The Roller Coasters of Kings Island - By The Numbers (Just How Beastly is The Beast?)

These are the coasters of Kings Island, broken down by their stats as we count down to the coaster with the MOST prime ride time.
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[@FrontSeatMedia]

You gotta love All Coasters at Kings Island 🎢🎢🎢 What a great lineup they have!

[@Randomstuff77]

YESSSSS so ready for this do carowinds nexts

[@Royce_lewis_glazer]

Yeah

[@UpstopThrills]

Afterburn and Fury’s pacing are top notch

[@robertbarthellstan6249]

SIX FLAGS GREAT AMERICA OR I RIOT

[@Paolo8772]

I was going to say that, or something even better.

[@shadesfromikea]

The beast is a literal dream. Rode it in 2019 and I will never regret riding it

[@lukez6203]

I like how the beast just goes 📈📈to all the others

[@joebor1777]

I knew The Bat was short, but shorter than Woodstock? Wow

[@Gabes1321]

Me normally: 😐 Me when Chris uploads: 😃 I actually expected Orion to place where it did Edit: and flight of fear

[@coasttovengance5867]

I predicted the great pumpkin coaster but that’s not saying much lol

[@Benny-hd7tz]

Having good operations is worth so much, that's why I love King's Island

[@steveo7771286]

I have to get back there on a normal summer day to see these supposed legendary operations. I went for my first time this past Saturday, the first operating day of the season and they were super slow at dispatches. Everyone was still learning though as it was literally the first day of the season that they were actually loading guests, so I have to give them a pass for that.

[@AirtimeThrills]

Facts...fast ops plus 2 or 3 train ops

[@steveo7771286]

@@AirtimeThrills Oh, they ran three trains, but they were stacked all day. Lol. Particularly on Diamondstack and Orion. The others weren’t so bad, I guess. Timbers was rolling them out pretty decent.

[@jeffandjaredsavetheworld7186]

KI is my home park and growing up I always thought CP was better due to its bigger coasters, but as I get older I realize that I’ve never been to a park as good as KI.

[@Rhythmmical]

Suppertime is always better when you discover the new Airtime Thrills video.

[@blainebasil6577]

Kings island is truly an amazing park

[@opraiderman904]

Racer got alot of trackwork over the off-season so let's see if it got any smoother this year. I admit it is a one and done for me and it is my home park. I would love to see the 1st axis go in the old Vortex plot but with greater success than the original Bat. Or a Vekoma launched looper of some sort. After losing Firehawk and Vortex we need some inversions back in the park!

[@TheLouke]

Or a new-age vekoma flying dutchman!

[@brandonmeurer8266]

I went to Kings Island for the first time and rode Racer like 5 times. Didn’t think it was super rough at all.

[@jerryrocketandthegogogirls3517]

@@brandonmeurer8266 racer has some amazing floaty hills I love it especially for the historical value, still kicks ass 50 years later

[@timjacoboski751]

This series is so good, you’re just so on point with making video series that we just can’t get enough of!

[@AirtimeThrills]

Im glad people like it, these are super easy to make and there are so many options to cover

[@xdanileel]

I can't thank you enough for also including metric stats. Greetings from a non American viewer.

[@AirtimeThrills]

Yep it was a suggestion in the past and its the least i can do for the non Americans out there

[@prakesh2904]

Always a great day when Chris uploads Discord gang btw.

[@KaspersetzSlideStudios]

Discord gand, discord gang!

[@amthrills9445]

Gang gang

[@monacoGP11]

Discord gang!

[@josephrivetti9476]

Love this video! It would be interesting to see how Firehawk and Vortex would have done in this!

[@AirtimeThrills]

True, i should have plugged those in at the end

[@loserface516]

I’m going to Kings Island for the first time this weekend so I’m excited to experience all this prime ride time in person!

[@Ice-be9ei]

I can’t wait for you to ride Racer again. It’s running great after the re track

[@vaughntoothman1992]

Yes! I have been waiting for a long time for this! Thank you for this!

[@nickjo1492]

I’m a simple man. I see Kings Island, I click.

[@willowtuttle8370]

The Racer retracking by the Gravity Group has made it soooooo much better!!! I felt like an entirely new ride

[@skyrushyesminderaserno1150]

This is actually my favorite series from your channel!

[@JamesonThomas24]

“And number one is...” Me: *pretends* to be surprised hahaha But there were a lot surprises on this list other than number one

[@937tactical]

I went for a few hours during the monsoon yesterday. Got some long overdue rides in before they closed early for weather. Love your KI content

[@d3th2m3rikkka]

Random Fact: Skyline designed layouts for Mystic Timbers, InvadR,Jungle Dragon, and Desert Rally. Probably the only good thing they've ever done

[@jjw128]

I'm gonna get to go to Kings Island for the first time this Saturday! So excited for this amazing park.

[@alexis_irene16]

Going for the 1st time in the beginning of June 😃!! Love your channel!

[@Addictedcoolmos]

I'm happy that this is my home park. fun rides, and airtime thrill's favorite park.

[@noahkiel2454]

Great video! I wasn’t expecting Orion to be at the top, but I thought it’d be higher then 7 jeez

[@miked7212]

It surprised me how short a lot of these coasters are in seconds.

[@AirtimeThrills]

Yeah when you take the lift away, you're hard pressed to find a ride with a full minute of ride time

[@miked7212]

@@AirtimeThrills Thanks so much for the reply. I didn't realize that before that coasters are that short. 2 lifts in some cases like Adventure Express and The Beast. Yeah I love Kings Island. I've been there 9 times before and loved it every time.

[@andrewlorenz5134]

Nice vid Chris! I love the series! Can you please bring back the 10 interesting stories for years, and the next one being 2018

[@AirtimeThrills]

The next one is coming in a couple weeks and its for 2011. Im holding off a little on the more recent years to see how some of those stories play out longer term. The most recent one ive done is 2014

[@jaysoncowan4333]

Great video!

[@XscreamThrills]

Who would've thought Flight of Fear had that much prime ride time 🤷‍♂️

[@joesyearbook5586]

Thanks for making this

[@MGNate]

I am so excited. Starting the coaster season with Cedar Point my home park tomorrow.

[@korseeth842]

These videos are the most random thing but also the most entertaining

[@1138gabe]

Sorry to nitpick, I know you get these videos out very quickly and sometimes errors occur, but you say the boomerang is 101.3 feet but RCDB and your your graphic shows 131.3 feet. Oh well. STILL a great video showcasing all of the coaster and how they rank. This will be helpful when I eventually make it over to that park. Great video dude! keep em coming

[@Sarcastrophe098]

It would be cool if you did one of these for Six Flags Great America, I think that would be really interesting

[@angiebush9348]

I would like to see that also, Great America is my home park

[@freyak5401]

If you thought he said "it could really use a few more elements" on this video, he'd be a broken record about that in GAm. Half their coasters feel too short

[@jardins43]

This is so cool to see considering 1. Kings Island is one of my home parks. 2. I was just there last Saturday for season pass holders premiere week.

[@warbreaker88]

I heard it was packed.

[@jardins43]

@@warbreaker88 it was packed but I had fast lane so the wait times weren’t bad.

[@warbreaker88]

@@jardins43 Good. My buddy and I might go this Saturday. We're definitely getting fast passes.

[@hoosier.sc1]

this would be a great series :)

[@nordicstarline9888]

What’s up my guy

[@samuelchungus8288]

Yay New video I wish I could make my videos this good

[@gilbertceballos8674]

This video made me extra excited for my ohio coaster trip in late august!!

[@derpnowitzki1766]

I was surprised to see how short The Bat is, like i knew it wasnt a long ride but damn

[@CoasterJawn]

Awesome video as always, where’d you get that beast logo?

[@chaddles8329]

Yeah The Racer has all new track from the lift hill to the back turn around. I can't wait to ride it! They took it down to the cross ties so all the layers are new.

[@dsparks0014]

So I’m watching Trevor Bauer’s channel today which somehow got me going down a rabbit hole of watching Eric Gagne videos and I run across one and once it starts I’m thinking the narrator sounds so much like Airtime Thrills it’s scary. Then a couple mins you actually introduce yourself and then that totally explained why lol. Great Gagne video BTW

[@AirtimeThrills]

Haha yes i really enjoyed doing a baseball video

[@AC98000]

Thanks for the dinner reminder 😀

[@coolstuffchannel6084]

I love this series.

[@MrBucketlist]

I'll be there in August i cant wait!!!

[@Blauwedakpan]

I am just a random comment that sais that Kondaa lives up to the hype

[@David-gj9qr]

It seems like he is already doing this with magic mountain, cedar point, and now kings island but it would be cool if he made a by the numbers video for his top ten favorite parks then when he is done. Also, it would cool to have a prime ride time video specifically for his top 10 favorite coasters and see how they compare to eachother

[@heatherblack9491]

To get an accurate picture of the beast, you need to ride it at night when the air is crisp. For some reason it runs faster at night. The more humid it is, the slower this one goes. You also need to catch it on the right time when it can get over the first lift till faster. The first lift hill really controls the speed of the ride and you can get up there in miles per hour.

[@braxbro7602]

I miss Kings Island, this made me want to go back and ride Flight of Fear the most for some reason.

[@8675309858]

Side note The Racer did get retracked for this year

[@Thecincyclips]

Yeah I have not ridden it yet but those that have seem to like the retrack

[@HonduDan]

Racer after the 2021 retrack is fantastic! Still a wooden coaster, still kinda rough, but it is heads and shoulders above last year.

[@carlthecrab1170]

I highly recommend riding The Racer if anybody is going this year. The retracking Gravity Group did makes the ride very smooth especially compared to how rough it was last year.

[@DaanBruins]

7:21 it's insane how the beast just reigns supreme in prime ride time at KI

[@angiebush9348]

I’m going to kings island this august, feeling great

[@Ink_For_Life]

It’s whould be great if you chould do maybe a short vid on Alton towers in the uk it’s my home park and has some really good coasters

[@jillsilfen5640]

I was at Knott’s yesterday and I really enjoyed Sierra Sidewinder and Coast Rider. And the shin guards didn’t bother me at Coast Rider.

[@EagleRyan14]

Awesome! So glad Knott’s is open again with its coasters!

[@jefflong1799]

I had been to KI So many times that (true story), I had been on the Original Bat, on the first season it was there.. It's ALWAYS been a gorgeous park.

[@schumi246]

I was just at the park today, and I think they have a great progression of coasters: Tier 1: pumpkin coaster Tier 2: Woodstock express, aerial chase, backlot stunt coaster Tier 3: Racer, mystic timbers, flight of fear, the bat Tier 4: Beast, Banshee, Orion, diamondback Wasn’t sure where to put adventure express (2or3), invertigo (3or4).

[@hokyman]

I'm going here for the first time in 3 weeks. :D (Also doing Cedar Point in the same trip.) This has been a bucket list park for years for me.

[@AirtimeThrills]

2 epic parks in 1 state

[@jonengler1296]

Great vid, and gets me excited about the possibility of a trip to Ohio later this year. Just curious...if your vacation time is tight and you can only visit one Ohio Park - Cedar Point or Kings Island - which one would you choose?

[@AirtimeThrills]

Which one you would choose depends...assuming youve never been to either, id say CP just to have that one of a kind experience

[@HugeRMCFanBoY-bx3od]

I Love How Everyone Has A Different Top 5 At Kings Island Mine Is 5 The Beast 4 Diamondback 3 Banshee 2 Orion 1 Mystic Timbers

[@calebwagner1305]

I’ve never been there but I want to go

[@blainebasil6577]

Mystic timber’s is my favorite rollercoaster in the park

[@galaxy.11037]

The racer is pretty smooth now frost the new tracking

[@bunnygrill]

Sonder is making Kings Island blue ice cream beer this year

[@gary124gaming8]

Can you please do raking all the stand coasters you have Ridden

[@AirtimeThrills]

I could but it would be a very short list

[@JSInOrbit]

Hi Chris I'm trying to figure out if I've been on #3. Is there any other RC you know of that has animatronics doing the fist pump 👊❓ thanks

[@ryanfrieman733]

Got an idea for a video or series. Probably dumb idea but figured couldn't hurt to mention. Miles or hours worth driving to a park. Could base it on coasters or overall experience. Example. I have never been to Lake Compounce to get on Boulder Dash. It's a six hour drive. Worth the drive? I think six hours too far. So maybe Lake Compounce would be in the 4 hour range. I also haven't been to Kings Dominion in long time. I am only 3 hours from Kings but think with I305 and Timbers, would be in the 6 hour category.

[@buckeyemanthegreat1859]

RMC racer, raise drop 32 feet to 120ft. go into a speed hill, high five, have sides cross, with left side doing an off-axis airtime hill, and right side doing a barrel over the left. add a camelback, and go into the turn-around. on the return trip, both coasters go through a barrel- roll drop of the turnaround, 2 speed hills, a zero-g stall and a few bunny hills.

[@Clay3613]

Removing Vortex and Firehawk was a mistake. The Bat and Flight Of Fear have seen their better days, every time I rode FOF I regretted it due the line length. Can't escape once inside!

[@cbjgirl23]

god if you're out there, please convince my friends to go to kings island with me this summer

[@Yoshimitsu4prez]

I liked backlot stunt coaster, I miss it at Canada’s wonderland

[@danieltaylor1666]

You’re still wild for KI being your favorite park....

[@Big_Balls_Network]

To avoid head banging lean forward it helps you may get a bit though

[@deezulboy]

These by the numbers videos are cool, but you should rank them on a more broad scale rather than just prime ride time. Say like take the numbers of ride time, length, speed, pacing , etc..Take those numbers and average them to get the ranking, or if you think certain stats are more important you can weight them by saying this stat is worth 1 point..this one is worth 2. I would love to see these videos with the coasters ranked on more then just the prime ride time.

[@alanblasczyk1779]

No surprise here, the Beast will always be my fav.

[@ftn5249]

Wish I was there at opening

[@misterpi3.14]

Wait, did they get rid of the interior theming for the Flight of Fear? You could never see the track before?

[@VSNVanny]

I love kings island as it's the only amusement park near me

[@Rocky-N-Angel]

I am still a bit shocked that KI is your favorite park. I guess because I go there all the time being 20 minutes up the street, also in last 5 years have not made it to that many parks, Maybe I will elevate it a bit as well after this year getting some parks under my belt.

[@AirtimeThrills]

Maybe if i had a bad visit there itd change my opinion

[@eloncone6925]

You should do one for Arrow loopers

[@WhatAG23]

6:47 NICE!!

[@AirtimeThrills]

Theres always that one guy

[@pascalhochstrasser1485]

Hi :) I have a question for another video: Do you have any information about why most launch coasters have a two across seating arrangement, when clearly four across would be much more efficient regarding the capacity of the coasters?

[@AirtimeThrills]

I think this is just due to who makes launch coasters. B&M is the one that does 4 across and they only have a couple launch coasters. Intamin does 4 across on just a few of their coasters. Could have something to do with the weight of the train too

[@eddienhp]

Kings Island has been operating for a long time now. Plus, it's very Ironic that Kings Island operates 14 roller coasters, (which is not that much anyway. Plus, I say a park that operates 30 coasters is that much to operated. So I prefer 20 coasters to operate than over 20 anyway.) Soon Kings Island gets more coasters this will be very challenging!

[@lucassallee4039]

The titan track on the Racer made the first half much more enjoyable. I think it's once again a must ride when you go to the park!

[@TheNinjaDC]

It’s not Titan track, it is GG prefab wood track. Gravity Group actually got an award for it.

[@lucassallee4039]

@@TheNinjaDC oh dang I didn’t know anything about that, thank you for the correction!! Ill have to look into it more now. They definitely deserve an award for it.. the difference between the before and after is insane!

[@TheNinjaDC]

@@lucassallee4039 It is a good thing you like, because the Beast is getting 2000ft of it, along with 1000ft of regular retracking by KI themselves.

[@lucassallee4039]

@@TheNinjaDC the only unbearable part about the beast (for me) is that first drop so if that’s a part of it i’ll be pumped. That could be a very very good change that hopefully doesn’t take away too much from it! I appreciate the knowledge.

[@TheNinjaDC]

@Lucas Sallee Well, more good news. The two parts specifically called out for the biggest overhauls in this retracking is the double helix and first drop. Both are having major structural alterations on top of new track. The first drop is going to get steeper amongst a more modern curve.

[@paraskep5080]

Seaworld San Diego next when Emperor opens

[@batvortex3283]

Adventure Express caught me so off guard

[@DARTHCOHENswgoh]

The beast will always be my favorite coaster

[@joshmedrano6310]

Can u do this for fiesta Texas?

[@vortexluigirosalina5557]

You should do one for Canada’s Wonderland

[@scotthenthorn]

I would love to be your ride partner the next time you visit Kings Island - just hit me up!

[@planetgaming5002]

Maybe you can do this with all gci woodies next!

[@AirtimeThrills]

That video is actually already on the channel

[@ZPierce767676]

Bro Chris!

[@thrillshaveabeard]

Racer's retracking is beautiful. Unfortunately it's just up to the turn around. And the it gets octagonal wheels...

[@klic4194]

Ouch that DB is longer than Orion for actual ride length

[@Agegamingchannel]

Do six flags great America next My home park