Why Does This Legendary Roller Coaster Get So Much Hate? - The Beast at Kings Island
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- The Beast is one of the most legendary and iconic roller coasters of all time! The ride opened in 1979 at Kings Island has remained the longest wooden roller coaster in the world since! The ride is certainly unique and has generated a large amount of mixed opinions over the years. Find out what I think of the ride and whether or not it deserves all the hate!!
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The Beast lasted so long that it outlived it’s own “Son” lol
Time for a Grandson of Beast!
Lol No, father should see they're own son pass-away
Now it just needs to beat the ultimate champion of outliving everyone and everything, and outlive Queen Elizabeth II
EDIT: This aged well..
@@marcopolo2418 beat me to it
I rode the Son of Beast when it had a wooden loop. It was a great coaster. It's a shame, really.
The Beast is unapologetically my favorite coaster. See, some coasters feels like they're taking you for a ride. They're swoopy and airy. The Beast is not. The Beast is not here to fuck around. It feels like its trying to murder you. I love it.
You clearly have not ridden Maverick or Steel Vengeance. If the Beast wants to murder you, Steel Vengeance wants to end your entire bloodline.
This is the best description of a roller coaster I've ever seen.
The last tunnel is so intense
Yes! The Beast beats you to death. I love it.
@@johnwelsh2769 really, SOB beat you to death, and that was no fun. The Beast just smacks you around like you have a smart mouth.
Even if the ride has some straight sections towards the middle, the ending helix has got to be the most intense section of a wooden coaster ever. At night it feels like the ride is literally going to rip itself apart because it's going so fast there.
I feel like it's going to jump the tracks. The Beast is the only coaster I've ever been on that makes me think i might actually die. Amazing.
@@brentsocie9274 The Son of Beast was actually the only coaster I felt that way. It was insane.
@C Rizzy I have a Knoebels trip planned with the kids and El toro only took first because son of beast died of neuroblastoma. RIP
that might be a bad joke but idk. south park and gran theft auto made me say it.
@@johnnyboy6942 I rode SOB the third day it was opened with the loop, and 1st day it was opened without the loop. It was bone shattering everytime. I wanted more.
As a multi year employee at the Beast some tips, the best place to ride is the second to last row and once temps get lower they take out one or two breaks. So if you’ve rode it during the Halloween season and thought ‘Is this faster?’ Then yes it actually is. I have so many amazing memories on the Beast and it’ll always be my all time fav coaster. Thanks for a great video!
As a multi year rider of the Beast, I 100% agree with your row suggestion. Even after the refurb, row 17 is still the best. I honestly didn't know about the brake thing though. Although, I always love a row 1 night ride when the weather starts to cool off, and especially when there's some fog in the woods. I already can't wait until opening day, and it's only November 3rd. I'll be at winter fest, but it's not the same. I'm thankful that Mystic timbers is running at least.
I also worked on it in the 90s. I loved how when there was an empty seat, employees could ride it as a part of our job. One day I was placed "down in the hole" as they called it. The little side space in the line where we measured the kids heights. It was a slow day and I closed my eyes for just a minute. When I opened my eyes back up, the "suits" were standing there and I got written up. Moral of the story, never close your eyes at work. The Beast will be 50 in a couple of years. I hope I get to ride this one more time. Great rollercoaster.
The Beast is the literal father of the wooden coaster renaissance
Racer: EXCUSE ME?!?!?!
Screamin eagle is
Patrick, you are right. KI Racer is often considered the wooden coaster that saved woodies.
From what I've read, the Racer in 1977 (also in Kings Island) is agreed upon to have been the coaster that kickstarted the wooden renaissance. But I'm sure the Beast helped to kick it in to overdrive.
Patrick Handrigan even ki says it was racers
I use to work on The Beast back in the early 1990’s. We’d do “night rides” after the park closed and the mechanics would drop the brakes (back before it had fins brakes). Usually , Beast hits 60-65 mph at the bottom of the first hill... during “night rides”, it hit 75-80mph. The helix was just as insane. It was painful but fun as hell.
they still do this, they continue rides even during fireworks, it's the best time to ride
they still do this, they continue rides even during fireworks, it's the best time to ride
This is physically not possible. Assuming 141 foot drop free-fall with initial velocity of 9fps chain lift speed you would only reach 65.23 mph, and that is free-fall no friction. So no way it could reach 75-80mph
@@littlebuzzfl it does, it's something to do with the operation of the tracks, it's been that way for years
@@cpungge With the length of the original 4-bench PTC trains, around 73mph is possible, although realistically it's likely closer to 70mph
Imagine building the longest wooden roller coaster for a science fair project
And it really wasn't supposed to be that long. After the first part was approved the second portion was brought to the owner to look the plans over and approved them. The park owner said in an interview that he thought it was a redesign of the original plan not a second section. He said he would not have approved a coaster of that length if he had known what he was signing on to.
Imagine in the science fair:
Teacher: Jimmy, where's your "thing"?
Jimmy: Oh, we need to go to an amusement park
Teacher: Wut?
Jimmy: Yeah, amusement park
At the amusement park
Jimmy: Here it is!
Teacher: WHAT THE F-
Sounds like Phineas and Ferb
I still give them an A on this project! This ride is legendary!
@@samuelitooooo Why yes Yes it does ; )
One thing I'd say: if you're from the area, the theme of going through the woods and having the punctuated moments of intensity makes it feel like a chase through familiar territory. We grew up in these woods, if that makes sense.
This is my favorite roller coaster. It's thematically perfect. It's just FUN. I'm not an enthusiast in any way, and I don't care what anyone says. I have so many great memories of KI because of this coaster. Obviously many others agree with us. :D
As someone from Dayton I agree these woods are beautiful
Samee!
@@Skyla286
Honestly I could never imagine the Beast would be getting so much hate. Night rides and the sheer power of the helix are out of this world. We traveled to Ohio just for the Beast one year and it was the best decision!
Woahtheredude bUt ItS gR8t @ NiTe!!!!
Operates less than 10% of its hours at night.
overrated at night second has no airtime and thrid go ride el toro at night it blows the beast away
@@NickyD you are dead wrong. The Beast at night is NOT overrated, it is the best and the lines prove it, so please stfu, as we love our Beloved Beast.
John, The Beast, has NOT "had its time", people come from all over not only for ALL of Kings Island and their coasters, but for The Beast, which is a GREAT ride, night OR day. So there is no airtime, BFD, the ride was built and designed in-house, and has stood the test of time, so YES, other rides you mentioned are good as well, but STFU about The Beast, STILL the biggest, baddest, longest coaster out there!!
Especially hitting them tunnels in the pitch dark not seeing those whips and turns coming at you 1,000 miles an hour lol
People hate on her because she “shakes, rattles, and rolls!” But that’s what a wooden coaster is supposed to do! She’s raw, unsophisticated, iconic.
She's beautiful wild tiger tho she shows her age.
@Pokediger1482 your not wrong I'm not honestly sure they never said what it was and ask this before. I just guess girl cause I've never seen the father of the son of beast.....
@Thebeaststory931it’s a roller coaster I don’t think it matter how you refer to it
The ones that hate do not appreciate what a wooden coaster is all about. They forget that all roller coasters were woodies at one time! Without them I doubt there would have been steel coasters. They are charming classic hearts of the parks they reside in. There is nothing like them.
@Thebeaststory931well traditionally anything with wheels or floats is considered female but in this case the Beast to me is masculine so if I had to call it I would call it male or “he”
Last Beast ride was at 1:44am during Haunt. Beyond dark at that time of night. Love my home park KI.
Did it feel sketchier this year at night or is it just me? I've never been so scared on this ride until this year
I’ve ridden a LOT of coasters in my life and tbh the Beast’s night ride is probably one of the most beautiful and enjoyable coaster experiences I’ve ever had. Incredibly fun time
I have no issue admitting that I am a Beast fan boy. I dont agree with all the hate. The night ride leaves me speechless......
Night rides are insane, try while it's raining :) So fast.
I've only had night rides on it. Idk if I can ever ride it in the day now... 😕 lol. But my first ride left me breathless and amazed. It was incredible. I was going to be so upset if I couldnt get a ride on it this haunt season, but I won single use fast passes and my entire group was able to ride. It didn't feel as amazing as the first time, but I think it was because I already knew the ride. I still ride the raptor at CP, but I know it like the back of my hand.
I ADORE how long the beast is. It's something I wish more modern coasters did, had long a** tracks lol
@@whitneyg9150 Not sure how it is now but 20 years ago when I rode it last the lighting was limited to just the cement tunnel area and the top of the second lift hill. The rest was just dark woods which is so exhilarating.
@@billkeithchannel omg yes it's still that way! It was amazing! They really need to keep it that way to add to the atmosphere.
@@billkeithchannel There is a big flood light at the top of each hill, one down the tunnel, the other lighting the helix. But sometimes they turn those off after the fireworks, and use IR cameras to keep an eye on things.
Th Beast was my 50th credit. The night ride alone is the main reason noone should be hating on this ride. Nice generic "Blue Monday"music. Great video. Note: When they designed the layout, the constantly redrew the plans if they discovered old trees they wanted to preserve. Kings Islands were some of the first conservationist in the 80s.
That's awesome. One thing people might also not realize is that wooden coasters are good for the environment if built with timber grown sustainably. Wood is a carbon sink!
Tree > rollercoaster
cause Kings Island was home grown.. not like it is today .. some faceless Corporate Amusement Park company that wasn't even in Cincinnati.... I mean I remember the Hanna Barbara ownership.. (remember the Brady's AND the Partridge family both did episodes at KI).... now CEDAR FAIR owns it and KI sucks.. Even when Paramount owned it it wasn't as bad as it is now (Paramount was kind of a cool owner actually) but when Cedar Fair (park) bought it.. that was the beginning of the end in my book. They just have focused on sucking as much money out of customers and patrons rather than focusing on the quality of the park!!! It is way too crowded .. it looks shabby .... there is no real "culture" .. just corporate.. when I grew up with KI you felt Cincinnati in the park.. now it is just corporate through and through. And just this past season there have been fights breaking out in the park by these teens. The culture of the park is dismal and depressing. I probably will never attend again because of this .
@@caelidhg6261 i am much younger than you (assuming you were old enough to ride all of the rides pre-paramount), but I couldn't agree more. Holiday World is one of the few parks left that actually feels non-corporate, and family backed
@@caelidhg6261 I hate to break it to you, but all theme parks are corporate. I don’t care if you’re Silver Dollar City, I don’t care if you’re Lagoon, theme parks are businesses trying to make money. There’s no “culture” they’re trying to make, it’s the patrons that make the culture and they’re fine with having their money sucked out of them because they want them to build more roller coasters! Also, when there’s fights breaking out, don’t blame the park, blame the people.
No one ever talks about how LOUD the tunnel on the helix is. It. Is. Insane. And the night ride is incredible
Its all about expectations. People probably hear about the legendary Beast and think its gonna be spectacular and its really not, but if you look at it the way you do, you will appreciate it for what it is
I really enjoy the thing, and I think it is intense. Then again, I enjoy the cedar point Corkscrew, soooo.
There's probably a lot of truth to that. It's almost like seeing an older player in a sport where they were the best at their time, but they are not quite at the same level as the younger players that are shining brighter in the present day, but those who saw the older player in his prime would rave about how awesome that player is to see in person because of their past experience, but when you see them live now, they don't quite measure up.
Agreed. For a forty year old coaster, it's a rock star. Haven't been, but it's a bucket list coaster.
Airtime Thrills its night ride is legendary tho.
David Rivera it’s awesome
Not only is the Beast my favorite coaster at Kings Island, it's my favorite coaster on earth. For mostly the reasons mentioned in this video. I also agree that enthusiasts must ride the Beast at night at least one time. Since ElToroRyan won't say it, I will: "Everyone needs to love the Beast for what it is"... which is the biggest, baddest, longest fastest back yard coaster in the universe.
My favorite coaster. I love the long straight section. Every time I think, damn " we are hauling ass"
Best coaster of all time don't let anyone tell you otherwise
I live ONLY 40 minutes from K.I. and grew up riding the BEAST . The NIGHT rides were truly AWESOME !
ONE ride I will never forget was as a teenager and was on the very last coaster that night to leave the station. There operator came on the P.A. " Beware the BEAST " followed by a wicked laugh as we left the station and turned off all the lights on the entire ride. Climbing the hill in TOTAL darkness built so much excitement. BEST RIDE EVER !!
A true coaster fan could never hate this ride. Still one of my favs and I have rode tons of coasters across the US.
The layout may be bland and the ride may be rough but for me it’s a pure fun roller coaster. I don’t go on it looking for a smooth ride. This monster of a ride is extremely intense especially that last helix.
I think I was a little disappointed with no airtime, but I love it because its rough. I want roughness if there is nothing else!
@@whitneyg9150 on roller coasters or during sex?
@@timothykaczmarek5871 the hell is wrong with you?
Yes, that last helix! The experienced rider taking a new rider on this coaster should always be courteous and tell his ride partner "at the bottom of the 2nd lift hill before we enter the tunnel, brace your head to the left and hold it tight". My sister once complained she had whiplash from that sudden left!!
I remember owning the R.L. Stine book about this coaster! I never actually knew it was a real coaster until now. The book was a trip though lol
I read it too.
I read this book and didn't know the coaster was real at the time either lol
I’ve ridden The Beast hundreds of times and even worked at it. I think The Beast is one of the most interesting designs of any coaster. I find it way more fun than Mystic. And I think without The Beast we’d never have stuff like The Voyage.
the beast wasnt built by any company KI built it in house the voyage was built by a diffarent company that is known to push the limits the beast was also built in the 70's bigger rides were gonna be built never say never because thats not true at all
Nicky D Ice didn’t say anything about what company built it, only about its design, and stated an opinion about the Beast’s influence. Opinions can’t be false.
That’s funny. I have a hard time deciding between the two but I have to give the edge to the beast. MT is awesome but just a bit short.
Yeah The Beast is great
MT is okay but the shed kills it, not worth riding again due to it and the long lines
@@Karmy. the shed does kill it the only reason they have it is to give the next train time to leave
The Beast is my favorite ride of all time. I've rode coasters all up and down the eastern part of America and nothing compares to the character and layout of The Beast. I've rode it hundreds of times over the last 40 years. It never gets old.
There really is no ride experience like a night ride on the Beast and the helix is one of the most intense and iconic elements on a coaster ever.
That downward Helix is genuinely my favorite part of any coaster ever.
The Beast is my favorite roller coaster in existence so hearing that people hate on it is incomprehensible.
Exactly!
The Beast was first big roller coaster and is still my favorite roller coaster of all time I love this ride so much and I hope they never get rid of it
Me: see's the title to this video
Also me: spits out drink The Beast.......THE BEAST GETS WHAT NOW?!?!?!
The community has betrayed us
Hey fellow iRacer! I see you are a man of good taste.
@@RavenStation711 same goes to you
its 2020 people like new and better and higher thrills not a ride that trims every second and has no airtime or anything speical
@@NickyD be like: “iT’s 2o2O pEoPLe......”
lol
I completely agree, I love this ride.
I love The Beast so much. One of my favorite memories was being on the last ride of the night and topping the second lift hill just as the parks fireworks show was going on. It felt like a once in a lifetime experience.
You make an excellent point about how being an enthusiast should also include an appreciation for history.
I've experienced that too! Awesome experience
I know this is two years later but they don’t run the Beast during the fireworks show. But if you’re in-line during the show you get to ride after.
The Beast is the coaster single handedly changed my view on wooden coasters. I think modern coaster enthusiasts don't appreciate the history of how the coaster was designed completely in house (with help from a local engineering company.) As soon as there's a slight rattle, enthusiasts are complaining.
This coaster is literally the reason why some of the greatest wooden coaster manufacturers exist at all. Hell maybe even RMC themselves.
Two things I love about The Beast. 1. You have no idea beyond the first hill what the ride looks like, this leaves the riders completely oblivious that what comes next. The added tunnels make fir exciting surprises. As well encountering a 2nd lift hill 3/4th the way through the ride. 2. The second lift hill into the double helix is still one of my favorite coaster sections I have ever ridden.
A coaster enthusiast who doesn't like the Beast is most likely a teenage boy who has a face with the texture of a pickle.
I fit the category, and I love the Beast. I do have friends that dislike it though, and I can understand why, but I personally love it.
LoL it sucks
Actually, I’m a girl
But I fit everything else in that description
@@ArrowThrills As someone who has worked on Mystic, it isn't that good.
@@aMondayMorning why do you say that ?
A few years back I took a night ride on The Beast. It was misting rain that night and a tad chilly. It was pretty awesome. The mist made it even more awesome.
I've ridden the beast thousands of times this coaster will always be my #1 coaster at kings island idgaff what anyone says.
People say that the ride is "dull" or "boring" but that double helix is one of the most terrifying and intense parts of any roller coaster. Rolling down that tilted drop slowly picking up more and more speed, and then it sends you careening into that tunnel. It's like the roller coaster equivalent of getting rko'd, the way it just *slams* you into that turn.
The Beast at night is an experience every coaster enthusiast should have. Hurtling through the woods in the dark is pretty awesome. Glad it’s still running and hope to experience it again someday!
I actually have a bumper sticker on the back of my car that I custom made that says "I rather be on The Beast". I'm 45 now, and I love the Beast. I remember being at the park the day it opened to the general public, and my sisters rode it. I wasn't tall enough yet. I love riding it in the rain most of all. This year we went the weekend after opening weekend and it was raining like crazy. Every kind of rain you can imagine. There was no line at the beast. Walk up the the gate and get on. I rode it over and over and over in the rain till it broke down, and stopped releasing the bars in the station. Then it was closed the rest of the day. If you need to make the Beast fell smooth ride the Racer a few times first.
An OUTSTANDING presentation, young man!! If there were a Mt. Rushmore for wooden roller coasters The Beast would surely be on it. And your report illuminates just WHY this ride is so iconic. A+ !
The Beats is what made me love wooden coasters so much
This and mean streak at CP for me! Rest in peace, mean streak.
@@whitneyg9150 mean streak wasn't that bad it was pretty good
I did before I rode the beast
Screw the hate, the beast is amazing, especially at night.
Still one of my favorite night rides ever.
Got the very last ride of the night one time , as it started to storm and right as the fireworks had started .
When we got back the platform was completely cleared out (was full before we left).
Best ride of my life.
the beast opened when my parents were 10 years old. 40 years later i rode it at age 16, and i hope it remains open long enough that in another 20 years i can take my kids on it. it is such a unique ride that everyone deserves to experience, especially late at night. it represents exactly what a good wooden roller coaster should be: thrilling, nostalgic, and fear inducing.
I feal that how loud the tunnels and helix is not talked about often. You can scream as loud as you want and no one will hear you. Thats my favorite part like to think of it as the beast roar
Your videos are starting to make me remember how much fun I had riding the coasters at KI. I live 15 minutes away from the park and haven't been in years. Just might have to go back this summer.
And I don't care what anyone says, The Beast it hands down one of the best coasters ever made. And yeah, riding it at night is awesome. Especially when the park is doing their FearFest. (Now known as "Halloween Haunt")
The Beast is what got me over my fear of roller coasters and it will forever be my all-time favorite. Seeing when it was made and how its stood the test of time is remarkable.
This ride has still maintained its original layout and its awesome to ride during Halloween.
I went to KI for the first time with a friend last year in early October. We tried to get a night ride but because of the pandemic they closed an hour before sundown. Still an incredible experience. The fall colors, leaves blowing across the track, the crisp autumn air. I fell in love with this ride and I'm absolutely looking forward to opening day 2021.
Hey first off, THANKS! So glad to hear a real enthusiast recognize this ride for what it is. I've been going to kings island ever since I was a kid and over the years, they've got some legit coasters. But every time somebody asks me what my favorite ride is...its always the beast. Just something about it man. And yeah my first ride on it was at dusk/almost night, and I was told, "it's just an old wooden coaster, not too bad." Lol, that's what I tell every unsuspecting person I bring with me to the park now and I laugh at the look on their face when we finish that helix, just like I got laughed at cuz my eyes were bout to pop out of my head and I had a death grip on whatever I could get my hands on, haha. Just can't find anything else like it.
Left ya a like for the awesome video though. Thanks man!
I rode the Beast for the first time in 11 years just a few weeks ago, I got a total of 4 rides on it, 2 in the back, one in the front, and one in the middle at night, and it seriously is one of my favourite Traditional Wooden Roller Coasters (Traditional because El Toro is way better but isn't a traditional Woodie). The back is very fun and isn't that rough, more like a playful rough that adds to the character, rather than being painful, the Front row is super exhilarating thanks to just the awesome views you get, and the night ride... seriously one of the best experiences I've ever had on a roller coaster, beating getting a Rollback on TTD or getting a Back Row Zen ride on El Toro. You can't see anything, and the sounds of the ride seems louder, I actually lost my voice partially that night cause the train and I were cheering so loud when we returned. The Retracking and reprofiling was really really good and that rosebowl section is a hidden gem, so much Gs on that first turn. Yes the layout isn't the greatest, and yes the trims suck ass, but it's so legendary and the setting is perfect, I love it so much
Damn good points. Embrace historical coasters! They are blast due to their pure survival.
Haven't rode that whip since I was a teenager in 2000 but I remember loving that mess. I actually really liked the long meandering runs. Kind of relaxing.
I love The Beast. It’s insane, especially after the 2nd drop. That helix is demonic. Yes this coaster may be rough or/and bumpy but that’s what makes it even more legendary. It is for sure amazing compared to other things. I actually sometimes think this is better then Mystic Timbers!
Straight track is pretty insane!
Ryan Joseph Totally!
Austinice09 YES. Mystic is trash
Ice 15 ?
Demonic is the perfect adjective for after the second lift
When I was about 5 my mother snuck me onto this (I was about a half inch too short) and it started my lifelong love of coasters. Such a legendary ride, I learned a lot and gained even more love for The Beast from this video.
It is the best night I ever had at 12:30 AM during Fright Fest after a 2.5 hour wait for a moonless black dark speed demon through the woods.
I'm gonna tell my kids this is El Toro's english cousin.
it’s no english but the beast has a steel track would support sister in england called The Ultamite which i heard is garbage boring and plain
No, just...no.
😂😂😂
The Beast is my fave coaster at King's Island and honestly, I haven't found a better wooden coaster anywhere. It's a true classic.
STILL my favorite wooden coaster. I lived my childhood in Ohio -- Dayton area-- and I remember when the Beast's inception. I couldn't wait to ride it. That was my "go-to" coaster every time I went dad got us season passes. I loved it so much I took my kids and they loved it too.
I remember the R.L. Stine book. Good Book.
The Beast was the ride that made me fall in love with roller coasters and theme parks. Thanks for the video man! This coaster deserves love!
I love the nontraditional, almost alpine like feel the ride has. The scenery is beautiful, and sometimes when you're returning to the station past the first lifthill, if another train is cresting it, it may give the illusion that you're going to crash into each other. I personally think it's the best ride in the park
To me on the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada, The Beast is _the_ reason I want to visit Kings Island someday.
I call the helix covered by the tunnel, the tunnel of screams because the trains make so much noise.
The Beast is what made me love roller coasters after my dad tricking me into going on it when I was 7. The second Hill is still one of my favorite parts of any ride ever.
I have never heard that anyone dislikes this King of wooden coasters! It is awesome, especially after dark. Ride that first car in the dark, whipping by those trees in the blackness, and try to not be awestruck!
I. LOVE. THE. BEAST. ENTHUSIASTS CAN SAY WHAT THEY WANT BUT I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT
When I was maybe 7-8 my dad tricked me into riding the Beast at night by telling me we were standing in line for the antique cars, and I'm so glad he did :)
Hands down the best coaster youtuber. Great reviews, news and info, also great and funny vlogs, all with great editing! Awesome video as always!
The Beast is amazing. Edit: it’s also the 1 month anniversary of vortex ;(
i actually will miss it, my hp is K.I, it was running amazing for its last season
Yeah i loved vortex just like i loved Mean Strack at CP
I'd prefer Vortex than the Beast what a shame they removed it.
Mystic Timbers Fanboy ok
@@ArrowThrills if the vortex ran smooth for most of its life i would agree but i gonna miss it for sure, its gonna be sad walking to that area of the park and seeing nothing but trees and a huge ditch from the terrain ditch the vortex covered
Rode this for the first time in 2016 even though my family had been going to Kings Island since 2011. Still one of my favorites especially at night with a full moon!
Charles Dinn is pictured standing in front of the coaster at Dorney Park before it became a theme park.
I don’t comment much on TH-cam but I just want to say what a FANTASTIC video this is. The Beast will always be my favorite coaster and you really captured its magic here. Great job!!!
I am now 65 years young and as I have said before, I have ridden this awesome coaster over the years close to 1000 times. The night rides are the best. The controllers used to let it rip when we were the last riders and man was this a scream at night. Thanks for the memories !!
I feel like GPs hate the Beast, but enthusiasts love it for what it is.
Its the other way around lol
The Ride Analyst no, it is in Logan Joiners top 25, Taylor Bybee claims it is in the top 3 of the park, and is a true icon, and Theme Park Crazy claims it is one of the most beautiful coasters ever, and a true honor to ride.
I absolutely love the coaster. It just feels so unique, yeah sure the layout may be “dull”. But riding at night/in the rain, DEFINITELY makes up for it. Honestly I think the best thing about it is atmosphere, and KI did atmosphere PERFECTLY. (P.S. I’m literally wearing a Beast shirt as I write this lol)
Awesome video man...I'm just like you...I'm an enthusiast who realizes what this coaster means in lineage and to coaster history...I had never heard of your channel before this video, but now I'm subbed for life. Thank you!! ☺
Rode it 20 times on a three day trip to the park. Loved it. One of my favorites! No hate here. The 2 night rides were amazing.
its one of my favorite rides. not everything has to be steel vengeance. theres no other ride ive gotten to ride (from ohio) that are so scenic. a ride through the forest can be just as enjoyable as getting thrown out of your seat.
The Beast is one of my favorite rollercoasters of all time, I probably rode it 1000 times the few seasons that I had a season pass when I was in grade school. I would get there in the morning, and do nothing else the entire day besides eat, sometimes three or four times a week. I was always a rear car rider, and the videos shown here give almost no indication of the lateral forces of that monster. Going into that left turn of the helix could easily bruise ribs if you had your hands up, at least as often as I rode it. And it was absolutely the greatest experience ever at night, in the rain, last train before it gets shut down, and something like half of the lights were turned off, and it was incredibly surreal. I never realized that rain could hurt before that. : )
Great review! Love The Beast and riding it with my year old son. The last hill into the helix is one of the best coaster moments of all time and it night its just pure insanity!
I don't know if your "year old son" should be riding the Beast...
@@northern_limit Haha, well I take my seven year old too. Dont tell anyone about the year old :)
I'm 56 years old and I've ridden The Beast since I was a teenager back in the early 80's.
Night rides are the absolute bomb and should be a requirement for any attendee. At least it was in 1993 and 1999 the last two times I was at the park.
I really feel like this was starting to get a lot of hate due to the roughness, it was kinda starting to show it’s age a bit especially if riding in a wheel seat. I could not be happier with the refurbishment done this off season! It’s always been special to me and one of my favorites because it’s got such a unique personality to it, but this thing is like a whole new coaster with the same great personality as before. In comparison to last year it is butter smooth and you even get a tad bit more air on the first drop. So worth the wait, Gravity Group did an amazing job and I’m so glad I’ll be able to enjoy The Beast for many more years to come!!
I agree with you here, I haven’t been on Beast but I’ll be riding it next year, and I’m really excited for it. Considering it opened in the late 70s everything about it is really impressive
I worked this amazing ride for 3 years and i feel like people don't give the Beast the credit it deserves. I love this ride, even though i was terrified to ride it when i was younger. The Beast has always had a very special place in my heart and seeing people ride it for the first time and coming back saying that they love this ride and they want to ride it again and again makes me happy. The coaster community that call Kings Island their home park say that the beast is the best; AKA the Beasts motto. So hearing what this video had to say was amazing. thank you for defending the Beast the way you did. ALSO: Who whouldnt want a coaster that was made by the park itself! that means it is unique and nobody can copy it!
The beast is my favorite wooden coaster. The first ride everytime I go and sometimes the only ride I go on.
Another thing I love is that The Bush Beast from the now defunct Australia's Wonderland (later Wonderland Sydney) is vaguely tied up in that whole Curtis D. Summers, Charles Dinn, TBC/KECO era of wooden roller coasters and while no longer in existence, was a sibling to Grizzly at King's Dominion and Wild Beast at Canada's Wonderland, and family with many other wooden coasters of the era, not to mention a descendant of Wildcat from old Coney Island.
It also used a slightly altered version of the outstretched claws iconography of The Beast.
Rollercoaster history is cool :)
Wonderful analysis. I have my eyes on Kings Island as my next big park to visit that I haven't yet. My mother is at the age now where she is done riding super huge intense coasters, but on a phone call the other day I mentioned how I think she would love this coaster, thinking of all the straight sections and no ejector airtime, and all the fun of flying through the woods. Hopefully I can get down there this upcoming summer.
Also - imagine the capacity if THIS coaster had ONE TRAIN OPS!!!!!!!!1111111!!111!!
If you go, take a night ride on it. There is something about it that makes the ride even more fun
-Gary
If your mom is frail I wouldn't recommend the beast. The Helix will beat the everloving crap out of you. Which is what makes it so awesome, you feel like the ride is completely out of control.
@@oIRONITEo oh no she's far from frail - still in her 50's. But of course thanks for the concern.
It is a great park, hopefully you will enjoy it, if and when this whole Coronavirus thing is over.
Rode this over and over on a band trip back in the day, still my all time favorite Roller Coaster.
I reviewed this ride very recently. I absolutely love the Beast and I love this video! Excellent job talking in depth about this fantastic ride!
Your videos are awesome as well, sir, both of you guys do an amazing and awesome job.
@@timothykaczmarek5871 thanks so much 😁
I don’t think anyone hates this ride. It’s an absolute classic, and levels up at night. I love it.
I had a great time on it. It felt like it was going to fly off the rails. They keep it in great shape, it's like riding a vintage car it's just old school cool.
And what company came out of GCI: Skyline Attractions.....er.... Well they can't all be winners...
I love it when the first lift hill goes slow, it adds to the ride experience. Plus it means the operations are being quick too!
This coaster is HIGH on my bucket list. I love older rides! I never understood the hate of old rides. I always appreciate the time from which the coaster is built. It's why I still love Matterhorn at Disneyland despite it being short and janky as all hell. It's still the world's first all-steel roller coaster built by Arrow Development (now the late Arrow Dynamics).
I think older coasters can be dependent of nostalgia and maintenance. There are 3 1920s/30s woodies in Blackpool England. On my last trip I rode 2 of them (Grand National and Nickelodeon Streak). I'd never ridden Nash before, and would probably skip it going forward (although I only did one side, damn Mobius Loop coasters!). The ride is uncomfortable, and even the party I was with said "if that was their first coaster they'd have been put off riding any more" and I can see why. The other one, Nickelodeon Streak I had ridden before the retheme and really enjoyed it again in spite of its lack of adequate banking, wonky lift hill and generally dull layout. Of the 2 Grand National has more historical significance and is a great coaster to still exist because of that, but it needs some serious attention to make it rerideable.
I think coasters that have been built before CAD software shouldn't be compared to coasters since the advent of computer generated design though. It was a completely different ball game. I love new coasters myself, but appreciating the influence that the likes of The Beast, Magnum XL 200, Schwarzkopf loopers and the like had on the current behemoths we enjoy today should be important if you're an enthusiast.
@@mrrayner8457 Oh I totally agree that maintenance matters when it comes to old coasters. If a coaster is not well maintained, it's going to be a horrible ride no matter how old or new it is. I'm just willing to forgive a little bumpiness/jank because the ride was built before the existence of CAD. Old doesn't excuse a ride from not being a fun experience. The Beast looks like a really fun ride given the terrain it runs through and what few elements it has. I'm not going to expect to be thrown out of my seat like I would Steel Vengeance. ;)
@@hokyman to be honest I love Nemesis at Alton Towers for the exact reason, it whips around the terrain which is an amazing experience on an invert. Now it is from the CAD age but feels faster because of it
As a huge roller coaster enthusiast in my teens, nothing beat the Beast... I was lucky enough to ride it in late September nights, where it ran during the night and with eh Fall.weather would drop down into low hanging fog. Combined with a harvest moon, it gave a surreal experience, and if you were lucky enough, the fog and previous rain showers would wet the brakes after the first hill, making it a truly spectacular experience. I only wished I had a phone to capture the video... It was epic!
I sincerely hope and pray Kings Island never decides to give my beloved Beast the RMC treatment! Long live the Beast!
What would you think of a GCI treatment? Put Millennium Flyers on and give it a better twist rate?
I honestly don't think RMC would be able to do very much with the beast tbh. Aside from the helix at the end it's so spread out, that it'd take a lot of new supports and stuff, to make something of RMC's Quality.
Leave it exactly as it is, just replace the track with RMC's topper track. No RMC's looppie-dooppies, no re-designing the lift hills to twice the height they need to be, none of that. Just smooth new rails.
The Thomahawk Are you kidding? There’s so much stuff they could do with The Beast! Particularly, in that first half. If they ever did RMC it, I’d actually want them to use the topper track to still Classify it as a wooden roller coaster.
I imagine they would at least renovate it, replace the whole ride with new wood.
I've ridden the Beast at night and in the rain, two of my favorite coaster experiences that I can remember. It's such an awesome ride.
One of your best videos. Ryan you hit a HOME RUN here for sure.
I'm an old fogie who probably ridden the Beast thousands of times. I remember when the helix was nearly flat, when it first opened and for a few years afterwards, and your assessment that high lateral G forces in the helix were originally very much present. The banking in the helix has grown a little higher over the years, and it has made it seem faster through the helix, as a result. It's no giga-coaster, and not quite up to the Voyage, to name one, but it's still a great ride, and no visit to Kings Island is complete without at least one day and one twilight run on the Beast.
6:37 I'm glad you had a picture of when the start of the ride took you out over a man-made lake. It added to the feeling that you were seperated from the feeling of civilization of the rest of the park. It added to the atmosphere. Atmosphere is what the Beast has. It's like high speed forest bathing.
i am sure people know this now, but the whole slow brake section before the second lift hill got retracked recently and now you just fly through that section, this coaster is still amazinig