Son of Beast
| Son of Beast | |
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Son of Beast without the loop |
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| Data | |
| Location |
Kings Island ( Mason , Ohio , USA ) |
| Type | Wood - sitting |
| Drive type | Chain lift hill |
| Routing | adapted to the terrain |
| Manufacturer | Kings Island, Roller Coaster Corporation of America |
| Designer | Ingenieurbüro Stengel GmbH Roller Coaster Corporation of America |
| opening | May 26, 2000, reopening : July 4, 2007 |
| closure | June 2009 |
| length | 2143 m |
| height | 66 m |
| Departure | 65 m |
| Max. gradient | 56 ° |
| Max. speed | 126 km / h |
| Max. acceleration | 4.5 g |
| Travel time | 2:20 min |
| capacity | 1600 people per hour |
| Trains | 2 trains, 6 cars / train, 2 rows of seats / car, 2 seats / row of seats |
| elements | • 66 m high lift hill with a 65 m high descent of 55.7 ° • Hill with a 50 m high descent of 43.3 ° • Hill with a 46 m high descent of 37.3 ° |
| Inversions | 0 |
Son of Beast in Kings Island ( Mason , Ohio , USA ) was a wooden roller coaster that opened on May 26, 2000 in what was then Paramount's Kings Island .
The track, constructed by the engineering office Stengel GmbH and the Roller Coaster Corporation of America , was the only wooden roller coaster in the world that was equipped with a loop , which itself was made of steel. This was around 36 m high.
In 2006, problems with driving increased and she drove her last laps on July 9, 2006. Between the 2006 and 2007 seasons, some changes were made to the track, including the removal of the looping. With its 66 m height, it was now the highest pure wooden rollercoaster in the world and thus exceeded Colossos in Heide-Park by 14 m. By removing the loop, lighter trains could now be used.
After the 2009 season, the railway was stopped. On July 27, 2012, the park announced that it would completely dismantle the runway. The demolition took place in the same year. On the former site of Son of Beast was inverted coaster " Banshee " built.
Trains
The original Son of Beast trains were from Premier Rides . Each train was equipped with six cars with space for six people each (three rows of two people). Between the 2005 and 2006 seasons, each train was shortened to five cars. Since 2007 Son of Beast has had two trains with six cars each, which were made by the manufacturer Gerstlauer Amusement Rides . As in the old Premier Rides trains, each car could seat six people (three rows of two people).
photos
Son of Beast with the loop
One of the new Gerstlauer trains
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Son of Beast - The demolition is in full swing . Article from Airtimers.com, October 6, 2012, accessed October 13, 2012
Coordinates: 39 ° 20 ′ 46 " N , 84 ° 15 ′ 53" W.