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Son of Beast

Kings Island

Son of Beast is a record breaking wooden roller coaster that was designed to elevate the "classic" wood coaster experience to a new level. Son of Beast is the tallest, fastest wooden coaster in the world and the only one to ever feature a evolutionary concept, a 118-foot tall vertical loop. Unfortunately, the loop was removed for the 2007 season. Son of Beast is appropriately named after its legendary predecessor, The Beast, which was built in 1979 and to this day is listed in the Guiness Book of Records as the world's longest wooden coaster. Now thanks to $40-million invested in building a sibling, Kings Island can lay claim to all of the world records for wooden roller coasters.

Son of Beast Details

Year	Track	Type	Designer
2000	Wood	Terrain	Werner Stengel, RCCA

Roller Coaster Stats

Height: 218 feet	Drop: 214 feet
Angle Of Descent: 55.7 degrees	Top Speed: 78.3 mph
G-force: 4.5 G's	Length: 7,032 feet
Trains: 3 - 24 passenger	Train Mfg: Gerstlauer
Ride Time: 2 minutes, 40 seconds

More Facts About Son of Beast

Son of Beast opened with the first loop on a wooden roller coaster.

2007 - Trains replaced. Vertical loop removed after problems with the roller coaster.

2006 - Original Premier Rides designed trains shortened from six cars to five cars

Elements: Second Drop: 164 feet at 43.4 degrees; Third Drop: 150 feet at 37.3 degrees; Two 540-degree helicies

Estimated cost: $40 million

Trains have six cars with two rows each, seating two abreast per row.

Ride capacity: 1,600 passengers per hour

Height requirement: Must be at least 48 inches tall

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