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Kings Peninsula is a theme park in Loxahatchee, Florida owned by Cedar Fair Entertainment Company and
included with admission to Soak City.
The park opened in 1974 as Kings Peninsula & Lion Country Safari which was renamed to Paramount’s Kings Peninsula from 1993 to 2006 until Cedar Fair restored the original name.
Around 1974, after the success of Kings Island and Kings Dominion, Taft Broadcasting decided to purchase the Lion Country Safari location in Loxahatchee, Florida and open a third park called Kings Peninsula that was included with admission. In 1984, Taft sold the park to Kings Entertainment along with all sister parks. In 1992, Paramount Parks bought out KECO and sold Lion Country Safari for ownership under new management when the park was renamed to "Paramount's Kings Peninsula". After Paramount Parks shut down in 2006, Cedar Fair bought out the company and restored the park's original name.
Sections[]
International Street
County Fair
Safari Village
Planet Snoopy (formerly known as Happy Land of Hanna-Barbera and Nickelodeon Central)
Action Zone
Peninsula Point
Rides[]
Roller coasters[]
Name
Year Opened
Description
Section
Amazon Beast
2003
A Bolliger & Mabillard floorless coaster.
Safari Village
Dragon Fyre
1979
An Arrow Dynamics looping roller coaster.
Peninsula Point
Flight Deck
1993
A Bolliger & Mabillard inverted coaster. Formerly known as "Top Gun: The Jet Coaster" (1993-2006).
Action Zone
Thunderhawk
2014
A Bolliger & Mabillard launched wing rider. Located in the Action Zone section.
Action Zone
Twisted Jungle
2020
An RMC wood/steel hybrid coaster remodeled from the old Jungle Run coaster. It has a similar layout to Twisted Timbers at Kings Dominion.
Safari Village
Valor
2017
A Premier Rides Sky Loop II. Located in the Beachside Boardwalk section.
Safari Village
Wildcat
1975
A Schwarzkopf Wildcat roller coaster model. This was the first roller coaster to open at the park. Formerly known as "Scooby Doo" (1975-1992) and "Scooby Doo's Roller Ghoster" (1993-2006).
Peninsula Point
Woodstock Express
1999
A Zamperla family coaster. Formerly known as "Top Cat's Taxi Jam" (1999-2003) and "Fairly Odd Coaster" (2004-2006).
Planet Snoopy
Water rides[]
Name
Year Opened
Description
Section
Bamboo Chute
1975
An Arrow Dynamics log flume ride. Located in the Safari Village section.
Safari Village
Jungle Rapids
1980
A river rapids ride. Located in the Safari Village section.
Safari Village
Flat rides[]
Thrill[]
Name
Year Opened
Description
Section
Amazon Squid
1980
A Schwarzkopf Polyp. Located in the Safari Village section.
Safari Village
Chaotic
1999
A Chance Chaos ride. Formerly known as "Star Trek: The Ride" (1999-2006).
Peninsula Point
Katerpult
2007
An S&S Screamin' Swing ride.
Action Zone
Jungle Swings
2011
A Mondial WindSeeker ride.
Safari Village
The Crypt
2002
An enclosed Huss Top Spin ride. Formerly known as "Tomb Raider" (2002-2006).
Safari Village
Family[]
Name
Year Opened
Description
Section
Bad Apple
1977
A Huss Troika.
Peninsula Point
Eiffel Tower
1975
A 300-ft tall replica of the Eiffel Tower with an elevator and observation deck.
International Street
Klockworks
1982
A Huss Swing Around ride.
Peninsula Point
Zephyr
1975
A Wave Swinger ride.
International Street
Kiddie[]
Name
Year Opened
Description
Section
Planet Snoopy Carousel
1978
A kiddie carousel themed to the "Peanuts" comics. Formerly known as "Hanna Barberry-Go-Round" (1978-2000) and "Nick-Go-Round" (2001-2006).
Planet Snoopy
Charlie Brown's Wind Up
1978
A kiddie Wave Swinger ride. Formerly known as "Baba Looey's Swing Time" (1978-2000) and "Wild Thornberry Jungle Swings" (2001-2006).
Planet Snoopy
Flying Ace Aerial Chase
2001
A Zamperla Crazy Bus themed to an airplane. Formerly known as "Spongebob's Bikini Bottom Bus Tours" (2001-2006).
Planet Snoopy
Kite Eating Tree
2012
A Zamperla miniature jump tower.
Planet Snoopy
Peanuts 500
2001
A miniature whip ride with race car vehicles. Formerly known as "Rugrats Reptarmobiles" (2001-2006).
Planet Snoopy
Woodstock Whirlybirds
1978
A miniature tea cups ride. Formerly known as "Green Slime Buckets" (2001-2006) and "Flintstones Boulder Spinners" (1978-2000).
Planet Snoopy
Former rides[]
Thunderbolt - 1985 to 2013 - A TOGO standup coaster. A clone of King Kobra at Kings Island. Was located in the Action Zone section. Replaced with Thunderhawk.
The Great Pumpkin Wheel - 1978 to 2011 - A miniature Ferris wheel refitted with pumpkin carriages. Located in the Planet Snoopy section. Formerly known as "Spongebob's Pineapple Poppers" (2001-2006) and "Smurf Wheel" (1978-2000). Replaced with Kite Eating Tree.
Eye of the Tiger - 1975 to 2010 - A Schwarzkopf Enterprise. Located in the Safari Village section. Replaced with Jungle Swings.
Boo Boo's Baggage Carts - 1978 to 2000 - A Hampton kiddie umbrella ride. Located in the Planet Snoopy (then Nickelodeon Universe) section. Replaced with Peanuts 500 (then Rugrats Reptarmobiles).
Yogi Bear's Sky Gliders - 1978 to 2000 - A kiddie plane ride. Located in the Planet Snoopy (then Nickelodeon Universe) section. Replaced with Flying Ace Aerial Chase (then Spongebob's Bikini Bottom Bus Tours).
Jungle Run - 1995 to 2019 - An International Coasters Inc. wooden coaster. Located in the Safari Village section. A clone of "Hurler" at Carowinds and formerly Kings Dominion. Remodeled into the Twisted Jungle coaster.
Incidents[]
Valor[]
Originally for the 2016 season, a Premier Sky Loop II coaster named Valor was supposed to open. However, during a human test run in early 2016, the train ended up crashing due to the block brakes malfunctioning. 1 person was killed and 5 others were severely injured. Due to this incident, the ride was rebuilt, and finally opened in 2017.
