That is interesting I didn't notice that but I think you are right. Here is a pic of Behemoth to support your idea.

Wait so there's actually no track in the storage area? I never knew that. Will there be a building built over the storage area?

And the word travels far and wide:

http://www.clevelandleader.com/node/8690

Nice article...

i thought there were 5,280ft in a mile? so wouldn't that make it over a mile long insted of nearly a mile long?

You would be right, of course. That's what the writer got for re-writing a press release! It's two feet longer than a mile...

The article also states the ride will go over 90 mph. Is it really that hard to get facts like these straight?

it also says that it will end with a splash into water, i thought that only two little scoops touched the water.

Well as long as the car splashes(or is it "is") into the water they still made a correct accusastion.....(did I spell that right?)

Are you beginning to see why I dryly said "Nice article"?

Terpy, who knows what a tough job Don has at times

When do you think the first test run of Diamondback will be?

This summer, thrill seekers will have an exciting new roller coaster to check out in Ohio, and it's not at Cedar Point. Rather, the new Diamondback steel coaster will open to the public at the Kings Island amusement park on April 18.

The final piece of the track for the nearly 1-mile long new high-rise, high-speed roller coaster was added Monday. Park officials say that the Diamondback is 230-feet tall at its highest point, and riders will experience travel at speeds more than 90mph. The ride, which lasts 3 minutes, starts off with a 215-foot plunge before winding through more drops and twists and ending with a splash into water.

The Diamondback will be the park's most expensive coaster to date, costing $22 million. It will also be the 15th roller coaster at Kings Island.

You can check out this cool simulation video of the ride so you know what you're in for:

Kings Island 2009 Diamond Back

I could do this all day!

When do you think the first test run of Diamondback will be?

Weather will, as always, be a factor, but Behemoth started testing on March 13th. While there was speculation of testing in February, based on the track work being finished 3 weeks behind original reports, I'd say mid-March at the latest and late February at the earliest.

So where do you think you will enter the ride and have the line maze?

So where do you think you will enter the ride and have the line maze?

1. The "Line Maze" is called a queue

2. The entrance will be just past (Or just before) Wings Diner

3. The Queue or "Line Maze" will be where Rivertown Mining Co. once was.

So where do you think you will enter the ride and have the line maze?

1. The "Line Maze" is called a queue

2. The entrance will be just past (Or just before) Wings Diner

3. The Queue or "Line Maze" will be where Rivertown Mining Co. once was.

Thanks for the info.

Hopefully I don't get lost in the line maze.

Hopefully I don't get lost in the line maze.

Hehehe I hope you all do so that I can ride DB before all of you.

yes,Diamondback still has lots of work to be done,station needs to be completely finished,testing needs to be ran through numerous times because a large number of people are expected April 18th,and if Diamondback isnt running there screwed

Hopefully I don't get lost in the line maze.

Hehehe I hope you all do so that I can ride DB before all of you.

And what lies at the end of the maze, the greatest prize of them all. A giant 230ft. tall heat detector.

All B&M's (With the exception of coasters with inverted track) do not have track on the storage. There are several reasons as to why. One of the Main reasons is this: The wheels start to flatten as they sit over night, so to prevent ware and tare on the wheels, they just simply hang in space. This is also part of the reason as to why there coasters are so smooth.

^ What is "ware" and "tare"?

I need learned!

Ware is a good, usually offered for sale. The peddler showed off his wares. It can also be the seed of a vetch. I don't make this stuff up.

Tare is a barrel or a container...as in "tare weight." The tare weight is subtracted before calculating the charges for take out food at most restaurants.

And Diamondback? That's a real thrill!

Sigh... You guys are funny.

I am not sure if I am the only one who has noticed..

Diamondback Construction Thread (Updated 1-23-08)

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^i for one didn't see it until you just pointed it out, and also it took me a few updates to realize that it said when it had been last updated.

Ware is a good, usually offered for sale. The peddler showed off his wares. It can also be the seed of a vetch. I don't make this stuff up.

Tare is a barrel or a container...as in "tare weight." The tare weight is subtracted before calculating the charges for take out food at most restaurants.

I thought that it was spelled "taer," often capitalized and used by certain people, usually applied in the "down" direction, toward an object or structure, ("it",) such as, let's say, a roller coaster - one of unfavorable quality.

Does this picture say to anyone else, "There is going to be a separation in the line for guests riding in the front of the train or the back of the the train"?

^ I think that's your newest Cedar Fair trademark, the Single Rider line split (see Maverick, Behemoth)! I'm interested to see whether or not the line will split further back than the bottom of the stairs.

Don't know if this has been mentioned, but there are new photos on the kiDiamondback site.

Ha you beat me to it. I was gonna post the same thing when I saw that pic. Almost confirms the single rider line IMO.

Ha you beat me to it. I was gonna post the same thing when I saw that pic. Almost confirms the single rider line IMO.

Ohh I thought it was going to be a back/front line but I hope it's a single rider line.