What wooden roller coaster would you like to see on the next Expedition?

@TheFanSR

3 жыл бұрын

The „Hochschaubahn“ at the Prater in Vienna😃

@Coolharry64

3 жыл бұрын

Cyclone at Crystal Beach, Ontario. It was a very psychotic coaster.

@lukefarley9221

3 жыл бұрын

Monstre at La Ronde?

@normhal

3 жыл бұрын

One of the wooden coasters in Holiday World

@Phantom23001

3 жыл бұрын

El Toro at Six Flags Great Adventure. Also, happy National Rollercoaster Day!

I waited five hours with my dad on the first day it opened to ride this monster. It broke down almost immediately and they told everyone in line it probably would not reopen but three hours later they got it running again and two hours after that I got my first night ride on the SOB! I remember a coaster enthusiast who was next to us in line saying “look at the tears in their eyes as people were exiting the train, that’s how you know it’s good”. Even on day one it beat the crap out of you lol.

@theloanranger2632

2 жыл бұрын

You have to be a dope to wait in line for 5 hours just for a 3 or 4 minute experience.

@EternityGroups

Жыл бұрын

Well it was a beast that broke hearts then!😂

@tiredanddepressed

4 ай бұрын

​@theloanranger2632 that's kinda normal 😂 I've done that kind of wait before.

@Lucas-ho4ld

2 ай бұрын

@@theloanranger2632 You are a sad human being.

@msc2u1

Ай бұрын

Best story about a roller coaster! 💯💯💯

There are few sadder things in the world of theme parks than watching the demolition of a roller coaster, even a bad one.

@ExpeditionThemePark

3 жыл бұрын

agreed

Son of Beast: Hipper and more extreme than his pop by doing a flip

@ExpeditionThemePark

3 жыл бұрын

the cool kid

Son of Beast would have worked if they didn't build it so sloppily.

@ExpeditionThemePark

3 жыл бұрын

a shame really!

@six65nine

3 жыл бұрын

I really was a great ride during it's first few season's. Yes, it was bumpy AF, but, I always considered that the "charm" of wooden coasters when I was young. I have to agree tho, had it been built in a less sloppy manner, it would still be standing and thrilling riders today.

@scottyjbd

3 жыл бұрын

six65nine it was outta control

@six65nine

3 жыл бұрын

@@pyramidhead0420 Not trying to come off that way, I have spent most of my life in the amusement business tho.

@FR0_MAGNUM

3 жыл бұрын

Rode it with my bad and it beat us both to death. Shame...

beast: *don't talk to me or my son again*

@BruinPhD2009

3 жыл бұрын

monkey gaming Beast: I HAVE NO SON!

@jt8162

3 жыл бұрын

Haha. Good one.

@nevaehhamilton3493

2 жыл бұрын

@@BruinPhD2009 cuz he died

I rode this twice! Once with the loop and once without. I enjoyed it (I am a coaster enthusiast) but I admit it was very rough and while my younger self could handle the rough ride, my current self, my disabled old ass would have died... lol

@ExpeditionThemePark

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha yeah

@kiscu2065

3 жыл бұрын

I rode it as a kid and even I got off w a stiff neck and a headache 😳

@WickedlyMe328

3 жыл бұрын

I rode it the year it opened with the loop and it was jerky then. Then again with the loop, was even worse. Without was like being in a boxing match!

@nevaehhamilton3493

2 жыл бұрын

You're lucky you didn't herniate a disc in your spine from it.

@anthonycope8637

Жыл бұрын

I feel the same way i rode it opening year then after the loop was removed i felt like the zigzag that took the place of the loop was cheap and slammed you side to side took my kids a couple years ago and didnt even consider riding the beast after getting off of vortex i was in bad shape

I was so sad to see how poorly this turned out. It's my home park and the hype as a kid was so real. Everyone in Ohio was talking about it.

@ExpeditionThemePark

3 жыл бұрын

such a shame

@davidperry4013

Жыл бұрын

So sad to see a potentially awesome ride turn out to be an American Tofu Dreg Project and leave those who rode that coaster with a lot to be desired rendering demolition as a necessary evil.

@OGclasshole

Жыл бұрын

I remember is school everyone was so hype for Son of Beast

I remember being too afraid to ride this, so my younger cousin went on it alone. When she got off, her entire sternum was already starting to bruise. No one could get me on this ride after that.

@ExpeditionThemePark

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds right

@rebeccageiger9110

3 ай бұрын

Omg!

We're just waiting for the prequel "Grandfather of beast".

@ExpeditionThemePark

3 жыл бұрын

Ha yesss

@bocahdongo7769

3 жыл бұрын

Mos likely will be RMC Hybrid Giga

@Kc_Production15

3 жыл бұрын

@@bocahdongo7769 That exactly what I was thinking.

@justcalmdown6528

3 жыл бұрын

Nephew of beast

@tonyisreal446

3 жыл бұрын

Mother of beast. The roughest punishment

God it was such a fun coaster. I’m so happy I got to ride it with the loop. Edit to add: starting the season it was “temporarily closed”, during the Halloween event there was a tombstone and fresh grave by Beast that said “My Beloved Son.” I have photos, because we were like welp. That says it all.

Roller coaster content and Face/Off appreciation are like chicken and waffles, an unlikely but beautiful combo

@ExpeditionThemePark

3 жыл бұрын

I am glad someone appreciates it!

“You could say they tried to take the face of the ride...... off” 😂😂😂😂

@ExpeditionThemePark

3 жыл бұрын

yessss

This is the first I'd heard that ops had EStopped the ride due to injuries from a returning train, I'd always heard a train got stopped by the broken section. Great job on their part for noticing something wrong and stopping everything to check. They very well may have saved lives if that's how it went down. The more you know!

@ExpeditionThemePark

3 жыл бұрын

Yep! I think it's a common misconception

@rebeccageiger9110

3 ай бұрын

Oh there were definitely reports of injuries but not "official"

I flew from the UK in July 2000 & rode SOB, the trains seemed like they were bouncing along the track and the Rose Bowl was very rough. It's a shame nothing could be done to save this amazing woodie, RMC could of stepped in, I guess Kings Island was not willing to spend anymore money. Hope one day a Vertical Loop will appear on another wooden coaster. RIP SOB..

@ExpeditionThemePark

3 жыл бұрын

Rip!

Great job, Sam! Son of Beast was a special coaster for me. I didn't care much for the actual ride experience, most of the time, but I loved to walk around it and see the ride doing its thing.

@teresamckeown5594

2 жыл бұрын

Me too!! I love watching rides! And these videos too. My grandson asked me why I watch roller coaster videos when I don’t ride them much anymore. And definitely not these huge ones! I did ride The Bat though!

@SeanFlaharty

2 жыл бұрын

@@DuecePiece Ha ha. Doing well indeed! I hope the same is for you. As far as the KZread live stuff, unfortunately, I have decided to stop doing them. They were no longer my kind of thing to do.

Fun fact - it took a staggering 8 hours for maintenance to walk the track every morning before opening, including a large cherry picker for the loop.

@ExpeditionThemePark

3 жыл бұрын

Yikes

@MarioMonte13

3 жыл бұрын

Surely that's just man-hours. I can't imagine the morning maintenance crew getting to the park 9 hours before opening. I say this as a former roller coaster mechanic, myself. I used to do track walks every morning at Holiday World. The Voyage, being the longest ride, was divided into three segments of track that one roller coaster maintenance technician would inspect. We called them Hills, Back Turn, and Return; or more officially, Voyage 1, 2 and 3 respectively. The Legend is divided in two, Hills and Return, and the Raven was a one man inspection. If I remember right, Voyage Hills took the longest at roughly 3.5 hours, while Back Turn was the shortest of all, taking about 2. Another interesting thing, the roller coaster maintenance team (at least while I worked there) didn't do anything to the steel roller coasters there. Thunderbird was serviced by the Waterpark Maintenance team, while Howler was handled by Ride Maintenance.

@chadbusch8541

2 жыл бұрын

God damn you better get paid by the hour!

@alfredfreeman8527

2 ай бұрын

I'm a former roller coaster maintenance man also. I worked on the Space Rocket coaster at LeSourdsville Lake Park just 15 miles from Kings Island. The Space Rocket aka Screechin' Eagle was 70 feet high and had 8 layers of wood in its track. Six 2x6s and two 2x8s. Guess how many layers of wood were in the Son of Beast track. "More than 8." you say? How about 8 layers of wood, same as the 70 foot high coaster at LeSourdsville. Sure, the lumber was larger (2x8s and 2x10s) but still only 8 layers thick. The Beast has 9 layers of wood. So I think 8 layers of wood for Son of Beast is very inadequate. Kings Island had to beef up the track on Son of Beast by adding extra wood to the side of Son of Beast track. There's your problem with Son of Beast.

I have learned two things from this video: 1) Son of Beast was terrible. 2) I need to rewatch Face/Off.

@ExpeditionThemePark

3 жыл бұрын

That was exactly what I was going for!

Sometimes failures can live on as a successful history lesson. I never got to experience you, Son of Beast, but I’ll always remember you.

@elevatoralarmcoasterandarc1214

Ай бұрын

I get it.

I was lucky enough to be able to ride it when it had the loop. At the time, it was the roughest coaster experience I ever had. The ride experience wasn't great, but I do miss the impressive wooden structure. A ground up RMC wooden coaster would be amazing at Kings Island.

"Sequels will never be better!" Steel Vengeance: (no disrespect I love this channel)

@ExpeditionThemePark

3 жыл бұрын

More a remake!

@JJJJ-he8bz

3 жыл бұрын

If Son of Beast was RMCd and kings island let them do what ever they wanted like cedar point did with mean streak it would have ended the coaster wars

@JJJJ-he8bz

3 жыл бұрын

@@officialchase02 it wouldn’t just still be around it would have been the goat I already thought it was a great coaster especially with its loop. Mean Streak was god awful.

@officialchase02

3 жыл бұрын

@@JJJJ-he8bz yeah and now it’s the best coaster in the world I really would’ve like to see how RMC would’ve turned son of beast into a hybrid and what the layout would’ve looked like

@JJJJ-he8bz

3 жыл бұрын

@@officialchase02 there’s no telling what kind of nonsense they would have done with 7000 feet of track and over 200 feet

I remember the day I rode this so clearly: I was 10 years old and son of beast was that one ride I never wanted to ride in the park Bc it was so massive and intimidating. But after going up that lift hill and keeping my eyes closed tight, I finally opened them up and had the most wild ride of my life, this was the roller coaster that pushed me to ride bigger and faster rides

This was one of the best Expeditions ever! So much detail and very dramatic, and of course: Face/off. I'd personally like to see an Expedition on Colossos kamf de giganten the world's first Intamin Prefabricated wooden coaster!

@ExpeditionThemePark

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you and thanks for the suggestion

Thank you for giving the correct reason for the incident, most people seem to think the ride stopped suddenly in one section but that's not at all the case and it frustrates me mildly to hear people say it. Love your videos!

@ExpeditionThemePark

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much

There have been thrilling wooden coasters, terrifying wooden coasters, rough wooden coasters, and fast wooden coasters. Then, there was "Son of Beast."

@elevatoralarmcoasterandarc1214

Ай бұрын

Yeah.

CedarFair in 2012: This ride is a disaster. Why did Paramount build this? CedarFair in 2019: This ride is a disaster. At least people loved it... Maybe...

@Blasting_Blaze

3 жыл бұрын

Imagine Cedar point was like: YA KNOW WHAT, IF PEOPLE LOVED THIS DISASTER TOO MUCH ILL REBUILD IT WITH RMC SO I CAN GAIN POPULARITY, HA, IM A FUCKING GENUIS!? That's just a joke... Maybe.. 😏

I was lucky enough to have a chance to ride it while the loop was in place. It was definitely an intense ride experience! Crazy enough though, the loop really was the smoothest part of the entire ride.

The only problem with the cedar fair purchase is that they removed the face off theme and named it “Invertigo”. Face off was better than invertigo ever could have been. Ugh...

@ExpeditionThemePark

3 жыл бұрын

Poor face off!

@JCBro-yg8vd

3 жыл бұрын

I think it was a rights issue due to the change in ownership, like how Cedar Fair removed all the movie references from other rides.

@scottyjbd

3 жыл бұрын

craft never understood why Paramount didn’t also name the same coaster Face/Off in NorCal. So fitting!

@FR0_MAGNUM

3 жыл бұрын

Another big problem. How they ruined Tomb Raider... 😪

@rhondahatfield4021

3 жыл бұрын

Uh yeah!!!

23:24 The Hurricane at the Pavillion in Myrtle Beach is the scariest coaster I’ve ever ridden. The last time I rode it was a year before it closed, and it genuinely felt unsafe. With how near the track ran to the street, it felt like the train was going to jump the track and hurl us into the middle of traffic. The coaster itself was only so-so, but sometimes a small, rickety track is way scarier than a huge drop and 10 inversions.

@ExpeditionThemePark

3 жыл бұрын

A park I want to cover in the future

@johnoliva6433

3 жыл бұрын

@Expedition Theme Park Please do! I once drove by in 1990/91 when it was closed due to off-seaon. Looked somewhat abandoned already.

@brentonyancheck4861

2 жыл бұрын

The pavilion has been gone for years at Myrtle!!

@Mr-Trox

6 ай бұрын

Oh I loved the Pavilion! I think I still have a cup from there with the Hurricane on it somewhere. That thing was scary, nearly got little me off coasters forever till my Dad put me on Thunderhead at Dollywood.

I vacationed to Kings Island in June of 2000, the ride had been closed for weeks, but was lucky enough to ride 4 times in the back. Never got to ride it again and I loved every second.

@ExpeditionThemePark

3 жыл бұрын

lucky!

It wasn’t bad the first time I rode it, but it got worse over the years. It’s still cool to see my home park on this channel. Banshee is one of my favorite rides.

Finally we can get a Expedition Kings Island shirt

@ExpeditionThemePark

3 жыл бұрын

About time right!

@vitagummies

3 жыл бұрын

@@ExpeditionThemePark gotta get that ETP X Kings Island drip

Imagine 2022 they give us "SON OF BEAST RETURNS" in place of where Vortex was and it's an RMC just like Steel Vengeance at Cedar Point!!!!!!

@ExpeditionThemePark

3 жыл бұрын

Yes please

@annaelizabeth1397

3 жыл бұрын

YESSSSSS

@theamazingjuggleman2395

3 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see an RMC redo of S.o.B. or any reputable manufacturer redo for that matter

@ThrillsofColdplay

3 жыл бұрын

I wonder if that would happen

@nevaehhamilton3493

2 жыл бұрын

I believe it had Orion in its place

If GCI had built Son of Beast instead of RCCA it probably would have been a success

@ExpeditionThemePark

3 жыл бұрын

Who knows!

@reillywalker195

3 жыл бұрын

Or CCI, for that matter.

@nu-agegamer3548

3 жыл бұрын

Just make sure Dinn doesn't build it.

@jeffc1347

3 жыл бұрын

Its kind of funny how Son of Beast was built right before the new wooden coaster renaissance, and all the new tech that came with it that allowed for huge smoother wooden coasters.

@officialchase02

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah or even better the famous RMC I bet if the son of beast had the RMC treatment it would be way better than steel vengeance

RIP. Still the most intense roller coaster I’ve ever ridden, before and after the loop. Glad I rode it as a teen, I can’t imagine riding that thing today. The Rose Bowl literally shook the structure. Also love the homage of planting a tree in place of the box, when hundreds of premature trees were used.

"mAn I wIsH I cOuLdVe RiDdEn iT!!" No, no you don't. It was terrible.

@ExpeditionThemePark

3 жыл бұрын

Haaa

@alphazeroproductions4811

3 жыл бұрын

@@ExpeditionThemePark Aaron: yikes you're rough But I don't think that Kings Island will ultimately stolen Umidah? Dale: umm sure get a ground up RMC will replaced Vortex & Love Live memes at Kings Island? Terry: Yes

@alphazeroproductions4811

3 жыл бұрын

@@ExpeditionThemePark ETP: Sadly that Umidah's days and thousands of subscribers we're collapsed

@alphazeroproductions4811

3 жыл бұрын

@@ExpeditionThemePark Dennis: please give a ground up RMC at Kings Island will make you Aqours will not disbanded inami kun? Anju Inami: umm yes Umidah: NOOOO ANJU IMAMI KUN.. STOP IT THEY WILL BANNED MY CHANNEL BY PROTESTERS PLEASE STOP IT Expedition Theme Park: that thought will deserve on Aqours's Disastrous Happened

@ajr9176

3 жыл бұрын

It was wonderful what do you mean?

So glad I got to ride this as a child before it closed. King's Island was my "home park" as a kid but I didn't work up the courage to ride Son of Beast until just before it closed. Even now, after I've ridden dozens and dozens of coasters, that one is by far the most intense I've ever ridden.

Expedition Theme Park: " Sequels never beat the original! " Ravine Flyer II:

@ExpeditionThemePark

3 жыл бұрын

i would call them remakes

For Halloween, Do a history of Phantom Theater from King's Island

@ExpeditionThemePark

3 жыл бұрын

I may!

@day62c

3 жыл бұрын

@@ExpeditionThemePark Phantom Theater was my childhood. I'd freak if you did a video on it!

I am sure you know by now... but they are indeed making a Face/Off sequel. The director is the guy that just released Godzilla vs. Kong.

I lived 60 miles from King’s Island for years. I would visit the park 3-4 times a year, in that time every time I visited the park The Bat was shut down. I loved SOB, the air time, speed and G pulls were amazing.

I actually did get to ride Son of Beast, and rode it many times. It was a mean, rough ride for sure, but when you were in the bowels of the ride, looking up at the hills during an oddly quiet moment of it...it was scary and beautiful. I miss it dearly, but I understand why it’s gone. I appreciate Cedar Fair and Kong’s Island not shying sway from it existing and hiding little Easter eggs here and there as reminders of it.

“A ground Up RMC” Technically Outlaw Run was ground up along with Goliath SFGA.

@hypnagogue

3 жыл бұрын

zadra at energylandia

This was the most uncomfortable coaster I have ever ridden in my life- I was praying for it to be over! :o Thanks for the great content!

@stephendacey8761

Жыл бұрын

The Beast wasn't built for sissies (I'm not saying you are).

@alexaproffitt4640

Жыл бұрын

@@stephendacey8761 haha! I agree! The original Beast is still a fantastic coaster…but Son of Beast was really just a painful ride…neck and headache inducing. Only coaster I have felt unsafe on in my life.

This looks like something I’d build in planet coaster

I was lucky enough to ride. I mostly remember the speed and coming around a turn after the lift hill. Felt like you were up there forever before it made it was around and entered the first drop. Lots of shaking and bumping. Wish it could of been saved. Hopeful for a revival

@ApexRollercoasters

2 жыл бұрын

Banshee was the revival.

I rode it several times in the first 2-3 years it was open. The comment about it being a Dr. Jekyl/Mr. Hyde type of ride is true. Some rides were pretty good and not all that rough while other rides forced you to take a break afterward to recover. What isn’t really talked about with this ride is the uninspiring layout. Going in I thought the rose bowl helix would be incredible, but didn’t feel much of anything. Outside of the first drop and loop, the ride was honestly pretty boring (besides causing pain). I will say the loop was probably the best vertical loop I’ve ever experienced though. Smooth, big and intense...the highlight of the ride not just from a gimmick perspective but from a ride experience too. While I’m disappointed it didn’t work as we all hoped, overall I’m glad it’s gone. KI is my home park and what sits there now (Banshee) is far and away the better ride.

@ExpeditionThemePark

3 жыл бұрын

Love Banshee

No rollercoaster should have this many world records

@ExpeditionThemePark

3 жыл бұрын

it had too much power!

@Chrisg11593

3 жыл бұрын

Valravn had 10

@Chrisg11593

3 жыл бұрын

Spike Vicious yeah longest drop on a dive coaster and tallest dive coaster are basically the same thing

@Chrisg11593

3 жыл бұрын

Spike Vicious “what the heck is a valravn and why is it spelled like that”

@Blasting_Blaze

3 жыл бұрын

@@Chrisg11593 Its located at Cedar Point, As a dive coaster

I only rode Son of Beast twice and the experience was drastically different both times. The week before it the 20 passenger incident my mom and I went as a last hurrah before we moved to Florida. The first ride was awesome! It was smooth, and thrilling. I loved it so much that we immediately ran back around and got back in line to go again. Unfortunately the second ride was horrible. It was so rough I felt sick when we got off and I had a migraine from how shaky that run was. It was so bad that after 2 hours of doing nothing but sitting in the shade with light food and water we were still in pain and sick to the point we had to cut that trip short. It was extremely disappointing because The Beast was and still is my wanted to love the Son of Beast but I just couldn't.

I'm a rare breed that's ridden the Beast, the Son of Beast and the Beastie!

Son of Beast should have a successor that will be an RMC. It needs to have a vertical loop, and it should have an airtime hill on top of the loop, similar to Full Throttle. Do you think it should be over 300ft?

@ExpeditionThemePark

3 жыл бұрын

i wish!

@Kc_Production15

3 жыл бұрын

"Grandson of Beast"

@aGirlCalledGus

3 жыл бұрын

This has been rumored for a while and I hope it happens eventually. Such a good opportunity for RMC and King’s Island.

@ArrowThrills

3 жыл бұрын

@@aGirlCalledGus oh yeah.

I don’t know why but this video really gave me the feels. SoB will always have a special place in my heart and I’ll never forget my first ride on it. I just wish I could go back and ride it again (with the loop of course) just one more time as a way to pay my respects to the coaster that made me an enthusiast.

@ExpeditionThemePark

3 жыл бұрын

Wish we all could!

Wicker man, we’re waiting... 🔥🔥🔥

@ExpeditionThemePark

3 жыл бұрын

It is coming

@james_guy6930

3 жыл бұрын

Expedition Theme Park I am genuinely hyped for that expedition 😂

@mudkipqueen920

3 жыл бұрын

@@ExpeditionThemePark :D wickerman's my favourite ride at Alton Towers

Thank you for this. I have been obsessed with Son of Beast lately and I'm so sad I never got to ride it. Watching the ending history of this infamous coaster made me so sad. Lol. I'm not sure if there is any history behind Psyclone from Six Flags Magic Mountain. Colossus probably be a better choice.

@johnoliva6433

3 жыл бұрын

Psyclone!! 😃

I remember seeing this ride on a Travel Channel show and thought it was cool to see a wooden coaster with a loop. If it was made better, it could of totally worked. I do think it could be done now since RMC exists. Or it could be something like Hades 360 at Mt. Olympus

As someone who is a ride operator at Invertigo/Face Off, I really appreciate the love

Kings Island is my home park, and I remember all the drama around the ride.

"Number Five is alive" is a line from the movie Johnny Five. but I really don't see why that would be referenced in the announcement you featured in this video, so it's probably a coincidence.

@ExpeditionThemePark

3 жыл бұрын

Must be!

It’s always a good day when you upload a new video, excellent content as always! I completely agree with you on KI building a ground up RMC to redeem the demise of Son Of Beast. Given the opportunity, I think Mr. Schilke would create a truly demonic and worthy successor

@deedeeknutsson5205

4 ай бұрын

Grandson of beast lol

Can we talk about Motel William's dull reading at the announcement?

@ExpeditionThemePark

3 жыл бұрын

Oh watch the whole thing it's bad lol

I've been a ride enthusiast especially roller coasters since before I was able to make memory folds in my brain. SOB was one of my fondest memories in the years following Cedar Point's Magnum and the start of the coaster wars. CP is my home park being shortly an hour from home. KI is my second fav though I've had more than one occasion that I've questioned their due diligence on safety protocol. I rode SOB and would rate it's discomfort about the same as Mean Streak post first season. Others at the time I rode it reported what appeared to be more serious ailment. Ironically, my best friend and I rode Banshee which sits in the foot print of SOB and it had a piece of the train come off during an inversion. I felt the serious jarring and when returned to the holding position before the station the staff left us stalled on the ride for over one hour with no immediate urgency by the staff to do an emergency evac of the trains. Even with ride techs walking over our heads they said it was "nothing serious" even though I definitely saw something fall off in my peripheral on the ride. I also had a serious three corner tear of my right hand happen on The Beast mid ride which ended in a quick removal from the scene and 14 sutures and nerve damage to my hand. The ride closed and inspectors claimed they never found anything. I called the safety manager numerous times before a call back. The night it happened I stood on the ride platform gushing blood to which ended in a very rushed exit from the premises and a long battle of financial responsibility with the park. The customer service during normal operations at the place has always been great but anytime I've ever had an unusual incident within the park the response has weighed questionable in my mind.

I letting you all know right now. If I ever have the opportunity to own and operate a theme park one of our headliner attractions will be a Nicolas Cage themed dark ride. Completed with animatronics and peepers ghost holograms all of Nick Cage.

@ExpeditionThemePark

3 жыл бұрын

Sign me up!!

@Posirep

3 жыл бұрын

And of course.... THE BEEEES

@baronvonlimbourgh1716

3 жыл бұрын

I'd fly in for that.

Hey, Expedition Theme Park! Please do the history of Twister: Ride It Out at Universal Studios Florida!

@ExpeditionThemePark

3 жыл бұрын

I will! :)

@BeMoreBroadway

3 жыл бұрын

I second this! Sure, the ride traumatized my younger self, but a part of me is sad it's gone.

I grew up going to Kings Island and Cedar Point multiple times a year every year for most of my life growing up so watching these always feels crazy. I remember when they first put the Son of Beast box out with the growling sounds.. rode it on day one as well. Awesome video

I loved riding SOB. Would hit Kings Island every summer on my annual visit to my family and as soon as we got thru the gates I was hooking a left heading to it first thing. Cant remember ever having to wait very long. One year got lucky and went on a slow day, rode it 4 times back to back as there was no one waiting to ride. It was a rough ride but I loved it. Did front car front row many times. Still remember the view from the top of the first lift as you circled around for THE drop. Man the memories you brought back to me with this episode!!! Thank you

Yooooo the commercials for this absolutely TERRIFIED me as a kid!

@ExpeditionThemePark

3 жыл бұрын

yessss

To be fair, it doesn't sound from this like they should have won that suit in the first place, so it's only justice that they didn't get the money.

I never got to ride it when it existed (I was too short and haven't been to Kings Island since.) My Mom and Older sister did though. I don't blame them for trying though. Six Flags KY Kingdom was awesome. And only a few hours from there was Holiday World which at that point built The Raven. (Which is still one of the best wooden coasters in the world.)

The random Face Off movie scenes throughout this video are beyond hilarious, even with the context. 🤣

Ah here we go! My home park gets some love‼️ now only if RMC was a prominent company back in 2009! Oh man would Kings Island have a winner! I’m thankful to have banshee though

@ExpeditionThemePark

3 жыл бұрын

A shame the timing didn't work out!

@JCBro-yg8vd

3 жыл бұрын

Cedar Fair has said that there will never be an RMC Son of Beast.

@sedricgranger

3 жыл бұрын

JCBro2014 I think they said there would never be an RMC beast (the other big wooden roller coaster at the park that’s legendary). That one is too iconic and that’s why they wouldn’t RMC it! But if son of beast was still standing, it would be a perfect RMC opportunity. Even if the beast ever gets too rough or too hard to upkeep, they could RMC it (like you said though, Cedar fair will probably never do that)

@JCBro-yg8vd

3 жыл бұрын

@@sedricgranger Obviously they won't teach The Beast, but they wouldn't let RMC do Son of Beast because of all the bad publicity associated with it, even if it were a different coaster like the renamed The Bat.

@BruinPhD2009

3 жыл бұрын

JCBro2014 I agree. There’s way too much bad publicity surrounding Son of Beast for Cedar Fair to even try to resurrect that name in any form (at least while most of us are alive).

I went to KI for the first time the year after the ride had closed. Glad I missed it, sounds like Mean Streak but worse. If it had been built by like Intamin (who did El Toro) or GCI it might still be standing. Really I think it was a combination of choosing the wrong company and trying to cut corners to keep the project within budget that did Son of Beast in.

@ExpeditionThemePark

3 жыл бұрын

Was just built a tad too early I think

@tomkennedy2956

3 жыл бұрын

I rode it the first year and found the loop a yawn. The stresses in the helix were a real battle ground for the body and the height seemed inconsequential. Personally I preferred Mean Streak until it got too rough the way the Beast is now. They should RMC the Beast for return on investment.

This is your best video. As a past Cincy resident and one-time rider of Son of Beast, this video brought back so many memories. Great work.

Very well spoken. You go into in depth detail about the ride and how troublesome it was. Great job!

I’m actually tempted to watch Face Off after this 😂

@ExpeditionThemePark

3 жыл бұрын

I'm watching it tonight for sure

I DON'T CARE WHAT ANYONE SAYS. I'VE RIDDEN OVER 300 COASTERS AND SON OF BEAST WAS THE BEST WODDEN COASTER EVER BUILT. THIS RIDE ACTUALLY STRUCK FEAR INTO YOU.

@overbanked

3 жыл бұрын

It's in my top 5 til this day

@ronscurti1269

3 жыл бұрын

@@overbanked MINE TO. IT WAS ROUGH AND BEAT THE HELL OUT OF YOU, THAT'S WHAT MADE IT SO GREAT. ANYMORE ALL THESE KIDS WANT TO DO IS RMC EVERY WODDEN COASTER THERE IS. THEY ARE SO SOFT. THEY WILL NEVER GET IT

@ifenris

3 жыл бұрын

Because you may actually die after riding it lmao

@BruinPhD2009

3 жыл бұрын

SO. MUCH. SCREAMING!

@ronscurti1269

3 жыл бұрын

@@ifenris I HAD A NIGHT RIDE IN THE RAIN ONCE. BEST COASTER EXPIERENCE OF MY LIFE.

Seeing my local News on your video from 11 years ago really brings back some nostalgia. So does the coaster. Amazing video. I live about half an hour from this park and used to go all the time as a kid.

I remember seeing the giant box that roared. The last time I was there was in 1999, the year before the ride opened. I said I would come back next year to ride it, but never went back. Glad to see some footage from the ride since I missed it. Great video!

@ExpeditionThemePark

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

I rode this in 2005 with the loop, and I don’t care what people have to say about it. Son of Beast will always be my favorite wooden coaster. A lot y’all claim to like it rough in bed, but couldn’t handle this ride. 🙄

The one and only time i rode SOB was incredible. I regret always being scared to ride it when it had the loop but however i was on the last train to ever leave the station. I remember coming back into the station and it was empty and park matancince was there. So all in all i really loved SOB and was heartbroken when i saw it get torn down my senior year of HS and i still to this day don't tgink Banshee is a great replacement dont @ me Raptor at CP is so much better.

@ExpeditionThemePark

3 жыл бұрын

I liked Banshee , didn't love it

@spck8675

3 жыл бұрын

@@ExpeditionThemePark i agree 100% my friend banshee is extremely overrated. I still to this day wish KI would of RMC SOB.

Props to the operators for noticing injured passengers quick enough and stopping thst train on the lift hill. If they were hesitant at all then there could have been deaths.

Thank you for making this! I have heard a lot about Son of Beast but I was so excited when you first teased this episode because you do such an amazing job researching and presenting topics!

@ExpeditionThemePark

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@lilblackbelt0001

3 жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome! ❤️

This was a great coaster. RIP Son of Beast.

Can we get an Expedition Face Off soon?

@ExpeditionThemePark

3 жыл бұрын

Oh I wish

I just want to say I rode this ride pre Loop removal. But that's not important. What's important is I rode Drop Zone next to Montel Williams. He was a total G.

Fantastic video with so much much info! Thanks for taking the time to put that together

Thunderbolt at Kennywood!

@ExpeditionThemePark

3 жыл бұрын

on the list!

@crywolfe210

3 жыл бұрын

yesssssss

Son of beast...the biggest bust in roller coaster history. Total waste of money.

@ExpeditionThemePark

3 жыл бұрын

Haha perhaps

@jennycraigadventures3314

3 жыл бұрын

I thought Dollywood had the biggest bust in theme park history. (wink)

@BruinPhD2009

3 жыл бұрын

Jenny & Craig Adventures Ooooh, that’s painful. 🙄😳🤣

@ArrowThrills

3 жыл бұрын

@@jennycraigadventures3314 Lighting Rod Lmfao.

Son of Beast was very rough from what I've heard. I was old enough and tall enough to ride it and my dad continuously tried to get me to ride it, but there was something about it that made me look at it and say, "Nah. Not this one." And that's coming from someone who absolutely loves roller coasters! It was absolutely impressive visual wise, but the way people talked about it made me refrain from riding it. I always stuck with The Beast for a wooden roller coaster, which even nearly 50 years later is still an absolutely amazing ride. If I have the time, I usually ride it more than once in a single visit. As much as I love the newer rides (Orion, Mystic Timbers, Diamondback), to me, you just can't beat a classic like The Beast! It's a shame Son of Beast wasn't built better. It could've been amazing!

I remember waiting in line four hours to ride this the summer it came out so worth it

If only it could live up to its father coaster

Should've gotten a B&M. Oh wait

@ExpeditionThemePark

3 жыл бұрын

Haha they got enough

@Blasting_Blaze

3 жыл бұрын

Here's the B&Ms at the park: Banshee, Diamondback, and Orion (correct me if I missed any) so I think ONE more wouldn't hurt

Your videos are fresh broski! Thanks for all the info and details!! Keep doing your thing💪🏽📈

I rode SOB w/loop a day before the big accident in 2006. I was there at KI the day of the accident also, and wanted to ride again, but the coaster was closed and I didn't know why at the time. The first drop was great and not all that rough like most of the ride was. Most of the ride was very bumpy and rough, but it had very intense positive Gs on the helices which I loved. The loop was awesome, and yes it was the smoothest part of the ride. I'm definitely one of the weirdos that liked that coaster. It's totally understandable why they had to tear it down though.

How about a BnM Giga Hyper Standup Inverted Flying launched Family surf dive wing coaster?

@ExpeditionThemePark

3 жыл бұрын

As long as it's called face off

@memecentral10

3 жыл бұрын

Expedition Theme Park lol

Living less than 2 hours from King's Island, I got to ride Son of Beast with and without the loop. That coaster was fun, but it hurt like a....well.....beast.

I got to ride it with the loop and it was IMO an amazing ride. I also rode it a week before the accident that sent everyone to the hospital. That section was horribly rougher than it had ever been when I was on it that time. I rode it once more after the loop was removed. The ride had become so rough that it felt like SF over GA Scream Machine rough. It was literally unrideable at that point.

This is why sequels aren't always a good idea

@ExpeditionThemePark

3 жыл бұрын

right!

Was able to ride it 3 times on a visit (with loop). Highly out of control and crazy each time. One of our best coaster experiences, we always recall that trip and Son of Beast. That same trip we also went to Cedarpoint and Geauga Lake (RIP)

Fantastic video as always! I've been looking forward to this one for a while now and it did not disappoint!

@ExpeditionThemePark

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Wow! Great video. Good on those ride operators for stopping that incident waiting to happen! You don’t get many people like that nowadays sadly :(. So many accident cause by ignorant ride ops. However there are mostly great ride ops too. Great video