I found these videos on Youtube, they are King Island's star coasters- at least they were in the late 80s and early 90s. They are in order of appearance. They were taken from a Kings Island Promo VHS dubbed "Coastermania: The Coasters of Kings Island". These POVs have music, but it is very fitting music! At least I think so...

The Racer (foolishly called "Racers" here. I know Terpy will be ticked off at that!)

KING COBRA (Now Defunct)

Vortex

The Beast

Jonus04 was the one who posted these videos. Give him props.

PS: Should they make a new one of these with 2009 coasters? It would promote the park to thrill seekers.

Another PS: If you are a true KI enthusiast, you probably have already seen these because you have it...on VHS.

Does Super-8 count?

Does Super-8 count?

I don't know what Super-8 even is. But if these came out on that then yes it does.

A very early of version of home video recording tape!

A bit after most people had slides, long before VHS or Betamax.

And if you tell me you don't know what Betamax is, I'm going to go back to my corner and turn on the Victrola...

A very early of version of home video recording tape!

A bit after most people had slides, long before VHS or Betamax.

And if you tell me you don't know what Betamax is, I'm going to go back to my corner and turn on the Victrola...

Yes, I do know what Betamax is. It was a failed attempt at video recording, embarrassed by VHS, like HD-DVD was recently by Blu-Ray.

So...Super-8 was really old, yet they made this tape is the early 90s or something. Wow.

By the way, Kings Island, if you do make your 2009 coastermania video, and put it on Super-8, Betamax, or even VHS and not DVD/Blu-Ray, I will be very upset!

If they did make a new one, it would be a DVD more than likely...and would feature: Diamondback, The Beast, Son of Beast, Firehawk, Vortex, Invertigo, Flight of Fear, The Racer, Flight Deck, Backlot Stunt Coaster and would throw in some non-coasters for the heck of it like Drop Tower, The Crypt, and Delirium.

Mind you, this was a "thrill" video, but if it was a "Kings Island" video overall they would likely make it 1+ hour like the Disney ones and show almost everything...

Don't forget that famous coaster: Avatar--The Last Airbender...

Or whatever they call it then were the promo to be released...

A very early of version of home video recording tape!

A bit after most people had slides, long before VHS or Betamax.

And if you tell me you don't know what Betamax is, I'm going to go back to my corner and turn on the Victrola...

Yes, I do know what Betamax is. It was a failed attempt at video recording, embarrassed by VHS, like HD-DVD was recently by Blu-Ray.

So...Super-8 was really old, yet they made this tape is the early 90s or something. Wow.

I would not use the term "embarrassed", more so I would say that the more superior "Betamax" was forced out by the "cheaper" VHS and the porn industry. (But all of that is for a discussion on a different board.)

Don't forget that famous coaster: Avatar--The Last Airbender...

Or whatever they call it then were the promo to be released...

If it was a thrill video, I don't think they would include kid rides...but Avatar might still make it, you never know. Crypt is billed as a thrill ride, but we know the truth about that one. It (Avatar) would easily make the kids area video though.

Well, Avatar has a darling daughter, and I can see him and her in the video!

Terpy, being confusing, but not on porpoise

Assuming they only included thrilling non-kiddie roller coasters, I have a good idea in which order they should have the POV videos play on the DVD. Of course, you can bypass it and all, but...

#1-The Racer

It was KI's first coaster. Showing it first makes sense.

Then, the park's non-Diamondback steel coasters and AE...

#2-Adventure Express

#3-Flight Deck

#4-Backlot Stunt Coaster

#5-Invertigo

#6-Vortex

#7-Flight of Fear

#8-Firehawk

Then The Beast and Sonnie.

#9-The Beast

#10-Son of Beast (gotta show him after the dad)

And finally...the new B&M hyper!

#11-Diamondback

Just an idea.

You are really going to make TOPGUN1993 furious....

Something's missing.

Adventure Express!

You are really going to make TOPGUN1993 furious....

Something's missing.

Adventure Express!

Oh yeah...but isn't that marketed as a family ride? Wait, so is Flight Deck...I'll add AE.

PS: That "family" rating for Flight Deck is a joke because that ride is very quick and has some good thrills.

Family ride my eye!

Adventure Express is perhaps the most turbulent coaster at Kings Island.

And that's a very good thing.

Turbulent is different from rough.

Family ride my eye!

Adventure Express is perhaps the most turbulent coaster at Kings Island.

And that's a very good thing.

Turbulent is different from rough.

Kings Island isn't 100% accurate on how intense and thrilling their rides are...I added AE to the Thrill Coasters list.

The video has to be from between 1987 and 1990:

In both The Racer and King Cobra videos, you can see the Ferris wheel. According to the KICentral History Timeline, this ride was removed at the end of the 1990 season. However, Vortex didn't open until 1987, so it can't be any earlier than that.

One other thing though. The KICentral History Timeline says that the giant slide was moved to HB Land in 1986. However, if you look off to the right at about the 1:34 mark in The Racer POV, you'll see the giant slide. This means that either the timeline is wrong or the video of The Racer was shot prior to the video of The Vortex...

Does Super-8 count?

What is all of this motel talk?

Andrew, one who never eats the complimentary chocolates on the pillow.

The video has to be from between 1987 and 1990:

In both The Racer and King Cobra videos, you can see the Ferris wheel. According to the KICentral History Timeline, this ride was removed at the end of the 1990 season. However, Vortex didn't open until 1987, so it can't be any earlier than that.

One other thing though. The KICentral History Timeline says that the giant slide was moved to HB Land in 1986. However, if you look off to the right at about the 1:34 mark in The Racer POV, you'll see the giant slide. This means that either the timeline is wrong or the video of The Racer was shot prior to the video of The Vortex...

Or that the video was put together from various segments the park had on hand, some from one year, some from another....which was and is a very common practice...

...Andrew, one who never eats the complimentary chocolates on the pillow.

I've never been complimentary of those chocolates...

The video has to be from between 1987 and 1990:

In both The Racer and King Cobra videos, you can see the Ferris wheel. According to the KICentral History Timeline, this ride was removed at the end of the 1990 season. However, Vortex didn't open until 1987, so it can't be any earlier than that.

One other thing though. The KICentral History Timeline says that the giant slide was moved to HB Land in 1986. However, if you look off to the right at about the 1:34 mark in The Racer POV, you'll see the giant slide. This means that either the timeline is wrong or the video of The Racer was shot prior to the video of The Vortex...

Just watched The Racer video again, and I noticed that there is no Vortex in it, yet a giant slide is visible. So this has to be before Vortex, 1986 or earlier.

You can see zodiac in The Racer video too. Vortex video you can see KCKC; I personally miss that ride because my first project in ride maintenance was taking the KCKC boats apart and using a forklift to drop them in a dumpster.

Which really hurts my head. Several parks across the country would have gladly paid to have gotten those logs...but Paramount often didn't sell such things to others...

^Terpy, you should know better. There were no logs on KCKC, there were keelboats. For logs, see another ride in the park where a certain elephant has taken up residence.

True that, but still...those boats would have fit several other rides across the country.

And yes, I should (and do) know better!

Jungle Jim's bought 2, I tried to take one to turn into a large planter but could for liability issues. I did save a please remain seated during the ride strip and its now is in my dad's fishing boat! We kept the wheels for log flume.

Speaking of Super-8...

A very early of version of home video recording tape!

A bit after most people had slides, long before VHS or Betamax.

And if you tell me you don't know what Betamax is, I'm going to go back to my corner and turn on the Victrola...

I thought Super-8 was a motel?

In The Racer video, it is Blue Racer v. Blue Racer. I remember that they had a Red and Blue train on each track when they ran one backwards. Now it is Red on one side and Blue on the other - was it that way before they turned one around?

A couple of other things I noticed on the video:

- Blue Top Rails on the structure (a nice touch - I prefer to the white)

- No enclosed Shed on the brake run (I say forget cleaning up the gum and spit, take the walls off!)

- Are they just not visible or are the chain link fence separating the sides and the queue rails/gates not there?

They aren't there...they were added later...

I've seen these videos on YouTube a few times. In regard to the original VHS... were they distributed to the media or sold at the park?

I've seen these videos on YouTube a few times. In regard to the original VHS... were they distributed to the media or sold at the park?

Yes.

Terpy:

a. In your heart you knew he would, and

b. Tis true...