Allright, this has been racking my brain for some time. Does anyone know if The Beast was built in two seperate parts? I could have sworn I saw commercials about how The Beast has gotten bigger about two years after it's initial opening (meaning the second lift was added). I could be just imagining things so if I am wrong, please let me have it. But it anybody has any info on a "staggered" opening of The Beast, let me know.

Or if anybody remembers the commercial of The Beast(which was like a sketchy drawing animation style), let me know if there was anything in the commercial that might make me think this.

The Beast was not built in separate parts. It did take 2 years to build and about 3 years to design.

Just think of all the drawings and math problems they had to do since it was well before the computer age.

Actually, there was a change made to The Beast for the 1980 season. Originally, there were two underground tunnels after the brake shed and before the second lift. However, for the 1980 season, a wooden tunnel was added between the two tunnels combing them. Also, the double helix wasn`t originally enclosed in a tunnel. Originally, it had a roof, but there were no walls on it as there are today. In some old pictures, you can see the un-enclosed helix.

Correct, so the commercials or whatever that you probably saw were saying that it got bigger, as in the tunnels are bigger. If you ride during a really bright day, in the tunnel after the brakes you can see the light shining between the boards they used to enclose the two underground tunnels.

Thanks. I knew something was done to it at some point.

That's something I never knew... Why did they do that? Just to do it?

They did it to make the experience better.

Edited January 1, 197056 yr by mars1825

i love the tunnels on The Beast except for the fact that THEY'RE SO FRICKIN LOUD !!!

i love the tunnels on The Beast except for the fact that THEY'RE SO FRICKIN LOUD !!!

Well, what do you expect when you have a train full of screaming passengers going 60 MPH through a tunnel that is made of concrete? I personally think the loudness of the tunnels simply add to the excitement and "out of control" feeling to the ride.

well yea i expect it but it just hurts my ears

I can take The Beast's helix tunnels. That's no problem. It's SOB's lift chain that deafens my ears..

~Shadow~

I can take The Beast's helix tunnels. That's no problem. It's SOB's lift chain that deafens my ears.. 

yeah, I'm having too much fun on The Beast to notice the loud helix tunnels.

Edited January 1, 197056 yr by fusiondude09

Funny someone mentions the loudness of the SOB chaindogs (they say chain in the post but its really the antiroll back device springing down). Before the ride ever opened, back during the time of the original media preview (the first one, which was canceled cause they delayed the ride).. I was setting up for the catered lunch and all when they test the ride. We were inside a building and didn't know what was going on, we though it was a really loud helicopter that kept flying by. So just imagine, the entire park being dead quiet except for the SOB lift hill... you can hear it everywhere in and out of the park.

This is kind of off topic but if you think that is loud, stand in line for Superman The Escape.

I think they've gotten quieter over the years... Or maybe the park has just turned up the music. To me, the music is much more annoying.

This is kind of off topic but if you think that is loud, stand in line for Superman The Escape.

No, stand under the pull up to the tower. That is loud.