Park: Kings Island

Mfg: Bolliger & Mabillard

Type: Steel

Rider Design: Inverted

Height Class: Mega i Kiddie/Short (1-24 ft)
Junior/Medium (25-45 ft)
Family/Tall (46-99 ft)
Mega (100-199 ft)
Hyper (200-299 ft)
Giga (300-399 ft)
Strata (400-599 ft)
Exa 600+ ft

Thrill Level: 5-Aggressive

Opened: 2014

Top Speed: 68 MPH

Peak Height: 167 ft

Big Drop: 150 ft

Drop Angle: 0 deg.

Track Length: 4,124 ft

Ride Duration: 02:45:00

Hourly Capacity: 1650 Passengers

Theme Rating: 0 / 10

Maximum Trains: 3

Run Capacity: 8 cars/train, 1 rows/car, 4 riders/row = 32

Ride Features: Chain Lift Hill:Dive Loop:Loop:Zero-G Roll:Pretzel Knot:Loop:In-Line Twist

Build Cost: $24,000,000

Description: Thrill-seekers have something to scream about when they experience the world’s longest steel inverted roller coaster. With seven stomach-churning inversions, the 4,124-foot long coaster ties another steel inverted roller coaster record. Themed to a wailing mythological messenger from the underworld with flowing white hair and gleaming eyes, Banshee features the following succession of breath-taking thrills: A 167-foot lift hill, 150-foot curved first drop, a dive loop, a vertical loop encircling the lift hill, a zero-gravity roll, a pair of batwing inversions, outside loop, spiral, in-line roll and carousel, all at speeds up to 68 mph! As a result of the natural terrain underneath Banshee, riders experience an elevation change of 208 feet from the highest point of the ride – the 167-foot tall lift hill – and the lowest point with the batwing inversions. The top speed of 68 mph is not reached until the midway point of the ride rather than the first drop as riders experience on most other roller coasters.