Comments on: Beast @ Kings Island | Roller Coaster Reviews

By: abettina219

abettina219 — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 22:03:19 +0000

I, too, remember the Beast in it's heyday (I heard they added the trim brakes in 2009). Although I agree that the night ride in pitch darkness is amazing, my favorite time to ride was late afternoon, after a day's worth of sun and 80+ degree temperatures had heated the tracks and melted all the grease. THEN the coaster really felt like the fastest woody in the world. Have not ridden it in years (since I moved away from Cincy) — don't want to spoil the memories! One fun one was the angle that you enter the tunnel into the helix — it took a brave and experienced rider not to pull her/his hands down going through — the roof looks low enough to take your fingers right off.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 23:33:53 +0000

First rode the Beast in 81'. Back before they drained the lake, when there were Beast paw prints along the line and the spooky growls for music. Back when the line was 3 hours long. Back when it went 75-81 MPH depending on the weather. I rode it today and am sad to say it's been de-clawed. Brakes added all over to slow it down have really tamed the proverbial Beast. The Helix still rules and it's still fun at night, but I doubt it hits 50 MPH these days. It's also much smoother than it's been in years as there are extensive parts of the coaters that have been totally rebuilt. Still an all time classic and I'm proud to say I rode her in her prime.

By: Robert

Robert — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 01:10:38 +0000

I got to ride The Beast last week, and unfortunately to me it's the Millennium Force of wooden coasters, at least during the day. If it wasn't for the amazing helix at the end (which makes the entire ride worth it), I would have been extremely disappointed. Don't let the very gradual decline fool you, the train absolutely screams into the helix. Trims slow down the train at numerous points in the first half, and I wasn't a big fan of the straightaway portions. The whole experience seemed very tame and not all that thrilling. With that said, this completely changes at night. Since the ride is almost completely in the woods, riders are immersed in complete darkness which makes the ride much much better. The brakes are still annoying, but not nearly as much as they are during the day. During the day, The Beast provides a very average ride, but at night it truly becomes an amazing coaster.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 00:13:00 +0000

I love the Beast. It is definitely my favorite woodie. I grew up within an hour of Cedar Point and moved to the Cincinnati area in my early 20s. My first wooden coasters were the Blue Streak at Cedar Point and another one in a park named Myers Lake in the Canton area. For sheer variety and volume of coasters, I still prefer Cedar Point. But my favorite coaster is the Beast – and I've been on all of the coasters at CP.

By: Troy

Troy — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 05:01:32 +0000

they wont be any plans anytime soon, the ride is has been retracked in multiple areas every year. the only 1979 beast left is the lifthills.

By: Troy

Troy — Fri, 11 May 2012 06:39:47 +0000

This rollercoaster is by far the best wooden rollercoaster, its a shame they replaced the original skid brakes for magnetic brakes because they are more prevelent… This ride isnt generally rough at least to me, depending on you sit for a more calm ride move to the front or middle and for the full force of the beast ride the very back. (very back is my favorite spot) if you do end up thinking its too rough then dont ride it anymore and dont complain because its not worth losing a legendary rollercoaster because some people cant handle it.

By: Troy

Troy — Fri, 11 May 2012 06:33:15 +0000

i ride backseat on the beast every time i ride to get the full force and i never had any issues…

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 01:00:45 +0000

I rode this the year that it opened and thought it was beyond amazing.

I rode it again this spring and found it OK. Four trim brakes took a lot from the ride. Both of the drops (first and second hills) have trim brakes that were substantial. I didn't get any "airtime" at all in the back seat. I guess the best "airtime" at Kings Island is reserved for Diamondback (and Delirium). I rode "305" last year with the trim brakes and I didn't find the brake took much from the ride, although I didn't experience it without the brake on the drop.

I also rode Voyage for the first time this spring (a week before riding The Beast). Voyage was an order of magnitude better than The Beast. It's the best wooden coaster I've been on (I have not been on El Toro).

The Beast was fun, but I wouldn't give it a 10.

I never rode Son of Beast, but from all of the reviews I guess I didn't miss much (other than pain), except for the few lucky people who had nice rides on it.

By: Beast

Beast — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 20:03:06 +0000

I was wondering on a scale from one to ten, what would you rate this out of awesomeness?

By: MIKEDOG13

MIKEDOG13 — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 08:48:07 +0000

THIS RIDE IS CALLED THE BEAST AND IT IS AT KINGS ISLAND THAT HAS ROLLER COASTERS.

THE RIDE HAS AGED BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE.

THE RIDE WILL BEAT YOU TO THE DEATH IT IS ROUGH. THERE IS NO AIR FEEL AND IT SLAMS YOU TO THE SIDE. NOT A BIG LINE ANYMORE ON IT BECAUSE THERE IS NOBODY IN THE LINE. ITS NOT POPULAR ANYMORE IT WILL BEET YOU TO THE DEATH.

ITS NOT AS BAD AS THE SON OF THE BEASTE

THE RACER IS THE BEST WOODIN RIDE IN ISLAND BY FAR LOTS OF AUIR FEELS ON IT.

I LIKE THE SITE AND I NEED TO READ THE WORDS YOU GOT HERE I AM TEH MIKEDOG13 AND I RIDE THE RIDES

THANKS GUYS AND GOD BLESS