The Beast & Son Of The Beast - Kings Island

What can I say about these two coasters that you probably don't already know? For one park to contain such a dubious duo of wooden monsters is quite a thing.

The Beast was built in 1979 and still holds the world record for the longest wooden coaster. It is a legendary coaster covering 35 acres of land and whipping through the trees at speeds of 65 miles per hour.

Son Of Beast was built 21 years later and is the only wooden coaster in the world to feature a vertical loop. It is also the tallest and fastest wooden coaster on the planet. In fact, it holds the current records in speed, length, height and drop for wooden coasters worldwide.

This video shows both coasters in action and consists of mostly shots taken from areas that are not normally accessible by park visitors.

Here's your chance to see what goes on in the woods behind Kings Island - the screams are real! As a bonus, there is additional footage of the park's new for 2006 ride, Avatar, included in this video.

Update - In July 2006, just a few weeks after this video was taken there was an incident on Son Of Beast which caused the ride to be closed for the remainder of the season. The park has since decided to remove the loop. This video remains one of the last of the ride in action with the loop still in place.

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[CoasterMan310]

i bet that if son of beast was built like mabye 2 years ago and by intamin, it would be smoother and safer

[baldwingrl]

they took the loop out of the son of beast. that is an old video

[bfyobrian]

its funny how after 6 years, the son of beast still stands

[MrPhsycodude999]

What about the Beastie??

[MrPhsycodude999]

@TheLOLSource Dude, you are Sooooo off. The got rid of the loop for lighter trains. The cracked beem was during the double helix. The restrains simpley got tighter. 

[woodcoasterdude]

@TheLOLSource it wasnt the loop that caused the accident. they removed the loop because they had to use lighter trains to prevent the track cracking again. and the lighter trains couldnt make it around the loop

[IXVision]

yep and now they have to replace the double turn hill from wooden supports breaking

[ChucksGhost01]

Its very bumpy and they closed it recently due to yet another injury. It always rates low on rider surveys despite the impressive numbers. I personally think the ride is terrible and I love coasters. There has been talk of dismantling the Son of Beast before the 2010 season.

[Jarek4]

haha, my bro went on the aftershock at silverwood and got so sick. It's the same thing as de ja vu, but going 4.5gs at 70mph forward then backward I guess does that to some people

[U3X6785]

I puked up my nuts on the Avartar.....

[aaiissoo]

Ronaldo!