Comments on: Son of Beast’s Fate Unknown

By: LK

LK — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:36:30 +0000

If they remove SOB, I hope they build another woodie and name it SOB to replace the original. The whole beast, son of beast story thing is cool. They should definitely make the new coaster smoother (maybe steel rails like Gemini?), and keep the loop idea. Then they can reuse some of the wood/track on the new coaster to save money. I think CF needs to keep the son of beast theme cuz in my opinion, that really makes the coaster unique and special.

By: actionchik

actionchik — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 02:33:37 +0000

I never rode SoB but i did ride The Beast in 2006 and it was so jerky, i felt like i broke my back on that ride. Was SoB worse than Beast in roughness cuz Beast was horrible!

By: L.J.

L.J. — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 20:27:09 +0000

I think they are going to take it down. I rule out the possibility of a rennovation because of cost. It cost Texas Giant $10 million for the renovation. SOB is almost twice as long and about 5 stories taller! I don't think it would be very practical because it cost 15 million to build (3x what Texas Giant cost) and the park stated that the ride has cost the park 30 million dollars what with the lawsuits and all! No they aren't going to renovate it I'm almost certain. All in all (with a guestimate of 25 million dollar renovation cost) they will have spent 70 million+ on this one roller coaster. They will most likely get rid of it. I hope whatever takes its place is good.

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:55:58 +0000

They should make son of beast prefabricated. That would end all roughness problems. I don't know if they'd have to take the whole coaster apart or what to make it prefabricated, but it would be worth it.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 05:43:54 +0000

I've probably rode Son of Beast 14 or 15 times. I showed up 3 times in the first 2 weeks of operation, when they only ran it for a few times, and waited in line 6 hours twice, only to get a readmission ticket due to technical difficulties.

While the weight of the cars didn't help, and certainly the loop added to that issue, the fact of the matter is that the thing was just too rough. I really want to see it open again, but you can feel/hear the thing ripping itself apart. In all honesty the design is great, but wooden coasters are supposed to flex and bend, but Son of Beast is a rock solid frame so instead of flexing it just tries to toss the cars off the track (instead of "bouncing" like it does on other woodens) and the speed and g-forces don't help that cause.

If anything adding lighter cars made the violence of the ride even worse as any cushioning you got from the wood flexing is pretty much nil, the cars are smaller, and the turns make you feel like you are in a paint mixer.

By: Fatty

Fatty — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 23:47:43 +0000

I say, they tear it down, build another 200 ft tall wooden roller coaster, but build a better layout. More airtime hills, and build a smaller loop instead of the massive 118 ft loop they originally had.

By: Quil

Quil — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 14:50:44 +0000

I don't think so, but I don't see why not.

By: woodnsteel

woodnsteel — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 22:15:01 +0000

SOB may be like the bat. The thought was there but science wasn,t.This could be the pinnacle of wooden rollercoasters.It was great to feel 80 m.p.h. on a woodie. There is a tremendous amount of wood to make the ride. With Ohios weather hot and cold there was a lot of swelling and shrinking which makes it very difficult to keep everything together. I hate to say this but they will problably take him down and put something different in.I,m glad I had the experience to go that fast on wood. Maybe they could build Grand son of Beast. A 500 foot tall steel coaster?

By: OSM

OSM — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 22:01:40 +0000

OK, I'm stealing this from Kevin at Incrediblecoasters, but it was very clever. Basically, if KI removes SOB, you can still experience it. Take a pickup truck to the middle of nowhere with another person. Sit on one of those carnival foot-massagers to simulate the vibrations. Play an SOB POV hooked up to a giant speaker at max volume and st in front of it. Then have the other person drive in giant circles at 70mph, and you'll know what it feels like to ride.

By: Gruff Dan

Gruff Dan — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 18:28:28 +0000

I was able to ride this coaster shortly after it opened and it was a mess then as it was till the the day they closed it forever.