Queen City Stunt Coaster

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Kings Island
Location	Mason, Ohio, USA
Coordinates	39°20′31″N 84°15′57″W / 39.341945°N 84.26596°W / 39.341945; -84.26596
Section	Coney Mall
Status	Operating since May 20, 2005
Rider height	48 inch minimum
Replaced	Les Taxis Ohio Overland Auto Livery Flying Eagles

Statistics

Manufacturer

Premier Rides

Designer / calculations

Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH

Type

Steel - Launched

Propulsion

3 LIM launches

Height

45.2 feet

Drop

31.2 feet

Top speed

40 mph

Length

1960 feet

Inversions

0

Duration

1:04

Queen City Stunt Coaster is a steel launched roller coaster located at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, USA. The ride originally opened on May 20, 2005 as The Italian Job: Stunt Track and was themed to the climactic chase scene at the end of the 2003 film The Italian Job. It was changed to a more generic theme at the start of the 2008 season due to the park no longer being associated with Paramount and Viacom properties.

History

In August 2004, it was announced that The Italian Job: Stunt Track would be coming to Paramount's Kings Island and Paramount Canada's Wonderland.^[1]

In March 2005, some components for the ride were damaged in a fire at a Utah warehouse.^[2]

The Italian Job: Stunt Track opened on May 20, 2005.^[3]

The ride was renamed Backlot Stunt Coaster in 2008.

On April 18, 2025, Backlot Stunt Coaster was renamed and rethemed for its 20th annaversary, and became Queen City Stunt Coaster.^[4]

Design

When the ride opened, it featured an on-board audio soundtrack. Halfway through the ride, the train stops, and a helicopter starts shooting bullets, then an explosion is let off near the train.

Elements
LIM launch from 0-40 mph in 3.0 seconds Helix LIM launch Tunnel LIM boost

Trains

3 cars per train. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 12 riders per train.

Images

Aerial view of the roller coaster
The first launch

References

↑ "New Stunt Car Ride For Two Paramount Theme Parks". Ultimate Rollercoaster.
↑ "News: Stunt Track opening on schedule". ThrillNetwork. 2005-03-08. Archived from the original on 2005-03-09.
↑ "Italian Job well done". The Cincinnati Enquirer. 2005-05-20. p. 41. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
↑ "Longtime Kings Island roller coaster gets new name honoring Cincinnati". Yahoo Life. 2025-04-18. Retrieved 2025-04-18.

External links

Queen City Stunt Coaster on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

Present

Coasters

Adventure Express Banshee The Bat The Beast Diamondback Flight of Fear Great Pumpkin Coaster Invertigo Mystic Timbers Orion Queen City Stunt Coaster 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] "New Stunt Car Ride For Two Paramount Theme Parks". Ultimate Rollercoaster.

[2] "News: Stunt Track opening on schedule". ThrillNetwork. 2005-03-08. Archived from the original on 2005-03-09.

[3] "Italian Job well done". The Cincinnati Enquirer. 2005-05-20. p. 41. Retrieved 2024-06-27.

[4] "Longtime Kings Island roller coaster gets new name honoring Cincinnati". Yahoo Life. 2025-04-18. Retrieved 2025-04-18.

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