Disclosure: Visit Kings Island to Ride Mystic Timbers is sponsored by Cedar Fair Entertainment Company in conjunction with Blog Meets Brand, and I have been compensated for my participation. All opinions are my own.
Cue warning: Don’t go in the shed…..
Kings Island started promoting their newest ride, Mystic Timbers, long before the ride was a reality. #WhatsInTheShed had thrill-seekers everywhere guessing what would be in the shed on the ride…
Nope, it’s not Molly, but she was excited to get to Kings Island! Road trip! We live about 180 miles from Kings Island, located in Mason, Ohio, so we loaded the car up and headed out around 9 AM. Any earlier would be like pulling teeth, and she wouldn’t be smiling! 3 1/2 hours later give or take, we pulled into the parking lot. (On a busy day, you’re going to want to pay for premium parking…actually any day you don’t want to walk to your car after walking around the park all day, you might want to pay for premium parking).
Is there a giant dinosaur in the shed? Maybe…maybe not, but it’s not this one. This one is at the entrance, and he may want to eat you. It’s a good thing he’s got such little arms and is cemented to the ground. This is a great spot for a photo op!
Walking into Kings Island fills you with anticipation! The first thing you see is the Eiffel Tower! Is this Paris? No, but you can ride to the top and see the entire park.
When you go to Kings Island with little ones, you have to visit Planet Snoopy! The rides are the perfect size and give the right amount of thrill to the younger set. Even though I’m not a kid, I like Race for your Life, Charlie Brown, a fun log ride where you’ll get a nice splash to cool you off!
Mystic Timbers
You’ll see this sign as you walk up to Mystic Timbers….and lots of kids being told to slow down, don’t run…..the ride isn’t going anywhere, young’uns.
The 109 foot tall wooden roller coaster will get your heart racing as you fly down the hills and whip around the curves. During the ride you will experience 16 airtime moments….and finally….
….you’ll stop in front of the shed. Should you go in? It’s too late. You’re going in to experience….you’ll find out. But you’ve got to ride it more than once because what’s in the shed changes! I heard some people saying they’d ridden it 14 times so far that day, so get a Fast Pass and follow their example!
This is my first foray into video making. I think I did a pretty good job though I don’t sound like myself at all!
Of course, there is so much more to do at Kings Island with shows and rides for all ages. Don’t forget about Soak City which I shared with you last year! Since it was starting to rain and looked like storms were rolling in, Molly and I didn’t do Soak City this trip. With the hot summers we have, there’s always next time.
Kings Island is very family-friendly, and they are bringing back Winter Fest this year! I am very excited for that! We did attend Christmas in July last year, but I really would love to experience Winter Fest.
Kings Island
Purchase your tickets in advance online at Kings Island’s site or at Kroger. You can also find their calendar with events and hours listed. Have you ever been to Kings Island? I would love to hear about your experience! Want even more Kings Island info? Check out the 411 from Family Travels on a Budget.
That place sounds like SO Much fun! My kids and I would love to spend a day at King’s Island!
It is great for kids!
That ride looks intense (but super fun!). Although I live in Chicago, which isn’t that far from Ohio, I have so many friends who love Kings Island (they even prefer it to Six Flags!). I definitely want to visit someday.
That is awesome! Yeah, you and your friends would have a blast. It’s not all that much of a drive from Chicago…you could do a weekend trip!
I have never been the Kings Island but I have heard of it and I know at some point I’d like to go there. It looks like so much fun. Hopefully I can get out that way at some point and check this amusement park out. It really does look like a fun place to go.
It would be a great family trip for sure.
I was hanging on to every word, so excited to find out what is in the shed! Now I have to go experience it for myself to find out. 🙂 This looks like a great place to spend the day and I’m loving the Dinosaur at the entrance to the park. My grandkids would love this place!
LOL yep…you have to find out yourself 🙂
Whoa! I’ve never heard of King’s Island, but it looks super fun. We love a good rollercoaster and that one looks like it’d be awesome … and scary!
It is very fun!
I could be in the shed! You don’t know!
….that is very true!
I have never heard of King’s Island before, but it looks like a lot of fun! I should’ve taken a day this past weekend to heard to Six Flags to enjoy some rides.
It is!
Well, I’ll never find out what’s in the shed because I don’t do roller coasters! I’ll let my children ride it and let me know what’s in there. It’s so cool that it changes. Clever idea to add suspense to the ride.
LOL for sure! They’ll have to tell you.
King’s Island looks like a lot of fun. I bet Snoopy Island would be a hit with just about any little kid. I love Snoopy!
Yes, Snoopy is great. I love the Charlie Brown holiday specials!
I’ve never been here, but this place looks like a blast! I’m too much of a wimp to go on that wooden roller coaster though.
Wooden roller coasters are the best!
Oh how fun! I love finding a new roller coaster to try out. I would love to visit this amusement park someday.
New rides are always fun!
King’s Island looks like so much fun. Sadly though, we live too far! 🙁 Anyway, I think any kid or kid at heart would love that Snoopy adventure/ Log Ride. Hopefully, if we get to visit Ohio, we’d make a side trip there.
Hopefully, you will get there someday!
Looks like such a fun place to visit! Great pics from your trip!
Thanks!
The shed suspense sounds like great marketing. I’m long past the thrill ride experience but it sounds like fun. I would, however, enjoy Planet Snoopy with my five year old.
Definitely great marketing!
This looks like so much fun! I want to go on that roller coast!
You’d love it!
My daughter would love this kind of adventure. I don’t do rides so I usually take the role of a PHOTOGRAPHER FOR THEM. We live near Ohio so this might be a good spot for us to visit next.
Photographer is important too lol.
I have always wanted to go here! I love theme parks, and King’s Island has been on my list for years.
That looks like one wild ride for sure! I am not much for roller coasters, but my family fiends for the thrill.
They’d love it!
my daughter is an amusement park lover and I know she would love this one. So many fun rides. Personally I love the ones where you can see the entire park.
I like those type too. It helps you appreciate how big it is!
It sounds like you had a blast at Kings Island . This does sound like a great amusement park for the whole family. I don’t know if I would ride the Mystic Timbers ride though because I don’t like roller coasters. Your post got me wanting to know what is in that shed though. Thanks for sharing the information and your awesome experiences.
You’re welcome! There is plenty to do, so you wouldn’t get bored even if you didn’t go on it.