The Son of Beast was an impressive coaster, had Kings Island not fired the manufacturer during construction, used low quality wood and rushed it to completion, it probably would've still been standing.

@punkrockcentral1812

5 жыл бұрын

Yea it’s not the coasters fault it’s there

@thetoad8253

5 жыл бұрын

Nighthawk6595 yep if only kings island didn’t.

@mikehathaway2842

5 жыл бұрын

The original manufacturer that was fired was the one using the low-quality timber and other defects that's one of the reasons they were fired. The problem was the completion was on top of that bad foundation, and the only real fix was to start over.

@War1109

5 жыл бұрын

The people who gave them the wood ripped them off (purposely gave them the wrong wood) that’s why the wood was bad

@mutoneon

5 жыл бұрын

@@War1109 How could such a scam have possibly paid off?

Funny how this ride only lasted for twelve years, while "Daddy" over at the other side of the park is still going strong, despite running for nearly three times as long.

@inhaled5354

7 жыл бұрын

PunkDemonNeo lol yeah. just rode the beast on Sunday and it's still good as new! 😂😂

@Freddy-lp6fv

6 жыл бұрын

because "daddy" was built well. son of beast was build with poor quality wood, maiking it rough and unstable. thats why it closed

@ellarack168

6 жыл бұрын

freddyy no it closed because someone that’s not very bright decided to stand up at the top of the hill and they fell off the ride and died so they were no longer aloud to keep the ride open

@Milani-qe7jp

6 жыл бұрын

That's because RCCA is a pile of trash.

@andromeda7674

6 жыл бұрын

ella rack that’s not true lmao that didn’t happen

May I use this footage in a video I'm making about the longest roller coasters ever? I will give your channel full credit.

@hooliganfanatic7241

3 жыл бұрын

Aye bruh mad respect to you, love your videos but this may not be the right video, it is 8 years old and I don't even think this guy is active in his comments anymore

@CoasterNick3157

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah sure!

Just the first banked curve after leaving the station showed what great lines this coaster had. I just wish some coaster company would find a way to re-build this beautiful beast.

wow what a beauty i wish i was able to ride this

@meeerx2943

8 жыл бұрын

i don't but i want to ride El Toro

@bassduderic

5 жыл бұрын

It was a piece of crap. Way too rough for a woodie. We rode the ride in its first year of operation. We sat in the front, and were tossed around. My wife got bruises from it. The train had to be made heavier, so it would have enough speed to make the loop. The heavy train caused too much damage to the structure, which caused the structure to crack, and the track dropped. It caused 32 people to be injured. The ride never opened again. Good riddance to bad rubbish!

@electric7487

4 жыл бұрын

@@bassduderic Son of Beast: A classic case of "good idea, horrible execution".

@WickedlyMe328

4 жыл бұрын

Nope you didn’t miss anything

I got the chance to ride son of Beast the year it opened. I loved it despite the somewhat roughness. The layout was cool and it doing the vertical loop is memorable. A revival of the coaster RMC style should be undertaken. Gigacoasters are great. Keep the Diamondback as the only one now. Bring back the Son👺

@CosplayDreams16

5 жыл бұрын

I rode them both...the Beast was great...Son of Beast.....I got sick on that one XD But what.can I say? It was an exciting experience...especially with the vertical loop!

wooden coaster 1 looks too intense for me

@marposted

6 жыл бұрын

Karl Bunge Wooden coaster 1 looks to painful for me

@michaelasouthall2876

6 жыл бұрын

Karl Bunge it’s closed but was so fun!

@deltatv3525

6 жыл бұрын

RTC gp.

@LokiAvivson

5 жыл бұрын

wooden coaster 420 looks too s~&t for me

@jonjonsshreds3312

5 жыл бұрын

Karl Bunge so happy I got to ride it when I was 8 it was rough but it was a rare experience because it closed 9 years ago

I always felt that this coaster missing something, if being compared to The Beast. There were no tunnels, you didn't race through the forest and the track layout was very predictable. All of those elements are what make The Beast a truly pleasing experience. It's kinda like watching a great movie over and over and never growing tired of it. Son of Beast was like the movie you had to watch because of the hype, but cared very little to watch again.

Rode this 14 times in a row one day.

@BHV0810

6 жыл бұрын

8(

@mchamchi4296

6 жыл бұрын

Nit Picker they didnt have it when I went yesterday :( but I rode vortex instead!! 2x!!!

@BHV0810

6 жыл бұрын

Son of Beast was torn down in 2012

@zachbladen

6 жыл бұрын

Fruity Cutie stupid...

@jawoody9745

6 жыл бұрын

You're obviously fem!

My right ear loves this

@mchamchi4296

6 жыл бұрын

Shark Assassin ??

@ArrowThrills

6 жыл бұрын

Shark Assassin your funny

@Keiththeking25

3 жыл бұрын

@@ArrowThrills **you're**

@ArrowThrills

3 жыл бұрын

@@Keiththeking25 ok ?

When I rode this ride I swear to God I could feel my brain bouncing around in my skull. It was one hell of a rough ride.

@lauramolony

2 жыл бұрын

Apparently the loop was the smoothest part!

@gm_construct_13_betaexplor38

2 жыл бұрын

@@lauramolony maybe because the loop was the only part made of metal/vekoma

One of my favorite coasters. So sad it's gone.

I was with my aunt we were on the very last ride before it got destroyed I miss it

@PlanetToaster

7 жыл бұрын

Chayce Gambrell don't think that's true but RIP

I rode Son of Beast opening year. Truly a great wooden coaster. Mean Streak was 100x rougher.

@terryheck9507

5 жыл бұрын

I think I broke my back on mean streak

@stevemastnick5034

Жыл бұрын

There was a spot on the Mean Streak where you had to lean forward, otherwise the back of your head would get battered on the head rest.

@troyhoover5279

Жыл бұрын

Your neck and brain remembers the shake rattle and roll from mean streak

@troyhoover5279

Жыл бұрын

Or not

I loved the son of the Beast it was one of my favorite roller coasters at Kings Island

R.I.P. S.O.B. Thanks for putting this video up and bringing back the memories. One of my favorites of all time. Amazing power, speed, and forces on this ride. I rode this 6 times in a row without getting off and couldn't take it anymore. We were going delirious from the intense G's in the helixes. Forget all the haters. They just couldn't handle SOB!

I rode this back in the early 2000's. This ride had alot of hype to it when it first came out.

Yeah it sucks they demolished. I didn't go on it even once!

@BardTheDragonProductions

3 жыл бұрын

Fancy seeing you here

I never got to ride that. I was disappointed when they had to tear it down. its dad is one of my favorites.

One of the greatest coasters ever made! Rode it once with the loop!

@starshipsn1511

2 жыл бұрын

And yet people still say it was one of the worst coasters ever made.

@starshipsn1511

2 жыл бұрын

Which it was

Thank you for posting this! It's always cool seeing things that no longer exist.

Son of Beast was a great coaster. I rode it multiple seasons and never found it any more rough than any other woodie. It is still the most impressive first drop of any wooden roller coaster I’ve ever been on.

I am so glad I got to ride this in its beginning while it still had the loop. My opinion is its one of the best wood coasters ever. sad to see it go

My favorite wooden coaster of all time! It was AWESOME!

I rode this back after high school. Smoothest ride ever. I remember just a decade back it was still standing sans loop.

Who else thought the thumbnail looked like Mean Streak’s mid course?

According to a park worker I spoke with while there in 2015, the reason that ride didn't get the RMC treatment was because it received way too much bad publicity for the park to keep it standing. That's a real tragedy as that coaster would've been the perfect RMC project.

This is still one of my top woodies, even though it's no longer around!

Rode this ride many times, never experienced the "rough" ride others complained of. I would rate it as my favorite (before they took out the loop) coaster, followed closely by the original Beast. Sad to see it gone.

Safe to say this ride looks like a beast. It looks like it rattled and shook the heck out of riders. It would scare the daylights out of me - I could barely handle the Beast coaster. Very unique loop. Great video

This was a beautiful Woody that, unfortunately, left riders bruised and uncomfortable. For me, I got to ride it twice on one afternoon, I can attest to the pain of riding this awesome beast, but it hurt way too much afterward. The loop was the LEAST of it's worries. Why they took it out, I'll never know. The loop ran as smooth as silk. But we all got battered and bruised by this giant. I miss it. I would ride it again in a heartbeat!

@chrispy9871

9 жыл бұрын

They put lighter cars on the ride in an attempt to stop the splitting of the wood from the force.... but the lighter cars could not make the loop.... I rode this the day it opened and it was smoother then the racer and beast if only it could of stayed new

I love this ride I've got on it 2 times but that first hill and that loop ain't no joke bruh they was so scary definitely the first hill

I imagine of Son Of Beast was actually built properly. It would've been an amazing wooden coaster.

The last time I rode this, I was only about 15 at the time, I can still clearly remember what part of the ride hurt. Watching this video doesn't display the sheer amount of centrifugal force experienced on the lower portions of the tilted curves. The pain I experience was that force pushing me into the seat and then being roughly bumped around while under high G's. It was extremely uncomfortable and it took my knees a good 10 mins of "walking it off" to feel back to normal. I remember being very upset not because of the pain, but because at that moment I knew one of my favorite rides was in trouble. Sad to see it go.

I loved this ride!!!

BEST WOODEN COASTER EVER BUILT

the beast is amazing too

I miss this ride

I remember when I rode this it did not have the loop but it was still fun it was amazing and it was my first hyper coaster

An amazing revolutionary ride.

Rode it one time and it still had the loop, what at crazy ride. It's beyond the scale of man to do that with a wood track- now that's what I call a thrill ride folks!

This was a legendary coaster. Wish they brought this back and done the tight way

VERY smooth ^w^ I'm going this weekend, let's see if it's open! Also, I went Halloween 2011 and the station was opened... I saw people getting pictures taken in the queue line but I couldn't see what was going on. BUT sadly the ride was STILL closed.

Looking at the construction crane still being up, I'd say this must have been one of the first rides. Looks pretty like a pretty smooth ride, then. It would be nice to see this re-built properly to take the loads. It looks similar to the old Crystal Beach Cyclone coaster, in Ontario. It had the reputation as being the wildest ride for a long time. I got my baptism on coasters on The Giant Coaster at Paragon Park, Nantasket Beach, Massachusetts. It was the tallest coaster until I think the Scream Machine, down in Georgia beat it. But I've yet to have a coaster, and I've ridden a lot, give me the wild, out of control feeling that coaster did in it's 4400 foot length. The Park was sold in the mid 80's, and the coaster was moved to Six Flags in Maryland, and now goes by the name The Wild One.

I will miss The Son Of Beast everytime I went I rode it so many times in one day to many times to count. Then I rode it so many times after that I loved it so much. Even though it's being replaced nothing will ever top it as the best wooden roller coaster that I loved to ride every single time i went. I am so sadden that it is gone :(

I get so sad watching this. I remember how fun this ride was, and I loved being able to boast about living only a half-hour away from the only wooden coaster in the world with a loop. Just a few years after they destroyed it, my brother would've finally been able to ride it, which is similar to how they got rid of King Cobra the year I was finally tall enough for it.

@maxifam

4 жыл бұрын

Christian Vennemann how tall did you have to be

@christianvennemann9008

4 жыл бұрын

@@maxifam For King Cobra, I think you had to be 54 inches. For Son of Beast, I think it was either 48 inches or 54 inches.

@maxifam

4 жыл бұрын

Christian Vennemann thx

@christianvennemann9008

4 жыл бұрын

@@maxifam No problem! 👍👍

@mleverone

7 ай бұрын

Damn no king kobra?!

This coaster did hurt, but didn’t stop me from riding it

That ride was the talk of the playground when it opened. It rammed you like a Jack Hammer, but it was so much fun.

God that looked like a slick ride shame I never had a chance to ride it, of course if it wasn't shoddy craftsmanship itd probably still be running

I read the description just cause it’s more information on the ride since it got taken down before I ever had the chance to ride it but I seen diamondback was on there....ITS STILL GOIN TODAY the one ride I’ll never get on because of the freaking 215ft drop I found out about!:)

I worked on that ride for two years, got to meet Nick Lachey! Got to check his lap bar lol.

Randy West Rode Back of Roller Coaster Train on Son of Beast EST. 2000-2009 on Last Year Son of Beast Open in 2009 at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio USA 🇺🇲.

Banshee actually looks really good don't be hatin on stuff that you havn't even ridden

It was a very good ride:) I miss it soo much though

NICE VIDEO

Reminds me of Meanstreak at Cedar Point.

my right ear really enjoyed this video

i miss this ride

I rode it twice, the year it opened and then again a few years later. The first time was great, second time was ROUGH. My friend, sitting nearer the back, didn't ride anything else the rest of the day because her neck was so sore.

i knew that was coming hahaha. its cool though since you're a fellow CP'er

desperately need a POV of this ride for a video I am working on - this is the best out there! Any chance I can use some footage with credit?

@CoasterNick3157

4 жыл бұрын

Yes go ahead

Well, in my opinion, The Beast is the best wooden roller coaster ever, because it is the longest wooden roller coaster lasting an amazing 5 minutes. I think it's cool that they both broke records, both wooden, and both came from the same park. True, it wasn't called The Son Of Beast for nothing.

Be Cool If RMC Turned That Into A Hybrid Coaster.

Its not only record breaking but its also DANGEROUSE!

i missed this ride so much i am glad you uploaded this video because it was a fun ride and it had to have idiot people that dont know their limits ride it and get it tore down. because of death and injury its torn down because there was a ton of people who should not have even gotten in the line :/ but thank you for uploading this

I wish it was still there, despite looking forward to Banshee. My Dad was lucky enough to ride once with both designs, loop and no loop. Wish I could of too.

Grew up in Northeast Ohio and never been there. Always wanted to but when I was a kid me and my brother use to bother are parents to take use. They would say why would we travel 4 hours when Cedar Point is a half hour away. That sucked. Now I live in Alabama and don't get up there to often.

I miss this coaster.

how did they switch from one type of track to another

May I use this footage in a video on Kings Island's history? I will give you full credit.

@CoasterNick3157

7 жыл бұрын

sure go ahead

@ThemeParkCrazy

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. And kudos to you for possessing such rare footage and uploading it for all to see.

I'm happy I had the chance to ride Son of Beast with the loop, I rode this on my 6th grade trip to Kings Island in 2003 cause my teacher forced me to get on lol. Kings Island shouldn't tear this ride down, it's too great and fun. What would be great is if they turned this into like a new Texas Giant (a steel wooden roller coaster) so they could put the loop back, I'm thinking about writing a letter to Kings Island about that.

It was a very rough ride, but I'm so glad I had a chance to ride it. KI needs to step their game up with the Gate Keeper opening up at Cedar Point

The racer is now the hardest to ride in the park in my opinion. I rode the beast and was fine but when I rode the racer I couldn't help but get my back slammed repeatedly into the back of the seat. It. hurt. So. Bad. I kinda wish this was still around despite the roughness though... Just to see what it was like.

@RandomStuffMego

9 жыл бұрын

I don't feel pain when I get off of the adventure express. When I get off the racer I feel like my back is broken. Thats the difference that I've experienced.

@KyleGMathews

9 жыл бұрын

I think Vortex is the roughest ride at Kings Island. I was so sore the last time I rode it and it was the roughest ride on a roller coaster I have ever been on.

@heyNebraska

7 жыл бұрын

Vortex sucks. I kinda want to ride it a second time, but I don't want a concussion. The racer is rough too; my side was hurting after that ride.

@inhaled5354

7 жыл бұрын

yesterday I rode the vortex and I regret it. something needs to change on that ride because I get a headache for the rest of the day if I go on that thing. the seat hits the side of my head so hard. you'll either have to be shorter than the seat or taller than the seat to experience no to little pain

@ricedmatt

7 жыл бұрын

Needs some treatment from B&M, and the racer needs some treatment from RMC or GCI

Rode in 2000 or 2001 with loop. Unreal!

@babyshaun82

5 жыл бұрын

I rode it in '02 & it was dope...I loved it!

This actually was my first roller coaster I ever rode and I was so sad when they closed it down

Son of Beast was ahead of it’s time

i rode it, glad i did, it was rough enough to give me a little bit of a headache though...but hay what an impressive ride

Wish it's still there. Nothin beats a woodie i tell ya!

Can we use some parts of this footage in our new video? with full credits! Thanks.

@CoasterNick3157

3 жыл бұрын

Go ahead!

Wow, looks like it was filmed just after it was built, considering the crane. Plus it's with the loop and no brakes. Nice find.

"Wooden Roller Coaster 1 looks too intense for me" --- Random RCT guest

The accident happened as the coaster was going up the loop. I rode this 4 days before the accident happened. It was a big news back then. Then The Banshee took over the spot.

Son of beast resurrection, they have a lot of choices on the manufacturing company like Rocky Mountain Coasters (Outlaw Run, Iron Rattler) or The Gravity Group (Hades 360, The Voyage) or Intamin wooden coaster (El Toro). They can even pitch a story about a big tall son of beast destroyed by the banshee

@davidbaker234

10 жыл бұрын

Gravity grope they should rebuild it and it should replace banshee at kings island ik it just reacently put in but it the testes show it's so slow and know was on it

@UndoneJigsaw

10 жыл бұрын

David: They won't replace banshee, Banshee is their most expensive single investment at 24 million dollars. Why replace it, test don't show its so slow, Banshee 68 mph going upside down 7 times, that isn't slow. If you want more speed, they have diamondback.

@davidbaker234

10 жыл бұрын

True but banshee has the same restraints as gatekeeper and every one hates them and it's a b and m invert that's from the 90s so is the name banshee

@kitty051299

10 жыл бұрын

David Baker only about 10% of votes hate the restraints, b&m inverts are GREAT Roller coasters they take up a large portion of RCE favorite ride and they dont need to remove banshee, they have other space in the park and space available for purchase, and banshee is just a name, its not from the 90's it was never used on a roller coaster before.

@UndoneJigsaw

10 жыл бұрын

true about some restraints as gatekeeper but not everyone hates them. I prefer those restraints than the 90's restraints hitting your head on the shoulder restraints. and B&M inverts are getting better because they are introducing new elements to them. The name banshee was suppose to be for Mantis but clashing with folklore and mythology,, they just said lets name it mantis so no bad luck on the coaster.

Great ride but damn it was rough

It's been said that RMC looked into redoing SOB but they concluded that it would require 90% of the original ride to be demolished

I wonder had a smaller loop been fostered after the lighter trains couldn't be used for the loop, if the ride's popularity could've been saved.

I hope one day gravity group or rmc will recreate it

@floodmaster

8 жыл бұрын

We can only hope.

Thanks thats what i was thinking of. Iron Rattler and New Texas Giant are the two ik of.

So 0:55 is the crazy bump that caused the most damage and the shutdown, but it doesn't appear to be that rough in this video. Actually the whole ride seems a lot smoother in this video than what I remember.

RIP Son of Beast ;-;

I have only been to Ohio once, and that was Cedar Point. I have never been to Kings Island, so I can't speak too much for the park. However, it wouldn't take that much money to make hybrid track (steel). They could have brought the loop back, and made it as smooth as diamondback for example... Idk. This coaster looks fantastic, It is a giant! I wish I went here to ride it...

Record breaking for how rough a rollercoaster ride could be. Shutting it down was the best decision they could've made, because sadly it wasn't exactly safe.

r.i.p son of beast you were my first kings island ride.. :'(

I miss u the son of the beast

When I went to KI for the first time I was too chicken to go on this, and now that its demolished I'm sad I never got to ride it :(

Lawd this ride is giving me nightmares...The PAIN!!!!

I never got to ride the son of beast but I did ride the beast and it was one of the most painful roller coasters , it gave me the worst migraine and I had to go home after, I couldn’t enjoy anything else bc of the pain

@babyshaun82

5 жыл бұрын

Did u sit all the way in the back?

Might be the first wooden rollercoaster with a loop

2 questions . . . Have you ever ridden Millennium Force? Do you know what air-time is?! You spend half the ride floating above your seat, the other half pressed against it flying down the hills and through the curve. Every row and seat on the train is great, but go front row of the 6th train -- 6 full seconds of air-time on the first 3 hills.

I've got Tylenol for that heartache that would surely come!