This list will be broken into four categories: Thrill Seekers In Training, Thrill Seekers, Thrill Junkies, and Extreme Thrills. To help potential Kings Island visitors out, I’m going to attempt to create the natural progression of each of the Kings Island roller coasters, so that even if someone is apprehensive about riding roller coasters, they can eventually work their way up to “the top.” (And by top, I definitely mean Orion’s 300′ tall first drop.) While many people focus on Kings Island’s neighbor to the north, and fellow Cedar Fair park Cedar Point, as the amusement park in Ohio for roller coasters and thrills, the roller coaster lineup at Kings Island provides not only a wide range of experiences, but can also serve as a “natural progression” of sorts for those who might need to ease into the idea of riding roller coasters before conquering the Orion giga coaster and plunging down the 45-degree first drop of the Beast in the middle of the pitch black woods. Look for the bigger, badder Beast to debut sometime in May.During Coasterstock at Kings Island, roller coaster enthusiasts from around the country had the opportunity to experience all 14 of the park’s roller coasters during the two-day event, filled with behind the scenes tours, Q&A sessions, and arugably most importantly for those enthusiasts, ERT (Exclusive Ride Time) sessions. The park opens for the season April 16, but unfortunately, Beast fans will have to wait a little longer due to all the time required for testing and state inspections of the revamped ride. Gravity Group built The Voyage at Holiday World in Indiana, as well as the Kentucky Flyer at Kentucky Kingdom in Louisville. Because Gravity Group does a fantastic job on all their coasters," he said. "I am really looking forward to how The Beast is going to feel this year. "It is going from 7,359 feet long, to 7,361 feet long."Ĭoaster enthusiasts like Josh Tyler of the YouTube page FYE Coasters said they cannot wait to try out the new, smooth ride. "It's beating its own record," Showalter said. "It's increased to a 53-degree drop, and that lets it go lower into the tunnel," Showalter said.Ĭincinnati-based coaster manufacturers The Gravity Group engineered the improvements, which include 2,000 feet of brand new track and a new entry to the final double helix turns, which had gotten a bit rough over the years.Ī bonus from the revamp: as a result of the new tracking, The Beast got a few feet longer. Showalter gave WCPO 9 News a behind-the-scenes tour of the revamped ride, including the first drop into a tunnel, that has been smoothed out and made even steeper. And that's what we are doing in this off-season." "When you have something like that, it's a national treasure," said Chad Showalter, park spokesman. It was 43 years ago when riders first experienced the world's longest wooden coaster with a thrilling 1.5-mile route through the woods including two lift hills and multiple tunnels.Īfter all these decades, the ride still holds that record, but now it will be even better, after a major re-tracking project. It's all part of Kings Island's 50th anniversary, which will include the repainting of several other coasters. Kings Island is taking the wraps off its legendary wooden coaster after crews spent the winter re-tracking and reworking the popular roller coaster.
MASON, Ohio - The Beast is back, and it has broken its own world record.
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