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| - Entering the park on a dreary, cold day Diamondback dominates the skyline. |
Kings Island's newest roller coaster, Diamondback, as seen while shooting for KICentral.com. At 5,200 ft. long, 230 ft. high, Diamondback will be the park's tallest and fastest roller coaster once it opens in April and is speculated to maybe be one of the top steel coasters in the nation.
Photographs from the KICentral construction tour on Feb. 21, 2009:
Pulling off of I-71 North onto Western Row Rd. in my Toyota Corolla with a dented right front fender, it's hard to miss Diamondback. The ride dominates the skyline unlike anything else in the park. The ride is absolutely massive, nearly every hill can be seen over the tree line.
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| - Diamondback's first drop over the park midway, and how it will appear come April: |
Come Spring, the park's "Rivertown" section will be cleaned up and the above picture is the site you will see. Diamondback's train will descend a 215 ft. drop at 83 m.p.h. right over your head, before it heads out into the woods.
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| - How the "helix" will appear in April. |
After an intense ride out in the woods, the ride returns back over the park midway and spins upwards into a helix once again right above your head.
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| - Upon completion, this area will be well landscaped and feature a "splashdown" finale. |
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| - The ride station. |
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| - Two of the three trains in storage. |
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| - My good friend Jesse taking some photographs. |
