![]() Premier Rides manufactured the 1,960-foot (600 meters) long track from Werner Stengel’s designs for the Backlot Stunt Coaster. The Backlot Stunt Coaster is the same design as rides of the same name at Canada’s Wonderland and Kings Dominion. Kings Island renamed the ride to the Backlot Stunt Coaster and removed references to the Paramount movie from the theme at the end of 2007. This roller coaster opened in 2005 under the name of The Italian Job: Stunt Track. The Backlot Stunt Coaster is one of the fun launched roller coasters at Kings Island. Minimum visitor height to ride: 48 in (122 cm)īacklot Stunt Coaster Backlot Stunt, Kings Island.Rinckel, a Kings Island construction manager. This four-million-dollar project has a 2,963-foot (903 meters) long track that dives into the lava-filled tunnels of a volcano and through a deserted mine shaft.Īdventure Express is a chain lift roller coaster dedicated to Robert G. The mine carts have lap bar restraints, so this roller coaster has no inversions but features a thrilling drop for beginner riders.Īrrow Dynamics manufactured Adventure Express in 1991 in the Oktoberfest section of Kings Island. Look for the bigger, badder Beast to debut sometime in May.Adventure Express Adventure Express, Kings IslandĪdventure Express is a mine train roller coaster and one of the Kings Island roller coasters perfect for young thrill-seekers. The park opens for the season April 16, but unfortunately, Beast fans will have to wait a little longer due to all the time required for testing and state inspections of the revamped ride. Gravity Group built The Voyage at Holiday World in Indiana, as well as the Kentucky Flyer at Kentucky Kingdom in Louisville. Because Gravity Group does a fantastic job on all their coasters," he said. "I am really looking forward to how The Beast is going to feel this year. "It is going from 7,359 feet long, to 7,361 feet long."Ĭoaster enthusiasts like Josh Tyler of the YouTube page FYE Coasters said they cannot wait to try out the new, smooth ride. "It's beating its own record," Showalter said. "It's increased to a 53-degree drop, and that lets it go lower into the tunnel," Showalter said.Ĭincinnati-based coaster manufacturers The Gravity Group engineered the improvements, which include 2,000 feet of brand new track and a new entry to the final double helix turns, which had gotten a bit rough over the years.Ī bonus from the revamp: as a result of the new tracking, The Beast got a few feet longer. Showalter gave WCPO 9 News a behind-the-scenes tour of the revamped ride, including the first drop into a tunnel, that has been smoothed out and made even steeper. And that's what we are doing in this off-season." "When you have something like that, it's a national treasure," said Chad Showalter, park spokesman. It was 43 years ago when riders first experienced the world's longest wooden coaster with a thrilling 1.5-mile route through the woods including two lift hills and multiple tunnels.Īfter all these decades, the ride still holds that record, but now it will be even better, after a major re-tracking project. It's all part of Kings Island's 50th anniversary, which will include the repainting of several other coasters. ![]() ![]() Kings Island is taking the wraps off its legendary wooden coaster after crews spent the winter re-tracking and reworking the popular roller coaster. MASON, Ohio - The Beast is back, and it has broken its own world record.
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