BUMP!

I am now at 580 rides on Orion, but that is miniscule compared to a couple regulars I know, including @Vince Overfield who got around 2100 Orion rides this year alone!

2 hours ago, VortexBFForever said:

BUMP!

I am now at 580 rides on Orion, but that is miniscule compared to a couple regulars I know, including @Vince Overfield who got around 2100 Orion rides this year alone!

I know this is a thread about Orion, but what is your Bat count?

I find it much more enjoyable to lap Diamondback over Orion. I think im only at 45ish for Orion, not much at all.

 

From my experience, i feel like Diamondbacks operations are so much slower than Orion and always has a longer line which makes it harder to lap.

15 minutes ago, KI FANATIC 37 said:

 

From my experience, i feel like Diamondbacks operations are so much slower than Orion and always has a longer line which makes it harder to lap.

Most of that is the difference between Diamondback allowing loose articles and the associated slow down in stowing those in the bins versus no loose articles of Orion.

One, sadly I've gotten too fat to ride it, and when I could actually fit on it, the line was too long.

I've ridden Orion like 4 times, Diamondback is just better to me.

A heckin' lot lol honestly I really don't know my count. I never kept track, but its definitely gotta be in the 80-ish or something mark by now. Especially after this season. 

I did not keep a count, but I have ridden it a ton. Absolutely love the first drop and speed it has.  I don't mind that it is not that long of a ride. As I get a bit older, that's just enough for me...ha! 

Well haven't posted here in awhile but as some of you know I have gone crazy on Orion the past 2 seasons 1528 in 2022 and 2100 in 2023 total rides now on Orion 5150, see you all at the park soon.

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but I’m looking forward to getting back to Kings Island hopefully this year. I’m curious to see if my opinion of Orion will change. I wasn’t an immediate fan. It was an odd pick for the park. Still a very fun ride though. 

^I can sort of relate to that.  After riding Fury 325 as well as being able to compare Orion with Millennium Force fairly close together last season, I definitely prefer the MF/Fury type ride where there are moments you get to appreciate going that fast in combination with larger elements, which is something I like with coasters going 90+ mph.  Orion, to me, is just an upscaled Diamondback, and I like DB better.   I do prefer Orion to I-305 though.  

Surprisingly only once, now I have to lose weight to ever ride it again. 

I’ve also only ridden it twice. It’s a good time, but not my favorite. Much prefer Diamondback! 

11222 and counting as of today

2 hours ago, Vince Overfield said:

11222 and counting as of today

Congratulations! Still like it like the first 100?

I’ve quit riding after I’ve heard about all the restraints coming loose issues..

With KI no longer being my home park when we moved away in 2017, I cannot ride Orion like I did like Drop Tower (10,665), Diamondback (7,500+) and The Beast (2,000+).  I am at 250 on Orion now.