BoddaH1994 Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 http://www.whiotv.com/news/entertainment/Vortex-coaster-passes-milestone-of-40-million-ride/nYZZ6/ ,,,and here's to 40 million more. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VortexBFForever Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 That was on the day after I was there! Wow! Congratulations, Vortex! And like BoddaH1994 just said, here's to 40,000,000 more rides! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malem Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 For big milestones, do they congratulate the lucky rider? In related news, Congo Falls recently gave its 20 millionth. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightoffear1996 Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 I would say the park got its money worth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Meyer Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 Now that Vortex has reached this milestone, please don't remove this legend. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McSalsa Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Wow...40,000,000 riders...that's averaging over 1.5 million riders per year since this coaster opened. And it gave 1.1 million rides last year alone to boot...I really wish the ride could give 40,000,000 more, but to be realistic, at 1.1 million riders per year (and this assumes the ride stays that popular, which will be unlikely as it further ages) it will take 36 years to hit 80,000,000 total rides (Vortex would give ride #80,000,000 in 2049!). Kings Island will have to do some SERIOUS work to stretch the ride's lifespan that long...especially considering that several rides of this type, that were newer than Vortex, have already closed down. Still, I have some hope that Vortex could go perhaps another decade or so, because Busch Gardens Williamsburg still has Loch Ness Monster, one example of a large Arrow Looping Coaster (not too much smaller in size than Vortex) which opened in 1978 (9 years before Vortex) and is still going strong...so, I will realistically hope Vortex can give at least 50,000,000+ rides before its retirement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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