↑ "Kings Island bringing back original red, white and blue color scheme on The Racer". Something old is new again at Kings Island, as the backward traveling trains on the Racer roller coaster will run forward again when the park opens for the.↑ "Kings Island brings back beloved original logo on Racer roller coaster trains".↑ "Kings Island’s Racer getting 500 feet of new track, making for smoother ride".↑ "Kings Island Racer coaster getting new track, smoother ride".Bench seats were most commonly found on wooden coasters and mine train coasters. Highly rated among riders of all ages for its classic ride experience, The Racer remains an integral part of Kings Island’s outstanding collection of roller coasters. Diamondback and the Racer are two Kings Island rides that offer an. ↑ "No More Backwards Racer At Kings Island". On May 18, 1982, it became the first racing coaster to ever run trains backwards on one of its tracks.↑ " Kings Island Closes The Bat", The Times Recorder.Kings Island has announced that both trains on its wooden. ↑ "This date in 1970: Construction of The Racer began at Kings Island". April 4, 2008, 9:17 AM I dont know how many of you will find this interesting, but I did.In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows, for a total of 30 riders per train. The ride has two separate tracks, one carrying blue trains, and the other carrying red trains.Ĥ trains with 5 cars per train. įor the 2022 season, the ride's original red, white and blue color scheme returned. That year, the original entrance sign and train logos were restored. In 2021, more than 500 feet of track that stretched from the base of the first drop to the fourth airtime hill was replaced by The Gravity Group to allow a smoother ride experience. Great Coasters International retracked The Racer during the 2018-2019 off-season. This continued until 2008, when the park's new owner Cedar Fair restored the trains to the original forward direction. The ride functions as an alternative method to reaching the Soak City water park. In the attraction, guests board a passenger train based on 'The General' model of locomotives, and enjoy a smooth ride, with occasional music and commentary from a conductor. Starting in May 1982, one of the sides ran backwards. The Kings Island and Miami Valley Railroad is a transport train ride located in the Rivertown and Soak City sections of Kings Island. For 150, you will receive a model of The. The Racer opened on April 28, 1972, along with the park. Kings Island's digital marketing director Don Helbig wrote in his blog they decided to sell pieces of it, as part of a model kit, known as a NanoCoaster. The first test runs were conducted in September 1971. It is often credited with beginning the second golden age of roller coasters.Ĭonstruction of the attraction began in 1970. The ride sparked a "coaster renaissance" and a revival of wooden roller coasters. The kit includes a slice of wood from the rides structure, an exclusive 50th anniversary Racer. On Kings Island’s online store, the park is selling a Racer NanoCoaster Collectable Kit to celebrate the park’s 50th birthday. It opened as the world's fastest roller coaster on April 28, 1972. For the low price of 150 a piece of one of Kings Island’s most historic coasters can be yours. The Racer is a wooden racing out and back roller coaster located at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, USA.
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