Totally Extreme and Historic Roller Coasters of Today and Yesteryear

Posted by Queuebot in Everything Else on August 2, 2009 at 1:07 pm


Remember those old dinosaurs you use to ride many years ago at the local amusement parks? Well, some of these have gotten a facelift, and some remain some of the most famous, original thrill rides of our time.

The Diamondback is the new hyper-coaster at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, my old stopping ground. The coaster measures 5280 feet long, stands 230 feet in the air, has a 215 foot drop, has 10 complete drops, 2 helix measuring 323 and 287 degrees, and reaches speeds of 80 mph. The Diamondback “is similar to the Behemoth at Canada’s Wonderland in dimensions and statistics, and like Behemoth has staggered seating.”

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4 comments to "Totally Extreme and Historic Roller Coasters of Today and Yesteryear"

  1. Alex
    August 2nd, 2009 at 1:08 pm

    Ooh, I *love* wooden roller coasters! The more rickety the better...

  2. lannaxe96
    August 2nd, 2009 at 1:59 pm

    The Racer is awesome. The last time I rode this was in 1998 when I lived in Ohio and it does fly off the tracks. Wicked!

  3. Johnny Cat
    August 2nd, 2009 at 11:35 pm

    I love me some roller coasters, the scarier the better. Unfortunately they don't have the stuff like magic mountain near me. I went there years ago and had a blast, but always crave more. That's why skydiving has become my new passion.

    Oh, and from my recollection, the idiom is "Stomping Ground" not stopping ground.

  4. ted
    August 3rd, 2009 at 11:08 pm

    Unless he stopped there, but didn't stomp.


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