Orion
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Orion
Kings Island · US · B&M Giga Coaster
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Fast facts
- A steel Giga Coaster at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, built by B&M. sixflags.com
- Orion rises 87.5 metres above the Kings Island grounds. journal-news.com
- Its trains reach 146.5 kilometres per hour on the main run. sixflags.com
- There are no inversions; the journey is carried by a succession of great hills. coasterpedia.net
- Orion opened to the public in 2020, after an earlier season-pass preview. coasterpedia.net
- The loading platforms were planned to handle 1,650 passengers each hour. coaster101.com
- Kings Island invested 31 million dollars in the construction of Orion. spectrumnews1.com
The story of Orion
Kings Island announced Orion as a new B&M Giga Coaster in 2019, choosing the former Firehawk area for a project that would become the park’s largest investment to that time. coaster101.com· fox19.com
The construction rose quickly. Trackwork was completed, the great lift was brought into service, and the finished train made its first test run before the park’s scheduled spring opening. coasterpedia.net· coaster101.com
The season did not begin as planned, for the park remained closed during the early months of 2020. Orion first welcomed season-pass visitors in July and opened to the general public later that month. coasterpedia.net· spectrumnews1.com
When visitors finally reached its station, Orion was presented as Kings Island’s tallest, fastest and longest steel coaster, and thousands of waiting pass holders arrived for their first journey. sixflags.com· spectrumnews1.com
Sources
- sixflags.com Preferred source
- journal-news.com Acceptable source
- coasterpedia.net Preferred source
- coaster101.com Acceptable source
- spectrumnews1.com Acceptable source
- fox19.com Acceptable source
- coaster101.com Acceptable source