@BeastForever

Im not big into baseball, but good eye!

Maybe something people are overlooking is the fact that KI could potentially add a wing coaster or dive coaster in the area that Firehawk used to occupy. Now, would I be upset if KI goes with a giga coaster? Absolutely not, but there are other options out there that they could go with.

On 9/1/2018 at 8:52 PM, PKIVortex said:

I have a feeling 2019 will be the last year of Diamondback being the Tallest, Fastest, Coaster to ever strike Kings Island.

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And I have a feeling it could also be the last year in which the world knows Fury as the world's tallest coaster to feature a lift hill. 

@BeastForever I hope we get nationally recognized for it too. Kings Island has one of the most underrated coaster lineups and I feel that the park doesn't get recognized for them as much as they should.

Thread title cracked me up. Its like asking if Kings Island will always be little brother. Lets hope not!

Reading a lot of these old threads, I'm waiting for someone to make one called "Will Orion always be the tallest at KI?"

Reading a lot of these old threads, I'm waiting for someone to make one called "Will Orion always be the tallest at KI?"

The answer to that one is likely yes. Because if they’re going to go taller, why didn’t they do it with Orion? It couldn’t have cost THAT much more to add 30-40’.

29 minutes ago, harveyhaddixfan said:

The answer to that one is likely yes. Because if they’re going to go taller, why didn’t they do it with Orion? It couldn’t have cost THAT much more to add 30-40’.

Budget wasn’t the reason why Orion is the height it is.

9 minutes ago, KIghostguy said:

Budget wasn’t the reason why Orion is the height it is.

I believe they said it was because they wanted to take advantage of their hill-like terrain by making Orion 287 ft with a drop that goes into a subterranean area of land. I may be wrong on that though.

On 8/22/2014 at 4:20 PM, KI FANATIC 37 said:

I don't think KI will see another Woodie until we say goodbye to The Beast. I could see B&M making a Maverick type ride in the future; I think that would fit the park well.

 

This aged well 

1 minute ago, KI FANATIC 37 said:

This aged well 

It shows how much you've grown as an enthusiast and as a man

On 7/31/2014 at 7:20 AM, thedevariouseffect said:

You haven't been there in recent years, it has gotten MUCH better. Everything now is down to a science. Only downtime now is generally weather related or this years big big issue but noone could prevent that. But in the past few years it's finally had more uptime than downtime moiving people.

What was the big issue?

On 4/17/2020 at 3:37 PM, KI FANATIC 37 said:

 

This aged well 

 

On 4/17/2020 at 3:37 PM, KI FANATIC 37 said:

I don't think KI will see another Woodie until we say goodbye to The Beast. I could see B&M making a Maverick type ride in the future; I think that would fit the park well.

2015: Holiday World got that B&M launch and it is phenomenal. 
2017: Mystic Timbers set a record for the most wooden track in a single park.  Beast has held the record for longest wooden coaster since its debut. 
 

is this the longest standing coaster record? I’m assuming so, but please enlighten me

To answer the question posed in the thread title:

 

No.

On 4/24/2020 at 9:45 PM, amapan said:

2015: Holiday World got that B&M launch and it is phenomenal. 
2017: Mystic Timbers set a record for the most wooden track in a single park.  Beast has held the record for longest wooden coaster since its debut. 
 

is this the longest standing coaster record? I’m assuming so, but please enlighten me

Well I don't know for sure, but if the team can keep The Beast running for a while, The Beast could take back the record as World's Longest Roller Coaster once the steel track wears out on Steel Dragon 2000 and the Ultimate. Who knows if they will build another coaster longer as the price of steel and wood keep going up. It'd be pretty cool to not only be the longest wood coaster, but as wood usually tends to outlast steel coasters, we could one day have the record again.

The Cyclone is almost a century old. As long as Kings Island maintains it, I see no reason why The Beast couldn't live at least a couple more decades. The same for The Racer.

Steel coasters can't be re-tracked the same way wooden ones can so I have no reason to believe The Beast and Racer would ever be in jeopardy.

2 hours ago, SonofBaconator said:

Steel coasters can't be re-tracked the same way wooden ones can so I have no reason to believe The Beast and Racer would ever be in jeopardy.

That's exactly my point. The Beast can easily outlive the current steel coasters, giving it the opportunity to reclaim the longest coaster record from Steel Dragon 2000.

huh, this post didn't age well.

On 5/30/2018 at 10:21 AM, SonofBaconator said:

@chugh43

This hypercoaster is the tallest, fastest, and longest of its kind in the Midwest. In fact, Diamondback still holds the record for the tallest, longest, and fastest coaster in the world to feature a splash down. With multiple hills, airtime moments, and speeds reaching 80 miles per hour, its no wonder why this coaster is a favorite among park guests.

My man!!!!!  Even tho Orion is gonna be taller, Diamondback will always be better.  Ride on!

On 6/4/2020 at 2:35 PM, dbackdreams said:

My man!!!!!  Even tho Orion is gonna be taller, Diamondback will always be better.  Ride on!

nuh uhhh! dback is nice and cute!!!

Not anymore

20 hours ago, Cedar Fair Fanboy said:

Not anymore

What do you meen bye that????

I remember reading this post back in 2014, and yep I was wrong, sorry Diamondback your not the tallest anymore, but you are still my favorite overall roller coaster. 

The natural progression of the industry is to go taller. KI should always dream big and reach further. It's Covid that scares me about the success and future of KI.

Now the question is, will Orion always be the tallest? Or, how long will Orion be the tallest?

3 hours ago, befat said:

Now the question is, will Orion always be the tallest? Or, how long will Orion be the tallest?

Sounds like a new thread needs created!