I first visited Kings Island in 1972, shortly after it
opened. At the time I was a manager in the Food
Services Department at Cedar Point and several
of us decided to drive down to Cincinnati from
Sandusky to see the new park. I remember being
very impressed with the entrance to Kings Island,
and 35 years later it is still perhaps the most
beautiful entrance of any amusement park in
the country: the fountain just inside the main
gate, the shops and stores lining the
walkways on either side, all framed
by the soaring replica of the Eiffel
Tower in the background.
Over the years, I’ve visited Kings
Island many times: to ride The
Beast, an amazing wooden roller
coaster; to see shows and walk
the midways; or to see for myself
Nickelodeon Universe, which has
won the prestigious Golden Ticket
Award for six consecutive years as the
Best Kids’ Area at any amusement park. My
mission was to learn from another park in an effort
to make our Cedar Fair parks better. And I did, but
I confess I always hoped that one day Kings Island
would be a Cedar Fair park. And now it is.
source http://www.cedarfair.com/ir/financial/annu...sident_2006.pdf