Paramount's Kings Island
Kings Mills, Ohio
November 6, 2005
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It's been years since I have been back at Paramount's Kings Island during normal operations so this was new to me.  It's nice seeing some of the modern coasters that really changed the industry get some recognition.  I'm not the Beast's biggest fan but it inspired both The Raven and Legend so just for that it deserves some respect.



Bond was a trooper with us heading right up to the Beast's station.  Since there were three of us with Bond I'd ride while Bond stayed with one of the Dave's and then he'd exit the ride with me when I got back.



Here's Dave Bowers heading out for his first encounter with The Beast of the day.



The Beast was extremely rough on my last ride on it in 2002 so I wasn't expecting much from it today.  Surprisingly it was running pretty smooth.  While it doesn't give me the negative-g's that I look for in a coaster it is a fun ride out through the woods.



From The Beast you can get a nice view of its neighbor The Vortex.



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