High-flying thrills will abound when the ASA Action Sports World Tour, one of the industry’s oldest and most elite action sports circuits, makes a stop at Kings Island for two days of intense competition May 23-24.

As the fourth stop on the 2009 Tour, this event will feature the world’s top X Games pros in Skateboard, BMX and Freestyle Motocross (FMX) and offers a chance for competing athletes to gain valuable ranking points necessary for qualification into ASA Entertainment’s season-ending Action Sports World Championships.

Each day, park visitors will witness heart-stopping action from the sport’s top athletes such as 2008 X Games and LG Skateboard Vert World Champion Pierre-Luc Gagnon (Montreal, Canada), former Skateboard World Champion Sandro Dias (Sa Paulo, Brazil) Skateboard Vert Superstar Danny Mayer (Omaha, Nebraska), 2008 X Games and LG BMX Vert World Champion Jamie Bestwick (Nottingham, England), 2008 X Games BMX Big Air Champion Chad Kagy (Gilroy, CA), and BMX Vert Superstar Simon Tabron (Newquay, England). Revving up the intensity will be the Freestyle Motocross pros whose back-flips and whips will leave spectators in awe.

As part of this action-packed event, Crooked X will take to the stage May 23 and Collective Soul May 24 for a full concert featuring their latest and greatest hits.

The two-day event, including the concerts, is included free with park admission and season pass.

Each ASA Action Sports World Tour event is televised nationally on a variety of networks, including CBS Sports, Spike, VERSUS, Fox Sports Net and FUEL TV. International fans will also enjoy the action in more than 180 countries around the globe.

After what may have felt like an eternity to many of counting down the months, days, hours, minutes or even seconds that time has finally arrived! It's fast, it's full of venom and IT'S HERE! Diamondback, Kings Island's new 230' steel monster, will open this Saturday. With its incredible height, ten vertical drops, special open-air stadium-style seating and countless other incredible and innovative features, it is certainly the most anticipated new ride of 2009!

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It is going to be a beautiful weekend. Too bad I have work and prom this weekend or I could spend more time at the park.

I was wondering if the skateboards and bikes were a sign of an event coming to the park. I guess I was right.

I am really excited about this one.

Is this the same extreme sports show they had for a few days a few years ago in Boomerang Bay? I hope not that event was terrible the athletes just rode around.

Where in the park is the competions going to be located? The ramps and vise versa?

Where in the park is the competions going to be located? The ramps and vise versa?

Not finalized yet.

We do know, however, that this event will happen inside the park -- not in the parking lot.

Now, now...we can't be taking up valuable parking spaces, now can we?

Terpy, who just had to (along with how many trucks was that again?)

Why are they called "action sports"? Are they supposed to have more action than football, or soccer or Nascar?

I'm not sure why exactly their called action sports but I feel they are more dangerous than organized sports.

See these videos

then Danny Way

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOfznSkXMUk

Danny would get back on his board for the next round and take home Gold, doing the same trick with a broken leg

I remember when Jake Brown had the accident. I think he was 50ft up when he fell.

I think that this is great!!!!! This is why I am so happy that Kings Island now bears Cedar Fair's name. They just keep getting better and better, and they keep bringing back that old feel of the park, and making it seem so alive again, and so much like a temporary escape from everything. I was hoping that they would announce something like this. Although the Warren County Guide in the McDonald's nearest to Kings Island already mentioned this event, it is nice to see that it is now officially on K.I.Central. I just hope that Cedar Fair surprises us with even more events throughout the year!

I agree. The more events like this the better. I like that they're making KI more than just a park for rides, but a venue for events.

I remember when Jake Brown had the accident. I think he was 50ft up when he fell.

The video said 62 feet but still 50 or 62 is still deadly

Now, now...we can't be taking up valuable parking spaces, now can we?

Terpy, who just had to (along with how many trucks was that again?)

I believe it was 24 trucks .

ASA Action Sports discussed in Kings Island Insider Blog:

http://www.kingsislandinsider.blogspot.com/

I am excited to go and see Crooked X play. It should be a good show.

Are the 2 concerts going to be at the Timberwolf Theater? I might go see Collective Soul on the 24th.

Accu weather is predicting thunder showers.

It's way too early to depend upon or worry about that forecast...

It's way too early to depend upon or worry about that forecast...

Ohhh hunnie I'm so glad you said that, because I just got all kinds of emo distress when I saw that forecast! I noticed that the forecast has changed twice since I posted that too! Child someone is always trying to tinkle on my parade!! Have a blessed day

Well I have a question whats the Maxell Music stage, I know there is no staged named like that in the park is this the new name fro Timberwolf or a temporary stage ? I also know Maxell recording devices esp. music.

Collective Soul is performing at Timberwolf.

Also, you can't miss the ramps where they're going...

All shall be revealed today at 2:00 PM.

I just wanted to post some of my favorite pictures I took during that weekend. It was an awesome time!

Pop Evil:

Collective Soul:

i had a front row seat at the collective sould concert.