"This winter’s track refurbishment ensures The Beast will maintain its spot as one of the best wooden roller coasters in the world for years to come," read the announcement. According to Kings Island's website, the coaster reaches speeds up to 65 mph and takes about four minutes to ride. The Beast at Kings Island getting track refurbishment this winter written by Attractions Magazine Staff DecemThe world’s longest wooden roller coaster, The Beast at Kings Island, is. On Friday August 1st, Kings Island gave it’s 100 millionth ride on the Racer roller coaster, which opened with the 364-acre amusement and waterpark in 1972. The helix crossover in the Beast will also receive a redesign, which will help evenly distribute the forces throughout the structure and provide a smoother ride.Īccording to the release, The Beast was first opened in 1979 and broke several existing roller coaster records as the longest and fastest ride in the world. According to the announcement, this change will make the transition through the first tunnel and onto the second drop "buttery-smooth." Updates to the first drop in the coaster will shift the hill from 45 degrees to 53 degrees. The park also pushed forward with its next major addition, King Cobra, which opened in 1984 as the first of its kind to be designed from inception as a stand-up roller coaster. It is often credited with beginning the second golden age of roller coasters. The Racer was the first twin-track wooden coaster. The ride sparked a 'coaster renaissance' and a revival of wooden roller coasters. The two flagship rides were the Racer and the Enchanted Voyage dark ride through Hanna-Barberas cartoon land. Click the buttons to change the graph instantly to a. Greener colors indicate shorter wait times redder colors indicate longer wait times. This graph shows the posted wait times for each attraction at the park at different time intervals. It opened as the world's fastest roller coaster on April 28, 1972. This graph shows the wait time heat map for Kings Island. Along with the Gravity Group, Kings Island's carpenters will also re-track approximately 1,090 feet of the 7,359-foot long ride. In order to appease frustrated guests, the south track of The Racer began running its trains backward in 1982, which became so popular that the change remained until 2008. The Racer is a wooden racing out and back roller coaster located at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, USA.
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