By the way, I never meant any disrespect towards The Beast. I get that it's 35 years old, the longest wooden coaster, and revolutionized coasters and what not. I think it's a great thing that Kings Island has, and I hope it stays at the park for as long as possible...it's just the ride itself I don't care much about!

The Voyage is my favorite woody...the out of control feeling on it, the airtime, the speed, the turns...it's crazy.

Every time my dad and I go to KI (he's a truck driver who lives in Indy so not very often) my dad will tell me about when Beast opened and they had the paw prints on the pavement extending all the way to the park entrance for its queue.

It's my favorite and always will be, especially at night, and in no other seat but the front.

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I do miss those old school skid brakes it made comeing to Kings Island on a rainy day much more intriguing.

Rode The Beast today and the first lift hill was excruciatingly slow...nothing like in this video. Took nearly 2 minutes to reach the top.

^ The first lift can't release you until the next train has cleared the block (at the second lift). It slows you down so that it doesn't have to stop you.

Makes sense. You learn something new every day. Thanks for the knowledge.