Kings Island Central came into existence in 2003. Dane Thomas, who started the website, just wanted a place to host pictures of the park. Kings Island Central quickly grew in popularity faster than anyone could have imagined. Over the years, Kings Island Central has grown exponentially and has become one of the very few dedicated fan and forum websites left in the industry. Kings Island Central continues to thrive even with the increased use of social media. Media Director Brad Perdue continues to keep Kings Island Central's content relevant. He keeps the main website updated by adding park history in real time and adding hundreds of photos every year to our vast collection of photo galleries.

As Brad continued to add more photos, and the forums continued to grow, we started to max out our space on the current server. Brad ran the server out of space multiple times during the documentation of Adventure Port and the 2023 season. At that point, Brad and Matthew Middleton, the KIC Website Director, knew they had to do something to keep the website going. In late 2023, we started with a fresh web server and picked out a new theme to build out our main website. We have been working since then to rebuild the current website pages into the new website and give them a modern look. Our original graphic designer, Lee, also took our vision for the website and created the new logos.

https://kicentral.com/

The Kings Island Central Admin Team hopes you enjoy the new website and find it easier to navigate and find the vast information contained on our website.

The Kings Island Central Admin

 

 

 

Looks amazing! So glad to be a part of the Kings Island fan community. We have something there that no other amusement park has to my knowledge. A strong fan base that loves this park and loves the attractions both current and defunct that have operated here over the many years. KICentral is a way not only to learn about and discuss the park but also to connect with fellow amusement park fans who all have one thing in common - we love Kings Island and the amusement park industry! 

New logo and Website, great job out there!

I love the new website design, being a member of KICentral.COM for about 10 years, I'm really loving it! 

Fantastic refresh.  As a programmer myself I admire the effort and the (reasonably) smooth rollout!

Yes I love this design myself. Sounds like everyone worked as a team to bring this to life. As a Computer Graphic Design graduate, I love the way this looks from that perspective too! I have to agree with what robintodd said above me!

Looks great.

But I have questions about what that coaster is doing...

Banshee had too much to drink and took the loop wrong.

Its more like Banshee's trains attached to Dominator. 

It changed sides to avoid a Fabio incident. 

Double post.

I was noticing after the migration to the new server, the forums were moving a lot slower. @malem upgraded the forum database last night. You should see the forums running much faster today. 

19 hours ago, PKIDelirium said:

Banshee had too much to drink and took the loop wrong.

While we are at it, I see that Kings Island swapped trains with Cedar Point.

 

Seriously though, logo looks great! Especially since it showcases the train in general. 

The new website looks AMAZING! Good work!

As a Graphic Designer and site designer too, I know the hard work and decisions that went into all this. Great job and I'm so happy to be part of this group that enjoys this site on a daily basis and loves King's Island like a second home.

The new site looks great!

Really like the vibe of the new logo! I might be a bit biased with blue and black being my colors of choice. But kudos to the work put in for the refresh!