Ohio Theme Parks Best in the World for Xtreme Screams

When visiting Ohio, some come for the fun they've heard about and want to check out first-hand. One of the most fun, top attractions, Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in Cleveland, is an amazing and massive modernistic-looking museum with floor after floor of irreplaceable music memorabilia documenting a genre that has changed the world. Everyone should see it, but there's more to Ohio that's going to knock your socks off.

For REAL THRILLS (as in g-force) head to Kings Island in Mason  for 15 rockin' roller coasters, including one giga coaster, Orion.

What's a giga coaster - you ask? It's a roller coaster over 300-feet high with a track that forms a complete circuit. There are only 7 giga coasters throughout the world with more than 300-feet height drops, and the State of Ohio has 2 of them!

At Sandusky, Ohio's Cedar Point theme park the first giga coaster in existence, Millennium Force, was unveiled to the world in May 2000. Ohio had to wait another 20 years for Orion's grand opening on July 12, 2020. The much anticipated coaster with more than a mile of track (5,321 feet) race along at speeds of up to 91 miles per hour. While these rides don't garner the national attention like Disneyland and Disney World attractions, thrill seekers travel long distances to experience the rush of a giga coaster, and Ohio is recognized as the epi-center of this genre.

(There are two more giga coasters in the U.S.—Fury 325 at Carowinds theme park in Charlotte, North Carolina and Intimidator 305 at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia.)

Kings Island features more than 100 shows & rides, including fear factor 5-star Banshee, Adventure Express, Delirium, Diamondback, Flight of Fear, Invertigo, Orion, Slingshot, The Beast and Xtreme Skyflyer. Topping the charts for screams, Kings Island is a real value among American theme parks as it also includes Soak City water rides, tubes and all things WET.  A day in Kings Island is a summer treat to beat the heat. You can buy Kings Island  tickets + hotel in a package for up to 30% savings. 

Here's the full list of Ohio attractions, plus others throughout the US!