here to see photos of the inaugural induction ceremony of the Kings Island Walk of Fame and click here to see photos of Carmen Electra's cameo appearance in Flashback: Totally 80s!

Standing 230ft tall, Diamondback will certainly be something to see at Kings Island in 2009! Sitting in open air stadium seating-style trains and traveling at speeds in excess of 80mph it will be the tallest and fasted coaster in the park! Are you excited about 2009? Be one of the first to purchase or renew your Kings Island Gold or Cedar Fair Platinum Pass by clicking here!

Kings Island may be ending daily operations but that doesn't mean you can't squeeze out one more week of fun in the sun! The Beach Waterpark has reached out to the KICentral community to offer a special discount valid August 25 - 29th... days that Kings Island is closed! Click here to download the discount coupon and to see some photos of what The Beach has to offer!

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Regards,

Ryan

[Jasper]

Sounds like it was a jam packed Labor Day weekend. I broke my streak. I had been to the park June, July, and August 1st but this time i didnt get there on the 1st. Looks like it was a great weekend though. Nice photos.

Oh and by the way Ryan, Mike Lookinland was Bobby not Peter. Peter was played by Chris Knight.

[BoddaH1994]

Fixed -- sorry about the Brady mix up.

[fanofki]

I went on Labor Day and it was pretty fun. I didn't know what kinds of crowds to expect, but I was very happy with all the wait times (except 40 min for WWC). I went to the Eating Competition and that was fun. All in all, it was a very fun day.