MASON, Ohio (AP) — Workers have installed the final piece of
track on a roller coaster set to open this spring at Kings Island theme
park in southwest Ohio.
Park officials said the remaining piece was put in place Thursday morning.
The
$24 million "Banshee" coaster is described by the park as the world’s
longest inverted steel roller coaster. It will cover 4,124 feet of track
and include seven inversions. The coaster will reach speeds of up to 68
mph over the two-minute, 40-second ride.
The latest attraction, slated to open April 18, occupies the area where the ill-fated Son of Beast roller
coaster once stood.
The
Son of Beast was billed as the world’s tallest and fastest wooden
roller coaster. Plagued by shutdowns and injuries, it was closed and
taken apart in 2012.
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MASON, Ohio (AP) — Workers have installed the final piece of
track on a roller coaster set to open this spring at Kings Island theme
park in southwest Ohio.
Park officials said the remaining piece was put in place Thursday morning.
The
$24 million "Banshee" coaster is described by the park as the world’s
longest inverted steel roller coaster. It will cover 4,124 feet of track
and include seven inversions. The coaster will reach speeds of up to 68
mph over the two-minute, 40-second ride.
The latest attraction, slated to open April 18, occupies the area where the ill-fated Son of Beast roller
coaster once stood.
The
Son of Beast was billed as the world’s tallest and fastest wooden
roller coaster. Plagued by shutdowns and injuries, it was closed and
taken apart in 2012.
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.