Eiffel Tower

The Eiffel Tower is the signature attraction of Kings Island, located in the International Street of the park. It opened alongside the park on April 29, 1972, and continues to operate to this day. Based on the French structure of the same name in Paris, the tower has been the primary symbol of the park ever since opening, and serves as an observation tower of the park. An identical tower exists at the nearby Cedar Fair park in Virginia, Kings Dominion.

History
The Eiffel Tower opened with the park on April 29, 1972. It is based on the structure of the same name located in Paris, France, but features many notable differences:
 * The tower is brown in Paris, but Kings Island's tower is a bright teal.
 * The original tower has a gap in the center, but the Kings Island tower features structuring where this gap is.
 * Getting to the top is different for each tower. The original tower uses special lifts as well as several flights of stairs to climb. The Kings Island tower merely uses two elevators for ascending and descending.
 * The observation deck of the Kings Island tower appears to be wider than the original tower's, which could be due to the Kings Island tower being smaller than the original.
 * A drink stand called Tower Drinks is located at the base of Kings Island's tower.

Trivia

 * The tower is sometimes decorated for special occasions. The most common decoration is colored lights shining on it at night, but other notable décor includes:
 * The jagged stripe of Charlie Brown's shirt was made out of lights on the base of the tower as part of the former Snoopy's Starlight Spectacular light show.
 * A banner promoting Diamondback was hung at the base of the tower shortly before it opened in 2009.
 * During the Grand Carnivale event, a yellow banner spelling CARNIVAL can be seen on the 50ft platform of the tower.
 * During Halloween Haunt, the tower features a pair of eyes on the northern platform that resemble those originally seen on the logo of Son of Beast.
 * During Winterfest the tower is dressed up to look like a Christmas Tree and has LED color changing synchronized lights.
 * It should be noted that the tower has several flights of stairs, but they are blocked from public access. Previously guests were permitted up to the lowest level (the 50-foot platform), but that was discontinued in the early 1990s due to an incident.
 * For the parks 50th anniversary in 2022, the tower is getting repainted.