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Diamondback reviews

Theme Park Insider readers offer their ratings and reviews for Diamondback, a roller coaster at Kings Island. (The minimum height to ride is 54 inches.)

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Posted: December 23, 2008

A Bolliger & Mabillard Mega Coaster, Diamondback stands at 230 feet at it's highest point with a first drop of 215 feet at a 74 degree angle and it snakes it's way around 5,282 feet of track in exess of 80 miles per hour. The ride features 10 vertical drops overall including drops of 193, 131, 129, 110 and 106 feet, two helixes – one at 323 degrees and the other at 287 degrees – and a splashdown ending.

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81 votes, so far

Felt like I was back on Apollo's Chariot at BGW(E). Nice speed. Smooth. And I like the "three lefts to make a right" turns. Water splash was great to since wind was behind us and the back row got a spray. - M. Ryan Traylor

Diamondback is smooth and even though the first drop seemed over fast, I loved the second hill airtime. I mean with the "short drop" it really seemed like 150 feet. You don't catch a lot of speed until the bottom. - Bradley Keith

This is in my opinion, the best ride in the park. Its amazing speeds and heights make it the tallest and fastest coaster in the park. Unlike son of Beast which is its closest involving speed and height, this ride is incredibly smooth. Definately worth a ride. - Michael Hurley

OMG amazing.... one of the best coasters ever.... smooth, fast and just so much fun.... - bryan shepard

Diamondback is just amazing! Smooth as silk, fast as wonder, airtime... One of the best! - SFOG Goliath

Diamondback is truly a prototype of what a Simple Steel Coaster is All About. Extreme Heights, Extreme Speeds, And Most of All, Extreme Air-time. Great Seating, Very Comfortable instead of the Lap Bar Being like on your stomach, it's more on your knees, and the splashdown is brilliant, if you read the map and read that you shouldn't ride in the AM hours, that's only half-true, because it makes other rides look lame, Also the line maybe an hour long, it feels a lot faster than that. I had ridden the ride 3 times when I was there. That ride makes Holiday World's Voyage, Raven & Legend look like kiddie rides. B&M Thank you for making this ride. - Larken Parr

Definatly a fun ride, but it would have been a lot better if the final half was as good as the first half. The ride looses its speed too quickly as is missing a helix. The ride delivers a lot of good airtime, and is extremly smooth. Definatly worth a ride if you are at King's Island. If you liked Apollo's Chariot or Nitro then I would highly recommend Diamond Back. - Chris Gottschalk

Super smooth, but kind of on the boring side for me. I guess after being at Cedar Point the day before, not much will compare. I loved the ride, but like I said a little too blah for me. And at night KI did not iluminate its supports so it is too dark. - Adam Clinard

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