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Take a look at Vortex's opening year in 1987. Vortex was designed exclusively for Kings Island by Arrow Dynamics and included the following succession of thrills that had never been incorporated into one steel coaster before:
-a 148-foot high lift and drop of 138 feet at a 55-degree angle
-two vertical loops
-one corkscrew
-one boomerang turn
-a 360-degree helix turn at the end
-a top speed of 55 mph
The Vortex is notable as the first roller coaster in the world to send riders through six inversions on a continuous circuit. Overall, riders have been flipped upside down more than 275,000,000 times while riding Vortex.
Over the past 33 seasons more than 46 million guests have ridden Vortex. Only six attractions have given more rides since Kings Island opened its gates in 1972.
The attraction closed on October 27, 2019 as it had simply reached the end of its service life. #kingsisland #rollercoasters #subscribe
10 сен 2024
