Banshee • Kings Island

The most unique B&M invert is easily one of the funnest and most intense of them all. A steady surge of crushing forces follows you throughout the entire layout, not letting up for a moment, making i...

The most unique B&M invert is easily one of the funnest and most intense of them all. A steady surge of crushing forces follows you throughout the entire layout, not letting up for a moment, making it easily the most intense ride at Kings Island. Only bad thing about it is your vest tightening throughout the entire ride, forcing you to either push against the restraints keeping them in place or succumbing to the harness and the end up sitting in the brake run crushed.

This is possibly the most pure-fun B&M invert. It’s nowhere near as intense as the others and isn’t whippy at all (besides the incredible drop), but it’s still awesome. The inversions are each massive...

This is possibly the most pure-fun B&M invert. It’s nowhere near as intense as the others and isn’t whippy at all (besides the incredible drop), but it’s still awesome. The inversions are each massive and profiled so well, which makes them so much fun to experience. The highlights for me are the dive loop and zero-g roll. The final inversion is also incredible with inverted hangtime, and the drop is surprisingly whippy and forceful with no prelift. My main gripe with this ride, however, is its rattle. I don’t mind rattles ever unless there’s headbanging. But here, it’s clear they were trying to make a fun and graceful ride. I don’t mind the rattle itself, but it definitely takes away from that gracefulness in which the ride was going for. Still super underrated and one of the better inverts in my opinion though, but definitely a step-down from the top 4 in the park.

I was scared to ride this thing for years. I was expecting a top tier invert and arguably the best ride at KI. Instead, I got strangled by the vest restraints and was greatly disappointed. I didn’t ev...

I was scared to ride this thing for years. I was expecting a top tier invert and arguably the best ride at KI. Instead, I got strangled by the vest restraints and was greatly disappointed. I didn’t even notice a rattle, I just couldn’t get past the restraints.

This ride is amazing! A nice surprise to find a new #2 inverted coaster, right behind Katun. A lot of inversions that feel like you're flying with lightness and without being too intense, like many in...

This ride is amazing! A nice surprise to find a new #2 inverted coaster, right behind Katun. A lot of inversions that feel like you're flying with lightness and without being too intense, like many inverted coasters are. A little bit of rattle is what detracts from it a bit, but it's for sure a must try at kings island.

On est sur le meilleur layout d'inverted B&M que j'ai fait. L'intensité est également au rendez vous, ce qui contraste avec le côté planant de la plupart des inversions. On regrettera les harnais vest...

On est sur le meilleur layout d'inverted B&M que j'ai fait. L'intensité est également au rendez vous, ce qui contraste avec le côté planant de la plupart des inversions. On regrettera les harnais veste très inconfortables qui vont empêcher banshee d'être mon inverted préféré.

My favorite inverted. The crew had it going like clockwork and was able to ride 3 times in 45 minutes. Rides good, not too short but could be longer. A bit more spread out than similar rides, which...

My favorite inverted. The crew had it going like clockwork and was able to ride 3 times in 45 minutes. Rides good, not too short but could be longer. A bit more spread out than similar rides, which helps appreciate it since you get a moment of rest between each feature

I was warned that Banshee would be rough and rattle. I didn't experience that at all! Maybe riding in the front saved me a headache, but I was mostly struck by how much I liked it's graceful, drawn-ou...

I was warned that Banshee would be rough and rattle. I didn't experience that at all! Maybe riding in the front saved me a headache, but I was mostly struck by how much I liked it's graceful, drawn-out layout, and the cool visuals. I'm personally not a fan of the relentless positive Gs found on batclones, so this big-scale invert was way more my speed.

This ride is intense! The most intense ride at Kings island. The inversions are fast paced and big. The layout is really good but it is a lot to handle at times. The restraints are ok not my favorite....

This ride is intense! The most intense ride at Kings island. The inversions are fast paced and big. The layout is really good but it is a lot to handle at times. The restraints are ok not my favorite. The drop was really good to! I rode in the back and it was not the smoothest but it does pull a lot of g force.

Hmmm. The larger B&M inverts just aren'tas enjoyable to me as the mid-sized models. I enjoyed Talon and Great Bear more than Banshee or Alpengiest. Banshee is a giant, length ride with breakneck pacin...

Hmmm. The larger B&M inverts just aren'tas enjoyable to me as the mid-sized models. I enjoyed Talon and Great Bear more than Banshee or Alpengiest. Banshee is a giant, length ride with breakneck pacing. There are no dead spots in its layout But I prefer the mid-size and slightly tamer versions of the classic B&M invert.

I had a blast on this ride! Only gripe is that my neck hurt quite a bit from having to hold my head still. The shoulder restraints combined with the loops and turns of the coaster made it hard to keep...

I had a blast on this ride! Only gripe is that my neck hurt quite a bit from having to hold my head still. The shoulder restraints combined with the loops and turns of the coaster made it hard to keep my head straight.

I rode this with a cold, and I am in no way exaggerating when I say that the positive G forces of this ride literally began to deprive me of oxygen. 10/10, can't wait to go back and lap this thing whi...

I rode this with a cold, and I am in no way exaggerating when I say that the positive G forces of this ride literally began to deprive me of oxygen. 10/10, can't wait to go back and lap this thing while actually able to breathe.

Banshee is my least favorite invert. It has no whip in its inversions, and the moments of intensity are ruined by stange jackhammering that I've never experienced on any other invert. The beautiful pa...

Banshee is my least favorite invert. It has no whip in its inversions, and the moments of intensity are ruined by stange jackhammering that I've never experienced on any other invert. The beautiful paint, theming, and layout make this such a shame.

Banshee was a new type of B&M Invert. There is the obvious: the use of vest restraints over the manufacturer's older over-the-shoulder restraints, but also with this comes a significant layout change....

Banshee was a new type of B&M Invert. There is the obvious: the use of vest restraints over the manufacturer's older over-the-shoulder restraints, but also with this comes a significant layout change. Whereas older B&M Inverts focused on snappy inversions, Banshee focuses more on drawn-out, intense inversions, making it more akin to their floorless coasters. Firstly, I want to say that the first drop is great, as it whips you down 150 feet with great speed. The Dive Loop was the perfect first inversion for the coaster, matching the speed of the first drop with a drawn-out dive, flying back to the ground straight down, while the first drop curved around. The vertical loop that follows not only is good eye candy, but also ups the intensity, which the Zero-G Roll responds to with the coaster's whippiest inversion. And on the other side of the roll is a Pretzel Knot, going back into the drawn-out inversions. Immediately following this is a vertical loop; it's probably the coaster's least meaningful inversion, but I'm not going to complain it's there since it's still a lot of fun. There then is a turn into the finale: an in-line twist with great hangtime into a helix to end. It's probably the coaster's best inversion, and one last surprise to end this great coaster. It's also important to point out just how good this coaster follows together. With the exception of the turn into the in-line twist, Banshee is pretty much back-to-back inversions, with only the valleys between each providing a break from the action. As such, there are no dead spots here, and the valleys themselves give the coaster an ebb-and-flow feeling to it as the crests become the most exciting moments, those of being upside-down. Also, I don't have too much of a problem with the vest restraints during the actual ride experience, as I'm too busy enjoying the ride to notice them, but while waiting on the break run, they do dig into my collarbone, and it can be a bit uncomfortable.

Un Inverted B&M qui souffre d'un manque de confort assez sévère, beaucoup trop de vibrations pour être apprécié hélas. Dommage car malgré quelques temps morts et un manque d'organicité, le layout est...

Un Inverted B&M qui souffre d'un manque de confort assez sévère, beaucoup trop de vibrations pour être apprécié hélas. Dommage car malgré quelques temps morts et un manque d'organicité, le layout est plutôt intéressant !

A really nice and forceful B&M Invert. The first drop is awesome, especially in the front row, the ride is very intense and all of the elements are very well placed into the layout. This is a must-rid...

A really nice and forceful B&M Invert. The first drop is awesome, especially in the front row, the ride is very intense and all of the elements are very well placed into the layout. This is a must-ride when visiting Kings Island.

I came into Banshee with a lot of B&M Hypers under my belt over the past 12 months and a diminishing interest in the format as rides started to feel similar if not same (or exact in the case of Batman...

I came into Banshee with a lot of B&M Hypers under my belt over the past 12 months and a diminishing interest in the format as rides started to feel similar if not same (or exact in the case of Batman clones.) So with low expectations, Banshee completely overdelivered for me. It was my last ride of the day at King's Island and somehow, it's intensity exceeded anything else I experienced during the day. While others have complained in a lack of whippiness - I actually appreciated that not every inversion had a high whip and that there was nuance throughout the ride. The scale and speed also felt grander than any other invert out there...maybe Alpengeist can compete on size, but Banshee was packed front to finish. It's my new #1 invert hands-down.

The first drop on this coaster is really extreme and I love it. The inversion-focused layout is a great contrast to the airtime-focused layouts on the other coasters in the park. The hangtime provided...

The first drop on this coaster is really extreme and I love it. The inversion-focused layout is a great contrast to the airtime-focused layouts on the other coasters in the park. The hangtime provided on the inline roll is phenomenal

I was sadly only able to get one ride on this before The Beast killed my head and I was never able to ride it in front, which is always my favorite row on inverts. So, if that hadn't been true, I cou...

I was sadly only able to get one ride on this before The Beast killed my head and I was never able to ride it in front, which is always my favorite row on inverts. So, if that hadn't been true, I could quite possibly have ranked this a half-star higher. It has a great layout with lots of fun inversions. While they aren't as whippy as older inverts, they are still very intense (except for the inline twist at the end, which is very floaty and gives excellent hangtime). There are also a lot of very intense positive G moments, which would be more fun without the rattle. I found that the rattle was present on both of the trains I got to ride. I never got a chance to ride the third train.

Banshee is remarkably different from every other invert I've ridden, but I still love it as one of the best. I know many complain about the lack of whip, but I actually really enjoyed the change in th...

Banshee is remarkably different from every other invert I've ridden, but I still love it as one of the best. I know many complain about the lack of whip, but I actually really enjoyed the change in the profiling. In the front row it feels like you are being held face-down to the ground at the end of nearly every inversion, and it's a super unique feeling. The in-line twist gives some funky but awesome hangtime, and the pretzel knot is very different inversion from anything else in the world. I honestly wish that this ride was just a smidge more intense, but if that's the price to pay for that stalling during the inversions then I am more than happy to pay it. 8.5/10 - my hair got caught in the vest restraint and it hurt a lot

Had a little rattle in the back but in the front it was glass-smooth. Honestly, I think it should be turned into a flying coaster as the layout would fit better. very unique coaster and I really love ...

Had a little rattle in the back but in the front it was glass-smooth. Honestly, I think it should be turned into a flying coaster as the layout would fit better. very unique coaster and I really love the final roll as the hangtime is impecable.