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Orion

Opened: July 2nd, 2020 (Covid-19 delayed the park opening from April 11th, Orion’s original scheduled opening day.)

Announced: August 15th, 2019 at 10pm in the then X-Base

Cost: Not announced, but guessed around $30 million,  the largest single investment in park history

Maximum Height: 287 feet at an 85-degree angle

Height of Tallest Drop: 300 feet

Top Speed: 91 mph

Track Length: 5,321 feet

Trains: 3

Materials:  160 truckloads of steel, 4,000 gallons of paint and 16,000 high strength bolts.

Passengers: 32 passengers per train, seated four to a row with eight rows.

Inversions: none

Special Element:  125-foot helix

Ride Design: Bolliger and Mabillard (B&M)

Ride Manufacturer: Clermont Steel Fabricators in Batavia, Ohio

Station Design: Tony Ravagnani Architects

Theoretical Hourly Capacity: 1,650 people her hour.

Location: Area 72

Layout:

Orion Photo Gallery

 

Orion First Rider event

 

Construction Photos

 

Announcement Day

 

KICentral Video

Official POV

How the ride was introduced at the announcement.

 

POV Animation

Off Ride POV Animation

 

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