How Accessible Boarding Works Here
For nearly every ride, the guide says Alternate Access is at the ride exit, and each ride's Safety Guide sign shows where guests in the program board. Staff will not lift riders, and only the Eiffel Tower and the Kings Island and Miami Valley Railroad take a wheelchair on board, so plan on someone in your party helping with each transfer. See the full accessibility guide for the IBCCES card and Guest Services.
Many family rides list two heights: the minimum to ride with a Supervising Companion and a higher height to ride alone. A Supervising Companion must be at least 54 inches and at least 14 years old.
The Coasters and Big Rides
1. Orion
The park's giga coaster, which its guide says drops riders 300 feet and reaches 91 miles per hour. Riders must be at least 54 inches. A test seat is at the entrance. Guests with certain amputations may ride with a full body harness; check eligibility at Guest Services. Leg prosthetics at or above the ankle are not permitted, and casts are not allowed. A wheelchair lift reaches the platform, and a transfer device is available on request. Loose items that do not fit in a waist pack or cargo pocket are not allowed in line. Accessible entrance: ride exit.
2. Diamondback
A high-speed steel coaster with banked turns and airtime hills. Riders must be at least 54 inches, and a test seat is at the entrance. The full body harness option applies here too. Leg prosthetics at or above the ankle are not permitted, and casts are not allowed. Accessible entrance: ride exit.
3. Banshee
The guide calls it the world's longest inverted roller coaster, with seven inversions at up to 68 miles per hour. Riders must be between 52 and 78 inches. A test seat is at the entrance. The full body harness option applies, leg prosthetics are not permitted, and casts are not allowed. A wheelchair lift reaches the platform and a transfer device is available, but riders must take several steps and lift themselves up into a suspended seat. Accessible entrance: ride exit.
4. The Beast
A high-speed wooden coaster with banked turns and tunnels. Riders must be at least 48 inches, and amputations must be below the knee. A transfer device is available on request. The guide flags strobe lighting and magnets. Accessible entrance: ride exit.
5. Mystic Timbers
A high-speed wooden coaster with airtime humps, quick turns, and enclosed tunnels. Riders must be at least 48 inches, and casts are not allowed. A wheelchair lift reaches the platform; use the intercom at its base. A transfer device is available on request. Accessible entrance: ride exit.
6. Flight of Fear
An indoor launched coaster that reaches 54 miles per hour and goes upside down four times. Riders must be at least 54 inches. No prostheses of any kind and no leg amputations. At the exit, go straight into the station and wait for assistance; riders must take several steps and step down into the seat. Accessible entrance: ride exit.
7. Queen City Stunt Coaster
A launched coaster that reaches 40 miles per hour in 4 seconds. Riders must be at least 48 inches, with a 300 pound per rider maximum. A row with a larger opening is available on request to make the transfer easier. Accessible entrance: ride exit.
8. The Racer
A wooden coaster with large drops, banked turns, and airtime hills. Riders must be at least 48 inches, and amputations must be below the knee. A transfer device is available on request. Accessible entrance: ride exit.
9. Invertigo
An inverted coaster that goes upside down three times, forward and backward. Riders must be between 54 and 78 inches, and leg prostheses are not permitted. Accessible entrance: ride exit.
10. Adventure Express
A wood and steel coaster with banked turns and tunnels. Riders must be at least 48 inches, and amputations must be below the knee. Its ride entry says a transfer device is available on request. Accessible entrance: ride exit.
11. The Bat
A suspended coaster with high-speed banked turns and side-to-side swings. Riders must be at least 42 inches. A transfer device is available on request. Accessible entrance: ride exit.
12. Drop Tower
A free-fall ride. Riders must be between 48 and 80 inches. Guests with prostheses must bring documentation from the prosthetic provider that the device stays in place above 120 miles per hour under forces from minus 1.5 to 5 Gs. Accessible entrance: ride exit.
Family Coasters
- Woodstock Express: a junior wooden coaster. 46 inches to ride alone, or 40 inches with a Supervising Companion. A transfer device is available.
- SNOOPY'S Soap Box Racers: a family boomerang coaster that runs forward and backward. 48 inches, or 38 inches with a Supervising Companion. Removable-side vehicles are available on request.
- Woodstock's Air Rail: a family suspended coaster. Riders between 44 and 76 inches.
- The Great Pumpkin Coaster: a junior steel coaster with mild drops and turns. 36 inches.
Rides You Can Do From a Wheelchair
- Eiffel Tower: wheelchair accessible through the attraction exit. 46 inches to ride alone, or with a Supervising Companion.
- Kings Island and Miami Valley Railroad: wheelchair accessible through the attraction exit.
Lower-Intensity Rides Worth Planning Around
- Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare: a family interactive dark ride where riders use flashlights to capture escaped ghost notes. 42 inches to ride alone, or with a Supervising Companion. Hand-held infants can ride with a companion, and the guide flags strobe and special effects.
- Grand Carousel and Character Carousel: 46 inches to ride alone, or with a companion. Hand-held infants ride on a bench.
- Kings Mills Antique Autos: 48 inches to drive, or with a companion.
Motion and Sensory Notes
Delirium swings in a pendulum while spinning, and Drop Tower is a free fall, so those are the obvious ones to plan around for motion sensitivity. For strobe lighting, magnets, and the Halloween Haunt and Winterfest effects, see the accessibility guide.