Amusement Musings

The Ohio Bubble

Like roller coasters? Then Ohio is the state for you! Between Cedar Point in the north and Kings Island in the south, we have 30 different coasters to choose from, including some of the tallest, fastest, and longest in the world. In this episode, we’ll take you through our memories of these two world class amusement parks and in an attempt to finally settle which is Ohio’s best. Along the way, we’ll introduce you to “coaster therapy,” employ the phrase, “furnace of a dog,” and complain some more about the weather.

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Sources and Links:

Ice Breaker: https://museumhack.com/list-icebreakers-questions/

Coaster Studios was our introduction to the term “home park” and other coaster enthusiast concepts and memes, including Millennium Force’s reputation as a weak ride. In particular, the following videos informed our episode:

Cedar Fair Rankings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbdj6ANYQFg

Cedar Point Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAXSZGWaQis

Cedar Point History: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsBAYpoS8yA

Top Ten US Parks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIoh0Crwkoc (This video was helpful in pointing out the Western themed area of Cedar Point as evidence the park is not only for enthusiasts.)

Iron Dragon Review: https://youtu.be/9ti3rDIuD-4

The Brady Bunch and Partridge Family at Kings Island: https://www.visitkingsisland.com/blog/2021/january/january-26-1973-partridge-family-episode-premiered-on-abc-tv (Source of “Another TV family...” quote.)

Son of Beast: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Beast (Source of “first wooden hypercoaster…” and “non-fatal accidents” quotes.)

Ready to Go by Republica (flashing light warning): https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JgffRW1fKDk

(Fun fact: the Wikipedia page for this song used to contain a joke about how overplayed it was at Top Thrill.)
Hotel Breakers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Breakers

Cedar Point: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar_Point

Kings Island: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kings_Island

Accidents: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incidents_at_Cedar_Fair_parks

Wikipedia’s sources are listed on each Wikipedia url.

Disclaimers:

• External links are provided to credit the sources used in our research and provide further background. They do not reflect the opinions of the Ohio Bubble Podcast.
• There are other roller coasters in Ohio besides the ones at the Cedat Fair parks but we wanted to focus on the big ones.
• At the time of recording, we were unaware of the 2021 accident on Top Thrill Dragster that left one guest severely injured and the ride indefinitely closed. Our hearts go out those affected and we have no intention of trivializing this sad turn of events.
• We’re using a new program for audio leveling so this episode may sound different (hopefully better.)
• We aren’t experts on everything. If you think we’re incorrect about something, let us know at https://www.instagram.com/the_ohio_bubble_podcast/