Invertigo (roller coaster)
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| Invertigo | |
 The cobra roll element. |
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| Location | Kings Island |
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| Park section | Action Zone |
| Type | Steel - Shuttle |
| Status | Operating |
| Opened | April 17, 1999 |
| Manufacturer | Vekoma |
| Model | Invertigo |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 160 ft (49 m) |
| Drop | 138 ft (42 m) |
| Length | 1,013 ft (309 m) |
| Max speed | 50 mph (80 km/h) |
| Inversions | 3 |
| Duration | 1:30 |
| Capacity | 850 riders per hour |
| Cost | $11 million |
| Acceleration | 50 |
| Max g-force | 5 |
| Height restriction | 4 ft 6 in (140 cm) |
| Invertigo at RCDB Pictures of Invertigo at RCDB |
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Invertigo is an inverted shuttle roller coaster at Kings Island in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Invertigo was formerly known as Face/Off, themed to the Paramount Pictures film, but the name has changed upon the sale of Paramount Parks to Cedar Fair. Amongst the guests, the ride is still called Face Off.
Invertigo is basically a Vekoma Boomerang inverted coaster where riders sit face-to-face. It is one of Kings Island's more famous rides, and the waits tend to be a bit longer.
[edit] Ride Experience
The riders are firstly accelerated out of the station backwards onto the first lift hill backwards. At the top of this hill, the lift disengages and the train travels down the hill, through the station, and into the cobra roll element. Following the cobra roll is a vertical loop. The train then climbs the second lift hill. At the end of that hill, the lift disengages, and the train rolls backward through the loop and cobra roll back through the station and up onto the original hill, then back down into the loading area.
[edit] External links
- Kings Island Central information - Alternate source of details and stats.
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