LONGEST - Wooden Roller Coaster in the World -- The Beast at Kings Island, Ohio
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silverquill
N 39° 20.416 W 084° 15.997
16S E 735568 N 4358101
Quick Description: The World's Longest Wooden Roller Coaster for over 25 years. The legendary Beast seizes its prey in its terrifying grip, roaring through the wilderness on 7,400 feet of track at speeds of over 60 mph through dark tunnels and its signature twin helix!
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 9/24/2007 9:21:43 PM
Waymark Code: WM292M
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Long Description:
Still the World's Longest Wooden Roller Coaster for over 25 years.
The legendary Beast still seizes its prey in its terrifying grip,
roaring through the wilderness on 7,400 feet of track at speeds of
over 60 mph through dark tunnels and its signature twin helix!
Consistently named the best wooden roller coaster in the world by
enthusiasts everywhere.
The Beast at Kings Island is listed in Guinness Book of World
Records as the longest wooden roller coaster in the world. The
Beast is a terrain coaster that travels across 35 heavily wooded
acres of land. Consequently very little of it is visible from the
ground, with just a glimpse of the first lift hill.
ACE ROLLER COASTER
LANDMARK
The American Coaster Enthusiasts recognize
The Beast as an
ACE Roller Coaster Landmark, a designation reserved for rides of
historic significance.
Officially opened on April 14, 1979, as the world's tallest,
longest and fastest wood track roller coaster, the Kings Island
engineering department began planning the new attraction in 1977,
le by resident engineer Al Collins and assisted by Jeffrey Gramke.
Famed coaster designer John C. Allen (1907-1992_ assisted with the
support structure of the helix.
Built in the middle of a wooded setting, with only its lift hills
visible from the park, The Beast features Philadelphia Toboggan
Company trains that travel along a world record 7,359 feet of
mostly ground-hugging track, offering an exciting runaway ride
experience, particularly at night. With a record-breaking first
drop of 135 feet into a 117-foot-long tunnel, the ride encompasses
35 acres, multiple tunnels and a final drop of 141 feet, six inches
into a covered double helix.
Millions of riders have braved this unique three-m,inute,
forty-second ride, making it one of the most notable attractions in
the history of the American amusement park industry. The Beast
remains an integral part of Paramount's Kings Island's impressive
collection of roller coasters.
Presented by the American Coaster Enthusiasts
During The Beast's Twenty-fifth Anniversary Season
October 2004