Kings Island (KI) Discussion Thread

[Iron Wolf 90-11]

I can't wait to ride Banshee. It sounds like it will be a great ride and it looks amazing. Can't wait to see more pictures from the Media Day today.

[Coaster19]

 

Here are some more!

[Diamondbacker27]

Think this is the first time I have felt MAJOR coaster anxiety. It might be because I know all of this is taking place an hour from me.

Next time I visit I'm getting FLP and re riding Banshee until my face is numb

[Coaster19]

I am sorry. It is a super fun coaster. Back has a great whip!!

 

 

Station pics!

[Diamondbacker27]

Amazing photo, and we are on Kings Island's thousandth page!

[Coaster19]

Yea for a 1000 pages!!

[rcjp]

And how were the restraints? Did they tighten?

[Superbatboy]

Glad to hear everyone is liking the ride

[Coaster19]

They don't tighten at all. They have so far been very comfortable. If not my favorite invert restraints.

[glouthan]

And how were the restraints? Did they tighten?

 

No tightening at all - they were very comfortable.

 

All in all, I thought the ride was great, with some nice positive GeForces in the last half of the ride.

[Iron Wolf 90-11]

Wow, the station looks great.

[PennStater]

Just like everyone else, nothing but a positive reaction from me about Banshee. Restraints are very comfortable as well.

 

Edit: apparently my attachment from tapatalk didn't work properly... sorry about that.

Edited April 17, 2014 by PennStater

[robbalvey]

Here is our Banshee POV and my first ride rider cam! Enjoy!

Edited April 17, 2014 by robbalvey

[Diamondbacker27]

So the first part of the ride was forceful? Or not?

[NAMTABSFGAm]

Here is our Banshee POV and first ride rider cam! Enjoy!

Thank you for posting that!

[Coaster19]

So the first part of the ride was forceful? Or not?

 

Yes, that drop was very nice.

[tarheel1231]

Thanks for the POV!

 

So, how does Banshee compare to Raptor? Equal to or greater than? Equal to or less than?

[Coaster19]

I don't know if I can compare the two exactly. They are two different rides. I will say that banshee is a 100times smoother.

[aCoasterStory]

^ How would you say it compares to Montu? I figured it'd be more similar to Montu than Raptor (albeit with everything scaled way up), simply because of the sequence of elements.

[robbalvey]

Thanks for the POV!

 

So, how does Banshee compare to Raptor? Equal to or greater than? Equal to or less than?

I have only taken the one ride where I was blinded by the light! lol. I then went back to the hotel and uploaded. Heading back to the park now for more rides!

[rollercoasterbuff]

Robb, will you be there tonight as well?

[rcjp]

Watching a few shots taken while still dark (and I imagine pretty cold) the trains (when full or riders) seem to have a fairly good pacing around the track. I can only imagine how it will be once the temperatures rise!

[coasterbill]

Great video and photos. The theming of the ride area looks very nice by Cedar Fair's standards. I'm impressed.

[rcjp]

^Now it's a matter of seeing how long the fog will last (hopefully a while)

[gerstlaueringvar]

Thanks for the video! That Zero G Roll looks faster than I expected. I think Banshee goes much faster on the rider camera video. Cameron, didn't you feel cold wearing shorts?