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Child Goes Viral After Bringing 'Pet' Cicada on Kings Island Ride

  • Ashlea Jelliffe shared a TikTok video featuring her 5-year-old daughter Margot riding the Great Pumpkin Coaster at Kings Island alongside their cicada companion, affectionately called Cade the Cader.
  • Margot found Cade on the ground about to be stepped on, saved him, and brought him along for a day of rides at the amusement park in Mason, Ohio.
  • Cade enjoyed several rides at Kings Island, including Boo Blasters, the carousel, and Joe Cool's dodgem attraction, before being released on a tree near the fountain just prior to the fireworks.
  • Jelliffe's video has gone viral with over 800,000 views and nearly 70,000 likes, and it includes a novelty photo capturing Cade mid-ride on the Great Pumpkin Coaster.
  • The video prompted responses such as the Welch’s Fruit Snack brand account expressing that it triggered a unique and powerful nostalgic feeling they had never experienced before, highlighting the audience’s widespread enjoyment.
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Child goes viral after bringing 'pet' cicada on Kings Island ride

A day at Kings Island amusement park has gone viral after an unusual guest hopped a ride on a few rides.

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WLWT broke the news in Cincinnati, United States on Wednesday, June 18, 2025.
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