Kings Island · operating · 2009
Diamondback
230 ft · 80 mph
A B&M hyper coaster with a splashdown finale and a long series of floater hills above the Rivertown lake.
Specifications
Ride profile
Scaled against Kings Island's operating coasters
Park intensity
Height
230 ft
#2 of 14 at Kings Island
Ride experience
Launches, airtime, layout style, and more
- Hyper
- Steel
Specs from visitkingsisland.com
Learn more
Airtime hills explained
Shaped hills that pull you out of the seat — the heart of hyper and many modern layouts.
Giga vs hyper — what changes at 300 feet?
Giga coasters push height even further. The feel is still about speed and airtime, not inversion tours.
Tubular steel track basics
Round rail stacked and welded — the default modern coaster structure.
What is a hypercoaster?
A coaster focused on speed and airtime — usually 200+ feet tall with a lift hill, not a looping marathon.
History
Sourced timeline and background for Diamondback.
Timeline
2009
Diamondback opens
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Sources & official links
We link out to parks, manufacturers, and the pages where facts and media come from.
- Kings Island — official sitevisitkingsisland.com(opens in a new tab)
- Kings Island on Coaster AtlasPark page
- Ride specifications sourcevisitkingsisland.com(opens in a new tab)
- Bolliger & Mabillard — manufacturerbolliger-mabillard.com(opens in a new tab)