Soak City construction under way

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MASON — Less than 24 hours after the completion of the 2011 operating season, Kings Island has begun construction on its all-new Soak City Waterpark.

Soak City is a $10 million dollar expansion of Kings Island’s current waterpark, nearly doubling in size to 33 acres. The new waterpark will incorporate many of Kings Island’s current popular and innovative water attractions, along with the addition of new attractions and elements including:

• New Wave Pool – Bigger, more aggressive and thrilling than the park’s original wave pool, measuring 39,000 square feet and featuring more than 650,000 gallons of wet and wild waves. Water depth up to 6 feet deep with wave heights of more than 4 feet.

• New Action River – Renovation of the current Lazy River. New features include interactive areas for spectators and river guests, new waterfalls, rain curtain, tipping buckets, spray hoses, spray units, jets located in the bottom of the trough to shoot up creating turbulent water effects.

• New Entrance – The entrance plaza to the water park will be changed as part of the big makeover to Soak City. The outside plaza area will feature a new walkway, new fencing, ticket sales windows, trees and grass. A new façade will welcome guests at the entrance turnstiles.

• More Amenities – New family changing rooms, more secluded shade-covered areas and cabanas that feature televisions and fans, including a party cabana by the new wave pool. New menu items will also be available.

• Sand Volleyball Court – New professional quality sand volleyball court area designed for both casual and competitive play.

• More Lounging – Capacity increase of the lounging areas the size of three football fields. There will be more than 1,000 additional chairs available for guests to relax and soak up the sun in Soak City or lay out in the grass.

Soak City will open in the spring of 2012 and included free with park admission tickets and season pass. The name of each of the attractions in Soak City will be announced at a later date. For more infotmation, visit