The A-Z Coaster of the Week is The Ultimate at Lightwater Valley in the United Kingdom. Opened in 1991, this tubular steel coaster is currently the second longest roller coaster in the world at 7,442 feet. It’s two lift hills...
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Banshee Opens to Rave Reviews
After months of anticipation, Banshee was unveiled to the coaster world. This world record-breaking B&M had a lot of hype to live up to. Coaster101 writers Nick and Kyle were at Media Day to see how the new coaster measured...
Continue reading...Bat’s Rebirth Continues at Kings Island
Although Banshee is receiving much of the off-season attention at Kings Island, the park is also giving one of their older coasters a new look and new name for 2014. The park’s Arrow suspended coaster, Flight Deck, will reopen as...
Continue reading...Banshee Trains Arrive at Kings Island
Banshee’s trains were delivered to Kings Island today. The world’s longest inverted coaster will feature a new style of train never before used on a B&M inverted coaster. We were told on our construction tour of Banshee the restraints are...
Continue reading...Banshee Receiving its Lift Chain
Unfortunately, it’s not often that an amusement park builds a mammoth Bolliger & Mabillard inverted coaster. Watching Kings Island’s Banshee rise over the past few months has been quite exciting. And we have to give props to Kings Island’s PR...
Continue reading...Banshee Construction in Final Stretch
The last two pieces of Kings Island’s Banshee coaster arrived at the park yesterday—meaning that construction of the 4,124-foot-long B&M inverted coaster is nearing completion. In just a few months, riders will be speeding along the track at speeds of up...
Continue reading...Kings Island and Banshee Covered in Snow
If you think that harsh winter weather conditions are slowing down Banshee construction at Kings Island, think again. The B&M inverted coaster is growing each day, thanks to the dedicated construction workers. A spokesman from the park reports: “Construction of...
Continue reading...Beast Onride Video from 1979
Can you believe that Kings Island’s legendary Beast roller coaster is 35+ years old? The 7,359-foot-long wooden coaster zips through the wooded outskirts of the Mason, Ohio theme park—an experience I named my best ride of 2012. The below video...
Continue reading...Banshee Loops Around its Lift Hill
Kings Island sent us two great pictures of the top section of Banshee’s first vertical loop which circles the B&M inverted coaster’s lift hill. From Kings Island: “Workmen on Wednesday insert a section of track to top off the loop...
Continue reading...The Bat Flies Again at Kings Island
Banshee won’t be the only new thing to see at Kings Island in 2014. The park announced today that the park’s Flight Deck coaster will be re-themed and renamed to “The Bat” for next season as a nod to the...
Continue reading...Banshee’s First Drop Completed
Banshee’s continues to grow in size. Kings Island sent us spectacular photos of the B&M inverted coaster’s recently completed first drop. “Work crews have completed the construction of the track for the 150-foot first drop on the world’s longest inverted...
Continue reading...Battle of the Kings
After traveling to Kings Dominion recently, I thought it would be a good idea to compare it with its sister park, and former Paramount park, Kings Island. Both parks have some rides that are very similar, but they also have...
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