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The Beast
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::Attraction Rating and Requirements::
The Beast is rated Extreme Thrill Ride (5) You must be at least 48" tall to ride alone.
::Attraction Photos::
The Beast Photo Gallery
::The Beast Fact Sheet::
The Beast at Paramount's Kings Island is listed in Guinness Book of World Records as the longest wooden roller coaster in the world. The Beast is a terrain coaster that travels across 35 heavily wooded acres of land.
Manufacturer: Kings Island Engineering and Construction
Year Opened: 1979
Hourly capacity: 1.200 passengers
Length of Track: 7.359 feet
Maximum Speed: 64.77 mph (at bottom of third hill)
Total Number of Riders Since Opened: 35.095.133
Ride Length: 4:50 minutes
Height of First Hill: 110'
Length of first drop: 135' at a 45-degree angle
Length of second drop: 63' at a 32-degree angle
Length of second lift drop: 141' at an 18-degree angle
Tunnels:
Length of first (underground): 117' (18' underground)
Length of second (above ground): 380'
Length of third (helix tunnel, above): 628', a 540-degree tunnel (1.5 revolutions)
Number of trains: Three trains, with six carsNumber of guests per train: 36 guests per trainArea covered: 35 rugged, densely wooded acres
Interesting Facts:
375,000 lbs. of nails
650,000 board feet of lumber
82,480 bolts
5,180 washers
2,432 square yards of concrete
Located: Rivertown
::Renderings and Logos - Courtesy of Paramount's Kings Island::
  
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