Kings Island (KI) Discussion Thread

[coasterbill]

That's a really great photo. I don't ever remember seeing a coaster picture taken from that angle (for obvious reasons as that's always going to be a restricted area).

[rcjp]

^^Me too.

The more pictures I see the more I love the colors. By the way, given that the top speed will be hit between the zero g and batwing (isn't that correct?) I'm assuming it will be the ride's tallest inversion, right? And maybe the tallest in any B&M inverted. Does anyone know how tall Alpengeist's immelmann is?

That's a really great photo. I don't ever remember seeing a coaster picture taken from that angle (for obvious reasons as that's always going to be a restricted area).

Batman la fuga at Warner allows people to go under the loop and take pictures like this. It isn't exactly the same angle but close.

[coasterbill]

That's a great picture too. All I said was that I don't remember seeing a picture like that but I'm sure there are plenty out there... it's still really cool though, especially since the lift goes through it. I'm really excited for this coaster.

[rcjp]

That's a great picture too. All I said was that I don't remember seeing a picture like that but I'm sure there are plenty out there...

I know. I just wanted to show this picture as there are some similarities. I'm aware that you knew there were some.

[AusCoasterFan]

^^Me too.

The more pictures I see the more I love the colors. By the way, given that the top speed will be hit between the zero g and batwing (isn't that correct?) I'm assuming it will be the ride's tallest inversion, right? And maybe the tallest in any B&M inverted. Does anyone know how tall Alpengeist's immelmann is?

That's a really great photo. I don't ever remember seeing a coaster picture taken from that angle (for obvious reasons as that's always going to be a restricted area).

Batman la fuga at Warner allows people to go under the loop and take pictures like this. It isn't exactly the same angle but close.

 

It looks very different to me to be honest. There is a much larger gap between the entrance to the loop and the exit on Banshee... Much larger!

[Ape]

Son of crane finally woke up from its nap and they are doing some visable work from the cam.

[Dr. M]

It looks very different to me to be honest. There is a much larger gap between the entrance to the loop and the exit on Banshee... Much larger!

 

It's probably just larger in every dimension. Hard to tell how much taller it is due to the perspective. I imagine the shape of both is about the same.

[Fooz]

Looks like a regular ole' loop to me.

[rcjp]

A few more pieces in place

[GrapesLie]

^ They must be about ready to start the pretzel! YAY!

[cfc]

^ They must be about ready to start the pretzel! YAY!

 

Have they brought out a giant vat of mustard?

[GrapesLie]

^ I was hoping for beer cheese!

[mikeykaise]

Everyone knows that a vat of chocolate is the best for dipping pretzels into especially if its an Auntie Em's pretzel.

[Guy T. Koepp]

I prefer garlic butter. But I'm a rebel, a loner. That's just the way I roll.

[cfc]

^I like the way you think, sir.

[Hoppy]

I prefer garlic butter. But I'm a rebel, a loner. That's just the way I roll.

 

You are not a loner! That garlic butter is really good...so I agree with you.

 

However, chocolate can reign supreme in most other situations except for when I was at Silver Dollar City and that cinnamon bread just was amazing.

[GrapesLie]

^ Now you're speaking my language!

[BigDipper 80]

A better angle on the loop, from KI's Instagram:

loop.bmp

Definitely looks wider than a typical loop.

[Guy T. Koepp]

Yeah. From that angle the base does look considerably wider. I wonder if there are any new sensations that will encur because of that? Probably not much.

[FaithPlus1]

Wow, from that picture it does look like the track comes really close to the ground on the entry and exit of the loop.

[GayCoasterGuy]

I wonder if there are any new sensations that will encur because of that? Probably not much.

 

New sensations? It's a B&M. (Sorry, had to.)

 

It does look like a nice ride, that gap is huge. It's like a cross between a giant corkscrew and a loop, but more loop. At least it's something "slightly different," a good thing.

[rcjp]

I couldn't really find a picture from the exact same angle but this one is close and it does show how much wider Banshee's one is. Mostly by looking at the support which holds both the entry and exit to the loop.

[UrbanLegend]

Is there any particular reason this loop is spread apart much more than most inverted loops?

[Koasterking48]

Is there any particular reason this loop is spread apart much more than most inverted loops?

Maybe instead of having the zero-g roll curve to line up with the pretzel loops, they just increased the width of the loop. That's just my guess...

[GigaG]

On another note, why are Vekoma Flying Dutchmen (such as Firehawk) made fun of so much? They are actually decent rides, held back by the manufacturer's bad reputation and horrible load times, but good rides nonetheless. Comparison of multiple flying coasters, ranging from good to horrid on the Mitch Hawker poll-

 

Tatsu - 35

Manta - 39

Superman clones - 129

Air - 130

Batwing - 227

Firehawk - 238

Nighthawk - 240

Volare - 364

 

So what is this? Bumpiness that I seem to ignore, or just bad brand? On a side note, I didn't find the Volare (Time Warp) at CW that bad.