Snoopy’s Soap Box Racers is a family boomerang roller coaster that opened May 24, 2024, at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, as the marquee attraction of the park’s new Camp Snoopy area within Planet Snoopy. Built by Dutch manufacturer Vekoma, the ride reimagines the classic boomerang layout with a soap box derby theme starring Snoopy and the Peanuts gang.
Riders board a single ten-car train that climbs backward up a roughly seven-story lift hill before racing forward down the 672-foot track at speeds up to about 37 mph. Since the layout isn’t a complete circuit, the train travels the course twice, forward then backward, giving guests two distinct passes through the course without a single inversion.
Stats at a Glance
- Park: Kings Island (Mason, Ohio)
- Manufacturer: Vekoma
- Model: Family Boomerang
- Opened: May 24, 2024
- Height: about 75 feet
- Top speed: about 37 mph
- Length: about 673 feet
- Inversions: 0
The Ride Experience
The train pulls backward out of the station and climbs the lift hill in reverse before being released to race forward down the track, hitting a top speed of around 37 mph. The layout ends in a dead-end spike hill that sends the train back through the course a second time, retracing the route in reverse before returning to the station.
With no inversions and a modest height requirement of 38 inches (48 inches to ride without a chaperone), Snoopy’s Soap Box Racers is designed as an accessible entry point for first-time coaster riders and families looking for a thrill that’s exciting but not intimidating.
Part of Camp Snoopy
Snoopy’s Soap Box Racers anchors Camp Snoopy, a themed subsection of Kings Island’s long-running Planet Snoopy kids’ area that debuted for the 2024 season. The soap box derby theme casts Snoopy and friends as competitors in a backyard-style race, tying the coaster’s out-and-back boomerang action directly into its Peanuts storyline.
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Snoopy’s Soap Box Racers FAQs
Does Snoopy’s Soap Box Racers have any inversions?
No. It’s a family boomerang coaster with zero inversions, making it suitable for younger and first-time riders.
When did Snoopy’s Soap Box Racers open?
It opened on May 24, 2024, as part of the new Camp Snoopy area at Kings Island.
Who manufactured Snoopy’s Soap Box Racers?
Vekoma, a Dutch roller coaster manufacturer, built the ride using its Family Boomerang model.
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