Antique Car Ride At Kings Island. It was one of the parks most beloved attractions open at the park from 1972 to 2004. Guests will be able to board replicas of the 1911 Ford Model T and take a ride around a scenic track.
Power to the ride vehicles is via 9 HP gasoline engines with speeds governed up to 6 MPH. When we ask guests what they would like to see return to Kings Island the most popular response by far is the antique cars said Mike Koontz vice president and general manager Kings Island. Though all-new they retain the vintage feel of the original Les Taxis.
Kings Islands antique car ride was first driving experience for many kids Credit.
The old-timey engine roared in. Kings Island August 16 2018 Fourteen years to the day of the Les Taxis antique car ride giving its last rides on August 16 2004 Kings Island announced the return of the immensely popular family favorite. Though new the Kings Mills Antique Autos will retain the vintage feel of the original antique cars which operated at Kings Island from 1972 to 2004 and gave over 225 million rides. The ride will be located in the Coney Mall section of the park running alongside The Racer roller coaster and across from Shake Rattle Roll and the Juke Box Diner restaurant.