Vortex • Kings Island

First Drop Inversions Location Discomfort Dead spots

Solid arrow looper overall. The straight first drop was pretty good and the inversions were fun however ride really didn’t give that many forces and it had a lot of dead spots. The ride also had some bad transitions and the seat mold is terrible which is a weird complaint I have but the pain was manageable. Overall it’s just a solid mid tier arrow looper for me and I’m just glad I got to ride it before it went defunct.

First Drop Inversions Hangtime

I was sad when this ride closed. I got some rides in 2019 and I really liked this ride. The first drop gave great airtime and the inverisons were suprisingly very good. Those corkscrews gave great hangtime and the vertical loops were pretty forceful. Overall a very solid looping coaster. RIP Vortex

Location Layout Rattle Headbanging

This is definitely one of my least favorite Arrow loopers out there but even so I didn’t find this ride to be as bad as people say. It’s in a great location and is a very picturesque coaster and has a fantastic long layout. There is definitely headbanging throughout however I didn’t think it was too severe and I wasn’t expecting there to be more painful moments. A pleasant surprise but still not a coaster I would ride all day.

Inversions Intensity Headbanging Discomfort

The layout would be great if it wasn't built by a pre-CAD Arrow. As such, the transitions are horrendous - the observation area on the pathway gives a few great views of riders getting their necks snapped by the unsmoothed banking changes. The park needs a good, intense sit-down looper, but this one ain't it. I wouldn't be disappointed if this was the next ride to leave the park, especially if it was to make way for a ground-up RMC, Mack launcher, or Intamin blitz.

First Drop Inversions Location Headbanging

A great first drop and fun inversions, but it suffers the same unfortunate problems as most Arrow loopers.

First Drop Inversions Intensity

First Drop Inversions Intensity Headbanging

Headbanging Disappointing! Discomfort

Inversions Fun Headbanging

First Drop Capacity Intensity

Headbanging

Inversions

Rattle Headbanging Tear it down!

Discomfort Tear it down!

Intensity Duration Headbanging

Tear it down!

Fun Rattle Inversions Discomfort

Rattle Headbanging Discomfort