Channel 12 just said that SOB will be reopen for the 2007 season. The 5 foot area has been fixed and they are still testing.

That is Great News! I love that ride!

YEEEEEEEESSSSSSSS! I was really hoping it would. I've only gotten a chance to ride it once, and i loved it and was planning to do it again this year, but it closed about two weeks before we went.

Is there an online article?

Yeah, an online link would be nice. I tried looking at the WKRC website (as well as Cincinnati.com) and found nothing.

YES!!!!!!!!

This is great!

When I go back I am taking my best friend!

You know what that means!

*the song we will rock you plays*

There isn't any evidence of this on any news or theme park industry website.

This seems to be bothering me > If the 5 foot section broke, couldn't it happen to other parts of the ride at any given time??

Well overall i am thrilled because this just gives us one more ride to go thrill ourselves on and it will draw the crowd to that area of the park even more.

If it's still testing how do they know it will open in 07?

This seems to be bothering me > If the 5 foot section broke, couldn't it happen to other parts of the ride at any given time??

Well that's what the engineering analysis is for.

This story still isnt on WKRC's website or any other website.

I'm watching the 10 PM Edition of 12 News on My64. They're going to talk about it in a minute or so.

^Did they say anything?

Nothing different than what was mentioned earlier in this thread. They did reiterate that the ride has been closed since the July 9 incident, but nothing shattering.

I just can confirm that they had a brief one on the 10 pm newscast on CH. 64.

I don't really care I probably won't be riding it anyways.

I'll ride it at least once next year, just to give it a feel, that sounds funny. LOL

Anyone find a link to an article confirming or denying the re-opening of Son of Beast? If this is true, I am really stoked. I didn't get a single lap in this past season.

Nope, But I have been hearing whispers that SoB will reopen in Late Spring 2007 even if they did say that they woudnt have it on there website most newscasts dont if it is then it must be buried with other top stories.

It's not like HUGE news to the news companies. It is to us - but to them - the ride breaking down makes for better stories than the ride getting fixed.

SoB will reopen in Late Spring 2007 even if they did say that they woudnt have it on there website most newscasts dont if it is then it must be buried with other top stories

CF may not want it to be huge news if SoB is to be operating in '07. With all the deserved & undeserved bad press the ride has received over the past 6 years, quietly opening it would be the best GR direction to go.

There is already a general negative feeling about the ride, and if one more thing would go wrong, even a minor incident, could seal the ride's fate. The quiet approach, for now is the best way to go. After the ride starts back up w/o incident, then broadcast the good news.

This seems to be bothering me > If the 5 foot section broke, couldn't it happen to other parts of the ride at any given time??

Well that's what the engineering analysis is for.

I'm not sure I trust it either. If one section can crack, another section could as well. I have never felt the ride was right, and I doubt I will be getting on it ever again. Although, next year I'll have health insurance........

This seems to be bothering me > If the 5 foot section broke, couldn't it happen to other parts of the ride at any given time??

Well that's what the engineering analysis is for.

I'm not sure I trust it either. If one section can crack, another section could as well. I have never felt the ride was right, and I doubt I will be getting on it ever again. Although, next year I'll have health insurance........

LOL

What an Advertisement.

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But honestly, ya probably don't need to worry about the meds as Cedar Fair would end up paying the medical bills and then some.

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kwindshawne, I understand what you are saying. What I want to know is...are the state inspectors only concerned with the one section or has the whole structure being inspected to make sure no other part of the ride has that same mis-hap?

I Survived Son of Beast T-shirt on sale now.

I Rode Son of Beast and All I Got Was $$$! <G>

SoB will reopen in Late Spring 2007 even if they did say that they woudnt have it on there website most newscasts dont if it is then it must be buried with other top stories

CF may not want it to be huge news if SoB is to be operating in '07. With all the deserved & undeserved bad press the ride has received over the past 6 years, quietly opening it would be the best GR direction to go.

There is already a general negative feeling about the ride, and if one more thing would go wrong, even a minor incident, could seal the ride's fate. The quiet approach, for now is the best way to go. After the ride starts back up w/o incident, then broadcast the good news.

The fact remains the media loves bad press in this case SoB.

kwindshawne, I understand what you are saying.  What I want to know is...are the state inspectors only concerned with the one section or has the whole structure being inspected to make sure no other part of the ride has that same mis-hap?

Well if you thought of checking the whole structure, I'm sure the people in charge of inspecting it did too. Anyhow, I'm still placing my bets on design flaw and not bad maintenance or bad wood, and if that's the case, the whole design would be checked....which would take awhile, hence not opening until next year.

There isn't any evidence of this on any news or theme park industry website.

My god!

Just let us all have our 5 minute dream please!

*Goes back to daydream*................*Daydream ends*

Ok I am done ok lets all wait for the PKI.com report of this like the Klockster says.

Ok fine I will quit the daydream problem!

Incase you have a slow computer here is the link.

Pki.com

Do what?