Orion will make its public debut when Kings Island opens for the 2020 season April 11.
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The new giga coaster is one of just seven in the world, according to park officials.
Riders sit four across on a 32-passenger train traveling a high-speed journey of eight hills and 5,321 feet of track. With a top of speed of 91 mph, it is the 10th-fastest roller coaster in the world.
The ride at the former site of Firehawk cost Kings Island about the same as what it cost to build the park in 1972, according to Mike Koontz, Kings Island vice president and general manager.
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