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This article is about the Bolliger & Mabillard hyper roller coaster at Kings Island. You may of been looking for Diamond Back, a Arrow Launched Loop.

Diamondback
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Statistics

Park

Kings Island

Location

Mason, Ohio, USA

Opened

2009

Manufacturer

Bolliger & Mabillard

Riders per hour

1,620

Height

230 feet (70.1 meters)

Top speed

80 mph (128.7 km/h)

Length

5,282 feet (1610 meters)

Duration

3:00

Inversions

0

Steepest Drop

74°

Maximum G-Force

4.2G

Diamondback is an out and back Bolliger & Mabillard hyper roller coaster located at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio.[1] Diamondback is the biggest investment in Kings Island’s thirty-six year history at $22 million (€16 million). Diamondback was the second coaster in the world to use staggered seating. The other coaster is Behemoth at Canada's Wonderland.

Name[]

Diamondback was given its name from the venomous snake, the Diamondback. The ride is also themed around the snake. Interestingly, the paint colors are not similar to the Crtalus Atrox. For further reading on the snake, see here

Advertising[]

A countdown was displayed on the park's official site with an eye of a creature and a message that said, "OUR MEANEST RIDE HITS THE PARK IN: XX:XX". Also, teaser signs had been posted around the construction site with phrases saying: "Warning"

Steep Incline Ahead.

Slippery when wet...

Move slowly, Do not disturb!!

Run for the hills!!!

Easily angered, Do not disturb!!

The park strikes back in 2009


The park also had advertisements on T-Shirts. One Diamondback shirt said: Once bitten, its only a matter of time...

Design[]

The ride is an out and back featuring ten hills. Diamondback has a 74 degree drop from 230 feet (70.1 meters), and a splashdown at the end of its course, before the final brake run.

Photo Gallery[]

Kings Island Roller Coasters
Operating Adventure ExpressBacklot Stunt CoasterBeastDiamondbackFlight DeckFlight of FearFlying ACE Aerial ChaseGreat Pumpkin CoasterInvertigoOrionRacerWoodstock Express
Former BatBavarian BeetleDemonKing CobraScooby's Ghoster CoasterSon of Beast . Firehawk . Vortex (Kings Island)

References[]

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