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| Manufacturer | Vekoma | ||||||||
| Product | Invertigo | ||||||||
| Type | Steel - Inverted - Shuttle - Semi-Backwards | ||||||||
| Track layout | Boomerang | ||||||||
| Riders per train | 28 | ||||||||
| Area | 282.2 feet × 98.4 feet | ||||||||
| Height | 131.3 feet | ||||||||
| Top speed | 50 mph | ||||||||
| Length | 1013.8 feet | ||||||||
| Track inversions | 3 | ||||||||
| Rider inversions | 6 | ||||||||
| Duration | 1:30 | ||||||||
| G-Force | 5 | ||||||||
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Invertigo is a Vekoma inverted shuttle roller coaster located at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, USA. From 1999 to 2007, the ride was originally called Face/Off.
History
In 1998, Kings Island announced the addition of a new themed area named Action Zone. The area would include two new rides, which were Drop Zone: Stunt Tower and Face/Off. The latter attraction would be an Invertigo model built by Vekoma and have a theme based on the 1997 Paramount Pictures film of the same name.[1]
Face/Off opened on April 17, 1999.[2]
In 2008, the name was changed to Invertigo upon the sale of the theme parks owned by Paramount Parks to Cedar Fair.
For the 2012 season, Invertigo was repainted with aqua track with blue supports. Previously, it had yellow track and red supports. The work was carried out by Baynum Solutions.[3]
Following the closure of Stinger at Dorney Park in 2017, it is now the only operating Invertigo left in the United States.[4]
Design
Trains
Single train with 7 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 28 riders.
Trivia
The official page on the Kings Island website still describes the ride as an opportunity to "scream your face off", having been unaltered after the name change.[5]
Images
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Sign for Face/Off
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The queue line
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Face/Off in 2004
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References
- ↑ Aldridge, Kevin (September 4, 1998). "Kings Island puts $35M into thrills". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 26. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
- ↑ "New coaster thrills enthusiasts". Dayton Daily News. April 15, 1999. p. 19. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ↑ "Roller Coaster Painters – Kings Island Invertigo". Baynum Painting. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ↑ "What Makes Kings Island So Great? – Trip Report". The Coaster Kings.
- ↑ "Invertigo". Kings Island. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
External links
- Invertigo on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
