Kings Island will have one less roller coaster in 2026

[DonHelbig]

Surf Dog has officially been reclassified by Kings Island from a roller coaster to a thrill ride on the park’s website. 

This change begs the question if you counted Surf Dog as a credit, does it still count as a credit because it was classified as a roller coaster by Kings Island when you rode it? 

[IndyGuy4KI]

27 minutes ago, DonHelbig said:

This change begs the question if you counted Surf Dog as a credit, does it still count as a credit because it was classified as a roller coaster by Kings Island when you rode it? 

Never counted it as a coaster in the first place. What about you?

[RollerColt]

11 minutes ago, IndyGuy4KI said:

Never counted it as a coaster in the first place. What about you?

Same. Even Planet Coaster considers it a flat ride heh…

[TheCrypt]

The way that this title made my heart race...

[Diamondback_Is_King]

Yeah never thought of this as a roller coaster. There's no chain lift, not really a launch, and it's not a complete circle. That's like saying that these kind of rides are roller coasters:

[Orion-XL200]

Didn’t Zamperla classify these type of rides as a coaster? I remember seeing it listed at some point under roller coasters. Could this be an alignment between the manufacturer and parks?

[Hawaiian Coasters 325]

You scared me there for a second Don lol. I thought they were removing a coaster for a sec....I never ONCE considered Surf Dog a coaster. Same with Larson loops. I even have a hard time counting Alpine coasters even though they technically are.

[CedarPointer]

I'm glad they're worrying about the important things. 🙄

[tks944]

1 hour ago, Diamondback_Is_King said:

Yeah never thought of this as a roller coaster. There's no chain lift, not really a launch, and it's not a complete circle. 

Not a complete circle is not a good argument for not counting as a coaster. That logic any shuttle coaster (Invertigo) would not be a coaster then?

For me the definition of a Roller coaster is in the name. I think any ride that rolls on wheels and coasts down a hill or moves under own momentum is a Roller coaster. 

Surfdog is a roller coaster