Since 1979, The Beast at Kings Island in Ohio has held tightly onto the record as the world's longest wooden coaster. Now the park says it's going to extend the track by 2 feet, solidifying its grip on the record by 24 inches.
the world's longest wooden coasterThe Beast apparently isn't going to rest on its laurels though. The park announced in a news release Wednesday that it's going to extend the track by 2 feet, solidifying its grip on the record by 24 inches.Kings Island/Cedar Fair Entertainment
The Beast has been a length of 3,759 feet in its long life. But when it opens in May, riders will enjoy those 2 extra feet because of"offseason retracking and reprofiling work," the release said. Obviously, those 2 extra feet are going to fly by pretty darn fast. Perhaps more important and more noticeable to the thrill-seekers on the ride will be a steeper first drop.
Kings Island said it"has been reprofiled from 45 degrees to 53 degrees so that it can come into the tunnel lower and deliver a buttery-smooth transition through the first tunnel and onto the second drop."Other features of the coasterKings Island/Cedar Fair Entertainment So how much time will it take to cover the new 3,761-foot track? That's four minutes and 10 seconds of ride time. Some other hair-raising, yell-inducing Beast stats from Kings Island:• An underground tunnel at the bottom of that 137-foot drop is 125 feet long.• Eight banked turns and a 540-degree helix tunnel near the end.Kings Island said it cost $3.5 million to build The Beast from 1977 to 1979 and that it would cost more than $20 million to recreate it today.
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