PKI Newsletter #7

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Star Spangled Celebration Weekend!

Celebrate your Independence Day weekend with plenty of All-American fun July 2nd - July 4th at PKI. Live music kicks off daily festivities and will be featured throughout the day at the International Bandstand and at Lt. Dan’s Back Porch Bar just behind Bubba Gump’s Restaurant. Additionally, be on the lookout for entertainers as they stroll through the streets with special surprises for guests all day!

Participating in our weekend celebration activities will result in a hearty appetite! Make sure you save some room for the All-American Buffet located in the picnic grove from 4:30pm – 6:30pm, Saturday thru Monday. Adults and kids can both enjoy a menu complete with southern fried chicken, hamburgers, hot dogs, baked beans, potato salad…plus dessert! The all-you-can-eat smorgasbord is just $9.99 for adults and $5.99 for kids! Click here to purchase tickets.

The Cincinnati Enquirer presents NIGHTS OF FIRE - 3D sponsored by Marathon. This year Paramount's Kings Island celebrates Independence Day for three straight days! Join us Saturday, July 2nd - Monday, July 4th as we showcase numerous blockbuster events by day and spectacular fireworks by night. As a special feature, you'll receive complimentary 3-D glasses to enjoy the fireworks like never before! The nightly fireworks last approximately thirty minutes and are scheduled to begin at 10pm each night. The best viewing areas include International Street, Action Zone, and in front of the fountain as you enter the park. Don’t miss the explosive finale for the weekend’s events!

Tell us about your last trip to the park!

Tell us about your most recent visit to the park and we'll use what you tell us to make the park better for your next visit. PLUS, if you take the survey now, you'll be just in time to get entered in our grand prize sweepstakes in which you could win one of a hundred prizes worth up to $1,000! Take our guest satisfaction survey today!

THE ITALIAN JOB: Stunt Trackâ„¢ Experience

As of June 20th, THE ITALIAN JOB: Stunt Trackâ„¢ has officially taken moms, dads, and kids on an amazing high-speed stunt car adventure through movie sets and scenes for one whole month! Haven't tried it yet? Wait no longer and hop in the drivers seat today!

This fast-track coaster experience will seat guests into their very own MINI Cooper S tricked out with audio special effects adding to the multi-sensory sensation of the experience. Once strapped into their custom stunt car, rubber meets the road as the MINIs peel out to begin their chase sequence. Drivers twist through a parking garage, dodge near-collisions, race down stairs, chase through tunnels and narrowly escape massive explosions triggered by gunfire from a menacing helicopter. Tires skid out one last time as the stunt cars crash through a billboard and splash down into an L.A. aqueduct concluding the chase sequence and their trial as a stunt driver in this screen test!

Click here for THE ITALIAN JOB: Stunt Track'sâ„¢ Virtual Tour and Insider Information. Also, check our home page for listings of current announcements and any extra-special ticket deals offered.

PKI Now Hiring for 2005 Seasonal Positions

Don’t miss your ticket to fun...all season long! You can't beat all the fun that comes with a job at Paramount's Kings Island. It's the only job around where you'll enjoy your work as much as your days off! Visit PKI Jobs page to learn how you can become part of our team!

Nickelodeonâ„¢ Celebration Parade Returns!

Be sure to witness the return of the Nickelodeon™ Celebration Parade up close and personal as it returns to PKI beginning Saturday, July 2nd. Amazing additions like Diego, Dora the Explorer’s cousin and two additional floats have strengthened an already solid lineup of characters in the hugely successful Nickelodeon™ Parade.

In addition to the many upgrades that will put the Nickelodeon Parade at PKI over the top this season, an additional week of Nickelodeon fun has been added to the calendar. Originally scheduled to leave PKI on August 7th, the biggest, most extravagant parade in the Midwest will now parade through the PKI streets until August 14th!

Last season, the parade brought smiles and happiness to everyone who witnessed the spectacle. Its nine, 25-foot floats and more than 80 performers, upbeat soundtrack, and Hollywood style quality ensured its spot as one of the most magical experiences at PKI in 2004. This season, the parade marches through the PKI streets each day at 5pm, and will stop five times at various locations, giving guests an up close and personal experience with their favorite characters. Parade spectators will have a chance to become part of the magic as they throw pies, make bubbles, and much, much more. This is truly an event you won’t want to miss! For more Nickelodeon Fun, click here!

Buy 3 Adult Season Passes - Get 1 FREE!

For a limited time, the Four Pack of Season Passes is the same price as three individual adult passes! That means, you buy three and you'll get a fourth absolutely free. Plus, with the Four Pack you DO NOT need to live in the same household. To take advantage of this great deal, click here.

Recent Park Sweepstakes Winners

Congratulations to our recent winners in the web site sweepstakes contests: The following individuals won tickets for participating in our park surveys: S. Woods from Cincinnati, OH; E. Routt from Rineyville, KY; B. Norris from Vienna, VA; T. Shelley from Dayton, OH; T. Spegal from Shirley, IN; M. Power from North York, Ont; L. Baker from Corapeake, NC; D. Godsell from Mississauga, Ont; D. McKay from Monaca, PA; J. Revell from Caledon East, Ont; W. Kropp from New Palestine, IN; and B. Wood from Decatur, GA.

The following individuals recently won tickets for participating in our web site sweepstakes: Kings Island Italian Job Sweepstakes: J. Carpenter from Trenton, OH; Kings Dominion Tomb Raider Sweepstakes: L. Adams from Richmond, VA; Canada's Wonderland Italian Job Sweepstakes: D. Leblanc from Oshawa, Ont; Carowinds Nick Central Sweepstakes: D. Todd from Huntersville, NC; General Web Site Ticket Sweepstakes: K. Rodriguez from Colonial Heights, VA; J. Ware from Mooresville, NC; M. MacHado from San Jose, CA; S. Rolnick from Dundalk, MD. Season Pass Sweepstakes Winner: C. Rawls from Charlotte, NC.

Visit our regularly updated winner's list for a full and current list of winners. Will you be our next winner? There are more chances to win all the time! Keep reading our newsletter for details.

Pretty Ricky is June 25th - Hurry!

Tickets for this Saturday, June 25th show are on sale now at any ticketmaster location. Get into the Park after 5pm AND into the concert for just $20! If you already have a Paramount's Kings Island Season Pass, concert admission is just $10 in advance!

ATTENTION CINCINNATI BELL & I-WIRELESS SUBSCRIBERS…TEXT NOW TO WIN TICKETS! Register now for your chance to come check out Pleasure, Slick 'Em, Baby Blue, and Spectacular, better known as Pretty Ricky as they hit PKI's Timberwolf Stage. Win tickets for you and 3 of your best friends to sit front and center as Pretty Ricky performs their #1 smash hit single "Grind With Me!" Text the word "Ricky" to short code "winpki"(946754) on your Cincinnati Bell or I-Wireless phone for your chance to snag 4 tickets to this hot concert! Click here for a complete list of contest rules.

A Smooch From Scooby-Doo!

I have been going to Kings Island since I was 7 years old. I am now 31. My most memorable moment started out the same as it did almost every year for 10 years with my family. My dad, who wasn't a fan of rollercoasters but loved to watch his kids faces when they would come running off of The Beast, would get us up at 4:30am central time to make the 3 1/2 hour journey.

Every year my dad would get us so excited by pointing out the signs as we got close enough to see the park. He would say,"there it is, there it is" and point out the Eiffel Tower or the other tall thriller rides. On this particular day, we entered the park and all were posing for our yearly point of entry photo. We were smiling very big as usual. Mom started to take the photo and said to say "Vortex" and just as she was getting ready to take the picture sneaking up behind dad came Scooby-Doo and proceeded to grab him and give him a big hug and kiss! What a great photo!! I asked my mother recently if she could find the photo and she can't but, I still have the memory stuck forever in my mind. Now, I take my 3 children there and tell them my memories over and over again. I hope they will have wonderful memories of Kings Island to tell to their children!

Melinda S. from Perrysville, IN. will receive two tickets to Paramount's Kings Island. Winners are randomly selected. Submit your entry!

Special Limited-Time Offer: Six-Month Subscription to Nick Magazine When You Order Online Today

Receive Nick Magazine when you order your tickets online: Order your tickets and season passes online TODAY and we'll include a special six-month subscription to Nickelodeon Magazine! Learn more about receiving Nickelodeon Magazine when you order your season passes or when you order your single-day tickets!

Stay tuned for our next issue in two weeks!

Source: PKI e-newsletter