Construction Update: RiverRacers and Splash River Junction

This summer Kings Island’s Soak City Water Park will debut first-of-its-kind thrills and chills with the addition of RiverRacers, the first and only dual-racing water coaster in Ohio, and seven new kids’ water slides in the riverside-themed kids’ play area, Splash River Junction. Hundreds of new loungers and chairs also will surround the new area with seating options in both the sun and shade.

Today we check in with the construction team to see how the project is going. Be sure to bookmark this page to see the latest construction updates!

February 28, 2025
Water Coaster Assembly Begins!

Construction progress on RiverRacers and Splash River Junction is moving along well according to Kings Island's project managers. The water coaster's fiberglass panels arrived at the park two weeks ago, and although they have not been delivered to the construction site just yet, assembly has begun. Check out these photos from the Soak City parking lot and RiverRacers staging site where Ohio's first and only dual racing water coaster is beginning to take shape. Can you imagine yourself racing down these slides this summer?

January 22, 2025
Site Prep and Foundation Work

With record-setting snowfall and sub-zero temperatures in January, it's hard to think about summer and the hot days it will bring. But, thanks to the hard work of Kings Island's construction team and contractors, we'll have the perfect ways to cool off when those days finally arrive!

This week we look at the RiverRacers and Splash River Junction construction site and some of the early prep work that's in progress.

RiverRacers' foundations have been formed and poured. The construction crew anticipates that installation of ride steel will begin soon, along with the steel stair tower. By the next construction update we will have the beginnings of the RiverRacers ride structure. The fiberglass slide will be delivered in just a few weeks.

Water pipes are staged in the Soak City parking lot and will be moved to the construction site and installed once work is completed on RiverRacers' stair tower and ride steel.

Soak City's pirate ship-themed Lookout Lagoon once stood in the middle of this photo, and now is where construction on Splash River Junction is moving along well. This new area will eventually have the new Bluegill Lagoon, complete with a water tower  that's sprung (an intentional) leak or two, making it the perfect way to cool off on a hot summer day. Before work in this area can continue, work on the newly constructed pumphouse needs to be completed.