Vortex Ad 1987 

Visited Kings Island after 30 years this past Sunday. I was a teenager when I was there last. Vortex was my first real coaster experience with a loop and I loved it. Now I’m in my forties with a wife and two daughters. The girls rode it with me and they loved it as well. It, too, was their first real coaster experience with a loop. I’m glad we got to go this past Sunday to unknowingly enjoy it one last time. I rode it four times that day. Thanks for the fun, Vortex!!

RIP Vortex 1987 - 2019

I miss this coaster

Wow!!!/!!/ I am in this commercial! This was filmed on March 30th 1987. It was cold as hell that day but the sky was nice sunny and blue....... Love it!!! Former Kings Island Employee from 1985-1989.

and the winner of the best amusement park in the entire universe is the one, the only, Kings Island

here to pay my respects...gonna miss this one big time :(

I remember this commercial! Thank u for posting it, I used to go around and imitate this commercial when it premiered in '87.

Does anyone remember that year at the park they had the metalic hand painted on the ground like a path way to the ride like they used to do with the bear claw feet for the beast? I seem to remember that the year it came out.

Simple reminder that Vortex is not sinking.

I remember dry run day that year. I was going to ride it but it snowed a lot, Blizzard. Great Ride. 1986-1995 employee.

@KiddJetix I grew up on these rides. Now that I am 25 I have a season platinum pass and go to Cedar Point and Kings Island as much as possible. I here some younger kids saying "man this ride sucks". I have to tell them though. Think about 20 or 30 years ago. This was the main ride. These are the classics. I even grew up on these rides. Amusment parks are for amazement yes. At the same time it is to look at the old going wow. Than at the new going look how far roller coasters have come.

Wow -- I don't think I've ever seen this commercial before. Thanks for posting!

Wow I haven't seen this commerical in years. Brings back memories thanks for posting it.

@:19 this is what should be painted on the ceiling of the Sisteen Chapel

They told us that kings island is removing one of their coaster for their 2020 plans

That's aweseome. Wish I could see those.

My favorite coaster!!!!!

I Wish we can see the rest of Vortex's metal body in that commercial!

if you look carefully at the ground around the Vortex, you can see some of the old footings from "The Bat"

when I was a kid and saw the loops in the commercial, I thought, "No way I would get on that" but then when my son was 12 and I rode it, I could not understand why he was afraid and would not... Wow man,. this thing is coming up on 25 years? Seems like they just built it last year. Time flies faster than any coaster out there :(

RIP 2019

I miss King's Island - it's been about 10 years since I've been down there...

I remember riding that coaster opening weekend

Rip.

Happy 30th Vortex

I think they were preparing us for the eventual robot uprising in the mid 90s - they were only 15 years off...

onec he has you in his grip you his forever

Is the vortex still there

Love this ride

Vortex lived to see another season.

Rip 😢😢😢

The Boomerang 0:08!

@MrPhsycodude999 I think is still is to. It is just younger people do not appreciate it or the beast or racer. They are simply CLASSICS!

Wow they had great ads for roller coasters in the 1980s.

@mrfundrummer its the footings settling

@mrfundrummer True...in fact, that rumor even goes back to when the Bat was there. "Oh the Bat is sinking"......NOT.

The only ride that I was tall enough to ride at this time was the Screamin' Demon.

here before KI announces they're removing a roller coaster...crossing my fingers its not Vortex :,(

I heard from several of my friends that they're going to take this ride out because it's sinking.

@nintendork2000 No I heard-you're right.

@josh19852008 I'm in my early teens, and i still think this is a main attraction, I like it more than Diamondback!!

I know people think it's sinking, and I understand why (the footers look as if they are) But no ones seems to question the proof as to how people KNOW it's not. I don't think it is, but how do we KNOW it's not sinking??

@jessizrollin089 your friends are wrong,man.It's had its time,but it ain't sinkin' so it ain't leavin.

its more than a python, than a vortex because whenever they turn upside down they look like snakes and slugs

i wis ut was actually that fast

@mariohead101 Its not suspended?

kenzie

@artistwithouttalent lol

Love the Vortex!