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Banshee is an inverted roller coaster located at Kings Island amusement park in Mason, Ohio, United States. Designed and manufactured by Swiss company Bolliger & Mabillard , the ride opened to the public on April 18, 2014, and is the longest inverted coaster in the world, featuring a track length of 4,124 feet (1,257 m). [ 1 ]
A launch track is a straight section of track along a launched roller coaster layout in which the train is quickly accelerated to a significant velocity in a matter of seconds. It serves the same basic purpose as a lift hill —providing energy to the train—but does so in a different manner.
Diamondback was the biggest investment in Kings Island’s history at the time, costing $22 million to build, but that figure was surpassed in 2014 by Banshee. The coaster features a 230-foot (70 m) lift hill with a 215-foot (66 m) drop and a maximum speed of 80 mph (130 km/h). [ 2 ]
Giovanola also has a single inverted coaster operating, which uses the box-track design, also used by Bolliger & Mabillard. The inverted coaster differs from the older suspended coaster , which runs under the track, but features cars that enclose the rider's legs and lower body and are attached to the track above by a pivoting bar, whereas the ...
Son of Beast's track layout after the loop was removed. The seven world records held at its introduction were: Tallest wooden roller coaster [59] Longest wooden roller coaster drop [59] Fastest wooden roller coaster [59] Only looping wooden roller coaster (2000–2006) [60] Longest looping roller coaster (2000–2006) [61]
Mystic Timbers is a wooden roller coaster located at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio.Constructed by Great Coasters International and designed by Skyline Design, the roller coaster opened in the Rivertown section of the park on April 15, 2017.
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Rougarou, formerly known as Mantis, is a floorless roller coaster located at Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio.Designed and built by Bolliger & Mabillard, the roller coaster originally opened in 1996 as a stand-up roller coaster called Mantis, which at the time was the tallest, fastest, and longest of its kind in the world.