Spooky season is here, which means Kings Island's Halloween Haunt is in full swing, and a famous Cincinnati native stopped by for all the thrills and chills.
Nick Lachey, the 98 Degrees boy band member and "Love Is Blind" host, shared the family outing to Kings Island in an Oct. 6 Instagram post. Lachey, along with his three children and wife Vanessa, with whom he co-hosts "Love Is Blind," posed in front of one of the park's most beloved (or hated) rides, depending on whom you ask: The Beast.
"Beast Mode activated! Kicked off Fall at Kings Island. Kids loved riding The Beast, the longest wooden rollercoaster in the world! Kings Island … you still got it!" he wrote.
Lachey's recent Kings Island visit was a full-circle moment as the singer, who attended
the School for Creative & Performing Arts in Over-the-Rhine, also worked at Kings Island as a teenager. The 98 Degrees member was in a barbershop quartet.
"I started off singing a cappella barbershop music, walking around the park and singing to guests," Lachey said in a 2013 interview, per The Hollywood Reporter.
His post was flooded with comments from locals chiming in on The Beast and spotting him at the park.
"Awww it’s so painful riding the Beast lol! Love seeing you all back in the area!," one person wrote.
"I was the 'big fan' as you were leaving. It was cool to see you and the fam in person at our local park," another person commented.
Even Kings Island commented, thanking Lachey for "coasting with us."
Kings Island's annual haunting attraction transforms Kings Island into haunted mazes and scare zones on select nights from Sept. 25 through Oct. 31. It also brings live entertainment and night rides on the park'sroller coasters, like The Beast, Banshee, Orion, Diamondback and Mystic Timbers.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Nick Lachey kicked off fall at Kings Island, says park's 'still got it'
