Orion Construction Photos

[Oldschool75 6972]

So anyone with a good zoom get those white pipes?

Will 1200mm be good enough? Lol


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[Maverick44 7222]

1 minute ago, Oldschool75 said:

Will 1200mm be good enough? Lol


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oh for sure! lol

[Fye Coasters 776]

Here is last nights video. 

 

 

[ThrillKingsFitzy 442]

Going to KI tomorrow! Gonna take a look at the construction and teasers to see if there is a new poster up at the site.

[sixohdieselrage 5910]

Pics for yall. Not high def, but what I could get. 

[Magenta Lizard 18764]

They have some large equipment and seemed to be working in the clearing next to Beast this morning. 

[WindingSon 2416]

Apparently some big equipment is moving in...

 

[ohiocoasterfan 1586]

Yeah apparently these guys showed up today. Looking at FB they did MaxxForce. Time to get a crane up and running!

[collin.klopfstein 3169]

Anybody know what these are by the station area?

[Maverick44 7222]

That looks like electrical pipes. They will put wires underground. So it seems some electrical work will start soon.

[CoasterWorks9 33]

On my way up to Eiffel Tower right now 

[CoasterWorks9 33]

I do not see the Skyhigh trailer anywhere on the construction sight.

[Enchanted Voyage Lover 1034]

On 8/2/2019 at 1:18 PM, collin.klopfstein said:

Anybody know what these are by the station area?

PVC electrical pipe.

[DustinTheNow 1049]

Expecting track on site soon! The station track should go vertical first as soon as the footers cure. Can’t wait!

[JonahWilliamson 1526]

On 8/4/2019 at 12:01 AM, Enchanted Voyage Lover said:

PVC electrical pipe.

Electricity lines run through those

Edit: saw the question and scrolled quick didnt see it was answered my bad brotha

Edited August 9, 2019 by JonahWilliamson
Im dumb

[Fye Coasters 776]

Here is the latest update as of yesterday, this will be our last update before thursday. 

 

 

[BeeastFarmer 4437]

When I was riding The Beast yesterday (8-12), there were more trees down at the end of the clearing by the brake shed.  It didn't look like major land clearing, but you could definitely see that more trees were down, at the end of the clearing.

 

[MoparGM 11]

Guys, I used to be part of the KIC community back in the mid aughts. Took part in the get together when Firehawk was in its first season (at KI) and good ole 'Terpy and myself went round and round on SOB. I've lurked and read forums, but I'd like to say Orion has brought me back into the mix here on KIC!

 

I'm excited!

[Mystic1017 141]

Will there be 72 bathrooms in area 72??? 

[Wolf Like Me 224]

https://www.visitkingsisland.com/explore/orion

Thrill-seekers will experience a new level of excitement when they visit Kings Island in 2020. Joining the world-class line-up of roller coasters at the park is Orion®, one of only seven giga coasters in the world, a class of roller coasters having a height or drop of 300-399 feet.

Themed to the park's new Area 72, the ride features the latest prototype vehicle developed by the Project X initiative. Scientists are in a race against time to develop technology capable of weaving transport vehicles through a coming meteor storm and traveling to a new planet within the Orion constellation. For the program to be successful, it needs volunteers to help with testing.

Riders on Orion will plummet down an exhilarating 300-foot first drop, sending them on a high-speed journey over seven more hills and 5,321 feet of track at speeds up to 91 mph on Kings Island's tallest, fastest and longest steel roller coaster. 

Orion was exclusively designed for Kings Island by Switzerland-based Bolliger & Mabillard, which also designed the park's popular Banshee and Diamondback roller coasters.

EDIT: Sorry guys meant to post this in the other thread. 

[Shawn Meyer 1098]

I saw the announcement and I'm excited for Orion in 2020. The only question I have is what is the overall height? The video just promotes a 300' foot drop.

[Hoeter 3075]

Based on the website, looks like it’s 287 feet tall.


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[presto123 1897]

These Orion hill heights are overall bigger than MF. Exact same drop as MF. If this thing keeps the speed/intensity throughout ride, this could be better than MF which still stands toward the top of most steel coaster rankings almost 20 years later. Have high hopes for Orion.

[thatguyfromohio 1284]

So does anyone think they’ll do anything special under the large structure over the lines? It looks like the exit will go into a larger walkway so people can spread out faster as well


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[MDMC01 7959]

Guys I just realized the station matches the repaint of Chaos’s building (or vice versa).

[AdventureExpress35 481]

I’m a little bummed the overall length is so much shorter than Levi, but I think we knew that was coming. It is slightly longer than DB. It’s going to be a great ride.

[KevM86 217]

I’m a little bummed the overall length is so much shorter than Levi, but I think we knew that was coming. It is slightly longer than DB. It’s going to be a great ride.

I feel the same. That overall length was kind of a bummer. I know I've said it before, but the height of that final break run just kills me. Still very excited for it. Already purchased gold passes for the family for 2020. Can't wait!

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[homestar92 16274]

B&M likes having obnoxiously high brake runs. There's an entire Arrow Looper underneath the brake run of Leviathan!

[standbyme 2038]

Nothing exciting...but it made CNN:

https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/08/16/us/kings-island-orion-roller-coaster-trnd/index.html?r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F

 

[Beatles 17]

34 minutes ago, standbyme said:

Nothing exciting...but it made CNN:

https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/08/16/us/kings-island-orion-roller-coaster-trnd/index.html?r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F

 

Except most in this area will insist this is fake news...