Can you believe that Kings Island’s legendary Beast roller coaster is 35+ years old? The 7,359-foot-long wooden coaster zips through the wooded outskirts of the Mason, Ohio theme park—an experience I named my best ride of 2012.
The below video by YouTube user Kevin Hulme was taken prior to the Beast’s 1979 opening.
How many differences can you spot between the ride then and now? Share what you can find in the comments section below.
John Stevenson
John Stevenson founded Coaster101 in 2005 and travels across the country visiting theme parks and riding roller coasters. In addition to blogging, he's a published author, having written a history book about his hometown amusement park, Libertyland, which was the home of Elvis Presley's favorite roller coaster. John currently lives in Nashville and considers Dollywood his "home away from home" park.
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Aside from the obviously not finished tunnel over the double-helix, there’s no trim brake after the second drop. Pusher wheels were also added and covered before the first lift hill.