Kings Island's Orion Goes Vertical + Watch on New Webcam

Just a couple weeks after formally announcing Orion, a B&M giga coaster opening in 2020 at Kings Island, the ride has gone vertical!

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The theme park shared the above photo on social media, and wrote more about it on their official blog.  The first piece of beautiful blue track (out of a total of 184) that has been installed will be where the ride's station will be located.  This is not uncommon with building large roller coasters as the station itself takes a long time to create, so getting that track in place quickly is a must.

I'd expect to see more track and supports go up for the brake run and transfer track before the really fun stuff, i.e. the lift hill and 300 foot first drop, head toward the sky.

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But you never know, so it's best to obsessively watch the park build the roller coaster on their brand new Orion Webcam.  Here is an image from the cam taken today, showing the first piece of track installed.  There's also a lot of blue track on site being prepped for when the ride's construction requires it.  You can keep up to date with the webcam on Kings Island's official website.