The Racer
The Racer is a wooden racing roller coaster located at Kings Island amusement park in Mason, Ohio. It was designed by John C. Allen, well known for his contributions to roller coasters during the mid-twentieth century, and debuted at the park's grand opening in 1972.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kings Island and Banshee.
Kings Island
Theme park
Photo: Eli Duke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kings Island is a 364-acre amusement park located 24 miles northeast of Cincinnati in Mason, Ohio, United States. Owned and operated by Six Flags, the park was built by Taft Broadcasting and opened in 1972. Kings Island is situated 540 feet west of The Racer.
Banshee
Roller coaster
Photo: Oldiesmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Banshee is an inverted roller coaster located at Kings Island amusement park in Mason, Ohio, United States. Designed and manufactured by Swiss company Bolliger & Mabillard, the ride opened to the public on April 18, 2014, and is the longest inverted coaster in the world, featuring a track length of 4,124 feet. Banshee is situated 860 feet north of The Racer.
WindSeeker
Amusement ride
Photo: Ebgundy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
WindSeeker is a 301-foot-tall swing ride at several Six Flags parks and one Enchanted Parks. The rides are Wind Seeker models manufactured by Mondial. They opened for the 2011 season at Canada's Wonderland in Ontario, Cedar Point and Kings Island in Ohio, and Knott's Berry Farm in California. Carowinds in North Carolina and Kings Dominion in Virginia opened their WindSeekers in 2012. WindSeeker is situated 1,000 feet south of The Racer.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Foster and Landen.
Foster
Hamlet
Fosters is an unincorporated community in southern Warren County, Ohio, United States. It straddles the Little Miami River in Deerfield and Hamilton Townships. Foster is situated 1½ miles southeast of The Racer.
Landen
Village
Landen is a middle-class, real estate developer-created census-designated place in Deerfield Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States. The population was 6,995 at the 2020 census. Landen is situated 2½ miles southwest of The Racer.
Deerfield Township
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Deerfield Township is a township in Warren County, Southwest Ohio. Deerfield Township is an unincorporated area outside of the City of Mason. Locally, the administrative bodies of Mason and Deerfield Township have historically shown animosity towards each other.
The Racer
- Type: Building
- Description: amusement ride
- Category: wooden roller coaster
- Location: City of Mason, Warren County, Greater Cincinnati, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.34342° or 39° 20′ 36″ northLongitude
-84.26457° or 84° 15′ 53″ westOperator
Cedar FairOpen location code
86FQ8PVP+95OpenStreetMap ID
way 96577063OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q841577
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“The Racer” goes by many names.
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