Kings Island - 2009 B&M Hyper Construction

Looks pretty awesome. Hopefully I can make it down there next year.

Hey, I thought This was supposed to be a bust? ;)

Originally posted by Lewis13

Wow, I'm really impressed with this ride, I figured it would just be a normal B&M, but it actually looks outstandingly fun. Its got fast turns, a wicked turnaround, nice drop, and the watersplash should be a blast. I also noticed that there weren't any trims on the video, which is a plus.

BUT: wtf is with the Golden Lift supports?

??? There's trims right after the hammerhead type thing.

Diamondback! New for 2009 at Kings Island! The tallest, fastest and meanest roller coaster to hit Kings Island unleashes its fury with over 5,200 FEET of steel track. 230 FEET TALL, this monster twists and turns through 10 ACRES of terrain, wooded hills with a spectacular splashdown ending to give you the ultimate thrill, without the venom! Diamondback will open APRIL 2009!

The trains on Diamondback will feature unique, open-air stadium-style seating that will allow riders to experience an unobstructed view of all the thrills and excitement on one of the world?????????s best roller coasters. Kings Island will be the first park in the United States with trains of this style on a roller coaster.



The Diamondback roller coaster at Kings Island is the park?????????s first hyper coaster, designed by Bolliger and Mabillard (more commonly known as B&M). Its features are:
Track Length: 5,282?????????
Maximum Height: 230?????????
Length of First Hill: 222?????????
Length of First Drop: 215?????????
Length of Other Drops: 193?????????, 131?????????, 129?????????, 110?????????, 106?????????
Total Drops: 10
Fastest Speed: 80 miles per hour
Ride Time: Three minutes
Hourly Capacity: 1,620 riders
Number of Trains: Three



For MANY videos of the ride, it's vehicles, and an on-ride: http://www.kidiamondback.com/public/dow ... videos.cfm
Kings Islands Website: www.pki.com

^Isn't that about 3 hours old?

i must say it looks very cool and a wicked layout.

im still not shure on the extra experience on this "stadium seating" layout of the trains but they do look extreamly open and fun

The pacing is a little slow in the video, but I think it will be a fun ride anyway. The airtime looks decent in the front, and should be much better in the back few rows.

I think the pacing in the video looks very good for a B&M.

Looks about average for a B&M hyper to me, not really that different from Behemoth or Nitro. Cool looking layout though.

Originally posted by Austin


Length of First Drop: 215?????????
Length of Other Drops: 193?????????, 131?????????, 129?????????, 110?????????, 106?????????

Very, very useful information.

Originally posted by Austin


Ride Time: Three Minutes

Ooohh.

well this is a good reason to go 2 Kings Island

^So close. Got the first "to" right, then the second one is a 2...

Yeah, it should be written: "Well this is a good reason 2 go to King's Island." Duh.

I was real Impressed when I saw this, I think it's great that they aren't gonna do the old out and turn and out and back, but they actually had a different layout.

And on the note of the lack of Airtime ordeal, I've noticed that simulations always make it look like there's less Airtime than in reality.

Originally posted by tiepilot35

^So close. Got the first "to" right, then the second one is a 2...

Are we getting carried away with this or is it just me?

Originally posted by dcs221

Yeah, it should be written: "Well this is a good reason 2 go to King's Island." Duh.

lol

Originally posted by Jackson

^Isn't that about 3 hours old?

I was just organizing it into a nice easy to see post, and one that could be linked to on the front page.

^O.K. Then.

Awesome, looks like it's gonna be a great ride. I can tell all of you, having Behemoth at my home park, that the new trains are MUCH better than the old ones. I just hope that Diamondback has as much air as Behemoth does, because if it does, than it'll definitely be a reason 2 go to Kings Island. Plus, looks sexy in the woods!

Why are the supports on the lift colored different than the supports on the rest of the track, it looks weird but cool.

^Because It Contrasts and Makes the HUGE Lift Hill more Noticeable. I don't know why they want to make the huge 23 story lift hill right over the midway more noticeable, but the Red and Yellow Lift Hill looks cool.

Who Here thinks the huge B&M Hills sticking out of the forest look sexy?!

Personally, the mustard lift supports look horrible in contrast to the rest of the tan ones.

i dont think they look horrible but just different and weird.

The mustard yellow supports and red track remind me of Mc.Donalds.

Anyways, I have plans to go to Kings Island next year in May and then go to Cedar Point.[^]

Some of the "Mustard" lift Supports are on site at KI, I'll have pics soon.

Hyde224 over at CoasterForce was lucky enough to have attended the Announcement ceremonies for Diamondback.

http://www.coasterforce.com/forums/view ... 187#499187

Above is a link to his great report on the day's events with loads of pictures to view!

Brake Shed Is almost Done and some of the Mustard Supports are on site: