Kings Island announces Diamondback

While this looks like it will be incredibly FUN to ride, I agree with TatsuRob: an Intamin MegaLite would be much more exciting.

Whatever happened to the twister-hyper concept? With a small footprint, countless interactions with other parts of the ride, quick drops and turns, I would have imagined we would have seen more of these. We got Fujiyama and then nothing (except, these megalites).

^^Please understand that just because I liked Behemoth better than Millie doesn't mean you or anyone else will. For example, I happen to like Leap the Dips better than Shivering Timbers and I thought Nitro was a snoozefest.

I'm going to be there opening day with my buddy. I'm more excited for this ride than any other once since HXLC...

^^^Would Raging Bull count?

What a beautiful ride, and I can't wait. A few thoughts:

It looks like it's kind of laying on top of KI. PDKI (Pre Diamondback Kings Island) was always designed with the big rides on the fringe of the park, frequently with long walks to get to them. We don't get to do a lot of walking under rides there. This placement almost gives the impression that KI is running out of space! With the bottom of the first drop over the queue for Crypt, it looks like visitors walking along Rivertown will be able to stand below and look directly up the first drop. Riders will also have the sensation of dropping toward the street. Cool as hell. They've used the ravine to great advantage as well, and I think the deeper dips will be better and, hopefully, more surprising than they read on the video.

I think a lot of trees will have to go. That whole area of the park will have a different look, probably very Cedar Fair-ized. Hope not. Maybe Knott's taught them a lesson. (they seem to have caught on with the installation of Pony Express)

It looks like a people eater, and designed so that efficient operation is likely. I take Mamoosh's recommendation of the train style to heart, and I think they look great, too.

Finally, did any Coaster Buzzer (and I'm thinking of that previous million page thread) name the ride correctly? (I said The Horrible Southern Ohio Water Moccasin....) Or does this count as a time that none of us had a clue? Or even a correct guess?

It should be a good ride and it does help fill out their coaster lineup. They can take out the other 200 ft coaster now and use that space for something worthwhile!

The only thing i think is unfortunate is that it didn't get a 540 spiraling helix like Behemoth and GA Goliath because that is a cool feature of that type of ride.

Spinout said..."why up the coasters at the park? They already have 13 coasters without this new one. Isn't that enough? I went to the park in June, and the parking lot was jammed...I think it's too fast for another coaster so soon. They just got Firehawk last year."

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But Spinout, another high capacity coaster at the park will serve to trim down the lines on all of the other rides. I think that when a park is too busy and is well known for long lines, it's time to start building people eaters.

I think all of the trees that had to be removed have been. The footers around the midway are all in place already.

I love how Cedar Fair liven up the dead spots in their parks.

Lets take CP for example, the added a bunch of new stuff near 12E, put Dragster into a midway that haden't seen any type of new ride since 1998, put Mantis and MF in what was a lower-traffic area and did the Skyhawk/Mavrick additions to the western area.

Now lets take Kings Island...

They built Firehawk in a dead-end area, put a new show into the declining-attendence Festhaus and will be adding The New coaster in a more centralized location when everything else they have makes a ring around the park.

I know I state the obvious, but it's neat to think about.

I have friends and family in a 10 - 15 minute radius of King's Island. I'm too excited for Diamondback already! I agree with everybody; it's about time King's Island not only gets a B & M, but a 200 ft tall steel coaster!!

April 2009 can't get here soon enough! Bring it on!!!

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the ride being shorter than The Beast as to not disrespect it. :)

Well, that's probably why they left out the 540* spiraling helix... ;)

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How can CF use a name that PARC is already using at one of their parks (Diamondback is the Arrow shuttle loop at FC)? Is the ride name not already trademarked - assuming when the park went from SF ownership to PARC that the trademark would also pass to PARC....

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I'm guessing it hasn't been trademarked in years.

-Nate

OK then, now that there's been a couple of responses in the same vein....

Can CF trademark "Diamondback" and force PARC to change the name of their pre-exising ride? Or will the space between the words really mean they're two different ride names? Most importantly, why do I care? :)

I've yet to ride the Stunt Coaster or that flying one since they moved it so April will be nice. Its been over 5 years since I've been to what once was my favorite amusement park, Kings Island, although its the closest unless you count IB and Fun Spot Park.

Prior use on a trademark is good enough reason to not only defend a trademark, but contest one Cedar Fair were to file.

Is this the first time B&M will be using magnetic brakes on a coaster? Don't remember seeing them before.

Nope. IIRC Silver Bullet was the first.

FYI, they're not used to stop the train but rather slow the train before entering the normal (squeeze) brakes.

*** This post was edited by Mamoosh 8/7/2008 11:40:26 PM ***

I knew they weren't primary, but I didn't know they've gone there before. Cool, looks like it will be a smooth finish!

Nitro also has magnetic brakes, but I don't believe it opened with them. I think they were added after its first year of operation, which would still beat out Silver Bullet by two years.

And speaking of Silver Bullet and trademarks, Cedar Fair sure likes stealing names from Frontier City, huh? I hope Wild Kitty is next.

-Nate

"^^^Would Raging Bull count?"

I suppose so. Maybe I'm just college student whose summer lifelessness has plastered itself over other, more lively things.