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Son Of Beast (Roller Coaster)Son of Beast is a wooden roller coaster located at Paramount's Kings Island near Cincinnati, Ohio. Son of Beast is the sequel to The Beast. At the time of it's introduction, Son of Beast was the only woodie in the top 10 categories (worldwide) that are dominated by steel-based coasters for track length, height, speed, and drop. With the introductions of numerous new super coasters in 2005, the Son of Beast will drop from most of those top-10 lists. Facts Design Team - Designer: Werner Stengel
- Construction: Roller Coaster Corporation of America
- Train Design & Manufacturer: Premier Rides
Statistics - Official Debut: May 26, 2000
- Height: 218ft (66.4m)
- 1st Drop: 214ft (65.3m) at a 55.7 degree angle
- 2nd Drop: 164ft (50m) at a 43.4 degree angle
- 3rd Drop: 150ft (45.7m) at a 37.3 degree angle
- Top Speed: 78mph (126kph)
- Positive Gs: 4.5
- Inversions: One (118ft/36m vertical loop)
- Helixes: Two 540-degree Helixes (one left, one right; hills/valleys incorporated in both)
- Max Banking of Helixes: 68.9 degrees
- Track Length: 7,032ft (m)
- Duration: 2 minutes, 40 seconds
- Number of Trains: 3 (36 passengers each)
- Passenger's Restraints (cars): Wide lap bar
- Hourly Capacity: 1000 guests
- Land Area: 12 acres
- Timber Used: 1.65 million board feet ( 0.53 million board meters)
- Cost: $20,000,000 USD (estimated cost, park officials won't confirm actual cost)
Materials Used - Main Structure: Southern Yellow Pine
- Track Piles: Douglas Fir
- Loop Structure: Steel
- Loop Track: Wood
World Records Set - Fastest wooden roller coaster
- Only looping wooden roller coaster
- Tallest wooden roller coaster
* Tallest wooden roller coaster drop (1st and 2nd drops beat the previous record)
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