MASON, Ohio (AP) — The work of taking apart the Son of Beast
roller coaster has begun at Kings Island, more than a decade after it
opened.
Billed as the world’s tallest and fastest wooden coaster
and with a signature loop in 2000, the ride was idled repeatedly at the
southwest Ohio theme park. It closed for nearly a year for
reconstruction after a 2006 accident injured more than two dozen people.
It closed again after a woman reported being hurt in 2009. Park
officials considered options, then decided to give up on the ride.
Its track rose to a 218-foot peak with trains reaching speeds of 78 mph.
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports (http://bit.ly/UA35Wh ) that
dismantling the ride will take months. Park officials say the 12 acres opened
will be used for future expansion.
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Information from: The Cincinnati Enquirer, http://www.enquirer.com
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.
MASON, Ohio (AP) — The work of taking apart the Son of Beast
roller coaster has begun at Kings Island, more than a decade after it
opened.
Billed as the world’s tallest and fastest wooden coaster
and with a signature loop in 2000, the ride was idled repeatedly at the
southwest Ohio theme park. It closed for nearly a year for
reconstruction after a 2006 accident injured more than two dozen people.
It closed again after a woman reported being hurt in 2009. Park
officials considered options, then decided to give up on the ride.
Its track rose to a 218-foot peak with trains reaching speeds of 78 mph.
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports (http://bit.ly/UA35Wh ) that
dismantling the ride will take months. Park officials say the 12 acres opened
will be used for future expansion.
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Information from: The Cincinnati Enquirer, http://www.enquirer.com
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.
