[Khurkris]

"The Beast" is awesome.

[AndyTheBear]

Son of a beast!

[Pox]

A lot of fond memories of "The Beast" at Kings Island, but never rode the "son of".

I remember riding "The Bat" at Kings Island when I was in high school, first generation hanging roller coaster, and that thing jerked you around corners very hard. The day after I rode it, 2 people died when it threw one of the cars off on one of those corners.

[Mr. Mojo]

Saw a segment about this coaster on a show on the History Channel the other day -- "Superstructures", I think it was called. Impressive beast.

[SamAdams76]

The roller coasters just keep getting bigger and faster. Everytime the "biggest one ever" is built, the bar is raised for the next one.

Eventually we are going to have roller coasters that are 2,000 feet high, travel over 40 miles of track and reach speeds of 400mph. If you think I'm nuts, just wait about 20 years. You'll see.

[pnz1]

I've ridden this coaster. It wasn't as rough as the Beast is. Seems like Son of Beast you are not harnessed in like a lot of the looping coasters?

[RushingWater]

I just look at all the little wheels and wonder what happens if just one gets hung up.

[Ghengis]

On High School Senior Skip Day in 1979 my pals and I were stuck at the highest point of The Beast for about 30 minutes. Luckily we had the foresight to stick some Rolling Rocks in our jacket pockets

[Corin Stormhands]

King's Dominion (north of Richmond, VA) just reopened "The Volcano" after a mishap a couple of weeks ago. A bolt was loose. Two were injured and 15 people were stranded (I forget how long).

I think these incidents are rare, and parks usually do a good job of maintenance.

Still, I've not been diagnosed with heart trouble, but I'm sure I'd never live through a ride on one of those.

[Military family member]

Holiday World in Santa Claus, Indiana has three wooden coaasters routine ranked among the best in the world.

The third and newest, the Voyage, has the most "airtime" (negative gees) of any coaster in the world. its first drop is 176 feet high and drops at a 67-degree angle.

[RobRoy]

If a particular rollercoaster derails, say, once every month or so, seriously injuring most and killing some, it would be the ultimate adult "thrill ride".

I probably wouldn't ride it though.

[Clemenza]

Isn't this how the scream got recorded on the Ohio Players "Love Rollercoaster?"

[dfwgator]

This is the last time the words "Ohio" and "Rollercoaster" were together.