What is Vortex (Kings Island)?
{{Infobox roller coaster |name=Vortex |image=Vortex Kings Island.jpg |imagedimensions=200px |caption= |location=Kings Island |section=Coney Mall |type=Steel |status= Closed |opened={{Start date|1987|04|11}} |closed={{End date|2019|10|27}} |manufacturer=Arrow Dynamics |designer= |model=Custom Looping Coaster |track= |lift=Chain [[lift hill]] |height_ft=148 |drop_ft=138 |length_ft=3800 |speed_mph=55 |inversions=6 |duration=2:30 |angle=55 |capacity=1,600 |cost=$4,000,000 USD |previousattraction=[[The Bat (Kings Island; opened 1981)|The Bat]] |acceleration= |gforce=3.9 | virtual_queue_name =[[Fast Lane (Cedar Fair)|Fast Lane]] | virtual_queue_image =Cedar_Fair_Fast_Lane_availability_icon.svg | virtual_queue_status = available |restriction_in=48 | trains=3 | carspertrain=7 | rowspercar=2 | ridersperrow=2 |rcdb_number=71 |coordinates={{coord|39.340724|-84.264219|display=title,inline|region:US-OH_type:landmark_source:dewiki}} |transfer_accessible= available }} '''Vortex''' is a steel [[roller coaster]] at [[Kings Island]] in Mason, Ohio. It was designed and built by Arrow Dynamics. It cost $4 million. The ride officially opened to the public on April 11, 1987. When it opened, Vortex was the tallest, full-circuit roller coaster with the highest drop in the world. It was also the first one where riders are upside down six times. Vortex is where The Bat used to be. The Bat was the world's first suspended roller coaster. There have been more than 38 million rides on Vortex. It is one of the most popular attractions at Kings Island. == Other websites == {{commons category}} *[http://www.visitkingsisland.com/rides/Thrill-Rides-12-14-11-44/Vortex Official ''Vortex'' page] [[Category:Roller coasters in the United States]] [[Category:Steel roller coasters]] [[Category:Roller coasters by name]] [[Category:Roller coasters in Ohio]] [[Category:1987 establishments in the United States]] [[Category:1980s establishments in Ohio]]