Kings Island maintenance crews busiest in off-season

LostKause said:

Tyler, Vortex was designed way before computers were cool. Ride designers had to make all the calculations be hand. Arrow is notorious for rides with poor transitions and banking, and if you look at most loops and other inversions and elements from different Arrow coasters, they are all the same size. This is probably the main reason that Vortex is a headbanger.

That just about does it for the knowledge that I have about Arrow though.

I know. There probably isn't one Arrow Looper that I've enjoyed. My favorite is probably Demon at Six Flags Great America, though.

The Tennessee Tornado and Lockness Monster are my two favorite Arrow Loopers, and the only ones that I will ride consistently when at a park I have been to. The rest are too bumpy and uncomfortable.

Sorry, while I agree with you somewhat I didn't mean to vote up. My finger accidentally drug/ dragged? across the space.
I think Loch Ness Monster is a very odd ride, with a nice front half and a pretty crappy back half. I never understood the tiny little lift there. It's so interruptive, and a real pace killer. Unless its purely for blocking purposes- but I'm pretty sure the train could complete the circuit without it and maybe just a little track reprofiling.
Tennessee Tornado is a blast, the first drop is a real surprise the first time and I love the slight twistiness at the top of the inversions. Like I said before somewhere, it's waaaaaay to short. It's got the energy and they've got the space there to extend it a bit.

When I rode the Arrow looper at SFMM a few years back it was shockingly smooth. I was bracing myself for the worst, and pretty much just riding it because it was there and had no line. Ended up enjoying it.

Not sure if I just hit it on a good day/good seat, or if it still just runs that well.

I don't think it was an issue of it being a good day. I've always enjoyed my laps on Viper as well.

But then, I never really had that much against the Arrow megaloopers. They aren't/weren't my favorite rides, but I always tried to snag a lap when possible.

These "spring fever" stories about amusement parks always make me laugh. You often seen photos in the newspaper at this time of year about new rides, etc. The sad part is the Kings Island has nothing to market, so here they are writing about Backlot Stunt Coaster maintenance? Yikes.