Does anyone else think that logo looks familiar? Like something similar had been posted in the Decoding thread...?

You mean this?

No no, something else. Hmmm...

I got the black one too. They look very nice! I plan on wearing it for my KI employee ID photo when I get processed tomorrow.

Btw I saw you in the shop last night. I was about to say hi then I got pushed by a whole crowd of people.

Yeah, that crowd in there was insane. I even waited until it died down a little before I went in.

Did anybody else see Don's purple shirt and think purple track? I instantly was thinking blue and purple wouldn't look good together but it actually looks fantastic!

I'm a fan, and I think it'll be a massive hit and a fantastic roller coaster. I consider myself an enthusiast, though, so my thought wouldn't be complete without a "but" or a complaint. In this case, I would love to have seen a few tunnels. Maybe the parts of the ride that are low to ground would swerve around graveyards; maybe the in-line twist is a near-miss with a cracked stone angel, a tunnel through a stone mausoleum, etc. Again, I'm REALLY happy with the ride and can't wait to ride it, but it would be really awesome if they were able to have some semblance of themeing through the course.

Montu and Alpengeist have simple little things (like sand-colored ground, Egyptian obelisks, near-misses with sandstone walls; little patches of "snow" valleys, snowy rooftop near-misses, skiing flags, etc) along the course that really add tremendously to the experience, giving you something to look at and a real sense of place. Doesn't seem like "Banshee" should just a typical steel coaster, especially with the attention put into the station.

I can't wait to see it in the air. That purple track is going to stand out from a distance. The way that dive loop interacts with AZs midway is going to be awesome.

Yeah, it's going to balance the skyline of the park quite well in my opinion. The (awesome!) view coming towards the park from 741 is going to be an excellent photography subject for sure, once that new gem is up (and, of course running)!

Just watching the vids...I also noticed all the low areas of the ride are littered with tombstones...I really hope that stays. Also again, played some me3...that scream needs to stay. I played insanity mode against Banshees..that sucked

After having a couple days to let the announcement sink in I have to say I believe this ride will be fantastic.

I'm most excited that there is no MCBR. I love how it will maintain a fast pace the entire ride and incorporate terrain into the experience.

I think the elements are well placed and the pacing of them will be very exciting. The Bat wing looks phenomenal.

I think the color scheme is well done. The unconventional coloring will stand out from quite a distance.

The only things I'm questioning at this point are the restraints and the theming. I've read that those style restraints can be very uncomfortable and it's easy to over emphasise cool tomb stones, trees, and fog in a rendering.

I will be ecstatic if we get tombstones, fog, and an incredible station. The reality is that it will probably won't look exactly like the video. I hope CF proves me wrong.

If they utilize that scream sound, I hope its mostly random and not too often, maybe like every 30 minutes or so at most. I also hope they light up the lift and/or first dive loop in red at night.

I hope they don't light it up at all at night!

I hope that the people who voted "BOOOO!!" we're just trying to imitate a ghost

I imagine the ride will be very bright at night on the side near the entrance and dark on the back side. I feel certain the park will want to draw all attention to it's brand new 25 million dollar toy.

Like what they did with Diamondback?

That is just common sense to me

I would love to see a coaster graveyard like they show in the teaser video

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Montu's batwing, notice the radii:

Banshee batwing:

I think that elements evolve over the years

Ours has more speed and it's trying to be more comfortable than forceful. I'm sure Banshee's pretzel knot will still be pretty fun at the bottom though!

How steep does our lift look? Looks almost 40*!

The random brick colors on the station look too cool! and they look like CPs entry plaza buildings.

Montu's batwing, notice the radii:

Banshee batwing:

It is impossible to determine how forceful an element is based solely on its radius. The speed at which a train travels through the element is a critical factor. I believe the bottom of the batwing is the lowest point of the ride on Banshee, so that will probably be where the top speed of 68 mph is reached. I'm not familiar with the technical details of Montu, but it is likely traveling slower than that going through the batwing. The faster the train is traveling through an element, the larger the radius must be, otherwise the g-forces will be too high for the average person to handle and riders will experience G-LOC, which nobody enjoys.

I can't wait to ride it. I have always always wanted a full circuit inverted roller coaster at Kings Island. Banshee looks like it will be very fun coaster to have there.

Look at those results!

Did Don give out Kool-Aid at the announcement?

Looks cool to me, will be able to judge better next year. I like the concept, layout, new restraints and odds are the ride experience will be smooth as silk.

Logo is kinda lame. Her hands are out and with flair as if she is saying, "Ta Da" IMO of course

I liked the Banshee, but the Diamondback will always be my favorite.