A year ago, Kings Island's Orion made its debut, becoming one of only seven giga coasters in the world. Orion plunges riders down an exhilarating 300-foot drop before sending them on a high-speed ...

Kings Island's fastest, tallest and newest roller coaster had its first test run of 2021 ahead of the amusement park's opening.Kings Island officials shared video of the test run, which can be viewed ...

The Orion giga coaster is new this year in the new Area 72 at Kings Island in Mason. Orion is 5,321 feet long, 287 feet tall with a first drop of 300 feet and will reach speeds up to 91 miles per hour ...

MASON, Ohio — The mask hid the smile on my face as we hit 91 mph, pointed straight down Orion’s 300-foot first drop. Trust me, I was smiling. Kings Island, which opens to season passholders Thursday, ...

A man’s appetite for speed led to a nearly 200-pound weight loss journey. Jared Ream weighed 430 pounds at his largest, which prevented him from comfortably participating in one of his favorite ...

Jared Ream was 430 pounds when he set out to lose enough weight to ride Orion, a new coaster at Kings Island amusement park Roller coaster enthusiast Jared Ream would do anything to feel the rush of a ...

Friday is National Roller Coaster Day.Kings Island, north of Cincinnati, is home to one of seven giga coasters in the world.Orion is the park's tallest, fastest and longest steel roller coaster, being ...

Kings Island will boast one of the nation’s few “Giga” coasters when it opens its newest ride next spring. Officials detailed the newest attraction, named Orion, during a Thursday night event backed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Friday is National Roller Coaster Day, and if you're looking to up the thrill level for it, head to Kings Island or Cedar Point.

The world has another giga coaster. After years of asking and online speculation, fans of Kings Island in Mason, Ohio finally have a roller coaster with a 300-foot first drop. Orion officially made ...

When you hear the term Battle of Ohio, most people think of the decades-long rivalry between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Cleveland Browns. But in 2020, there's a new Battle of Ohio between the ...

Five years ago, roller coaster enthusiast Jared Ream was excited to take another ride on his all-time favorite coaster — the 310-foot Millennium Force at Ohio’s Cedar Point amusement park — when he ...