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In the never-ending quest for top roller coasters in Ohio, Kings Island is now constructing a “giga” coaster named Orion, which joins an elite class of coasters in the world with a height or drop of 300-399 feet. The new coaster is on track to open in the spring of 2020.
Riders will plummet down an exhilarating 300-foot first drop, sending them on a high-speed journey over seven miles and 5,321 feet of track at speeds up to 91 mph on the steel coaster.
Orion is designed by Switzerland-based Bolliger & Mabillard, which also designed the park’s popular Banshee and Diamondback coasters.
– James DiFrangia, Stevens Strategic Communications