Kings Island 2020 - Orion: B&M Giga

That just doesn't look real. I love it.

Orion's turnaround has now been topped off:







Source: http://www.wildgravitytravels.com/orion ... update-34/

Looks amazing! B&M is always such a work of art!

Trains for Orion have already arrived:



Source: https://twitter.com/KingsIslandPR/statu ... 2741361664

[mkingy]

The persepctive really threw me there - I couldn't work it out and thought it might be a weird 2-across B&M like the one off train they made for Fuji Q?

Traintastic26 wrote:

Train for Orion:







Source: https://twitter.com/CoasterForce/status ... 0759599105

mkingy wrote:

The persepctive really threw me there - I couldn't work it out and thought it might be a weird 2-across B&M like the one off train they made for Fuji Q?

No No lol its 4 across

Looks like Orion is almost done:



Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/rollercoasters ... most_done/

Webcam: https://www.visitkingsisland.com/explore/live-video

hard to tell where the track ends so far but yes the supports for the rest of the ride are up, also if you are in the Ohio/Indiana/Kentucky/West Virginia area, there is a first rider auction with a minimum donation of $150! All proceeds will go to A Kid Again. So far there is $11K donated and raised!!!!

https://www.firstgiving.com/event/410830/Orion-First-Riders-Auction

Final piece of track has gone in:

Just a heads up, it was posted on another sites forum but the orion webcam will be coming down until the end of march.

Looks like it's gone already

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https://twitter.com/KingsIslandPR/status/1225919054285885442
Trains are all on the track. Wit the webcam being took down, one can only imagine that the ride might be operational soon.

Orion has begun testing:

Seems to keep it's speed really well. Excited for this one!

Very excited to have this ride basically in my back yard. Ill be sure to post a TR from Opening Day/First Rider Event when the day comes!!!!

New content from Kings Island!!!! Drone footage of Orion (it is legal) of Orion's layout here :

Official Park Blog Post

In other new's if some dont recall, Vortex's trains (and Firehawk's) trains where sent to sister park Carowinds. Firehawk last year and Vortex this year. Firehawk's became part donors to Nighthawk and well................................... Vortex's have replaced the Carolina Cyclone's trains (or some car's)

Source

If you go here, WCCB, A news station out of Charlotte with the series Wilson's World stopped by the park. Around the 7:50 mark of the video they show Cyclone's trains...................which in turn are Vortex trains.

It should also be noted that this coaster will be getting a soundtrack from a familiar name...:

More of our music coming to the states: We're happy to announce, that Kings Island's tallest, fastest and longest steel coaster Orion will get a soundtrack by IMAscore!

Believe it or not, this is only their second soundtrack they have done for a USA attraction. The first one being Mystic Timbers, also at Kings Island.

Source: https://twitter.com/IMAscore/status/1234827479883407361

Official POV of Orion:

[Dirk_Ermen]

Wow, that was quite short. When I expected it to hit the MCBR it apparently was already the final brake run.

First riders event and reactions;

Dirk_Ermen wrote:

Wow, that was quite short. When I expected it to hit the MCBR it apparently was already the final brake run.

The originality, I'm gagging. Orion's ride time is right on par with Leviathan (and both are a hair longer than I305), but an additional element would have gone a long way. Orion's elements are all kind of more deliberate than Leviathan's were, and it definitely has a stronger second half. Looks like it gives a solid ride, even if it's easy to lament the towering brake run.

Full review by Coaster Daddy;