Son of Beast Statistics
Park: Paramount's Kings IslandType: Wood
Opened: 5/26/00Status: Operating
Ride Time: 2:20Track Length: 7032 feet
Top Speed: 78.4 mphInversions: 1
Lift Height: 218 feetVertical Drop: 214 feet
Angle Of Descent: 55.7 degreesG-Force: 4.5
Designer: Werner StengelBuilder: Roller Coaster Corp of America
Cost: ?Capacity: 1600 riders an hour
Features: 214 foot drop at 55.7 degrees, 164.11 foot drop at 43.3 degrees, 149.97 foot drop at 37.3 degrees and a 118 foot vertical loop.
Vehicles: Three trains with 6 cars per train. Riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows for a total of 36 riders per train.
Structure: 1.65 million board feet of southern yellow pine.
History: The first wooden hypercoaster in the world. Only wooden coaster in the world with a loop. Tallest and fastest wooden coaster in the world.

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Son of Beast photos are courtesy of Coasterguide.com.

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