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  • What happened to this ride im from N.C. and iv been wanting to ride s.o.b

  • they should open this back up! its the only ride that extends your vacation! well gotta drive home tonight so i can be back at the office by 8. better get on the Son of Beast =)

  • They should do what they did to the new texas giant to this

    Some people say they shouldn't but if they do, they can bring the loop back and reopen it!!

  • Yeah maybe I actually would not be afraid to ride this roller coaster today if it was still open cause now it Is actually like the beast they should of called this ride roller coaster ride the beast two

  • miss this ride

    miss the loop more

  • I GOT STUCK MID WAY ON THIS BITCHAZZ RIDE -.-

    but still, gooood times riding it =')

  • i heard that rocky mountain may try this with the rattler at sixflags fiesta,tx...but its jus a rumor..

  • I rode this ride with the loop too but some pussy aid it hurt his back

  • I'm sorry but I have never been on the SoB but it shouldn't be torn down. That thing is just menacing and characterizes the skyline of the park...let it rot but don't tear it down

  • everyone was excited because it was one of the first loop wooden rollercoasters but then..........................­.....way to ruin it kings island : (

  • why shut down?????

  • @fantastichumore One of the bars came loose and it created a jarring sensation that gave people back problem.

  • i think this ride inspired putting loops into rollercoaster tycoon woodies

  • @anthony202222 they also cant because even though it isnt an active rollercoaster it still holds 1st place records in speed for wooden rollercoaster & height for a wooden coaster and tearing it down would mean it looses the records although it would go to the beast.

  • Why did the Son of the Beast close down ?

  • this is one of the best rides at kings island, behind firehawk and beast

  • You no i think its sad that people have to ruine it for everyone else i mean come on read the damn signs there posted before you enter the rides gates

  • @rockoM78 How can you predict when a ride is going to hurt you? Can you predict when you're going to get in a car crash?

  • It seems that you people who condemn this rollercoaster for being wooden & having a loop fail to realize that the loop it self is STEEL...not wood. If you look, the track visibly changes. Aside from the track before/after the loop, this part of the ride is no different than any other steel looping coaster.

  • The quality of this video is orgasmic.

  • this ride became a waste of money and space since they arnt using it so if i was them id get rid of it and savage the parts

  • @anthony202222 that is the crappiest sentence ever. It is very annoying (to me) when people don't spell things right and use the correct punctuation.

  • They shud make it steel like they did with Texas Giant

  • For those who can wait Loop Is At 2:26

  • this ride is the funnest ride in the park and the loop was insane

  • They should take this out and build something like.....a B&M floorless coaster.

  • @sixflagsfan1113 Agreed. Bolliger and Mallibard did Diamondback and they should get a chance to return to the park.

  • I wish that vid was better quality.. That's some historical footage right there!

  • loop is at 2:25

  • FUCK THEM FOR KILLING THE LOOP I WANTED TO RIDE IT!

  • this was a horrible ride the only good part was the loop

  • is it closed for good now?

  • damnet why the hell is this closed?

    

  • See Kings Island? 60,000 views in 240p!  Thats something!

  • @pokesnorlax1 -- Sure is. It's a damn shame that such an awesome, intense ride is just sitting dormant like that. Taking out the loop pretty much castrated it to begin with. Wish they had the sense to put it back in operation for everyone who misses it. It's so sad to see it at the park and know that nobody can ride it.

  • Poor Son of Beast watching all the other coasters take riders on their track while Son of Beast just watches in sadness R.I.P Son of Beast :(

  • Thank you for posting a video with the loop, even if the quality sucks.

  • Dayyuuumm, the only wooden roller coaster with a loop.... i feel/felt proud to live in Ohio xD

  • I went to King's Island in 2010. It was my first time back in 20 years and I wanted to ride the Son Of Beast so bad and I was pissed when I found out that it was no longer operating. The Beast was awesome but the Son Of Beast would have been even greater.

  • They should have built the damn thing RIGHT and we would still have our beloved GIGANTIC LOOPING WOODEN GOD OF A ROLLER COASTER TO THIS DAY!

  • u can see king cobra in le backround

  • Is this some sort of a world record in the history of coasters? The mega woodie with the shortest lifespan of them al?

  • i rode it with the loop and by ass was fuckin bruised really bad 

  • If they are not going to open it back up...they need to tear it down and build a new rollercoaster....

    R.I.P. Son Of Beast

  • @MrTankmanproductions do that or rebuild it with metal? or just rebuild it

  • @MrTankmanproductions they should turn son of beast from a wooden coaster into a steel hybrid coaster like texas giant at six flags over texas

  • @MrTankmanproductions i want them to fucking rebulid it but more fucking epicer!

  • @MrTankmanproductions I believe they are rebuiding it in metal.

  • @MrTankmanproductions someone got seriously hurt on this ride.

  • @Jezla Correction: Numerous people have been severely injured, and almost every other rider came off with aches and pains.

    This thing was so god awfully engineered, and it just hurt like hell.

  • What is this, 4 fps?

  • @supercrazdude It wasn't "Fairly Odd Parents," it was Nickoledeon. Its not "Snoopyville," its Planet Snoopy. Cedar Fair has owned Kings Island for the past 4 years now. It was built when Paramount owned Kings Island, but I'm sure Paramount would have done the same.

  • @supercrazdude Kings Island is Cedar Fair. If you're talking about something Kings Island did, you're essentially talking about something Cedar Fair did.

  • how is there a loop on a wooden roller coaster

  • @747lolman They removed it after a while because they needed to use lighter carridges on the track to avoid accidents

  • Its to bad it closed.I never got to ride it.

  • my fiance and i were always riding this until i got terrible head aches from it. i do miss it.it is sad to just see it sitting there decaying.

  • this is one of my favourite coasters!!! Its so sad to see it sitting at KI all ghost-like. I hope they restore it and open it back up.

  • what kind of idiot film the pov of a rollercoaster????????? someone who wants to lose thier camera

  • @ellieally47 LOTS of people do. And most of those people have straps around their wrists, so if they let go of the camera it doesn't fly off the ride.

  • @ellieally47 Discovery Channel?

  • what are they replacing this with last summer when i went here it was closed down for good

  • never seen a wooden roller coaster loop.

  • are they ever going to bring it back??

  • Best ride ever! Nothing will ever top it

  • This is the reason I don't ride roller coasters :P

  • that first hill looks rough

  • If King's Island doesn't reopen this ride I will not be going there ever.

  • Oh my gosh that's totally dangerous

  • Why did they removed the loop

    

  • @lucky200027218 As others have said back in July of 2006, 27 riders where injured when the structure actally gave. The report showed that the structure was really not able to support the weight of the trains.

    In order to replace the trains with lighter ones the loop had to be removed.

  • i rode this ride before it closed and it was intense

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  • @Crambadilla no harness, lap bars, gravity kept u in

  • that loop looked awesome, thanks for the video!

  • bottom line, don't ride any rides with health problems, so it can shut down a ride!

  • hell ya, they are gonna fix it!!!

  • there terring it down and scraping the metal

  • @TheCalhounboys no they are not! there were guys walking on the track, testing it for weaknesses, and bad points, they are gonna redo the wood to make it less bumpy

  • Man, I wish I could have rode it... Oh well;(

  • sucks for you noobs, ive been on the son of the beast plenty of times WHILE it had the loop

    3 record holding wooden roller coaster

    -Fastest wooden

    -tallest wooden

    -only wooden with a loop

    Great ride

  • @HouseNiggah It actually held 7 records at one time, one being assisted by The Beast.

  • why did they remove the loop?

  • @MrBFMVTV They put new trains on it to make it smoother than wern't designed for a loop

  • shut up fag u ruined the whole video your screaming more than most girls do when they lose their virginity

  • I got to ride it with the loop a dozen times, I rode it 1 week before the accident in 06 and It seemed fine to me just a bit rough like all wooden rollercoasters. Friends of mine that work there said it would cost too much to tear down so they are trying to find a way to fix it.

  • 1;43 and after that the ride pretty much sucked LOL

  • When I went this was shut down

  • Damn kingsisland get it together! this ride was the coldest and still would be there best ride if they made mods and shit might as well... give check ups in line. lmao (exgarration) i would ride this over d back for days! hate seeing that giant sit idle when i go.......

  • Did they get rid of this ride???

  • i hate how its just sitting there in the park now..... anticipating its fate....... :'( if i was THE BEAST id be pissed that my son was gone........... and im pretty sure he is cuz i know i am!!

  • jeese that sucks i mean that was like the only WOODEN COASTER in the world that had a loop in it and then the loop was taken out because of people and then it was completely closed because of ignorant people who got on with problems and sued KI for it knowing they should've payed more attention! ruining the fun for others... i only rode it once and i was so young i dont even remember it .... :'( that sucks but i do know that this coaster was freaking awesome!!

  • Rode it with the loop and without and it was better with it. If they are not going to remove the ride they should really think about modifying the ride into a hybrid coaster like the Texas Giant. They spent way too much money to let this thing just sit there for years.

  • I rode son of beast when it had the loop. It was great!

  • there was nvr a loop oin the son of beast i no that cus i rode it and there was nvr a loop and pus in this video on the loop looks fo real metal

  • @JasmineWilson4890 Yes there was a loop!!! And yes the frame of the loop was steel but the track was still wood. You must have rode it when they took the loop out!

  • @JasmineWilson4890 yeah there was originally a loop. But apparently 27 people got "neck injuries" from it.. yeah right.. jog on :L more like "oh no its made of wood it looks dangerouuuus!" what pussy pah!

  • Haha I rode it with the loop.it was my first coaster that had a loop.my dad told me there wasn't one and when we got on it right before the loop I saw it and I was like "YOU FUCKING LIER!!!!!!!FFFUUUUCCCKKKK!!!!!­" Hahahaha best day of my life.he couldn't get me off that ride or the vortex at all

  • shudnt of taken out the loop

  • @musickk810 well it derailed on it so...

  • I RODE WHEN IT HAD LOOP...FIRST YEAR BABY!!!

  • @mdy18 Wow! That must have been awesome! This looks like it would be one of the greatest roller coasters.

  • @Musajam It was fun..the only thing is that im a little bit on the bigger side..not fat..just a bit bigger....and my legs were really cramped and i got jerked around ALOT more than i ever have on any other coaster..but it was still fun.

  • The ride was awesome with that loop making it so unique now its a big wooden track like any other coaster

  • Wow. That lift hill isn't even HALF as loud as it is now.

  • there opening it back up this season rite?

  • @bredo1213 nope. :(

  • They're taking it down, it's so sketchy.. i would always pray that it didn't break when i was on it because it's so poorly made.. it was extremely fast and fun though with the loop

  • without the loop its a waste

  • @rct3madness21 They didn't take it down, but it was closed all season last season and I don't think they're putting it back.

  • @TheRealXbox 27 people got hurt . that were pussies

  • @1dptwin lmao!!!! yes, pussies, good times on wooden rides!

  • didnt they take this ride down

  • @911up no it was closed because of the accident but they didnt take it down they fixed it up thats why theres no more loop and it used to be higher but now its llower

  • nobody got injured from the loop, when they repaired son of beast after the track broke, they added lighter trains to give less stress to the track, but they had to take out the loop otherwise the lighter trains would not complete the circuit

  • no, i read the news aritcle when it happened, the track at the bottom of the first drop collapsed and the train fell

  • Bring back the loop!!

  • @BANKERJAY04 bring back the coaster.

  • @Crambadilla no

    

  • i thought it was totally worth waiting 3 1/2 hrs

  • Too bad i never got to ride it b4 it closed down! :'(

  • they took out the loop. the ride is shut down its too dangerous they r going to tear it down as soon as possible :(

  • @smileytay10 They are not tearing it down. No decision has been made.

  • why was the loop removed i mean it was so original i wanted to ride it with the loop on.

  • @SaberTanker22 The loop got removed becasue 4 years ago 27 people got injured by a part of the helix parts supports, just before the loop, they said they felt a bump, so thats what made them decide to take out the loop because it might have led to further injuries.

  • @SaberTanker22 back in '06, there was a accident involing the loop, so it sadly had to be removed. I wish the accident didn't happen.

  • LOL AT 1:04

  • I wished I could have rode it with the loop. : ( RIP woodenloop

  • Why did they have to take out the loop? It was the helix that hurt people! They could still keep the loop and still make the repairments and switch to lighter cars.

  • @Alaforte456 It was actually lighter trains that made them remove the loop. They had to get lighter trains to put less stress through the rosebowl. The lighter trains couldn't complete the circuit.

  • @7adw7 It's ten years old... and its the fastest wooden ride on the planet...

  • This was my first loop on a rollercoaster.. and then they had to take it down.. Ass holes

  • When I was 11 years old I road this twice with the loop and it was my first and only time at Kings Island. The ride literally kicked ass and it didn't matter how many times you ride it, its still awesome and scared the shit out of me. This, The Beast and the Vortex were the best coasters, but there was no question the Son of Beast was the best. I'm going back to Kings Island in 2 weeks!

  • @TheDondajonhon46 I just got back from Kings Island an Son of Beast is closed this year and it sucks

  • @themetaldude96 there taking it completely down

  • @shiningstar0721 They are not taking it down. No decision has been made regarding the ride.

  • @themetaldude96 the loop was staell

  • @themetaldude96 isn't it closed because its to dangerous?

  • @themetaldude96 isn't it closed because its too dangerous?

  • @hdvoyagerfan yeah it is closed for being dangerous but the people who built it did not really built it right. So it started causing problems so a fun ride dystroyed :( They better fix that ride.... so many fun trips to Kings Island but Son Of Beast open for one of those many times.

  • @themetaldude96 retard

  • @SodomGomorrahWaDC yeah thanks for sharing that about yourself. next time keep your opinion to yourself.

  • @themetaldude96 What kind of dumbfuck goes somewhere and doesn't research it first?

  • @SodomGomorrahWaDC i did research it before i went there, i was just saying it sucked that its closed for fucking sake i dont want to fucking fight about it

  • @themetaldude96 and this year All my hope is for it to open next year

  • @boogersish I agree

  • My mom's friend's uncle worked on it or helped with this ride, and apparently they skipped a lot of safety steps. Also the wood wasn't the best wood. But I love this ride. I really hope they don't get rid of it. I hope that they can atleast upgrade it. Also Kings Island did something with their insurance so if you look on the "you must me this tall signs" they changed the heights, they moved them up. You can see how far they moved them.

  • @giants10271 We know that, and everyone thinks it's a good ride. That was just a normal occurance. OK?

  • I go to kings island all the time, About twice a week. Most likely there taking it out. The ride was removed from the 2010 Map and was closed for half of the 2009 year since someone got hurt. If you go over by Son of Beast the sign for the ride is removed. It looks like some catwalks were already removed and that there taking it out. If they do take it out they will have so much open area to work with and build a huge new coaster if they wanted to.

  • @DevinTheKewlio Hmm, maybe they removed all of the implications that the structure was even a ride (I.E. the park map, the ride sign.) because they don't want guests wandering up to it during this period where they are seeking future improvement to the ride. They haven't taken any catwalks down. Just a few weeks ago, they tested one of the trains on the track during operating hours.

  • Please, KI, don't remove this wonderful ride!!! =(

  • wait i dont see son of beast on the website is it gone?

  • @ASPKlutchGod No, just closed. It was removed from the map, too, so it doesn't confuse people.

  • @MrWalrusGuy2 it needed heavy cars to go through the loop and the heavy cars splintered the wood and when the train hit the splinter they rocked really hard and gave ppl whiplash

  • This was my favorite ride ever. It makes me sad to see that the loop has been removed and the ride closed. I remember when it first opened! I was so young. The only time I ever rode it was with the loop, and I rode it for hours. I guess it is strange, feeling emotionally attached to a coaster, but this ride made me love them. Now with Kentucky Kingdom being closed, I feel even more terrible. I mean, that park held so many memories for me and my entire family. It makes me so sad...

  • whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy i miss you son of beast RIP

  • why they take out the loop?

  • @stephukfan1 they took it out cuz over 27 people got whiplash on it

  • RIP, son of beast. You will be missed <3

  • @TheLemonheadVlogs It's not leaving... yet.

  • @TeamApparition u tell them!!!!!!

  • @TeamApparition Well it's still closed )':

  • @TheLemonheadVlogs they just took out the loop, not the whole ride :)

  • @rct3madness21  what the fuck r u smoking? the loop is there

  • @southplnk in this video, but if you go to he park and ride it, the loop wouldn't be there

  • @southplnk They did take out the loop

  • i loved this ride sooo much , even though i was scared to ride it at first. lol the scariest thing about my first time was me and my mother rode this ride exactly three days before the accident occured. other than that the ride its self is pretty freakin sweet!! but i still gotta say the beast is my favorite out of the wooden roller coasters at PKI!!!

  • man so women lyed about being injured in 09 so they dont know wen they goin to reopen it said cause i drove from indy to ride it

  • @bigsmokin2 someone with stupid ass problems already!!!