Let's not forget that this was the first, and still only, wooden hypercoaster. This needs to be remade by intamin.

@steelvortex3620

8 жыл бұрын

+SThe Teller It needs to be remade as a true traditional woody by CCI, but it's way too expensive to consider such an endeavor. RMC could take the reigns, but only so long as it is a true woody and not a hybrid. Hell, at this point, I miss it so much, I'd kill for it to return even as a hybrid, but I doubt we'll see such a thing.

@ryanm2818

8 жыл бұрын

+SThe Teller It was over 200 feet? Damn...

@kev492001

8 жыл бұрын

+SThe Teller That would be awesome!

@thetaker252

4 жыл бұрын

I sure wish RMC could have come in and fixed Son Of Beast. It would have been way more awesome and been far superior to Steel Vengeance! What a shame it couldn't have happened.

@aurorialgaming1935

4 жыл бұрын

@@thetaker252 If what I heard about it is true, it didnt just need fixed, it needed completely rebuilt.

I was lucky enough to ride this with my grandpa on his 75th birthday. It was his favorite coaster after the vortex. Now my grandpa will be 83 and can no longer ride coasters because of a surgery he has had. He still loves going to Kings Island tho.

@CaptureTee

8 жыл бұрын

God bless your grandfather🙏🏻 I wish I could have rode that, but I didn't. The Beast is still pretty good tho

@ahecht25

8 жыл бұрын

sorry for your grandpa, God will bless him

@danimarie1381

8 жыл бұрын

+Amy Sowders (taupeisdope) thank you ! He is doing very well and enjoying life to the fullest. Just sad he can't ride roller coasters anymore.

@ahecht25

8 жыл бұрын

+Dani Marie Glad to hear that! such a shame he can't ride roller coasters 😯

@danimarie1381

8 жыл бұрын

+Amy Sowders (taupeisdope) yeah it is. He really did love them. But he still enjoys going to King's island and just enjoys walking around and eating the food lol.

This coaster was built when Paramount Pictures owned the park. They weren't really in the theme park industry and didn't do that good of a job running King's Island before they got out of the business and sold it to Cedar Fair. In their poor judgement they wanted a rush job on getting this thing built, not wanting to wait for a reputable firm like Cincinnati's CCI which had a couple of year waiting list before they could build it. The lumber was B-grade and didn't hold up to the stresses of those extra heavy trains needed to gain the speed to make it through the loop, which is why that support broke, causing the bump that injured a trainful of people. So, they put on lighter trains that were slower which is why the loop was removed as they couldn't make it through the loop, the structure was deteriorating to the point the coaster lost ridership, and it was horrendously expensive to maintain, therefore it was demolished. It wouldn't have been feasible with the poor quality lumber [2 1/2 million board feet!] to remodel this coaster as they did Rattler or Texas Giant. Also...the company here in Cincinnati most often uses angle-type steel framework on their largest coasters since it is rigid and not allowing warpage in the frame to cause excessive bumpiness on the tracks. The "powers that were" when Paramount ran the park wanted only a wooden framework as it looked more impressive than a metal framework. Heavens, they could've painted it white and it then still would've looked like wood!...like the Coney Cyclone in NY, being steel. The first season the Son of Beast WAS a GREAT ride...but after then it was murder!

@jawoody9745

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting this. You've provided a lot of information. Now I know why it was demolished. It was a great ride, and a great idea at the time that turned into a brilliant mistake.

@jawoody9745

9 жыл бұрын

You came off this ride sore, bruised and typically with a throbbing headache. The shaking was too severe. The air time was beautiful, the loop was as smooth as silk but the rest of it just busted your body to bits. And fuck all, it DID look mighty impressive! You just can't rush an intricate design like this and use *gasp* shitty lumber, for "crying out loud...." (which was what a lot of riders did when they exited)!

@lightninseed

9 жыл бұрын

It was like surviving a train wreck. We always rode this toward the end of the day before leaving because after riding it, you weren't fit to ride anything else. After my first time riding it I cracked a few ribs and was in pain for weeks.

@CapnPink28

9 жыл бұрын

Great summary of events. I remember riding this when it first came out, and I loved it. Too bad they did shotty work and couldn't maintain it. BTW, this ride was wayyyy more stressful than The Beast. Soooo bumpy

@jawoody9745

9 жыл бұрын

martinw28703 Oh yeah. The Beast is a breeze in comparison! I still love The Beast, by the way and ride it repeatedly anytime I'm in town during the season.

RIP Son of Beast (2000-2012) Those of us coaster fanatics who had the opportunity to ride SOB are hardened in a way that no coaster fanatic ever will be again. Especially if you rode it with the loop.

@algorithm1193

8 жыл бұрын

Why did they remove the loop?

@MattyIcecubes

8 жыл бұрын

Thomas Harbauer SOB was notoriously rough, and caused a slew of injuries to riders. The removal of the loop enabled Kings Island to install lighter trains, which they believed would produce a smoother ride. It made very little difference, and an incident back in 2010 sent 29 riders to the hospital, and cost the park over $2 million in hospital bills and legal settlements for the injured riders. That was the last straw, and SOB never hosted another rider again, and the ride was demolished completely prior to the 2012 season.

@lisardo

8 жыл бұрын

+Chef Danger That's so sad. I rode it many years back when it was still pretty new, with the loop. It was a bit rough but I never thought it was that bad. Guess it worse later on. :( Too bad, it was an amazing ride, and one amazing structure!!

@SaherHaroon

8 жыл бұрын

+Chef Danger the roughness didn't compare to the Vortex. SOB was smooth as chocolate relative to the vortex, wouldn't you say?

@MattyIcecubes

8 жыл бұрын

PinkGlitter Not when I rode it. Vortex is actually a pretty smooth ride. Perhaps it was in need of maintenance when you rode it.

Rob Alvey - going "weee" since 2000

@edwardkirkland2022

8 жыл бұрын

+Copitz2 -- ROFL!!

@retrochristmas7329

3 жыл бұрын

Way before 2000 xD. You think he wasnt doing that when he was a kid you are wrong!

If you want an idea for how rough this ride really was, the chain lift of this ride was rougher and more painful than any part of the Vortex. Lol.

@KyleJPie10

9 жыл бұрын

FanOfVacuums2 cmon, that's just the charm of a woody

@rollercoastermaniac2

9 жыл бұрын

KyleJPie10 actually that was caused by INSANELY poor build quality and loose bolts. All the bolts were loose so they had to demolish it.

@wwenatedog3

9 жыл бұрын

***** thats not why they took it down some lady had back problems and she got on any way

@rollercoastermaniac2

9 жыл бұрын

bball king it actually is, the injuries were caused by this, and then the ride became SBNO for years while kings island decided the fastest way to re-tighten every bolt. They decided that they couldn't so they demolished it.

@shannibearstar

9 жыл бұрын

FanOfVacuums2 It was a brutal ride. So rough.

No matter how rough it was, this coaster looked awesome.

5:22 I love how everything just disintegrates...

@johnfoltz8183

3 жыл бұрын

Are you sure you want to completely demolish Wooden Roller Coaster 1?

The POV on this one is a damned accurate representation of this drive. You couldn't get a decent POV on this ride because it was too damned rough!

@gamecheater8033

9 жыл бұрын

Oddly Even Actually, GoPros (those cameras that you strap to your head/chest) didn't exist back then, the guy had to film the POV with a regular camera and since it was the early 2000's the camera was HUGE compared to today's cameras.

So thankful I got to ride this Beast in all its glory, still the most exciting coaster I've even been on.. RIP SOB

The Son of Beast is what happens when you try to built a state-of-the-art coaster using second-rate designers, contractors, and materials. I'm glad Cedar Fair bought out the part a few years back and brought us great coasters like Diamondback and Banshee. I always thought the Son of Beast was the rollercoaster equivalent of the "spiciest wings challenge". It's something you ride not for entertainment, but to say you have done it before.

@finkelroy7030

6 жыл бұрын

And that explains why my first ride on SoB was also my only ride on SoB!!

@letitgrowlol5984

6 жыл бұрын

I think they could have put something better in than banshee they could have putnin a rmc or something but its good they took sob down

@ritualmastaa8043

6 жыл бұрын

Let it grow lol rmc hybrids weren’t even around yet when Banshee was installed. Banshee was a way better addition to the park than SoB, and it’s a record breaker too. Definitely my favorite inverted coaster

@redzrobinz3135

6 жыл бұрын

gp with using "the"

Miss this ride. Before they took the loop out.

Seriously, after riding it twice in it's first year, it hurt. I had bruises and banged up knees but it didn't stop me from riding it two more times. This massive coaster was awesome, but it really did bang people up too much. Removing the loop was the least of it's problems. The loop was the smoothest section of all. It just banged left and right too much and left you with pains for the rest of the day. Too bad. It was an awesome design, apparently built with sub-standard parts. Read Brad, (below) for the full story.

@Shinuchiha_99

4 жыл бұрын

Poorly designed cars will do that to you man.. there’s a coaster in Santa Cruz an old wooden one that gave me a severely bruised tailbone after I rid it because the goddamn inside of where I was sitting had zero padding whatsoever absolutely horrible designs

@budgie508

2 жыл бұрын

Injuries, roughness. Is the reason it closed down now, for further park expansion, they removed it.

@Coop-su5zt

2 жыл бұрын

It wasn’t an awesome design though. The track was awful because of cheaper and ineffective materials and also it gave no forces. The ride had many dull parts and an awful pacing. I guess the bad pacing is a good thing because the slow parts don’t try to beat you up

That's the most gangster roller coaster iv ever seen. Love it.

I remember this ride well. It was actually my first looping coaster! While super fun to ride, it beat the living crap out of you and showed no mercy. Nowadays with better technology KI could probably pull it off better, or had given it the Iron Rattler treatment, but I'm still sad to see it gone. Though I do understand why it's gone, so mixed feelings.

@TrunksXV

9 жыл бұрын

Technology has nothing to do with it. The Beast, and Racer, and Vortex were built without the use of Computers for the most part. They were built with blueprints and schematics and good old hard work and engineering skills. Sure we have better tools because we've developed materials and replacement capacity but, the son of Beast was designed when Windows 95 AND 98 were on the market. You can make a bad product with 2014 Operating Systems all the same. Why the couldn't do the same thing to make an even better Ride then the Original Beast using computers to help correct those issues, would've been great. But it had too much wood, it was overbuilt and they cared more about records and eclipsing the past reputation of the Legendary Beast Ride than looking at the design of the orgininal and making something in the same vain just not totally augement the Park's skyline with by making the coast compete with the Eiffel Tower. It really made the whole skyline look bad with all that wood. If you start competing with the effiel tower in that regard, its just not going to complement the rest of the park in terms of a unifying experience.

Rode this in 2004 right after it had rained. It still had the loop then. I've been on many coasters all over the place. This is the only one that I legitimately thought I was going to die on. So much brain pain!

It wasn't the loop that was the problem, it was the whole coaster being rushed and made of shoddy wood. Hell, the loop was the safest part of the coaster, it was smooth. This could've been a classic and phenomenal coaster like it's parent. I love coasters and I am an avid rider. The last time I rode this was back in 2004 and it was a very scary experience. I knew there was something wrong with it that day. It shook violently the whole ride. Maybe it was having a bad day or the train I was in was having a bad day. I never rode it again. RIP Son OF Beast....you will be missed.

@steelvortex3620

8 жыл бұрын

+EVfan Benson The wood was total shit. I'm glad someone else realizes that. It was never the loops fault, ever.

@nathandryden15

6 жыл бұрын

nobody ever stated it was the loop. The only reason the loop went was the new trains didn't have the speed to make it through the loop

MY FAVORITE COASTER OF ALL TIME. ever since I was a little girl, I had ALWAYS wanted kings island to build a looping coaster. It was a life - long dream of mine and still is. I will never NEVER EVER 4GET the feeling I had whenever I went down that hill and around that AWESOME loop. Every time I watch this video, see the coaster slow down, go down that Hill and around the loop, I STILL feel that feeling; the kind of feeling you get when a dream comes true. It's indescribable and there r no words 2 express it. It certainly lived up 2 it's name. It surely was a BEAST. Yes, it was rough, but it was SOOOOOOO worth it. I'll also never NEVER EVER 4get the feelings I got when I heard that they were going to demolish it. It broke, shattered my heart n2 a gazillion pieces. A dream that got demolished BUT... at least I can say 2 this very day that a life-long dream came true and I was surely blessed 2 have been able 2 experience it. SON OF BEAST LIVES ON, A LEGEND N ITS OWN RIGHT, OF WHAT WILL ALWAYS HOLD A VERY SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART

I rode this one time after they removed the loop. It was an awesome ride. The crazy thing about this ride is a year after they closed it, I and my twosons were waiting in line at the Adventure Express, and we could see at the top after the lift in the first turn, it was swaying in the wind. Was scary to see.

My heart when it fell D': thank goodness I hot to ride the funnest coaster in the world before it went down and before the loop was taken out, I was a very young teenager then but the memories of it will last me a lifetime. Nothing beats the awe inspiring jar of a wood coaster! when that guy shouted YEAH! when it came down I've never wanted to strangle and man as hard as I wanted to do it to him.

I would ride this with my BF often, last time was when it reopened. Much like the 7 yr relationship, this SOB didn't last either. All good things must come to end. 💔

@OliverJD

9 жыл бұрын

Insert spongebob nobody cares meme here

@SaherHaroon

9 жыл бұрын

+Oliver J.D. Insert heartless dick meme here

@OliverJD

9 жыл бұрын

PinkGlitter Take a joke, geez

@mikelimosterm4780

8 жыл бұрын

+PinkGlitter Not all good things come to an end. Repent, the Kingdom of Heaven can be yours.

@SaherHaroon

8 жыл бұрын

+David Blackwell not sure if he'll ever repent.

I'd love this ride, oh well we now have banshee

@morrius0701

9 жыл бұрын

should've called it Son of Beasts shit because it is shit compared to Son of Beast pre-07

@TodeffMinecraft

9 жыл бұрын

morrius07 lol

@jackalford8672

9 жыл бұрын

morrius07 Still shit even to that dreaded day July 16, 2009

@jackalford8672

9 жыл бұрын

shadow bonnie the great ...yeet

@Smiffykid

8 жыл бұрын

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I miss it so much. Thank you for taking all of this great footage!

Congratulations +Themeparkreview, you made a really good job with this video. I'm a pretty big fan of roller coasters and also your channel here. I've seen many of your videos, however, this was one of the most impressive ones!

Would be cool to create a remake RMC son of beast.

@CaptureTee

8 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@brandonmx1139

8 жыл бұрын

Their talking about redoing it with i box track for 2017

@CaptureTee

8 жыл бұрын

VivDxCircle really? how do you know?

@brandonmx1139

8 жыл бұрын

+CaptureTee my cousin works their

@CaptureTee

8 жыл бұрын

VivDxCircle really? well, they shouldn't make the loop wood then, because I think they made is metal at one point (the loop)

A looping wooden hyper coaster? WTF?

@Gameboy1998BETA2

7 жыл бұрын

Kings Island was pretty much the pioneer park of it's time.

@MultiBlueblanket

7 жыл бұрын

Kings Island and Cedar Point are basically the test parks of the Cedar Fair chain. Because of this, they've made some VERY good coasters, like Magnum XL 200 (which is an incredible ride).

@sophiesblog0489

6 жыл бұрын

Yep. Now that I think of it, hypers are not supposed to have a loop. Lol

@sophiesblog0489

6 жыл бұрын

Well I guess the can because steel vengeance is a hybrid hyper and has loops

@basictransportenthusiast4386

6 жыл бұрын

Sophie's Blog04 Steve vengeance doesn’t have loops. It has inversions though such as zero G rolls and 360 degree stall

Such a legend. I absolutely love the grandeur, intimidation and track layout of this beast. Such a pity that it was not up to the right quality and ride comfort.

the Son of the Beast is not at Kings Island anymore. It got torn down and got replaced by the Thunder Hawk ride at Kings Island in 2013 I believe.

@ThorKipperberg

6 жыл бұрын

Shane Ferris the banshee took its place.mystic timber used some of the timber.

They're actually redoing the track and some of the support work on mean streak. The first half of the ride is SO smooth now. For a large woodie that is. Wish they would've done the same to this.

@kevinthompson6986

9 жыл бұрын

Alex Phillips I love meanstreak I also loved the wait compared to maverick I also loved Gemini but magnum xl 200 steel coasters well can have expiration dates and its time is up

@alexphillips4325

9 жыл бұрын

Kevin Thompson yeah, It's sinking into the ground, must be gone in a few years

I would probably have paid full price to enter the park in order to see those hills falling over. Such an awesome end.

Amazing footage. Brings back a lot of painful and fun loving memories! I miss it!!

One of my favorite rides at kings island. Of course from a while ago. Suggestions for todays Kings Island, FireHawk, Top Gun, Diamond Back and The Beast... ahah

That loop is fucking massive man holy shit.

@kev492001

8 жыл бұрын

Yup it was a lot of fun! If only they built it better it might still be here.

@uuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

7 жыл бұрын

It's gone?

@kev492001

7 жыл бұрын

Yes its been gone for awhile now. Banshee is in half its spot.

@uuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

7 жыл бұрын

Someone interpreted my comment wrong

@uuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

7 жыл бұрын

I was talking about the coaster bud.

So sad. They killed this monster. Yes, it was hard to ride but it was the best "Woodie" I have ever experienced. Not for the faint of heart and not for anyone over 75 years old. But still, what a waste to destroy a mega-wooden coaster with a fantastic loop. The Loop was the least of it's problems. This ride left bruises and headaches.

Glad I got the chance to ride this when I could. Was a really brutal ride but still a lot of fun

This ride was legendary. I know it had problems but I rode it with the loop and loved. It kicked my ass and I loved it for that.

miss this roller coaster

Holy crap there are a lot of people in the queue.

@morrius0701

9 жыл бұрын

was the best ride there, nothing beats the jar of a wooden coaster!

@skylerpowers8871

9 жыл бұрын

morrius07 except the smoothness and painlessness of a steel coaster...

@morrius0701

9 жыл бұрын

Skyler Powers Steel coasters are shit to wooden coaster fanatics, we actually like the rough nature.

@skylerpowers8871

9 жыл бұрын

morrius07 I get the likability of some roughness but how can you enjoy it if it gives you a splitting headache or back pain for a week? It is not worth it.

@morrius0701

9 жыл бұрын

Skyler Powers I've never gotten a headache or back pain riding one so idk. you must get headaches easy and you must not have much back muscle.

wow thats some amazing quality footage for 2000 - 2003

they could have easily re-built this coaster using intamin look at how smooth el-toro is at six flags great adventure in jackson new jersey its a shame it got tore down though one coaster i never had a chance to ride

A revival really needs to happen 🙁

This was a dream come true. I always wanted to see a coaster built that had loop in it. 1 of my dreams that came true..the legend and dream lives on 4 ever

This was one badass coaster that sadly, was ahead of its time.

they should bring the son of the beast back but instead of wood make it from metal so its potentially safer and smoother make it the same exact lay out and everything

@capitalthrills

7 жыл бұрын

caine stophlet I say that they should bring in RMC to rebuild son of beast have the exact same layout like you but change the name to something like"Revenge of Beast"

@austinmcdonald8808

7 жыл бұрын

It doesnt have the same style as an RMC... if anything it would probably be either a GCI or Gravity Group retrack

@snowyicicle1335

6 жыл бұрын

The pointof son of beast was to bea bigger beast, so it would be wooden. If gci made a son of beast it would be a great coaster

@anikingovannon6292

6 жыл бұрын

or beasts revenge

@dlmetal9606

6 жыл бұрын

I can't believe all of these advancements have been made with wood coasters in recent years, and still to this day, there has not been another wooden hyper coaster!!! The current longest wood drop is 180ft. A big park needs to let RMC have a fair chance at it!!!

This ride was so fucking loud oh my god

Amazing rollercoaster but way too many people were hurt on it. So excited for banshee!

that first helix is one of the most painful experiences Ive ever felt, but i still loved the ride RIP SON OF BEAST

It's a shame this ride ended up being really unrideable and got torn down because I feel that this Roller Coaster could have become one of the classics that stood the test of time It was a unique concept(being a "sequel" to the beast) and being the first wooden looping coaster Oh well maybe they'll make another ride called "SheBeast" and the concept is she wants "revenge" for her son

@alexandramcginnis8872

6 жыл бұрын

Like the idea, but the name need some work “SheBeast” isn’t the best. Maybe “Her Revenge” yeah, I got nothing either

@yeemcgee8149

6 жыл бұрын

* chanting* RMC RMC RMC

2:04 just take a sec to look at how huge and gargantuan those supports are, they really put a lot of work into this, *wink* *wink*

I miss this ride SO BADLY! nothing jarred my heart "and bones" quite like it. It made a wooden coaster fanatic out of me!

I was fortunate enough to ride this with the loop still intact. And let me tell you, this was easily one of the roughest woodies ever but SO MUCH FUN to ride!!!

Got to ride it a few times back when it had the loop. Young me was so scared.

@shannibearstar

10 жыл бұрын

Yep. I live like 45 minutes away from the park. Lots of advertising for it here

@jawoody9745

9 жыл бұрын

It was a great ride, at the time, but it hurt too much....

RMC totally could've saved it and made it a wicked awesome coaster.

One of my all-time faves! Bad-ass ride!

that first hill is an unbelievable amount of wood.the way it looks is a marvel in itself.

Son of Beast is one of those roller coaster that seemed like a good idea on paper, but not in reality. I only rode it 2 times. I first rode this in 2002, and it was ungodly rough, I rode it again in 2004 at night, and it felt like it got even rougher. Never got a chance to ride it after the loop was removed. A ride on Son of Beast was like getting punched in the face. It was that bad. Son of Beast was the worst roller coaster I have ever ridden, and it made Mean Streak seem like a walk in the park.

@jawoody9745

9 жыл бұрын

Amen to that. It hurt, but it was fun. The loop was the least painful part.

@jawoody9745

9 жыл бұрын

I rode it twice through, in the first year that it was up. It was a great idea, but it was a mistake. Someday, maybe someone will build it the right way so that it doesn't hurt anyone. The loop was the best part, painless and awesome. I don't know why they decided to pull that part out.

@thomaschavers

9 жыл бұрын

james woody I read that they had to use lighter trains and it slowed the coaster down. With the speed being slower, the new trains couldn't make it through the loops.

@jawoody9745

9 жыл бұрын

thomaschavers Was THAT why?? This coaster was truly ill-conceived. It sure looked cool, though....

That ride was brutal; very rough. The loop was pretty cool, though.

@usnva5638

10 жыл бұрын

Aww Dude..... BRUTAL wasn't the f**kin' word for it!!! I loved every track inch of assault, battery & s**t kicking this young beast delivered. This was truly an iconic ride! Too bad some fragile flower power bitches had to come along faking injuries or because they got small bruises and followed through with frivolous lawsuits. Nobody forced them to get on the damn thing - RIDE AT YOUR OWN RISK BITCHES, AND DON'T COMPLAIN AFTERWARDS UNLESS YOU FALL OUT!!! Anyways, their BS was what led to Son of Beast's demise.

@speedinginmyporsche

10 жыл бұрын

It was being in a car accident. Your neck and shoulders were on fire. It was great The only thing is that other then the loop it was not memorable as a ride. No tunnels at all. They tore it down not put steel track and some tunnels Stupid and all the trees that were cut down to make it????

@usnva5638

10 жыл бұрын

Eddie IMHO, tunnels are cheap props. It's what's used when they want to extend track length [ride time] but run out of creative ideas what to put in the track.

@RutabegaNG

10 жыл бұрын

The tunnels are integral to The Beast, the longest wooden roller coaster-third longest roller coaster overall-since 1979. They make perfect sense for the ride, and they would have made perfect sense for Son of Beast, just as it did for the Beastie (kiddie version - repurposed Scooby Doo roller coaster).

@usnva5638

10 жыл бұрын

Not-Homesick NG Maybe you're right, but you're likely looking at all this only from a nostalgic perspective rather than one that has the want of the majority of riders at the forefront. Coaster enthusiasts [and general riders alike] desire new stuff all the time, not necessarily copies of copies, or the Jr copy of a Sr layout, or the same old "Okay time to bore me for 10 seconds" kind of routine. Remember, roller coasters are a form of entertainment. Your best roller coasters are those that you can ride multiple times and still never quite get completely used to certain twists, jerks, and other anomalies about them - so there's essentially like a surprise with every revisit. However, who couldn't predict a freakin' tunnel ahead?

This was my favorite ride of all time. I was able to ride it twice before the loop was taken out. It was rough, yes. And it was loud, yes. But it was awesome!

Amazing how this huge structure seems to crumble to the ground with a bit of a push. But if you watch the demolition video of ozark wildcat at celebration city, there is a real struggle to get that much smaller structure to even budge...

so sad, i know it was not fun but i wished they could have made it work

I remember when I would go to kings island with my family, and every time we'd pull in to the parking lot and I'd see this. I wish they didn't take it down, because in my opinion, this was better than banshee.

@budgie508

2 жыл бұрын

If you don't understand, they had to take it down for further park expansion, and also closed it for injuries. How is it better than Banshee? *ACA Banshee outdoor warning siren intensifies*

I love that it is so rough, you can hear the riders' voices shaking as they scream haha.

I'm glad there's at least one video with the loop intact. I didn't even know that was possible on a wooden roller coaster.

a loop with no head restraints? how do people not fall out?

@TheFringes.

10 жыл бұрын

***** Inertia*, and the correct force of physics is "Centrifugal force".

@RCT3FREAK

10 жыл бұрын

I-Know-My-Username-Is-Really-Long-But-I-Dont-Care-Because-Your-Opinion-Isnt-Worth-Jizz That's not even right, it's Centripetal Force.

@EthanForArmy

10 жыл бұрын

flight of fear has a couple of inversions and theres no over the shoulder restraints and no one has ever been injured on it except from smoke inhalation that has nothing to do with restraints

@jawoody9745

10 жыл бұрын

Christ Almighty! Didn't you learn anything in Science classes? You have a fabulous career ahead of you in knowing how to push a mop.

@puppylover2369

10 жыл бұрын

Lots of good rides have inversions with no shoulder restraints. Dare Devil Dive at Six Flags Over Georgia has a vertical lift hill, an inverted drop, and 3 inversions, but IT has no shoulder restraints.

The loop is the only smooth part.

After watching this video, I can see why they had so many complaints about injuries and stuff, it looks and sounded like a really rough ride, and as I was watching the the part of the video where you could hear the rider's reaction, most sounded lie they were enjoying it, yet I could hear some of the passengers saying, OUCH! or OWE! and I believe I even heard someone say, that hurt... so yes, I can see that there were a lot of complaints of people getting injured...I don't think any coaster could EVER take the place of the Beast though, It's been running since 1979, and It is the BEST coaster at kings island...A coaster doesn't have to have a loop or loops to be a good coaster...Coasters like the Beast are a GEM :)

Still my favorite wooden coaster. Rip Son of Beast.

its so sad they shut down this ride

This was replaced by banshee.

I miss this ride so much. I judge all other wooden coasters by it still. I have to say of all the woodies I've rode this one was the all time best in my book. At the time having a loop was a crazy thing and I remember standing in line for 3 hours just to get a ride on it.

I rode Beast back in the Fall and Cedar Fair did an excellent job rehabbing it...it was still intense riding, but very smooth!

If it was to painful they should have made it into a hybrid.

@bricemilleson

10 жыл бұрын

It's sad they didn't, Banshee is a great coaster, but I'd much rather have another wooden, even hybrid instead of a suspended b&m

@EthanForArmy

10 жыл бұрын

it was structurally unsafe so if they made it into a hybrid theyd still have to tear down the whole coaster

@CoasterAmerica

9 жыл бұрын

Never rode this sadly

@jawoody9745

9 жыл бұрын

Coaster America You missed out on a great, but ultimately painful ride. It was a good idea gone bad..

the fake and false complaints that led to the removal of the loop and eventually the demolition of this great ride is indicative of what's wrong with America. while there was a particular spot on the ride at the top of the second hill that had a bad spot of track that jerked riders laterally, it was successfully fixed after the second year. The loop NEVER EVER EVER had any problems or issues. In fact the son of beast loop was literally THEE smoothest inversion on any coaster in the world. The track leading up to the loop made a smooth transition into the loop, and the exit portion was fine as well. I was so disgusted with the PR move to remove the loop that I never rode it after they removed it out of protest. The fact that removing the loop didn't do anything to stop coaster hating liberals from having it completely demolished two years later proves that the loop had nothing to do with the false complaints. All this was was the handy work of a busy body complainer that thinks she is saving the world by destroying everything for everyone. Either that or it was somebody out to make so much money that KI decided that it would cost less to simply demolish it. But as someone that has ridden son of beast at least 20 times from multiple locations, I can tell you with 100% certainty that there NOTHING wrong with the ride that would constitute tearing the while thing down.

@moekitsune

9 жыл бұрын

+kerrywsmyth You've ridden SoB? Over 20 times? Please tell me the painkillers you took before riding it.

@ObiePlays

9 жыл бұрын

The loop was removed because the new lighter trains couldn't make it through the loop

@ravenwing199

8 жыл бұрын

+kerrywsmyth The ride was tearing itself apart it couldn't hold up to the stress.

@imchris5000

8 жыл бұрын

+XxRavenwing19xX the original cars weighed as much as a fully loaded concrete truck empty

@ravenwing199

8 жыл бұрын

imchris5000 Then they weighed the same as a Tank when fully loaded.

My last trip to Kings Island was in 1999, I completely missed the saga surrounding this ride *sigh*; from all the negative stories about this SoB, doesn't sound I missed much. Nothing compares to riding the Beast at night after 9pm, right before the park closed for the night. Racing through those woods in the dark was the best way to end the day.

This makes me wanna cry. during this time, Rmc was emerging victorious with their builds. It's sad to see kings island not give Rocky Mountain Construction the opportunity to reconstruct this to an enjoyable world class coaster.

Wasn't a true wooden coaster. The loops and stuff we're steel.

Awesome video.

The "OH GOD! OH!" in the rose bowl. Spot on commentary.

I was searching for the most dangerous roller coaster videos from TPR and saw the world's largest traveling coaster thinking it was it, but no, this is and I've actually rode this one when I was a kid and it was like being in a car wreck after getting off, and actually got mostly tore down. The only thing remaining is the giant uphill part that looms over the rest of the park like a warning from years past.

Well, at least I can say that I rode this ride with the loop and witnessed wooden roller coaster history. I only rode Son Of Beast 3 times back in 2003; I had no problems with it, I thought it was fucking awesome.

Rode it once with the loop and it is still in my Top 10 to this day after many different rollercoasters. Certainly not for the faint of heart though, this coaster would knock you around like crazy if you weren't ready for it, truly a one of a kind though.

i remember riding this it was a awrsome rollercoaster in fact it was my first ever roller coaster ride.when i heard it was being tooken down i started crying i mean i love rollercoasters and that was my first ever rollercoaster that i sat in thanks to the Son Of Beast for 12 years of greatness that you gave us rollercoaster finaticts!

This will always be remembered as the greatest wooden coaster ever made :(

@nikotheghostrider

Жыл бұрын

The roughest

I rode on this with the loop not long after it was built. It's the scariest ride I have ever been on.

I remember this ride being closed alot when it first opened. I actually got free tickets to the park the first time I attempted to ride it because after waiting hours to ride the front seat they literally closed the ride when I was the next in line. I never recalled having any issues with the loop (probably the smoothest part of the ride lol) and I rode this ride many times over the seasons. it was a pretty rough coaster though. I remember being in physical pain depending on which part of the train you sat in.

When I’m lying on my deathbed my one regret will be that I only got to look at this, I never got to ride it. It was still standing one year I went, but it wasn’t operating. It was an awesome sight and I kind of wish they would have left it up just for its beauty.

This was (and still is) my favorite wooden roller coaster, and I can't believe it's gone. Kings Island won;t be the same without it.

Wow this is a beautiful looking wooden roller coaster.

I remember riding it in June 2006, when it still had its loop, those cars were so small, and had a horizontal bar that would press against my knee. It was extremely painful. But I loved it back in 2000 when it opened.

Son of Beast at Kings Island in Mason, OH Randy rode in 2009 last year son of beast at kings island and Randy Favorite Wooden Coaster in the World.

Rode this ride at 16 years old when the loop was still there....I got sick after I rode it lol. It was a ride definitely not for the faint of heart!!!!

On June 16, 2009, a woman claimed to have suffered a head injury from riding Son of Beast during her visit to the park on May 31, 2009. She did not report the incident to Kings Island officials prior to June 16. She claimed to have suffered from a burst blood vessel in her brain, after riding Son of Beast, that required admission to an intensive care unit. "The first we heard of this was on June 16. Her visit was on May 31 & there's no record of going to first aid for anything here at the park,"

rode it on it's third day open, waited about 5 hours and finally got on after 1a.m. Best woodie ever. Went to the park multiple times after that single ride and it was shut down each time. The should have RMC or CCI or even GCI attempt to rebuild it the way it was meant to run (wild).

!!! AWESOME RIDE

This was second big coaster long ago I ever rode after I started to like coasters! The memories on this thing are awesome! Never be able to ride again but glad was able to :) lmao that one passed out person

I miss this ride so much

Amazing coaster!

omfg i miss this ride so much

I remember this being so scary and painful for me. I think I was around the age 10 or 11 when I rode it. Back then, I cried because of the pain. It is one hell of a rough ride. But now that I'm older and can appreciate roller coasters more than I used to, I can see why it was adored so much. I kinda wish I could ride it again as an adult and not a wimpy kid.

This ride was awesome with the loop, I never experienced any problems with this ride even though many people complained about it, maybe it was cause I was a kid back then but I hope Banshee is just as good, haven't been to King's Island in 10 years. Can't wait to go this summer.