Themeparkfanatic | Invertigo at King's Island @woodencoasterfan | Uploaded July 2018 | Updated October 2024, 1 week ago.
This is Invertigo at King's Island north of Cincinnati, OH, USA. It is a inverted shuttle coaster that was built by Vekoma and opened here on April 17, 1999 as Face Off. It operated under that name until 2007 when Paramount, then owner of the park, sold the chain to Cedar Fair which then changed the name to Invertigo. A shuttle coaster is one that does not make a complete circuit like a more traditional roller coaster would. This one is pulled up out of the station and up the rear spike to the top. Then the train is released going back through the station and through a series of inversions and up the second spike where the train is pulled up to the top. The train is then released and allowed to travel backwards the way it came in until it is lowered back into the station. This one is unique in that riders face each other allowing them to see the expressions of the other riders while riding. This coaster is 1,013 feet 8 inches long (309 m), 131 feet 3 inches high (40 m), has three inversions, and a top speed of about 50 mph (80.5 km/h).
This is Invertigo at King's Island north of Cincinnati, OH, USA. It is a inverted shuttle coaster that was built by Vekoma and opened here on April 17, 1999 as Face Off. It operated under that name until 2007 when Paramount, then owner of the park, sold the chain to Cedar Fair which then changed the name to Invertigo. A shuttle coaster is one that does not make a complete circuit like a more traditional roller coaster would. This one is pulled up out of the station and up the rear spike to the top. Then the train is released going back through the station and through a series of inversions and up the second spike where the train is pulled up to the top. The train is then released and allowed to travel backwards the way it came in until it is lowered back into the station. This one is unique in that riders face each other allowing them to see the expressions of the other riders while riding. This coaster is 1,013 feet 8 inches long (309 m), 131 feet 3 inches high (40 m), has three inversions, and a top speed of about 50 mph (80.5 km/h).
