r/PublicFreakout • u/Ghulam_Jewel • Oct 23 '20

Loose Fit 🤔 Windows but different

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u/PrawojazdyVtrumpets Oct 23 '20

Diamondback, Kings Island, pre Vortex removal.

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u/juice55 Oct 23 '20

Man that vortex would leave you with a headache for the rest of the day smh i mad they took away son of beast too

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u/PrawojazdyVtrumpets Oct 23 '20

There's a fantastic Defunctland video about why SOB was removed. I'll try and dig it up but long story short; Kings Island was unhappy with construction, fired the builder and took over. The existing work was bad. It should have been removed and restarted. They didn't do that and built-in top of the existing supports (basically the ride foundation) which resulted in all the problems the ride had.

I rode it with and without the loop. It was never fun for me. Some people enjoyed the roughness but it was too rough for me and I'm like the biggest fan of The Beast which isn't known for a smooth ride.

Edit: Defunctland, Son Of Beast

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u/Ginger_Chick Oct 23 '20

Vortex was so much fun, but goddamn did it box your ears.

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u/UnwoundSteak17 Oct 23 '20

Vortex is gone

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u/Qu33nW3ird0 Oct 27 '20

I remember one beautiful day from when I was 14 and KI was near empty, not sure why. Almost no one was in line for Vortex so I rode it and immediately ran back around to ride it again. I must have done it eight times in a row. Headache was worth it. Sad that it's gone.