Son of Beast was a wooden roller coaster located at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, United States. Built and designed by the now-defunct Roller Coaster Corporation of America, the ride opened as the tall
Son of Beast's track layout with the loop, 2005
The broken crate signage at the ride's entrance
The tombstone decoration in Banshee's line queue
Son of Beast's track layout after the loop was removed
The Beast is a wooden roller coaster located at Kings Island amusement park in Mason, Ohio, United States. Designed and manufactured in-house for approximately $3 million, the ride opened in 1979 as t
Son of Beast
…era to feature a vertical loop and reached a record-breaking maximum speed of 78 mph (126 km/h). Son of Beast was marketed and themed as a sequel to The Beast roller coaster, one of the park's signature attractions that was built in 1979. Son of Beast met an early demise following two non-fatal but serious…
The Beast's lift hill and brake run
The Beast is located in the back of the park, near the plot of land previously occupied byVortex.