rivertowngirl

My son is 3 and we go to KI often. He loves it. Even though he is a bit small for his age he can ride most of the rides in the kiddie area. Parents can ride on a lot of the rides with the kids. He also loves riding on the train and some of the "big people" rides with us, like the Monster and the Scrambler. We haven't taken him to the water park yet but I know they have areas there for the younger kids and I am sure he will enjoy that. He gets a kick out of seeing the characters and the live shows. We do not take a stroller (mainly because I don't want to hassle with it and I hate leaving it unattended) and my son starts wearing down after about 2-3 hours so keep that in mind as I am sure you don't want to be carrying a 4 year old around.

Thanks CoastersRZ!

The zoo has managed to make it work so I think it is certainly possible. Until then, I would just like to see the number of areas reduced dramatically and placed in areas that are not so easily accessible to kids. Seems reasonable to me.

I am so glad that Kings Island limits smoking to certain areas. However, I have a few problems with the smoking areas. There are too many and they are poorly placed. I counted 14 smoking areas on the park map (including Boomerang Bay). That is ridiculous. Some of them are practically a stones throw from each other. Kings Island is a family friendly park, yet the smoking areas are placed right next to restrooms, eating areas, and general walkways. My family has to walk through a cloud of smoke to get to the bathroom or to our favorite attractions. And nothing is more horrible than sitting down to eat at a table and having to inhale second-hand smoke from 10 feet away (as is the case near Potato Works). Don't even get me started on the smoking area that is RIGHT IN FRONT of the Baby Care Center at one of the entrances to Planet Snoopy. I would love to see Kings Island follow in the footsteps of the Cincinnati Zoo and make the entire park smoke-free. I encourage everyone to contact Kings Island about this as I did. They listened to my concerns and I think if enough people speak up we will see positive changes.

The sound from the Boo Blasters guns is way too loud! We put our hand over the speaker on the back and it is still too loud.

I will be taking my son to BBay for the first time and I have a few questions... Are (soft plastic) water shoes permitted in the area and on the water rides? Do we bring our own towels? If so, where do we put them when we are on the rides? How much do the lockers cost? Can you get into them more than once or do you have to pay each time you get into the locker? Thanks!