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Kings Island is owned by Cedar Fair Entertainment Co., and was part of the former Paramount Parks chain that Cedar Fair acquired from CBS Corporation on June 30, 2006.

As the ride began to spin, the floor descended several feet, leaving riders held against the wall by centrifugal force.

Although intense, the ride had a fair share of downtime as a result of the designers not banking the track as they did with later suspended coasters.

No passengers have ever been injured on Drop Tower: Scream Zone at Kings Island, but it was closed until it could be thoroughly inspected.

The vertical loop was removed in December 2006 to allow for lighter weight trains.

In 1979, the park unveiled The Beast, the tallest, longest, and fastest roller coaster in the world at the time.

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