Diamondback Coaster to Snake through Kings Island in 2009

Kings Island in Ohio has a lot of wonderful roller coasters, and is especially regarded for its legendary woodie, The Beast. For its 14th thrill machine, however, the park will be filling a void in its ride arsenal by uncoiling Diamondback, a steel hypercoaster in 2009. To build its steel monster, Kings Island is turning to the roller coaster geniuses at Swiss-based Bolliger and Mabillard. The developers of such ultra-smooth, ultra-wonderful hypercoasters as the similar Apollo's Chariot at Busch Gardens Europe in Virginia and Nitro at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey, B&M will presumably be bringing the same kind of a slick, smooth, and superb ride with Diamondback at Kings Island. Read more about the slithery new coaster in my Diamondback preview.

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Photo: The Diamondback coaster at Kings Island will send huge plumes of water into the air for its finale. Cedar Fair, 2008. Used with permission.