Adventure Express

Watch the on-ride POV
Load video YouTube YouTube might collect personal data. Privacy Policy

Adventure Express

Adventure Express in 2017

Kings Island
Location	Mason, Ohio, USA
Coordinates	39°20′40″N 84°15′54″W / 39.344484°N 84.264866°W / 39.344484; -84.264866
Section	Adventure Port
Status	Operating since April 13, 1991
Cost	$4,000,000
Rider height	48 inch minimum

Statistics

Manufacturer

Arrow Dynamics

Product

Runaway Train

Type

Steel - Hybrid

Hourly capacity

1,600

Propulsion

2 Chain lift hills

Height

63 feet

Drop

47 feet

Top speed

35 mph

Length

2963 feet

Inversions

0

Duration

2:20

G-Force

3.8

Adventure Express is an Arrow Dynamics hybrid roller coaster located at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, USA. The ride's theming was provided by R&R Creative Amusement Designs, with the animated figures in the ride's finale provided by Sally Corporation.^[1]

History

Adventure Express opened on April 13, 1991.

In the 2023 season, the ride had additional theming elements added and its queue line was relocated to become part of the Adventure Port themed area.^[2]

Design

Elements
Tunnel Tunnel Chain lift hill Pre-Drop Helix Tunnel Tunnel Chain lift hill Dark/Show section Pre-Drop

Color scheme

Grey track and unpainted supports.

Trains

3 trains with 5 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows, for a total of 30 riders per train. The third train was removed in 2009 and is now rotated with the other two each season.

Images

The new queue line
Crates in the queue
The queue office

References

↑ Bastrup, Rick. Adventures of a Theme Park Designer. Rivershore Press. p. 60. ISBN 978-1-960881-00-7.
↑ Glaser, Susan (2022-10-19). "Kings Island announces new rides, Adventure Port themed area for 2023". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 2022-10-21.

External links

Adventure Express on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

Adventure Express on Coaster-Count.
Adventure Express on visitkingsisland.com.

Present

Coasters

Adventure Express Backlot Stunt Coaster Banshee The Bat The Beast Diamondback Flight of Fear Great Pumpkin Coaster Invertigo Mystic Timbers Orion Racer Snoopy's Soap Box Racers Woodstock Express Woodstock's Air Rail

Former

Coasters

Bat Bavarian Beetle Demon Firehawk King Cobra Scooby's Ghoster Coaster Son of Beast Vortex

[1] Bastrup, Rick. Adventures of a Theme Park Designer. Rivershore Press. p. 60. ISBN 978-1-960881-00-7.

[2] Glaser, Susan (2022-10-19). "Kings Island announces new rides, Adventure Port themed area for 2023". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 2022-10-21.

[1]

[2]