The BeastRoller coasterMinimum height to ride: 48 inches Last edited by Ty Mullins [Update this description | Read previous versions] Photos: [See all photos | Submit Photo] Video: Safety
Reader reviews of The Beast
The Beast was made in 1979, making it jerky at times and really loud in tunnels. But it's still one of my favorites ever. - Bradley Keith I can't wait to return to KI some day for another trip on the beast! Love it like no other! - SC Todbear There's nothing bad to say about the Beast. I rode it when I was 8 and thought it was the roughest ride ever, but I've definatly changed my mind. The ride may be rougher than most steel coasters, but it's definatly smooth for the woodie that it is. It's extremly long, fast, and intense, but still offers a second lift to give riders a chance to catch their breath before the finale. The ride finishes off with a fantastic helix. The best woodie ever and one of the best coasters ever built. - Chris Gottschalk Diamondback may be great, but it's hard to top this wooden legend, especially at night. The sheer fun factor of being on this massive wooden roller coaster, racing through the woods is too good to ignore. It gets even better at night. The only real flaws Beast has are slight roughness in the back seats(but not too much), little airtime, and trim brakes. However, in spite of these, I enjoyed it more than any other coaster at Kings Island. Sorry Diamondback! - Jon Williams The Beast lives up to its name. This coaster tears through the woods of Kings Island and provides one of the best woodie rides I've ever had. You MUST ride this one at night, as it makes for an even more out of control and unpredictable ride. As with most woodies, ride toward the front, as the back can beat you up. - Erin B my favorite woodie. - Will Chilcote The best ride in the park (at night), and still excellent during the day - Byron Smith After 30 years, this is still the signature ride of the park. The Beast is infamous for it's night rides in which riders are plunged into the darkness of the woods. - Sean Mackey Very aptly named, this animal will shake out the kinks (or put a few new kinks in). The 2009 reprofile on the helix seems slow. A one-hit wonder for me, like its brother Mean Streak at Cedar Point, I probably won't ride again (unless I get desperate). - Larry Zimmerman
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