Cincinnati child goes viral after bringing 'pet' cicada on Kings Island ride

[BoddaH1994]

https://www.wlwt.com/article/cincinnati-kings-island-viral-video-pet-cicada-brood-tiktok/65099941?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot&fbclid=IwQ0xDSwK_oltleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHhj3kxqrU_VXTkOhmUTMiRwOriD5r4k44ViFcGASN4L2LIPUeqx5y3sTVVtV_aem_hVSBFL6H3HD5Pkv_G5gnzQ

To be fair, Tower Topics field reporter Noah adopted a “pet” cicada and took it on The Beast before this girl thought of it! 

[johnjniehaus]

Those cicadas live it up at the park for the few weeks they are out. You're not telling me they don't ride some of the flats by themselves without human intervention 

[YuYuYuuki]

On 6/20/2025 at 10:07 AM, johnjniehaus said:

Those cicadas live it up at the park for the few weeks they are out. You're not telling me they don't ride some of the flats by themselves without human intervention 

Sad they don't bite, because if they did, then it'd be the closest we'd get to having another Jim Cummings character in the park...

Can I take my stuffed Betty Rubble on Flight of Fear, I wonder?