Vortex Statistics |
Park: | Paramount's Kings Island | Type: | Steel |
Opened: | 4/11/87 | Status: | Operating |
Ride Time: | 2:30 | Track Length: | 3800 feet |
Top Speed: | 50 mph | Inversions: | 6 |
Lift Height: | 148 feet | Vertical Drop: | 138 feet |
Angle Of Descent: | 55 degrees | G-Force: | 3-4 |
Designer: | Arrow Dynamics | Builder: | Arrow Dynamics |
Cost: | $4 million | Capacity: | 1600 riders an hour |
Features: | Two vertical loops, one corkscrew, one boomerang turn, and a 360 degree helix turn at end. |
Vehicles: | Three trains of 7 cars each. |
Structure: | 1,000 tons of steel used in construction. |
History: | One of the first coasters to have 6 inversions. |
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