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Banshee is an inverted roller coaster located at Kings Island amusement park in Mason, Ohio, United States.Designed and manufactured by Swiss company Bolliger & Mabillard, the ride opened to the public on April 18, 2014, and is the longest inverted coaster in the world, featuring a track length of 4,124 feet (1,257 m). [1]
Diamondback was the biggest investment in Kings Island’s history at the time, costing $22 million to build, but that figure was surpassed in 2014 by Banshee. The coaster features a 230-foot (70 m) lift hill with a 215-foot (66 m) drop and a maximum speed of 80 mph (130 km/h). [2]
The remodel would feature a new track and compressed air launch, while keeping the original track and chain lift hill from Buzzsaw Falls. [8] On November 6, 2004, it was announced that the new ride would be named Powder Keg: A Blast Into The Wilderness. [9] In March 2005, the ride completed its first test runs. [10]
On November 20, 2012, one of the last remaining parts of the structure, the lift hill, was demolished. [43] A new roller coaster called Banshee, which opened in April 2014, was constructed in its place. [44] A tombstone with a plaque honoring Son of Beast was placed in a mockup graveyard near Banshee's line queue entrance. [45]
The park's existing terrain (the park is located in the Ozark Mountains) is used to allow a 107-foot-tall (33 m) lift hill to be translated into a first drop stretching 162 feet (49 m). [9] [21] Lift hill. The 2,937 feet (895 m) of track is made primarily of layers of laminated wood, with a steel plate located in the upper layers of the track. [22]
A lift hill, or chain lift, is often the initial upward section of track on a typical roller coaster that initially transports the roller coaster train to an elevated point. Upon reaching the top, the train is then disengaged from the lift hill and allowed to coast through the rest of the roller coaster's circuit.
Lift/launch system: Chain lift hill: Height: 109 ft (33 m) Drop: 98 ft (30 m) Length: 3,265 ft (995 m) Speed: 53 mph (85 km/h) Inversions: 0: Duration: 2:00: Capacity: 1200 riders per hour: Height restriction: 48 in (122 cm) Trains: 3 trains with 12 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in a single row for a total of 24 riders per train. Website ...
Mystic River Falls is a river raft ride located at Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri.The ride is an upgraded installation and direct replacement of the former Lost River of the Ozarks attraction, which was removed following the 2018 season, as well as an investment to celebrate the park's 60th anniversary.