cal1br3tto Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 It makes sense that they got something truly all-ages as advertised. I like how parks are doing so many late/surprise announcements lately, even if sometimes minor. Not sure if that's really a new thing, but cool either way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yay101 Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 I don't think that inside the Kings Island theatre will attract as many people as the outside stadium by Diamondback. Many people don't know what the theatre there is for, so they never enter. If you walk by and see people performing, you think that's pretty cool let's stop by there. But, of course, that's IMO. This could be a way to bring more people into the theater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B&MBoy1982 Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 I don't think that inside the Kings Island theatre will attract as many people as the outside stadium by Diamondback. Many people don't know what the theatre there is for, so they never enter. If you walk by and see people performing, you think that's pretty cool let's stop by there. But, of course, that's IMO. It is rude to walk when someone is performing. One should never enter or exit while a performer is on stage. I like the closed theaters better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondbacker27 Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Something's going in the old action circle! It looks like tombstones and flowers to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KI Kidd Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 According to Greg Scheid's twitter account Banshee has completed its first test run. Don also mentioned on KIC that the park map would up on Monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarTrekGeek Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 According to Greg Scheid's twitter account Banshee has completed its first test run. Don also mentioned on KIC that the park map would up on Monday. Great news for the coaster! I *might* be able to ride it this summer, but I don't know the plans yet. I know we're travelling! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondbacker27 Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Banshee has begun testing! As you can see it climbing the hill at the bottom of the lift. Testing has Begun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted March 15, 2014 Author Share Posted March 15, 2014 (edited) Banshee screams its way through 4,124 feet of track on initial test run! Source: Official Press Release: KINGS ISLAND, Ohio – With engineers, technicians, construction workers, managers and park general manager watching, the longest inverted roller coaster in the world, “Banshee,” screamed its way through its first test run Saturday at Kings Island. With seven stomach-churning inversions, the 4,124-foot long Banshee also ties another inverted roller coaster record. Designed exclusively for Kings Island by Switzerland-based Bolliger & Mabillard, Banshee features the following succession of breath-taking thrills: a 167-foot lift hill, 150-foot curved first drop, a dive loop, a vertical loop encircling the lift hill, a zero-gravity-roll, a pair of batwing inversions, outside loop, spiral, in-line roll and carousel, all at speeds up to 68 mph. Banshee makes its highly-anticipated public debut when Kings Island opens for the 2014 season April 18. Edited March 15, 2014 by robbalvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFOGdude25 Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Now that I see a train on the course. It's really putting it in perspective just how massive this ride is. Hopefully there's a video coming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrapesLie Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 YAY!I can't wait! I'll be there June 1st! YAY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike541x Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Now that I see a train on the course. It's really putting it in perspective just how massive this ride is. Hopefully there's a video coming! Agreed. I really wanna see this ride in person. Eh maybe next year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerstlaueringvar Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 It looks HUGE! Hope videos would come up soon so we can see how fast it goes and guess how faster it can go with the regular wheels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Now that I see a train on the course. It's really putting it in perspective just how massive this ride is. Hopefully there's a video coming! You're right. As I saw several pictures over the months I gradually realised it was going to be a lot bigger than I though. But this!! It's just massive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPSFMMCW Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 If they were smart, they would've mounted a camera onto the first train and filmed a POV of the first test run... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerstlaueringvar Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 If they were smart, they would've mounted a camera onto the first train and filmed a POV of the first test run... They never said they didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KI Kidd Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 They have said that no POV would be released until media day. Then again they changed the park map release date so you never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastercoaster5 Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 This is gonna be great! Im sure it will pull some nice intense forces!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Farmer Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 If they were smart, they would've mounted a camera onto the first train and filmed a POV of the first test run... They probably know that it won't quite be up to speed as testing begins and that releasing a POV of the train lackadaisically meandering through the course to enthusiasts would be akin to a matador waving a muleta at a bull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2012jarrett Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Watching it test on the webcam and the wide trains on the track both there and in the pictures look gorgeous! Can't wait to ride it next month! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted March 15, 2014 Author Share Posted March 15, 2014 (edited) Here's another shot sent to us from Kings Island PR: Edited March 15, 2014 by robbalvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Turbo Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 This is making so excited for July!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 I hope it rides as good as it looks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. M Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 It's a lot easier imagining how this will ride than imagining how Goliath will ride. Seeing as, you know, it's not like any of these elements are new.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glouthan Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 ^^ I hope so too. Could this be the start to the new generation of forceful inverts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Out of curiosity why are people convinced this will be forceful? I'm not saying it won't... but do we have any reason to think it will ? It seems like a bold statement given the manufacturer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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