The Beast (Kings Island)
The Beast | |
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Location |
Kings Island ( Mason , Ohio , USA ) |
Type | Wood - sitting |
Drive type | Chain lift hill |
Routing | adapted to the terrain |
Manufacturer | Charlie Dinn |
Designer |
Al Collins , Jeff Gramke |
costs | $ 4 million |
opening | April 14, 1979 |
length | 2243 m |
height | 34 m |
Departure | 43 m |
Max. gradient | 45 ° |
Max. speed | 104 km / h |
Travel time | 4:10 min |
capacity | 1200 people per hour |
Trains | 3 trains, 6 cars / train, 3 rows of seats / car, 2 seats / row of seats |
elements | • 34 m high lift hill with a 41 m high descent • 2 × tunnels • Lift hill with a 43 m high descent of 18 ° • Tunnel • 540 ° - Helix |
Inversions | 0 |
Subject area | Rivertown |
The Beast in Kings Island ( Mason , Ohio , USA ) is a wooden roller coaster designed by Charlie Dinn that opened on April 14, 1979. Currently (as of December 2019) it is the longest wooden roller coaster in the world.
journey
The route, constructed by the designers Al Collins and Jeff Gramke , is equipped with two lift hills : a 34 m high with a 41 m high descent and one with a 43 m high descent of 18 °, as well as a 540 ° helix in one of the three tunnels .
Trains
The Beast owns three Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters trains with six cars each. Six people (three rows of two people) can be seated in each car. The passengers must be at least 1.22 m tall to be allowed to ride.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Record holder. rcdb.com.
Web links
Commons : The Beast - collection of images, videos and audio files
Coordinates: 39 ° 20 '24 " N , 84 ° 15' 57" W.