Two of my favorite POVs of The Beast....they feature the different music that was used.  

 

6 hours ago, CorkscrewMcPuke said:

My assumption is the licensing agreement expired.

Music licensing agreements go through ASCAP or BMI for nonmobile entities like KI, bars, restaurants etc.  The agreement would be for the entire KI property and covers such things like: DJs, queue music, music used in shows, commercials playing on TV in the park, jukeboxes etc.

I have always considered ASCAP & BMI a total ripoff.  If a commercial is on TV & has music why would the entity that has the TV and is paying for service get hit again with additional cost for a commercial that paid to use the music??  Or why does the entity that has a DJ have to pay a fee & also pay the DJ who paid for the music??

Ok rant over.....

Absolutely would love to see a custom soundtrack whipped up for The Beast, especially since Mystic and Orion have one. Only fitting if The Beast himself got one!

16 hours ago, CorkscrewMcPuke said:

My assumption is the licensing agreement expired.

Over Time the speakers either wear out or tech services doesn't know its turning down. For the 40th anniversary the sound was back just as loud, but over the subsequent two years it got quieter until now where it is barely audible. 

 

That being said our maintenance teams are very efficient and I'm willing to bet that it will be back up to audible range this year as whatever level audio the speakers are playing is the same level audio as our announcements from the control booth come out.

The Coca-Cola Cool Zone just before the main queue.

24 minutes ago, silver2005 said:

The Coca-Cola Cool Zone just before the main queue.

Is it wrong if I ask what that was? I have never heard of that before. 

^It was a structure that had a bunch of misters and Coke vending machines.  It was nice to walk under in the middle of Summer. 

1 hour ago, silver2005 said:

^It was a structure that had a bunch of misters and Coke vending machines.  It was nice to walk under in the middle of Summer. 

There was one by The Beast? I remember there being one across from Hanks basically where the Oktoberfest freestyle stand is now. 

I can't find any photos anywhere unfortunately, but one used to be in The Beast plaza just past the arcade and just before you enter the queue switchbacks.   It was there in the 90s and I think very slightly into the very early 2000s. 

Since you asked.... ;-)

Sigh...I miss walking by the KCKC lift when queueing for Beast. 

8 minutes ago, silver2005 said:

Sigh...I miss walking by the KCKC lift when queueing for Beast. 

I still can vividly recall the "jingling" sound of KCKC's conveyor lift and the recording that played redundantly... 

"Please remain seated throughout your ride, Thank you.",  "Please remain seated throughout your ride, Thank you.",  "Please remain seated throughout your ride, Thank you.",  "Please remain seated throughout your ride, Thank you.",  "Please remain seated throughout your ride, Thank you.",  "Please remain seated throughout your ride, Thank you.",  "Please remain seated throughout your ride, Thank you."...

Yikes!  That is not visually pleasing (at least to me).  Glad some things are in the past.  

9 minutes ago, BeeastFarmer said:

Yikes!  That is not visually pleasing (at least to me).  Glad some things are in the past.  

Maybe not, but there's been worse.  

There used to be a swimming pool display in The Beast's plaza for a time in the late 1980's - early 1990's.  It was an above-ground pool... fully assembled and filled, re-circulating... and it was white.

31 minutes ago, BeeastFarmer said:

Yikes!  That is not visually pleasing (at least to me).  Glad some things are in the past.  

agreed. While it may have provided nice cool mist, I just feel like that structure doesn't fit Rivertown and it definitely screams something Paramount would do (which they did). Now, if they brought this concept back, but made it rustic/country looking then I would be okay with it. 

1 hour ago, Shaggy said:

Maybe not, but there's been worse.  

There used to be a swimming pool display in The Beast's plaza for a time in the late 1980's - early 1990's.  It was an above-ground pool... fully assembled and filled, re-circulating... and it was white.

Oh my; how random!  I wonder if anyone tried to get in it...

Cool Zone was removed, iirc, when the Gold Pass Speed Lane was added, and it was in the way of adding the chain link outer fence for that entrance. 2003 or so.

21 hours ago, BeeastFarmer said:

Yikes!  That is not visually pleasing (at least to me).  Glad some things are in the past.  

Agree. Last thing we need by The Beast is more random, un themed crap like this, the guess your weight thing or the massive soccer game. That area really needs to be cleaned up, not cluttered more. 

I don't want to see them get rid of those on the top. Cool to see! I really think that it kind of sets in stone how much of a backyard-etch coaster this is. The guests love the ride and the park loves the ride. I'm sure some of those are melted onto the steel too from the summer heat waves.