Kings Island · operating · 2020
Orion
300 ft · 91 mph
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A B&M giga coaster with a 300-foot first drop and sustained speed through wooded terrain — one of only a handful of gigas in the world.
Specifications
Ride profile
Scaled against Kings Island's operating coasters
Park intensity
Height
300 ft
Tallest at Kings Island
Ride experience
Launches, airtime, layout style, and more
- Giga
- Steel
Specs from visitkingsisland.com
Learn more
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.
Airtime hills explained
Shaped hills that pull you out of the seat — the heart of hyper and many modern layouts.
Gravity on roller coasters
The train is always falling — track shape decides which direction that pull becomes force on your body.
How lift hills work
Chain dogs, anti-rollbacks, and motors that creep the train up while you hear that familiar click-click-click.
History
Sourced timeline and background for Orion.
Timeline
2020
Orion opens to the public
Notable records
fastest · Park
Fastest coaster at Kings Island when it opened
As of 2020
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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)
- Official POV — Licensed POVWatch on YouTube(opens in a new tab)