page_title: Son of Beast
section_title: World records
hierarchical_section_title: Son of Beast / World records
caption_attribution_description: English: Son of Beast roller coaster at Kings Island. Taken from the park's observation tower.
context_page_description: Son of Beast was a record-breaking wooden roller coaster located at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio. Built and designed by the now defunct Roller Coaster Corporation of America, it opened to the public on April 28, 2000, and was themed as a sequel to one of the park's other signature attractions, The Beast. In addition to breaking the world record for speed, Son of Beast was the first wooden hypercoaster in the world with a 214-foot drop and was the second wooden coaster to feature an inversion; Flip Flap Railway was the first, but was long defunct before the ride's opening.
  Son of Beast is also known for two major, non-fatal accidents. In 2006, damage to the track caused one of the trains to stop abruptly. After another incident in 2009, when a woman claimed to have suffered a head injury, the ride was closed indefinitely. On July 27, 2012, the closure was made permanent, as Kings Island announced that the roller coaster would be dismantled and removed from the park. When Banshee opened in Son of Beast's former location in 2014, a tombstone prop depicting the Son of Beast and its years of operation was placed in the ride's line queue.
context_section_description: At the time of its introduction in 2000, Son of Beast was the only wooden roller coaster nationally ranked in the top 10 for track height, track length, drop height, and speed. It set several world records becoming the tallest and fastest wooden roller coaster in the world, as well as becoming the second longest following its predecessor, The Beast.  Son of Beast was also the only wooden roller coaster to feature a vertical loop. The loop was removed prior to the 2007 season.
  The seven world records held at its introduction were:
  Tallest wooden roller coaster
  Longest wooden roller coaster drop
  Fastest wooden roller coaster
  Only looping wooden roller coaster (2000–2006)
  Longest looping roller coaster (2000–2006)
  Most wooden coaster track at one park (22,612 feet or 6,892 metres)
  First and only wooden hypercoaster in the world (over 200 feet or 61 metres high)
caption: Son of Beast's track layout after the loop was removed
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