Son of Beast was also unfinished. A foreman of one of the crews came into my store. I told him we were taking our kids to King's Island later that day and our 10 year old was wanting to ride the son of beast. He took his change and started yo leave the store when he suddenly stopped and turned back to me and said, "Don't let them ride that. It isn't safe." That was good enough of a warning for me.
@sentryogmixmaster2 жыл бұрын
"Don't let them ride that. The Devil's blood be in that wooden monstrosity. That coaster truly belongs in Hell...It isn't safe!" as thunder roars and lightning flashes outside
@poindextertunes2 жыл бұрын
@@sentryogmixmaster “The person that rides that ride aint the person that comes back. It might look like that person, but it ain’t that person. ‘Cause whatever lives in the ground beyond the Son Of Beast ain’t human at all” 😂
@leeraxd2 жыл бұрын
This comment made me laugh because it just read like a Jaws or Jurassic Park type movie but with a rollercoaster that's alive. 🤣
@Musabre2 жыл бұрын
"sometimes,.... dead is beddarrr...."
@joeycampbell9402 жыл бұрын
So you let a random person deny your kid fun for no reason.
@packers456783 жыл бұрын
One thing I’ve learned from this is how skilled you need to be in order to be a ride operator, that operator that stopped the train on the climb might have saved those peoples lives
@blueflare38483 жыл бұрын
I would never want to do it. I wouldn’t want to be responsible for the lives of other people. That would be far too stressful for me.
@since18763 жыл бұрын
@@blueflare3848 and to get minimum wage for doing it lol I love how these guys probably turned down a bid for what this piece of shit ended up costing them lol I don't KNOW that happened but I'm guessing if anyone else was willing to build this thing they probably bid it at 30-50m or so (you know, so they could put enough supports in it) and the park said "nope, we'll go with these guys and save a ton of money..... What's the worst that could happen?!?" I would love to see the complete set of numbers on this ride. How much did it cost to build? How much did they make? What's the estimated cost in profit loss for having the ride shut down so long? How much did the hospital bills cost? How much were all the repairs? And all the other financial questions I missed.... I can't imagine there being any significant profit at all from this whole thing.
@aztekwarrior5183 жыл бұрын
@@since1876 damn dude, it's almost like there's a video that could've given you this information
@aztekwarrior5183 жыл бұрын
the operators don't stop the trains.. there are sensors for that.. all they have is a go button and an emergency stop, should the ride malfunction
@kj23693 жыл бұрын
@@since1876 Im currently a ride operator at kings island, the park in this video. We make $15/hour, definitely not minimum wage
@meepk6333 жыл бұрын
Whenever I hear something like "the only wooden rollercoaster with a loop" my first thought is "ok that's probably for a good reason."
@legolizmcgiggles85263 жыл бұрын
Honestly "the only wooden hypercoaster" fits that bill more.
@brucevh25253 жыл бұрын
The loop was the only part I really enjoyed. Probably cause it was secured with a steel frame. Rode it years later again with the bump they followed it up with while also in those tiny cars they replaced it with was way worse.
@ZoroastrianCowboy3 жыл бұрын
exactly my thoughts as well brotha!
@katevgrady3 жыл бұрын
I'm not a theme park / coaster person, so I'm surprised we're even still making them out of wood at all. "The world's largest wooden rollercoaster" to me reads like "the world's fastest car without power steering"
@maxwashere.3 жыл бұрын
@@katevgrady it’s both more impressive for the park to have, making it a more popular attraction, and offers different perks to thrill seekers bc of the speed difference to steel coasters. they might seem obsolescent at first but there definitely are different advantages to wooden coasters.
@robertpugh31433 жыл бұрын
The Beast (original) is a rough coaster. But it owns it, throughout the entire ride, you feel like you're clinging to the back of a monster. A night ride on The Beast as it tears through the forest, with the trees whipping by you, and the cold air rushing through your hair is an amazing feeling. The Son of Beast had none of that poetry, it was just a battering with no aesthetic appeal. I unfortunately never got to ride it with the loop so I only have negative memories. But it did help me realize that for coasters height doesn't always equal good.
@JMBAD_art Жыл бұрын
What a visceral and evocative description - makes me want to ride The Beast right away, and I’m not even a coaster person myself
@WooHoo-itsGaryGnu Жыл бұрын
The Beast just received some extensive re-tracking recently, I hear it is much smoother, but slower. I haven't rode The Beast since it went to individual lap bars only when it had buzz bars... Which I was also lucky enough to ride hercules with the original buzz bars
@palacsintakat Жыл бұрын
I did a night ride on the beast! It really does give that running through the forest from danger vibe. The tunnel seems extra scary because the pitch black... But son seems like just a ride. Doesn't have Atmosphere like the OG
@bibbumblebee Жыл бұрын
I’ve ridden the Son of Beast with the loop. Terrified me. It STILL terrifies me.
@loganc.2824 Жыл бұрын
This is such an awesome description of Beast. It had an extensive re-track recently and I can attest it is a MUCH smoother ride as a result. It still has that amazing feeling though.
@kylekillgannon3 жыл бұрын
Me, not knowing a damn thing about Roller Coaster history and lore: Hmm... Yes. So the RCCA are the villains of this story.
@JoshGariepy3 жыл бұрын
Roller Coaster lore LMAO
@kylekillgannon3 жыл бұрын
@@nimkiibineshi24049 nice
@tyedie44903 жыл бұрын
RCCA are always the villan of the story lol
@Stephenp5033 жыл бұрын
RCCA is the only true villain that I know of, but Togo, Vekoma (not anymore but in the 90s), and Dinn Corperation are all hated by many roller coaster enthusiasts (fans), and Intamin makes really unreliable rides and are the Villain in several other stories, (Top Thrill Dragster, Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure Kingda Ka, and Intimidator 305) but make great ride experiences and are loved by enthusiasts. B&M however, is the great hero. They make roller coasters that most amusement park guests would enjoy (looping coasters, roller coasters that focus on inversion), roller coasters that enthusiasts would enjoy (giga goasters, roller coasters with a height or drop or 300 or higher (yes Red Force AND Orion are Gigas) that focus on speed), and roller coastsrs that appeal to everyone (hyper coasters, same model as giga coasters, but with a height or drop of 200-299 feet and focuses on large hills, drops, and airtime, the sensation of weightlessness). I hope you know what I mean by this and I didn't just waste lite 20 minutes on this.
@samreid60103 жыл бұрын
@Lassi Kinnunen 81 it’s common in large scale projects such as these that contractors have discretion to subcontract and transfer authority of certain parts of the contract to other businesses. It makes sense because often you’ll want to subcontract certain parts to businesses that specialize in that area. When you do that, liability also shifts as long as it can be shown the original contract holder did not make the deal with the knowledge that the subcontractor is not prepared to accept the work.
@spencerware74024 жыл бұрын
Imagine getting a concussion on a coaster and then still have over a minute of ride time left hahahahaha
@robinstamper24464 жыл бұрын
Maybe not a minute left, but close enough...X2
@jaredlucas48151623424 жыл бұрын
Your laugh at the end is dark. Therefore I LOVE IT!
@icdanything43853 жыл бұрын
Hell yeh then get back on haha
@AMxDS3 жыл бұрын
My friend and I smashed our heads together on this ride it absolutely sucked.
@prezidenttrump51713 жыл бұрын
@@jaredlucas4815162342 Him starting his statement with "Imagine" is also a very dark sign for the parrots of society.
@prakesh29044 жыл бұрын
The best quote of all time is: “for those of you who are unfamiliar”. I legit cheer every time I hear that.
@methyod4 жыл бұрын
same, best part of any ETR video. i cry everytiem
@kgc06094 жыл бұрын
Why do I hear block brake sound from just reading this comment?
@jaredlucas48151623424 жыл бұрын
LOL, it makes me smile every time as well.
@johnepants4 жыл бұрын
You know you are in for a quality education when he drops that line.
@Puffindefenceforce4 жыл бұрын
say the line, ryan!
@josie_rosie2 жыл бұрын
I was one of the 27 and this is the first time I have seen someone get what we went through right. Thank you from all of us who went through that horrific day for getting it right. I also saw someone say they didn't evacuate people off the lift hill, that is not true. All of us through the terrifying pain were screaming at the ride operators to get those people off. I can't thank you enough for getting this right.
@xXOpenYourHeart759Xx2 жыл бұрын
So glad none of you died! And also very glad you were able to let the ride operators know to stop the next train. The whole thing could've been so much worse. That experience must have been so scary!
@nobodybelievesunderscores41222 жыл бұрын
How much pain were you in when you got back to the station?
@angellane18482 жыл бұрын
Sending you all the love and peace in the world! I can’t imagine the fear
@lesunshineworshiper112 жыл бұрын
What actually happened? I dont understand how the coaster jolted and hurt people but didnt come to a stop?
@nobodybelievesunderscores41222 жыл бұрын
@@lesunshineworshiper11 as the track had sagged but didn't have a catastrophic failure, so the train didn't stop as it could keep going along the track
@I.am.Dan.3 жыл бұрын
When you got off the Son of Beast you literally felt like you had just gotten the shit kicked out of you by Mike Tyson in his prime. It wasn't even fun, it just hurt. But the regular Beast coaster is always a blast!
@redleader79883 жыл бұрын
The Beast will never be equaled...and the red and blue Racers when they got air-time.
@jdawg91373 жыл бұрын
Depends on what year and time you rode Beast! I've rode both for several years, I've rode the Beast when I knew when to hold myself up out my seat a bit do to extreme beating.
@rexsexson53493 жыл бұрын
I agree, rode in summer of 2000.
@AdamSmith-gs2dv3 жыл бұрын
Even the Beast can be Beastly... I hope KI gives it the Racer treatment, the first half is so smooth now
@timothynaylor10143 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@marleyred3013 жыл бұрын
The fact that when we used to ride this, we often talked about how crazy the headaches were.
@alexanderfrancis74463 жыл бұрын
I was not shocked about that accident, we had rode on long before that, and noted the violence and pain that ride caused as well.
@pitbullgamer81163 жыл бұрын
Yeah that thing always gave me a headache but it was fun to ride
@claudeyaz3 жыл бұрын
I really liked "the beast." When it went through the trees and such...very atmospheric.
@BryanthePlumber3 жыл бұрын
This thing would shake your brain.
@yabodabodooo6443 жыл бұрын
It felt like I walk off with a concussion
@ethal12223 жыл бұрын
I rode Son of Beast the weekend it opened and it actually was very smooth for a wood coaster... at first. It loosened up and got VERY rough in a hurry. It left me with bruises more than once. Banshee is a FAR superior coaster, very intense yet smooth. Part of its queue goes through a mock graveyard that includes a tombstone for Son of Beast...😁
@jeffsonnefield61992 жыл бұрын
I think the theme for Banshee is genius with the tombstone implying the Son of Beast has risen as a Banshee! Just genius!
@bo_matt2 жыл бұрын
@@jeffsonnefield6199 yeah I agree, I love the lore. Despite all its problems, it’s a cool part of Kings Island history.
@dawnboyer31902 жыл бұрын
Banshee is my personal favorite, my favorite type of coaster with plenty of inversions. Plus, I don’t feel like I need a chiropractor after riding it!
@ethal12222 жыл бұрын
@@dawnboyer3190 I really like the lack of a mid-course brake run. From the top of the lift hill to the final brakes, it never lets up.
@laemotica84052 жыл бұрын
I rode it a lot the first year it opened and had a great time every time. The roughness was an added bonus.
@LadyBanshee193 жыл бұрын
I actually remember waiting in line to get on this thing a while back with my dad and just when we were about to board the train, it started raining and the ride operators announced that the ride would be shutting down due to the weather and we never got the opportunity to try riding it again...looking back I can't help but think the sudden rain was divine intervention
@nobodybelievesunderscores41222 жыл бұрын
I find that good and bad like now you can't brag that you you once went on the only wooden coaster with a loop but is good because you didn't get like injured lol (or did it not have the loop at that time?)
@majesticeagle23392 жыл бұрын
It was a sign from God
@tristan32982 жыл бұрын
Divine intervention lol
@SebastianDahn Жыл бұрын
In the beginning, God created Son and the Beast.
@TheBeardieBunch Жыл бұрын
That happened to me at Kentucky Kingdom.
@HighLevelPlayer3 жыл бұрын
Summary: when you cheap out, you spend more.
@samwoloson11283 жыл бұрын
Just like Texas’s snow storm crisis.
@TrackhawkJack3 жыл бұрын
@@samwoloson1128 that’s because the grid is privatized so greedy people could make a profit off peoples pain
@attilaedem1013 жыл бұрын
@@TrackhawkJack Or maybe because the local environment dictate what kind of of infrastructure you need - we in Hungary didnt build our stuff to withstand -30 celsius for example, because that EXTREMELY rare here - or use "green energy", because none of them effecient enough in the environment we actually living in (aka. their cost more to operate than their produce). But i guess somes want to use all kind of tragedy/natural didaster to push their ideology/agenda instead of understanding the REAL problem. California's summer energy problem is way more serious issue (because guess what, we talk about california, you are supposed to be prepared to a hot summer), Texas may have a rough winter every 20 or 30 year, while California will ALWAYS have hot summers like the previous one - and if you believe in climate change it will get ONLY WORST in California's chase. Decide which one is really the bigger, more fundamental problem. Without partisan bias if possible (i know, its almost outlandish thing to ask from americans right now, thinking rationally instead of following the prescripted party buzzwords, what kind of lunacy is this!).
@TrackhawkJack3 жыл бұрын
@@attilaedem101 god you said so much shit that’s false lmao I do not care
@carsoneastman57093 жыл бұрын
@@attilaedem101 LMAO, bro do you think rich people don’t have their lines buried for winter? Its not that much more expensive to do but no city wants to put in the infrastructure because they can fall on the excuse that “oh winter only happens for a day” despite numerous problems with tree branches freezing and falling on power lines well over 2 months before what happened in Texas happened. I was living in a state next to Texas and my power had been out for 1 month not because of any snow but because ice froze tree branches and caused 1/3 of the city to go out with the priority going to businesses over people’s homes with repairs. Buried lines aren’t just a winter thing there’s a plethora of reasons to have buried lines but because it’s privatized they’d rather have people have no power than put in the upfront costs of changing the lines because then they can get state money to spend on their infrastructure despite it being “private companies” that do power in most states. Who’d have thought even the libertarians need the states help running their private companies
@Ashalia_3 жыл бұрын
KZbin recommendations: “you know how you have never watched a roller coaster video before? You’re about to watch a 40 min one... and love it!”
@christophercridlebaugh89653 жыл бұрын
my dad was a welder for the kings island park for 12 years and he never let me ride son of the beast. he said it was to dangerous
@whoohaaXL3 жыл бұрын
Your father was a wise man!
@bmasters19813 жыл бұрын
@@whoohaaXL I agree-- to have a parent who would look out for your safety like that, I'd consider myself blessed.
@Grnademaster3 жыл бұрын
wow
@nthgth3 жыл бұрын
Before that accident, "dangerous" may have just been a euphemism for "trust me, it looks awesome but it's not a fun experience because of how rough it is"
@Gcrilla3 жыл бұрын
Sounds like you have a good dad.
@wishdeus2 жыл бұрын
I went to kings island one time in 2011 and seeing this thing standing tall from the parking lot was indescribable, it didn't seem physically possible a wooden monster could be that massive.
@aggiesjc11 ай бұрын
I've never seen it in person, but just seeing it in this video gives me the creeps. It's just ominous in its massive size.
@SEATACx3 жыл бұрын
When you find out there’s a whole roller coaster community on KZbin
@lfajg55753 жыл бұрын
Welcome
@irishg3573 жыл бұрын
@@lfajg5575 Thank you. It's good to be here!
@SEATACx3 жыл бұрын
@@lfajg5575 thanks for having me 🙏
@ghostpeyton3 жыл бұрын
Welcome, there’s this guy bright sun films making a video about six flags New Orleans. Pretty cool.
@thomas_89653 жыл бұрын
Love watching these videos
@Raptor7474 жыл бұрын
That's what happens when you go for the lowest bidder without looking into the actual bids in detail.
@NickyD4 жыл бұрын
if intamin had done this it probally would have cost 30 million
@takingafatdump4 жыл бұрын
@@NickyD probably more because intamin takes massive design risks so even though it’s well designed they have to come back and fix it anyway
@collinj66203 жыл бұрын
Having ridden this, he is not wrong about how crazy this ride was.
@phillipbutcher76153 жыл бұрын
I'm 70 miles from Kings Island. I worked there 20 years ago when the ride just came out. It was awesome but beat ya to death. KI has lot of rides like Vortex, King Cobra, etc that are gone like SOB
@phillipbutcher76153 жыл бұрын
Wat year or season year did u work there? @Whitney Crawford
@Freyalovee_3 жыл бұрын
I actually am realizing I rode it but I blocked it out of my mind cause it was traumatic
@johnbrand83663 жыл бұрын
@@phillipbutcher7615 they still have the vortex
@Brady3070z3 жыл бұрын
@@johnbrand8366 nope, unfortunately it was removed. Hopefully a mach extreme spinner will replace it tho🤞🤞
@tesslynam81243 жыл бұрын
I rode SOB when I was a kid, after the loop was removed. I remember it being THE MOST intense ride experience I had ever had but still insanely fun. My aunt came off the ride with huge bruises on her arm from being jostled around in the car. I think being so young I avoided damage, just thought it was a sick coaster. Pretty sure I rode it the year before it closed permanently. This coaster had serious presence. Just looking at it from the ground you knew you were in for it
@toritarantino1873 жыл бұрын
So glad it's gone. That coaster hurt so goddamn bad. Should've named it "Son of a Bitch" because that's all I was yelling the entire time 😂
@brucevh25253 жыл бұрын
Funny and I laughed from your comment. Your not wrong tho lol
@buttsexandbananapeels3 жыл бұрын
You’re very correct. I used to race prerunners in the desert and this ride was like strapping in, removing the steering wheel, flooring it, and being beat with a rubber mallet by an angry gorilla while careening through the desert out of control. Not the worst experience I’ve had, but waiting in line for hours to get my ass kicked was a one and done affair.
@toritarantino1873 жыл бұрын
@@buttsexandbananapeels If this isn't the best possible description... 🤣
@buttsexandbananapeels3 жыл бұрын
@@toritarantino187 thank you 🙂
@tomatotwin_3 жыл бұрын
You sound like a really fun person haha!
@jonp62013 жыл бұрын
Cincinnati media downplayed the danger of this ride like crazy. They pretty much treated it like a closing restaraunt. It was 'closed for construction' for a long time before it was just gone. Happy I got to ride it as a kid though. It was alot of fun.
@petersmythe64623 жыл бұрын
"over 2.5 million board feet" *looks at current wood prices with concern*
@skipbauchmam59953 жыл бұрын
Until this video, I had not o idea of the reputations of these coasters.I live in So Cal We had our problem coasters, but not like this. If we did, I was too young to remember. We did Disney and knots berry Farm. Although Disney had some casualties, Disneyland had a drowning, a ride operator killed and someone killed or seriously on Big Thunder Mountain. There were a few more. That would require much more solid research Skip.
@NelsonMontana1234 Жыл бұрын
SOB was incredibly intense. Imagine if the Coney Island Cyclone was twice as fast and four times as high. I'm glad I got to experience the loop without too much bodily harm.
@aggiesjc11 ай бұрын
I'm not very experienced in roller coaster riding, but I have experienced the Cyclone, and was miserable on it. As you say, I can't even imagine how much worse it could be scaled up to SOB's size.
@louisminati3 жыл бұрын
i rode this when I was 11 in 2001. I'll never forget the guy in line pointing out the fact the the ENTIRE large chain lift hill swayed about 1 foot to the left when the train reached the top of the first turn. this ride was amazing though
@Axisboldlove3 жыл бұрын
All the hate it gets is sad. It was an amazing ride! Wish I had a chance to ride it again...I mean I'm used to The Mean Streak 🤣, with the old cars it wasn't horrible.
@lucastheguy44523 жыл бұрын
I also rode it when I was 11 in 07, I remember it being so rough though.
@ZoroastrianCowboy3 жыл бұрын
hi james we same age
@GangstarComputerGod3 жыл бұрын
I rode The Beast a couple months ago, and I’ve rode it many times in the last 5 years, but this time it was particularly rough. I ended up in urgent care with a strained shoulder. A couple days later I was on a KI subreddit and an employee commented on some braking issues with The Beast. Normally the rough, terrifying twists are part of the charm. Not this time. I was assaulted. I’ll definitely go on it again because I’m a masochist.
@RethinkRetro13 жыл бұрын
@@GangstarComputerGod woah hope your okay!
@Ari--d3 жыл бұрын
"the loop was good, it was the one redeeming part" and the only non wood part LOL
@jaymesgraham10133 жыл бұрын
and it got removed lol
@sleepdeep3053 жыл бұрын
@@jaymesgraham1013 That's the funniest part
@twistedgwazi57273 жыл бұрын
well the track through the loop was made out of wood, the supports weren't though.
@giin973 жыл бұрын
The loop was the only part that wasn't absolute hell. I only rode it once, but it wrecked me for an hour, couldn't move from the park bench I was laying on. Glad that thing was destroyed.
@xenxander3 жыл бұрын
so that they said 'this is the only wooden coaster with a loop' is .. is it technically correct, or technically incorrect? The loop isn't wood, it's steel so.. the loop isn't wooden so it doesn't have a wooden loop and therefore it's misnomered.
@oddmimikyu35183 жыл бұрын
Gotta say, I really appreciate that both metric and imperial measurements are used throughout. Thanks from England.
@Chadgigington3 жыл бұрын
I'm from the UK but still use Imperial
@simpinainteasyRHEC3 жыл бұрын
I appreciate it being in imperial because im a basic american and dont remember the difference between metric and imperial.
@dingo1373 жыл бұрын
Imperial and US measurements aren't exactly the same (e.g. pints and gallons are different sizes). It might be better to put the US/metric conversions on screen rather than reading them out every time though, to keep things moving along better.
@milesbrown22612 жыл бұрын
I'm american but I love metric because I'm a huge minecraft nerd so I can visualize metric easier. HOWEVER when it comes to speed measurement I still depend on imperial. Probably because I'm a narcissist who likes hearing my name /j
@ehfoiwehfowjedioheoih48292 жыл бұрын
USA doesn’t use “imperial” we use “customary” which is slightly different when discussing volume and tons. :)
@toonman3613 жыл бұрын
It would be interesting to hear about the moment a park decides, "this is it, close her down." What exactly makes the park decide a coaster is in need or repair and what the last riders thought before the ride closed for repairs.
@anaz59182 жыл бұрын
Paramount Pictures sold the park and the new owners taught it was just a liability since it had many lawsuits on people claiming back and neck injuries caused just by riding the ride not counting all the negative publicity the park was getting by the local news.
@WooHoo-itsGaryGnu Жыл бұрын
@@anaz5918 CF bought the park in 2006, it ran SOB until 2009 when the woman who had a blood vessel burst 2 weeks prior blamed the ride for her injury although it was not concluded SOB was the contributing factor since she waited so long, but there were other issues being found all the time and when you spend $45,000,000 building and maintaining a rollercoaster in just 9 years of operation it is time to cut your losses. Just for reference, with what they spent on SOB they could have built 15 Knoebel's Twister Roller coasters (Twister cost $3,000,000). For those who wanted KI to RMC it, I believe it was examined for an RMC treatment but deemed to expensive and most of the structure was complete garbage.
@forzaguy1252 Жыл бұрын
@@WooHoo-itsGaryGnuyeah id much rather have 15 twisters, that coaster is awesome
@BluesCoasters4 жыл бұрын
“Son of Beast Survivor” 😂😂😂
@jarrodjob4 жыл бұрын
This. 😂. Survivor here as well.
@TonyKimtheamusementparkfan4 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry to anyone who rode this RCCA piece of garbage xD I hope your spine was able to recover since 2000
@scottyjbd4 жыл бұрын
@@TonyKimtheamusementparkfan wait it was actually good in 2000 lol
@ArrowThrills4 жыл бұрын
How was the experience.
@BluesCoasters4 жыл бұрын
@@ArrowThrills omg it felt like death
@JesseDiebolt3 жыл бұрын
I’m just amazed that human beings know how to build massive structures like this, whether they work correct,t or not. Especially out of wood.
@GangstarComputerGod3 жыл бұрын
Every time I ride The Beast I’m amazed at the effort it must take to maintain it.
@VBshredder3 жыл бұрын
The best part is we make them purely as devices of fun! Hope for the human race (Yes i know, there's financial motivation)
@MoMadNU3 жыл бұрын
You haven't lived until you've ridden a bamboo coaster. They are as smooth as steel at 1/8 the cost... Probably why they don't exist
@damarcomusik6393 жыл бұрын
I kno...im still blown away that we can make things like this lmao damn im stuck
@Meatwad.Baggins3 жыл бұрын
The reason the loop was so many people's favorite loop is 1. People didnt know there was a loop on this ride until they were already on it. 2. It was the only part that you werent getting clobbered.
@zakharrison12443 жыл бұрын
People exaggerate how rough it was. I loved the ride and used to ride it several times in a single day.
@Meatwad.Baggins3 жыл бұрын
@@zakharrison1244 Yes. I agree with you. I am not stating my opinions. I thought that the adventure Express was rougher. Lol
@annamarie50143 жыл бұрын
...how did they not know there was a loop? It was HUGE and RIGHT THERE. And like...”the world’s tallest, fastest, only LOOPING wooden roller coaster”
@Meatwad.Baggins3 жыл бұрын
@@annamarie5014 They are not paying attention
@annamarie50143 жыл бұрын
@@Meatwad.Baggins 🙄🙄🙄 they are LAME
@Frickolas3 жыл бұрын
SOB and banshee are literally polar opposites in my mind. SOB shakes harder than an epileptic chimpanzee at a skrillex concert, while banshee feels like driving on a fresh segment of road.
@dragonheadgaming1115 ай бұрын
Epileptic chimpanzee at a Skrillex concert has to be one of the most creative smilies I've ever heard. Kudos
@jeremyhowdyshell22593 жыл бұрын
I got to ride the SOB in 2004 or 2005 when I was in elementary school. I rode it well after dark and it was terrifying, but not in an exciting way. I legitimately was terrified for my well-being, and that ride still haunts me.
@Willowtree823 жыл бұрын
It would go so fast you legitimately thought it would come off the track
@Sam-mw5hx2 жыл бұрын
So dramatic..
@Jillousa Жыл бұрын
It wasn't fun scary It was just scary scary. Legit I feared for my life and I never felt that on any other coaster. Everett and lots of coasters and even coasters that were bumpy or jolting
@Cappurnikus3 жыл бұрын
I don't recall ever riding a wooden roller coaster that was smooth. I'm not an enthusiast, just my observation.
@jameyseals33 жыл бұрын
There's wooden roller coaster smooth. The beast, falling down the stairs of your deck, and then riding the son of beast. It was still fun though
@eeeezypeezy3 жыл бұрын
If you ever get the chance, definitely check out El Toro at Great Adventure in New Jersey. Maybe the best modern wooden roller coaster out there
@RMAGEDN7403 жыл бұрын
@@jameyseals3 beast was worse. I seriously thought about calling for help after getting off the last car by myself.
@QueenAlexzandra3 жыл бұрын
Wooden roller coasters always make me feel like I've been in a car accident 😐
@zacharyfloydjohnson3 жыл бұрын
El Toro in NJ beautiful ride. Also for a fun not to jerky ride is Boulder dash at Lake Coumpounce CT. Also home to probably THE most painful roller coaster Wild Cat! One of the oldest roller coasters in the world though.
@sydneyvaught13793 жыл бұрын
When we would go on school trips to Kings Island we would call the beast “head smashers” because kids were known for getting concussions and headaches after, teachers would tell kids to ride it last is anything to avoid ruining the whole day for everyone 😭
@JanAquaSun3 жыл бұрын
Yes!! They definitely told us to ride it last if you had time because of the headache.
@ShenanigansGeek3 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah. It was brutal. I rode it post loop and it was extremely unpleasant.
@mikemcmullen50063 жыл бұрын
@@ShenanigansGeek that's the son of beast. The beast didn't have a loop, and was much rougher
@ShenanigansGeek3 жыл бұрын
@@mikemcmullen5006 Did you watch the entirety of the video? It had a loop originally but they removed it.
@atomicbeenz73743 жыл бұрын
@@ShenanigansGeek Well yes The Son of Beast had a loop but he's talking about the og Beast
@Dani-it9vc Жыл бұрын
This is random but as a European I actually really appreciate that you always mention what it is in kilometers and meters as well because a lot of american youtubers don't do that and I end up having absolutely no clue how fast or how long something actually is so thanks
@12HpyPaws Жыл бұрын
Why should America youtubers use the metric system?
@Dani-it9vc Жыл бұрын
@@12HpyPaws I don't think they should per se, I'm just saying I appreciate it when they do 🤷♂️
@diamondking1699 ай бұрын
as an american ive had to learn and visualize the metric system to comprehend when the rest of the world uses it. just takes time
@AvB.835 ай бұрын
@@12HpyPaws Appeal to a bigger audience -> more views -> more money. I'm pretty sure most of the people on YT understand english well enough, but most have no idea how many feet a mile has or how much one pound is. (I know 7,000 feet is almost 1,000 Shaqs, so that's quite a lot, but is that 5 miles, or 2, or something in between, idk 🤷♂ )
@TheV8nissan4 ай бұрын
I prefer bald eagles per baseball diamond 😂
@coffeefreak20093 жыл бұрын
I had the opportunity to ride this and I can testify to the fact that it was BRUTAL! The cars seemed to be designed purposefully too small to keep you tightly squeezed in place and it hurt your knees, back and neck. With that said, it was probably the most intense wooden coaster I have ridden.
@dibble1331 Жыл бұрын
just wait until you ride an intamin prefabricated wooden coaster. those things are ridiculous, although there’s only 4 in the entire world
@ThePhantomofFilm3 жыл бұрын
I remember riding SoB in high school. We went to King's Island instead of going to prom. when we went, it was raining. Riding SoB in the rain was intense. It beat the crap out of you.
@rhino2023 жыл бұрын
SoB was a real SOB from what I recall. I rode it once, and only once...
@christhebrick12983 жыл бұрын
@@rhino202 dude but the actual beast is getting there every year it gets more and more sketchy
@ornum10723 жыл бұрын
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE lightly playing in the back ground.
@deletednet39193 жыл бұрын
Yeah I was wondering where I heard the background music was from lol
@StevenC883 жыл бұрын
And appropriately "Killing in the name of"
@medic83773 жыл бұрын
@@StevenC88 Ironically a very popular song when the ride opened. Lol
@singerofsongss Жыл бұрын
I’m a materials scientist, not a roller coaster enthusiast (though I did log like hundreds of hours in roller coaster tycoon as a kid) but this was a super interesting watch from my perspective. From a purely engineering perspective, I can’t think of a good reason to make a coaster out of wood in the 21st century. Let alone when you’re cutting corners and handing hugely important projects to the lowest bidder.
@dibble1331 Жыл бұрын
there are actually a few reasons parks like to build woodies. first is cost. wooden coasters are typically cheaper than steel coasters not only due to the nature of the material but also how they’re built. steel coasters parts are prefabricated in steel workshops then shipped to the park. then they’re assembled like a gigantic lego set. while this does lead to a much smoother experience, more reliability, almost no need to be retracked, and a potentially larger coaster, it makes them extremely expensive. on the other hand, wooden coasters are typically built on-sight by skilled carpenters instead of machines. they’re also far easier and cheaper to retrack (i’ll touch on this in a second). this generally bumps the cost down by a few million dollars. second is lifespan. wooden coasters will normally have a much longer lifespan than steel coasters. with steel coasters a park won’t have to retrack them for a few decades. however once they exceed their shell life the park will either have to remove it entirely or retrack it which is almost as expensive as rebuilding the coaster all over again. on the contrary, wooden coasters, in spite of having to be retracked every 1-2 years because wood will wear out much faster than steel, will outlive most steel coasters due to the fact that retracking them isn’t as difficult or as expensive as retracking a steel coaster. this is why wooden coasters like the beast and countless other woodies have been opened for well over 50 years while most steel coasters will close after around 30. and fun fact, the beast has actually outlived a couple steel coasters in the same park such as firehawk which originally opened in 2001 at six flags worlds of adventure before being transported to kings island in 2007 and then closed in 2018, and vortex which opened at kings island in 1987 and then closed in 2019. and lastly, experiencing a wooden coaster is far different from a steel coaster. with modern steel coasters, the ride experience is often glass smooth with almost no bumps or jolts. however wooden coasters are usually far from smooth. for many, this gives wooden coasters a lot of character and makes them feel more unique. if every coaster in a park was a steel coaster the constant glassy smooth experience they offer would likely become repetitive or even boring after a while. of course there are problems with building wooden coasters such as it being more complex, taking longer, are harder to operate, and can often lead to less than stellar results. thank you for attending my ted talk
@maxnum1sgameclub263 Жыл бұрын
I agree with dibble i dont ride rollercoasters due to multiple reasons. But i have friends that are coaster crazies and a few take the feel of a wooden coaster anytime over a steel coaster. All my friends say that wooden coaster and steel coasters are differents beasts (pun intented). Not per se better but it matters to youre taste.
@brackkirchner36043 жыл бұрын
As a child, they let me ride this when I was technically too short. I almost fell out during the loop. Thank you random adult for grabbing my arm and keeping me in the cart
@Insanonaga3 жыл бұрын
Bruh whoever the operator that day was oughta be fired for that.
@IntrovertedLoLo3 жыл бұрын
Dramatic much. Nothing would have happened and you know it. Edit: you know how I know? It’s called centripetal force. Literally you cannot “fall out” when you’re upside down, there is a force shoving you in the opposite direction. A lot stronger than a human too who apparently “had to hold you in”.
@settingittowumbo19533 жыл бұрын
That adult saved your life bruh
@OmniscientSloth3 жыл бұрын
Having grown up in the city of Kings Mills where King’s Island is located, I’ve known a lot of employees from King’s Island. Having heard terrible stories of how incompetent workers are and the horror stories of the park, I don’t trust those parks like I used to. How there are not more deaths in these parks amazes me.
@joechapmanmechanic3 жыл бұрын
Same thing happed to me but I was fine just hit my head the whole time
@josiahnusbaum74314 жыл бұрын
I feel like every time Ryan meets someone, he goes, "Hey, my name's Ryan, and if you didn't know, a block zone...."
@snoboard915033 жыл бұрын
I wonder if he mentioned block zones in his marriage vows. 🤔🤔😄
@user-eq6xc6yx1d3 жыл бұрын
The loop was ALREADY steel! Should just said, "screw it!", and repkaced the overtaxed load points with steel. Then told riders the change was to ensure the safety of ride patrons
@jukingeo3 жыл бұрын
That was the support structure of the loop, the track itself was wood. That is how it it is determined if a coaster is wood or steel, by the track. Coaster's such as Gemini, Iron Rattler, New Texas Giant, look like they are wooden coasters due to the wooden support structure, but these are steel coasters due to the fact that the track is steel. Believe it or not, much of the support structure of the Coney Island Cyclone is made of steel, but the track itself is wood, so it is a wooden coaster.
@bryan__m3 жыл бұрын
I loved it when it first came out (though I do remember it being INTENSE), but it definitely got worse over time. My friend and I went to KI one day when it wasn't very busy, and rode almost every single coaster in one day. We were going strong, then Son of Beast was one of the last ones left. It was definitely rougher than when it was first built, but not awful until we had a huge jolt at the exit of the loop. The rest of the ride was not enjoyable and after we got off we could then feel all the coasters we had ridden that day. We skipped the last coaster or two and hobbled home. (We still did I think 10-12 coasters that day, so an excellent day all around). This was probably a year or two before they finally shut it down. But I have to agree, the Beast after dark is one of my favorite things to do there! *Edit*: after watching more of the video, and trying to remember what year I would have gone, this may have actually been **after** they removed the loop. So it was immediately after the former loop site where we had the jolt.
@WooHoo-itsGaryGnu Жыл бұрын
I think Boulder Dash in the dark is 100 times better than The Beast.
@bryan__m Жыл бұрын
@@WooHoo-itsGaryGnu in Connecticut? I've never ridden it. 100x seems improbable though.
@garyjohnson94983 жыл бұрын
I rode this a kid. My brother convinced me it wasn’t the one w the loop. Once we reached the top I followed the tracks and saw the loop coming. I cried the whole time. But totally glad I did it looking back on it.
@emory55333 жыл бұрын
Son of beast: is built Carpenter bees: it's free real estate
@tonyp1143 жыл бұрын
Funny you say that because my mom and sister got a nasty bee sting while riding this ride
@drewfinn23 жыл бұрын
wow sorry to hear but useful info as to why it deteriorated...
@bmasters19813 жыл бұрын
@@tonyp114 How did they get stung?
@xenxander3 жыл бұрын
Termites, too.
@beeman42663 жыл бұрын
Living literally 5 mins from kings island I rode SoB a hell of a lot. Back when they had the metal loop it beat us up so bad they gave us free passes for 2 years. Had bruises and all, it was insane.
@christhebrick12983 жыл бұрын
The vortex is sadly gone but i got stuck halfway through the lope
@marchi.fleming3 жыл бұрын
I loved SoB! I also lived in Cinti & rode it maaaaaany times, BUT: I once bonked the back of my head so hard the metal hair barrette I was wearing sliced my head open. I didn't even realize it (the cut I mean, definitely felt the bonk lol) until getting off & the dudes in the car behind us caught up & told me I had blood all down the back of my top. 😳
@RexFuturi3 жыл бұрын
I rode SoB dozens of times. Nothing but smooth through the loop. The ride wasn't the same after.
@MrGpritt2 жыл бұрын
I remember my dad taking me on this when I was about 12, so around 2008. I was a really skinny kid so I was always afraid of falling out. After climbing the first hill I hugged the lap bar as hard as I could and never let go till we stopped. That thing slammed you around like nobody's business.
@CaptainLekirk3 жыл бұрын
"Disappointed by the rough ride" is an understatement. I rode it one time, and I'm surprised I didn't have brain damage with how brutal it was. Slams your head around and constantly Jerking your neck. I don't often get headaches, and with how bad I felt after it, I'm glad I don't.
@karak9623 жыл бұрын
I have brain damage AND whiplash in my neck so I'm losing it laughing imagining if I had to ride on this 😭😭😭
@hoxviii3 жыл бұрын
I rode it year 1 and remember coming off of it and having to sit down on the bench, and hold my head. And I was 16ish at the time.
@bigcrackrock3 жыл бұрын
It must of gotten a lot worse very rapidly because I remember the original Beast being a lot worse at the time I rode it. I thought my memory might be off but I've seen a couple comments here saying the same thing. My loose lap bar had me concerned about getting stuck upside down though.
@paulpenwell773 жыл бұрын
Son of Beast was a manly thing, probably something you’re not used to.
@omegasage7773 жыл бұрын
@@paulpenwell77 Getting a concussion is so manly!! Woohoo! Testosterone!
@annamarie50143 жыл бұрын
So much I never knew! As a Cincinnatian, I rode this every year it existed. It was smooth the first year. Bumpy after that. SUPER rough after the loop was taken out. I loved this coaster all the same. The loop was ICONIC.
@tcolombini723 жыл бұрын
I rode it with loop and without I loved them both I love wooden coasters all wooden coasters are Brutal
@kakishi83 жыл бұрын
Hahaha just The Beast itself beats the hell outta you when you hit the tunnels
@christhebrick12983 жыл бұрын
@@kakishi8 fr tho and every year the beast gets more and more sketch
@bloodrainicorn61933 жыл бұрын
@@christhebrick1298 I rode the beast for Haunt in 2019 and while I’m glad I did , I definitely had times i thought those carts were going to flip.
@DarkSoulsSauron3 жыл бұрын
I rode the Son of Beast during the tail end of its lifetime. I was a teenager at the time and found it to be a good ride, but i remember the next day I was sore around the shoulders and neck.
@Axisboldlove3 жыл бұрын
I rode it in the early days, both my hips were bruised, and I had a few bruises on my legs.
@bradendrake90873 жыл бұрын
Interesting. I loved this roller coaster and actually thought it was smoother (although not as fun) as it's predecessor the Beast. Hopping on the Beast after sunset is one of the coolest rollercoaster experiences.
@bryan__m3 жыл бұрын
I loved it when it first came out (though I do remember it being INTENSE), but it definitely got worse over time. My friend and I went to KI one day when it wasn't very busy, and rode almost every single coaster in one day. We were going strong, then Son of Beast was one of the last ones left. It was definitely rougher than when it was first built, but not awful until we had a huge jolt at the exit of the loop. The rest of the ride was not enjoyable and after we got off we could then feel all the coasters we had ridden that day. We skipped the last coaster or two and hobbled home. (We still did I think 10-12 coasters that day, so an excellent day all around). This was probably a year or two before they finally shut it down. But I have to agree, the Beast after dark is one of my favorite things to do there! *Edit*: after watching more of the video, and trying to remember what year I would have gone, this may have actually been **after** they removed the loop. So it was immediately after the former loop site where we had the jolt.
@McGyver882 ай бұрын
It was my favorite roller coaster. RIP Son of Beast.
@drewmadenew30003 жыл бұрын
I will never forget my first ride on the Son Of Beast! It knocked my little brother out cold! We have a picture of my brother completely unconscious when they snap your picture 😆
@twistedyogert3 жыл бұрын
GLOC?
@awesomesauce333 жыл бұрын
That's not even funny. That's extremely dangerous and scary
@drewmadenew30003 жыл бұрын
@@awesomesauce33 it wasn’t funny at the time, but it’s been probably 20 years or more. So the fright that it gave us is now gone. All we are left with is a funny picture. But I see your point. When it happened it was funny at all. It was years later when we found the picture after a death in the family. It brought us, including my brother, a good laugh during a hard time.
@awesomesauce333 жыл бұрын
@@drewmadenew3000 oh I didn't know. I apologize
@christhebrick12983 жыл бұрын
I was to little at the time to ride it but just thinking about how shaky and bumpy the beast is and then people said times that by 2 i could not imagine how shaky it would be.
@gplez914 жыл бұрын
Til this day, Son Of Beast remains the most visually imposing coaster I’ve ever seen, and I’ve seen every coaster in the world over 300ft.
@hairyheartsmith85133 жыл бұрын
I was about 13 back then and remember feeling afraid to get on it. My uncle urged me to try it and after a two hour line in the sun, I was relieved to be at the front of the line. After the bone-jarring ride I was just happy that none of my teeth got cracked. The rest of Kings Island was rather enjoyable. They did the right thing taking SOB down.
@John_Smith_Smith_John3 жыл бұрын
You are roller coasters
@rosemali30223 жыл бұрын
What about that one at Cedar Point that is just (basically) one straight drop? I still haven't been on it.
@lostsublimity13 жыл бұрын
I can't say I have nearly the experience as you, but I have to agree. Just the display this thing had as you approached it was amazing. The two huge sides that came down into the center where the loop was.
@rezlets50173 жыл бұрын
come to my park in rollercoaster tycoon :)
@nicks48023 жыл бұрын
As a Canadian who goes to Canada’s Wonderland, this ride just seems like The Wild Beast and The Great Canadian Mine Buster had a baby, Which they proceeded to drop down a concrete stairs
@GoggleGirl4Ever6663 жыл бұрын
I was thinking about the wild beast while watching this! Thats a rough ride
@ashleymcleod54392 жыл бұрын
Having been on both Wilde Beast (and it’s angry little cousin at Kings Dominion, Grizzly,) and SOB back in the day I can agree. Just imagine that level of roughness… at double the speed. It was terrifying.
@rolandm97502 жыл бұрын
In retrospect, it seems like the fact that they never ran three trains on this ride also in part prevented a catastrophic accident in 2006. Because if they only stopped the ride after the second train came into the station, that would mean if there was a third train it would already be in the Rose Bowl block, and presumably unstoppable until it reached the mid-course brake run, which would have been *after* the part of the track with the failure. Of course if they ran three trains normally, the failure probably would have occurred earlier than 2006 as well.
@SiebayPlays4 жыл бұрын
RCCA really said, "Lets see just how many corners we can cut"
@jackpijjin40883 жыл бұрын
Real Corner Cutting Assholes
@johanll63214 жыл бұрын
Son Of Beast: The origininal problematic roller coaster
@Doctors_TARDIS4 жыл бұрын
Sir, You really need to learn about the Flip Flap Railway. Also a looping wooden coaster.
@cavalierliberty68384 жыл бұрын
And drachen fire.
@laserrlife3 жыл бұрын
And The Bat, also at Kings Island
@jmason28383 жыл бұрын
@@Doctors_TARDIS is the loop made of wood🤔😮😱⚰️..??!?
@ChemicalXII3 жыл бұрын
And earlier rollercoasters in general. Son Of Beast is definitely not the original problematic rollercoaster.
@mattrupp10904 жыл бұрын
Bro this is a full on documentary, and I’m here for it!
@dragonpaws Жыл бұрын
put this video on because it seems interesting, realized you were talking about kings island (my boyfriend is from ohio). i showed this to him and he excitedly told me that son of beast was one of his favorite coasters and he loved how much it shook you around. i told him i was happy he was alive and not concussed!
@alexrogers3 жыл бұрын
I remember riding that as soon as it came out- it was so rough that me and my friends nicknamed it "tylenol" because we seriously needed some after riding.
@beanbean85663 жыл бұрын
holy shit lmao
@Dewtart3 жыл бұрын
fake story but ok go on
@Richiferd3 жыл бұрын
@@Dewtart yeah, like you were there when that occurred for them.....
@baitposter3 жыл бұрын
@@Dewtart Because no one on the internet lives anywhere else in the US with different pastimes
@baitposter3 жыл бұрын
@@Dewtart In any case, this ride did give you a mean headache
@Bigslow353 жыл бұрын
I rode this coaster back in 2004. I’m a tall guy and was barely able to fold myself in like I’ve done many times. My knees were banging on the grab bar the entire ride. There is no exaggeration in this video, this is and will forever be the roughest coaster ever built. I wanted nothing but to get off this coaster once it started. My knees were busted and it was just a piece of crap coaster.
@nobodybelievesunderscores41222 жыл бұрын
SOB sounds like it was so brutal
@Local_commentor2 жыл бұрын
How tall are you
@Bigslow352 жыл бұрын
@@Local_commentor 6’8
@Local_commentor2 жыл бұрын
@@Bigslow35 damn I am 6,2 but no wonder ur knees were killing you
@nobodybelievesunderscores41222 жыл бұрын
@@Local_commentor 6" 10' (this is my alt account)
@cheffren70114 жыл бұрын
This is just art. It felt like I was watching a documentary by some famous journalist. Put this on Netflix or on TV. I wouldn't mind watching this on tv.
@metatechnologist3 жыл бұрын
I think he speaks a bit too fast for TV. But it's still an outstanding video imo.
@fad233 жыл бұрын
Probably a bit of production and style would make this work on Netflix. Some production elements: the style of reading, the editing, music. Still a noble effort
@Kenshin63212 жыл бұрын
As an ode to Son of Beast, they have a sign next to the Banshee Entrance that says "Son of Beast 2000 - 20009" with its original logo. So gone, but certainly not forgotten.
@kevinvestal99543 жыл бұрын
Banshee at King's Island has a graveyard at its ride entrance and one of the tombstones references Son of Beast
@kjsdpgijn3 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah, I forgot about that! That was a nice touch lol
@necrodaemus75233 жыл бұрын
Yep...because Banshee is built on ‘tainted soil’. The same ground that once stood The Bat and Son of Beast.
@partycattheoneandonly45633 жыл бұрын
Ya I saw that. I just went to kings island for the first time yesterday
@raycoilz3 жыл бұрын
@@partycattheoneandonly4563 awesome, what did you ride?
@niceguy603 жыл бұрын
@@necrodaemus7523 The first and original The Bat 8nce stood on the ground where Vortex very recently once stood.
@Stephenp5034 жыл бұрын
It's funny how the 3 examples of "tallest wooden roller coaster in the world" were all RMC'd.
@bocahdongo77694 жыл бұрын
Sadly there's no RMC SoB. Even if they can
@pizzafroth15214 жыл бұрын
And none of them are as tall or as fast as SOB was. Or as long.
@scottyjbd4 жыл бұрын
I hadnt paid attention to Coasters for over a decade, and looking around now, it seems that building a wooden coaster over 100 feet high is a bad idea and maintenance nightmare. Its a bummer, Mean Streak, Texas Giant, Rattler, SoB, all great memories of out-of-control wood
@ArrowThrills4 жыл бұрын
lino yeah
@jimkilbane51804 жыл бұрын
@@scottyjbd Wooden roller coasters rule, steel coasters are TO smooth.
@XxMeatShakexX3 жыл бұрын
Wooden coasters are great for when you haven't had a headache in a while.
@snakeskinproductions75002 жыл бұрын
I've been a wooden coaster fan since my teen years back in the 70's. I have seen and ridden alot of them over the years. This was a very well done story of what could have been one of the greats. Thanks keep up the great work and I will do my best to keep riding.😁
@keljells3 жыл бұрын
I don’t know how KZbin sent me here, but this was a wonderfully made video, very informative. Kudos.
@jamesknapp643 жыл бұрын
For every thousands suggestions KZbin will eventually get one right
@jarrodjob4 жыл бұрын
I’m going to show my kid your videos when putting together a book report. I appreciate the grounding of terms, sourcing, and historical contexts. Reminds me of 7th grade writing classes and learning how to put together a good story. Appreciate it. I may also have my son place paragraph brake zones.
@darksu69473 жыл бұрын
Brake zones are always good.
@daveb10813 жыл бұрын
I love how they blamed the rain for the delay of opening. Remember when you point a finger at someone, you have 3 fingers pointing back at yourself
@Sentralkontrol3 жыл бұрын
thats why you blame the rain its not a person smh
@missmoxie91883 жыл бұрын
Good point
@bettierusso54102 жыл бұрын
Yeah, and especially considering that "one finger pointing" is to GOD who decides when the rain will start and stop! The Bible says not to temp God...gee...ya think this might be what it is talking about in many ways? Glad you are safe!
@daveb10812 жыл бұрын
@@bettierusso5410 god also decided to give them free will to run it in the rain and kill people so technically it’s also gods fault they died
@abraveastronaut2 жыл бұрын
Love the implication that rain is a person
@daddyodylan89023 жыл бұрын
I rode Son of Beast with the second trains. The drop was incredible but it shook me so bad I had to go back to the hotel for the rest of the day. My head hurt awfully and I was literally concerned for my life. Such a shame because it was a mammoth of a sight
@operator03 жыл бұрын
I rode this coaster in the early 2000s. It was a blast. Strangely, I rode another King's Island coaster in the 80s that was shut don a few weeks after I rode it. That coaster was called The Bat, and I believe it was the first (or one of the first) hanging coasters ever built. I enjoyed both coasters a lot.
@caelidhg62613 жыл бұрын
OMG The BAT . I think I rode that one time.. there were huge lines and the ride was underwhelming and honestly it had more downtime then up .. good riddance!
@c328m3 жыл бұрын
@@caelidhg6261 they rebuilt it
@legolizmcgiggles85263 жыл бұрын
@@c328m they didn't rebuild it, they built a different hanging coaster, originally named Top Gun when Paramount still owned the park. When Cedar Fair bought it, the name changed to Flight Deck, and it's been renamed The Bat fairly recently.
@GangstarComputerGod3 жыл бұрын
The Vortex was removed last year too. I always loved that ride but there’s a brand new one that’s supposedly one of seven “super coasters.” Orion I think it’s called.
@legolizmcgiggles85263 жыл бұрын
@Sean Price The original coaster named "The Bat" is completely different from "Flight Deck" and was torn down, but they renamed "Flight Deck" to "The Bat" a few years back.
@wickedsickfunkyfreshroller20374 жыл бұрын
Imagine watching that pov of Rattler from 1992 and saying, “I want that company to build my roller coaster.” Seriously though I never knew the original rattler was so gnarly
@TonyKimtheamusementparkfan4 жыл бұрын
Idk why parks chose to build RCCA woodies after seeing that atrocity that was Six Flags Fiesta Texas' Rattler
@CoasterFoxBradB4 жыл бұрын
Especially that tracking . What's up with the weird boards on the inside of the track?
@alaeriia014 жыл бұрын
@@CoasterFoxBradB I think it was used for lateral bracing. RCCA did that a lot; Sierra Tonante and Montezum have it too.
@TheMrLebaron4 жыл бұрын
@@TonyKimtheamusementparkfan RCCA probably offered a much cheaper deal with say CCI or GCI
@TonyKimtheamusementparkfan4 жыл бұрын
@@TheMrLebaron I'd still take CCI or even GCI in the year 2000. They knew what they were doing.
@cyberhendrix3 жыл бұрын
Kings Island is about 15 minutes away from where I live. As teenagers we would visit the park a multitude of times over the summer. I even worked there at one point and would ride various rides when on break. Son of Beast was a cool ride. That being said, we never rode it twice in one visit.
@blueshell60482 жыл бұрын
I was too young to actually ride SOB, but since I lived in the surrounding are around KI, we always got season passes to attend. As a kid I was always so curious why the ride was never on and why it seemed nobody would speak about this gargantuan structure. When I finally became tall enough to ride, it was when they tore it down. I always wanted to ride it even if it was rough just to say I had. For those who never saw it in person, It was absolutely massive. You could see it while riding nearby coasters. I‘m glad I now know the full story, it’s really a shame that it was so poorly built.
@xz20223 жыл бұрын
"son of beast, or 'ess oh bee'" was NOT expecting that so late in the program
@ThePower19633 жыл бұрын
I rode this monstrosity just after it first opened and before any changes were made to "improve" the ride. The portion where you are violently snapped left to right on the curve made my head feel like it was going to pop off my shoulders! I wasn't prepared for something like that and it effectively ruined the rest of the day at the park and I felt it for week after it happened. I did go back either later that year or the next and I knew where the jolt had occurred and I remember watching the people in front of me get snapped like a slingshot, but at least I was prepared for it that time. Yes, this was without doubt the roughest roller coaster I have ever been on and was glad when they tore that horrible ride down. I lived in Dayton and was only 35 miles away from King's Island.
@yourguitargf2 жыл бұрын
I’m hoping that this isn’t what happens with World’s of Fun’s new 2023 wood coaster, Zambizi Zinger. They have a few fast “trick track” banks that are super snappy, and if it isn’t made very well, it could feel pretty horrible.
@RadioactiveKetchup3 жыл бұрын
Why is this one of the most interesting things ive ever seen? i found my new youtube niche
@iwanttosleep64142 жыл бұрын
Wow that track swayed like a waterbed when the train passed through. 1:18 As incredible as this ride looks, I’m glad it was destroyed, it’s clearly not stable enough to continue running. Part of me hopes they will make a safer replica of this ride someday. It really does look magnificent, just the sheer scale of it all. Most intimidating coaster I’ve ever seen, visually.
@aggiesjc11 ай бұрын
The massive size of it just seems ominous to me. I feel terror just looking at it in this video.
@polybius37653 жыл бұрын
"A heart stopping 200 mile an hour 15 story drop. Spine-cracking 90 degree turns! And the final plunge: 2 whole minutes....UNDERWATER!!!!"
@geoffmustbedestroyed3 жыл бұрын
The Devastator!!
@earlgrey21303 жыл бұрын
Id ride it 🤷🏻♂️
@jcrowellz20003 жыл бұрын
I ain't afraid of no rollercoaster!
@MYNAMACHEF3 жыл бұрын
There better be plenty of jellyfish in that body of water
@tylerhorn37123 жыл бұрын
If they'd put you in a tube going into the water I'm in. Put some viaually appealing fake aquarium in there (even tapping on the glass will disturb real fish).
@zachcoastercrazy40324 жыл бұрын
As terrible as this ride was, it is so satisfying seeing the train go around the course. A giant long train always is satisfying, especially on Tivoli coasters
@-Bill.3 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love the Beast, it is so growly and fun, I've ridden it back to back many times, but I think Son of Beast gave me an actual concussion. My head hurt so bad after the ride I threw up right outside the queue and had double vision, and I immediately left the park.
@Ataraxia462 Жыл бұрын
I was able to ride SoB a handful of times both with the loop and without. When someone would talk about rough coaster experiences like Mean Streak, Ghostrider, etc, and they mentioned jackhammering, I never really understood what they meant. SoB was the one coaster that I finally understood 100%. The damn train felt like it was coasting over rocks on those helixes.
@brokencoasters13424 жыл бұрын
when ryan drops a video, DROP WHATEVER TF YOU ARE DOING AND WATCH
@freeman72963 жыл бұрын
I heard the words - save money - a few times in this video...as someone who hires design teams for buildings - one of the comments I heard early was the choice to not use an experienced coaster design company - honestly that decision at the beginning is the reason for all the other problems noted in the video...I've been faced with similar choices and ultimately used the best, most experienced teams and the results were always excellent - but I could see using lesser teams could have been much worse...just an observation.
@noahpotolsky96014 жыл бұрын
6:34 Looks like when you forget to smooth in Planet Coaster
@bigt77063 жыл бұрын
[smooth all] [smooth all]
@mr.markstar3 жыл бұрын
LOL XD
@wyvern45883 жыл бұрын
Or if you are Joel from Vinesauce.
@LibertyPrime-mc6hp4 ай бұрын
I was on the SOB/GUN crew in 04-05-06. We would ride all the time when there was an available seat, and we had an extra on the floor. We would ride it every morning as "test ride" was part of the start up procedure. lol I rode that ride hundreds of times. This probably explains the way I am now haha. I knew the best seat to sit in though, and I knew that coaster so well I knew where to brace myself. I know it was hated by many, but it will always have a special place in my heart.
@jackcreel25314 ай бұрын
Jealous just heard about this ride and wish I was old enough at the time to ride it, I would of loved this ride
@zellaj33343 жыл бұрын
I remember when this ride opened. My brother and I rode it that same year and loved it. Then I remembered coming back a few years later and it was such a rough ride that you hurt getting off it.
@crystalheter13353 жыл бұрын
Let's all take a moment to be thankful for those ride operators who stopped running the ride and saved who knows how many lives that day!
@CoasterRoaster4 жыл бұрын
RCCA make arrow transitions look brilliant
@TonyKimtheamusementparkfan4 жыл бұрын
Arrow Dynamics coasters had wayyy better transitions when it came to hand building the track. I'd ride any Arrow coaster over this garbage 😅😄
@NickyD4 жыл бұрын
wait you forget the veokoma slc's
@jakubukasiak24254 жыл бұрын
They even make Togo transitions look incredible
@steveo77712864 жыл бұрын
@@NickyD From what I can tell, most enthusiasts would have sooner marathoned El Condor than taken one ride on this.
@joe_bags Жыл бұрын
I rode SOB 4-5 times. Visually stunning, the views from the top of the lift hill were also great. Thank goodness I was in my teens where my bones could withstand the constant beating from those helixes.
@annalisahartmann56613 жыл бұрын
RMC greatly appreciated the wooden coasters portion of the coaster wars. Would have been interesting to see what they could have done if they got their hands on SOB.
@staringcorgi64753 жыл бұрын
But the structuring would've been in an awful condition thats why they didn't rmc rolling thunder
@ashleymcleod54392 жыл бұрын
RMC was already working on their remodels - not to they level they are now, of course - when the decision was made to destroy SOB. It was still standing when New Texas Giant opened. The thing is, I think adding the extra weight of topper track to that already flawed structure might’ve been too much for it. My guess is, as long as SOB stood there unused, they had considered such an option and decided it was either cost or structurally prohibited.
@americanextreme99463 жыл бұрын
“Just get it going, we’ll fix it as we go”
@BusyBrainyBody3 жыл бұрын
Realizing how they think when they make these I’m good not riding roller coasters
@gostigoo67063 жыл бұрын
Me playing Roller Coaster Tycoon
@MrGojira953 жыл бұрын
Optimus Prime’s announces a crazy wooden roller coaster.
@cliffthelightning3 жыл бұрын
Sign me the fuck up
@destroyerinazuma963 жыл бұрын
His buddy, maybe. Part of US's secret antinuke shield.
@Lunar_Yoshi3 жыл бұрын
omg a plushtuber
@ACompletelyNormalBear3 жыл бұрын
I was waiting for this type of comment XD
@Father_Prime2 жыл бұрын
That is 100% Peter Cullen’s voice in the ad intro. Nice catch! 👍
@kdubroads6113 Жыл бұрын
This Coaster was a blast, from the brutal wooden ride to having just a lap bar so when you hit the loop it felt like you were gonna fall out. goodtimes.
@neighborsjordan953 жыл бұрын
My wife recalls riding it when she was younger and recalls mentioning to her father how much the ride moved when the train went by, to which he stated it was completely normal for the wooden ones to move that much. She said it really beat the hell out of her but she was little so it was just a rough coaster. She just learned today that it was a ticking time bomb
@ThemeParkCrazy3 жыл бұрын
I just realized I haven't commented yet. This video is brilliant, and the research is amazing. Keep up the great work!
@Chris28-6333 жыл бұрын
Have you done a video on this ride yet?
@The8BitNerd3 жыл бұрын
He hasn’t but that should be the next episode on the failed series
@Chris28-6333 жыл бұрын
@@The8BitNerd 👍
@The8BitNerd3 жыл бұрын
When I said “should” I mean I would hope it is
@喵大仙-b1g3 жыл бұрын
Big fan man!
@AdventureIndiana3 жыл бұрын
My wife and I rode it once when it first opened. Once. We felt like we had been in a car wreck. We have rode dozens and dozens of coasters, hundreds of times. I am glad we got to ride it while it was open with the loop, but man it was rough
@TheValiantMoon Жыл бұрын
I remember riding it, and the build up to it. The box that shook and growled in the little plaza near the carousel, and then was broken when it opened. How back then if you had a gold pass you could ride it two times in a row in select seats... I miss it sometimes but what they have built since has impressed me.