Massive food truck festival rolls into Kings Island this weekend

Food trucks are hot right now and the only thing more popular than finding a tasty food truck to dine at is finding an event with multiple food trucks.

Kings Island is getting ready to launch the mother of all food truck festivals this weekend with more than 30 food trucks converging this Saturday and Sunday, July 18-19, at the popular Mason amusement park.

Trucks selling their culinary creations throughout the 364-acre park include Andy’s Mediterranean Grille, Bones’ Burgers, Cuban Pete, C’est Cheese, Cooper’s Crepes, East Coast Eatz, Harvest Mobile Cuisine, Marty’s Waffles, Remi J’s Barbecue and Vinnie’s Gourmet Pretzels.

Admission to the park gives guests access to the eats.

Park hours are 10 a.m. to midnight Saturday, July 18, and 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday, July 19. Operating hours and prices for each food truck may vary.

Here’s a look at some of the food trucks that await. The majority hail from the Cincinnati region although a few are from Dayton’s neck of the woods.

Andy's Mediterranean Grille: Gyros, chicken wraps, hummus and falafel.

Angelina's Italian Beef: Chicken and sausage Italian tacos, Italian BBQ pulled pork sandwich, New York style pizza and calzones.

Bistro de Mohr: Gyro, tacos and potato wedges.

Blue Ash Chili: Cheese Coneys, 3, 4 and 5-ways.

Bones Burgers: Burgers, grilled cheese and fries.

C'est Cheese: Various gourmet grilled cheeses.

Cold Stone Creamery: Various ice cream.

Cooper's Crepes: Crepes and croissants.

Cuban Pete's Sandwiches: Cuban sandwiches, pork tacos, chicken skewers.

East Coast Eatz: Sandwiches, tacos and fries.

Empanadas Aqui: Arepas and empanadas.

Harvest Mobile Cuisine: Burgers, Falafel and fries.

Hungry Bros.: Poutine, Reuben waffle fries, Sheperd's pie, Granny's Dutch apple pie.

Marty's Waffles: Waffles with berries and sea salt caramel.

Maui Wowi Hawaiian: Fruit smoothies, iced and hot coffee.

Pizza Tower: Pizzas, toasted ravioli, boneless wings.

Quite Frankly: Gourmet hot dogs.

Remi J's BBQ: Pulled pork and beef sandwiches and ribs.

Renegade Street Eats: Chicken wings, buffalo chicken salad sandwich, egg salad sandwich and a Gyro burger.

Roll With it Cafe: Fried green tomato BLT, Jerk chicken taco, Caprese Panini, fries.

Street Pops: Raspberry lemonade, watermelon mint, pineapple strawberry swirl and root beer float popsicles.

Sweets & Meats BBQ: Pulled pork platter, chicken drumstick platter, ribs and side salads.

The Chili Hut: Cheese Coneys, 3, 4 and 5-ways.

U Lucky Dawg: Specialty hot dogs, brats, mets and Italian sausage.

Urban Grill Food Truck: Buffalo and chicken mac and cheese, boneless rib BBQ sandwich.

Vinnie's Gourmet Pretzels: Gourmet pretzels and toppings.

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