sk8coaster

I got to ride Orion 5 times on July 29th, once in the very back, 3 times somewhere in the middle, and once in the very front. This was my first B&M giga, so I won't be able to compare it to Leviathan or Fury. My first ride was in the very back seat, and that drop is INCREDIBLE in the back seat. I've always loved Millennium Force for it's drop, but the drop on Orion just felt longer before it leveled out. The rest of the ride felt a little sluggish from the back, although it was our first ride of the day and it hadn't really heated up yet. My last ride of the day was in the front seat. This might be the only non-inverting coaster I've been on that's better in the front seat. Lot's of force at the bottom of the drop, the speed hill gave a little lateral G along with the airtime, you don't notice the trim's as hard in the front, and Orion's belt felt pretty forceful all the way through. Overall, it's a fun ride, and it looks really good. I'm surprised that with such a large brake run that right when it got to the brakes it was hitting them pretty hard... you'd think that could be done a lot smoother

I was going to say the same thing... but mostly out of selfishness considering my proximity to Elitch Gardens now. The park has already moved once and with the development in that area they're going to be forced to move again eventually. There aren't many roller coasters in the state of Colorado, but there's a huge influx of people into the state