Crews Install First Piece of Banshee Track

Construction crews at Kings Island have installed the first piece of the Banshee inverted roller coaster which will open next year.

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“Construction crews have installed the first piece of track on the new Banshee roller coaster at Kings Island. Banshee opens in April 2014 and will be the world’s longest inverted roller coaster at 4,124 feet. Riders will scream their way through seven inversions at speeds up to 68 miles per hour. The ride layout for Banshee is specially designed for Kings Island. Elements include a Curved Drop, Dive Loop, Looping interacting with the 167-foot tall lift hill, Zero-G-Roll, Batwing, Outside Loop, Spiral, In-Line-Roll, and Carousel. Kings Island is open to the public this weekend, August 30 through September 2.”

See our Banshee announcement post to learn more about Kings Island’s next coaster.

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Aug 28, 2013 by John Stevenson News Photos 1

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John Stevenson founded Coaster101 in 2005 and travels across the country visiting theme parks and riding roller coasters. In addition to blogging, he's a published author, having written a history book about his hometown amusement park, Libertyland, which was the home of Elvis Presley's favorite roller coaster. John currently lives in Nashville and considers Dollywood his "home away from home" park.