Negative-G Paramount's Kings Island November 2005

Paramount's Kings Island
Kings Mills, Ohio
November 6, 2005
Page Three

The Vortex Roller Coaster at Paramount's Kings Island, Kings Mills, Ohio

The Vortex is a mega-looping coaster built by Arrow Dynamics in 1987.

The Vortex Roller Coaster at Paramount's Kings Island, Kings Mills, Ohio

Unlike most of the Vortex's brethren it doesn't dive right into a series of loops right after the first drop. That's one of the reasons it is my favorite of the Arrow mega-loopers that are sadly starting to disappear from the amusement park landscape.

The Vortex Roller Coaster at Paramount's Kings Island, Kings Mills, Ohio

An interesting thing about Arrow's looping coasters is that most of their loops are the exact same size and shape just elevated at different heights to handle various speeds.

The Italian Job Stunt Track Roller Coaster at Paramount's Kings Island, Kings Mills, Ohio

The Italian Job Stunt Track Roller Coaster at Paramount's Kings Island, Kings Mills, Ohio

After The Beast we were off to grab a ride on The Italian Job Stunt Track before its line filled up. I had to grab a photo of this lady in line sitting on the railing as right behind here is a sign that says "No Sitting On Railing".

The Italian Job Stunt Track Roller Coaster at Paramount's Kings Island, Kings Mills, Ohio

Hey...stop that!