sheikra_rocks 1431 Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Row 8 right hand side may get decent airtime on the turn going down the drop. I know on Montu, row 8 left hand side is like that. Link to post Share on other sites
YoungStud 2692 Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 You will probably enter the vertical loop around 40-45 mph. Link to post Share on other sites
Ride On_17 11792 Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 From Kings Island's Twitter: "Workmen have begun installing sections of track for the first drop of Banshee." This picture's perspective is really cool and emphasizes just how steep and awesome this beast is! I seriously can't wait. 11 Link to post Share on other sites
TombRaiderFTW 10000 Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 The rotation going down that drop is going to be intense! I'm excited! 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Ride On_17 11792 Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Steep drop + tight curve=high gs, high speed, and high thrill. Can it be April yet? 6 Link to post Share on other sites
calakapepe 8130 Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Zero-G rolls are for weightlessness, not airtime. And I'm hoping a slow one, like we will have, will end up being more fun than the more intense ones. (like other B&M inverted coasters i.e. Raptor) 1 Link to post Share on other sites
thoe124 1881 Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Zero-G rolls are for weightlessness, not airtime. And I'm hoping a slow one, like we will have, will end up being more fun than the more intense ones. (like other B&M inverted coasters i.e. Raptor)What's the difference between airtime and weightlessness? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
TombRaiderFTW 10000 Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Most zero-G rolls I've been through (Raptor, Sky Rocket, Bizarro, Great Bear, three Batmen, and [kinda] Maverick, among others) had little sense of airtime. They were more disorienting than anything else. Link to post Share on other sites
The Interpreter 82068 Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 But see Kumba. Link to post Share on other sites
TombRaiderFTW 10000 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 ^ Are you offering? Because I'm down for a trip to Tampa. 9 Link to post Share on other sites
The Interpreter 82068 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 I have a season pass there...I really, really need to get down there. Link to post Share on other sites
YoungStud 2692 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Kumba = first generation b&m. Link to post Share on other sites
The Interpreter 82068 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 And non-tilted back seats. Only one like it in America. Doubtful there will ever be another. 4 Link to post Share on other sites
thoe124 1881 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 What was the first B&M ever built? Link to post Share on other sites
The Interpreter 82068 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Depends on how you define B&M. Honestly. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
thoe124 1881 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 What do you mean by that? I just want to know what the first ever coaster built by B&M was! Link to post Share on other sites
The Interpreter 82068 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Do you mean designed by the two principals of B&M? Or sold by a company named B&M? You said built by B&M? I'm not aware that B&M has ever built a coaster. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
thoe124 1881 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Oh. What was the first ever coaster designed and sold by B&M? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
The Interpreter 82068 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Iron Wolf at Six Flags Great America, now known as Apocalypse at Six Flags America. Link to post Share on other sites
McSalsa 4583 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 I'll awnser: "Officially" it's the former Iron Wolf @ Six Flags Great America in Illinois, a stand-up coaster that wasn't exactly known for comfort like later B&Ms would come to be known for. It opened on April 28th, 1990. However, after the 2011 season, the Iron Wolf was closed and re-located to Six Flags America, where it became Apocalypse.Iron Wolf's RCDB page: http://rcdb.com/6.htm Update: Darn it! Terpy beat me! 3 Link to post Share on other sites
TheBEASTunchained 8776 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 "The first drop on Banshee is going to be wicked." - KingsIslandPR (facebook) (Photo Courtesy of Kings Island) 14 Link to post Share on other sites
thoe124 1881 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 I'll awnser: "Officially" it's the former Iron Wolf @ Six Flags Great America in Illinois, a stand-up coaster that wasn't exactly known for comfort like later B&Ms would come to be known for. It opened on April 28th, 1990. However, after the 2011 season, the Iron Wolf was closed and re-located to Six Flags America, where it became Apocalypse. Iron Wolf's RCDB page: http://rcdb.com/6.htm Update: Darn it! Terpy beat me! Thank you. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
fanofFirehawk 2396 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 "The first drop on Banshee is going to be wicked." - KingsIslandPR (facebook) (Photo Courtesy of Kings Island) Wickedly Twisted! 7 Link to post Share on other sites
McSalsa 4583 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Suddenly, this ride runs up (somehow), screaming "NO! ONLY I AM WICKEDLY TWISTED! Banshee IS JUST REGULAR TWISTED!" (Sorry, could not resist...) 11 Link to post Share on other sites
calakapepe 8130 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 1 Link to post Share on other sites
The Interpreter 82068 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 I love this place. It's possessed. 9 Link to post Share on other sites
fanofFirehawk 2396 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Suddenly, this ride runs up (somehow), screaming "NO! ONLY I AM WICKEDLY TWISTED! Banshee IS JUST REGULAR TWISTED!" (Sorry, could not resist...) I beg to differ... A fan milking a joke that has gone on long enough. 5 Link to post Share on other sites
jcgoble3 26456 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 ^ Doesn't count. That one is only half-twisted. 6 Link to post Share on other sites
thoe124 1881 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 ^ Doesn't count. That one is only half-twisted. I was just in he midst of typing that lol. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Colonel_SoB_fan 3552 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 ^ Are you offering? Because I'm down for a trip to Tampa. I'll go too Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I547 using Tapatalk 4 4 Link to post Share on other sites
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