Son of Beast has reopened today, July 4.

Any proof of that?

Any proof of that?

I have no way of taking pictures on me right now, but I'm sure someone here will sometime today.

Are you at the park right now? I'm not saying your lieing but we need proof. LOL

Wow! That is GREAT news. Hope to see pictures from someone here soon.

If it's true, I'm going to find a way to come ride it tomorrow. Hahahaha!

If that is true that is pretty sweet.

Channel 12 confirms

http://www.local12.com/content/breaking_ne...64-ce0006b1a3a6

Can't wait to get a trip report about how smooth/rough it is and how many brakes have been put on it. HURRY!!!!!! LOL

Confirmed!

From Local12:

Son of Beast Reopens Today

Last Update: Jul 4, 2007 1:56 PM

A Kings Island Spokesperson says the park will reopen the Son of Beast today.

The park removed the coaster's loop after an accident over the summer injured 27 people.

A cracked beam caused a dip in the track.

The state ordered an engineering review and structural reinforcements.

Removing the loop was not required, but the park says that will allow the use of lighter trains to reduce the load.

Wow, so July 4th was indeed the right day. Everyone who chose that date wins a cookie. LOL! This is good news, I also can't wait to hear reports.

Awesome! I can't wait to ride it this Sunday. They sure opened it fast (1,000 hours).

oh boy, im going tuesday, and forget Firehawk, im going straight to Son of Beast!, and im gonna ride it like 4 or 5 times at least. i love the Son of Beast, ive been waiting so long for this....

at 1:45 pm, i rode the first train/last car on Son of Beast. it was a lot smoother

than before. the first 2 drops were pure airtime.

Did the ride appear to be faster? Did the ride open at park opening time? Did it shut down at all during the time? Were both trains running? Any pain? Lastly, how did the restraints feel?

Sorry for all the questions.

yay!! I am going next wednesday!

Best. 4th. Of. July. EVER!!!!! I can't wait to ride!!!!!

Did the ride appear to be faster? Did the ride open at park opening time? Did it shut down at all during the time? Were both trains running? Any pain? Lastly, how did the restraints feel?

Sorry for all the questions.

the speed is still up there. it opened at 1:45. we were on the first train open to the public.

the employees of the park rode the 2 prior trains. both trains are running. restraints are

similar to The Beast, except not as confining. no pain at all. i have 2 slipped discs in my

back and an artificial hip and had no problems at all. i would like to hear the actual

speed. they only got in a couple of trains before it started raining. we headed out at

that point. that's the great thing about living 8 miles from the park. if rains or gets

too crowded, we just head home. we'll probably go back later if we get a lot of rain.

that tends to drive people from the park.

Great to hear that they reopened it. I`ll have to give it a try next time I`m at Kings Island. Problem is, I don`t know when my next day off will be!

It will be interesting to see how the general public reacts to the new trains. It will also be interesting to see how the ride runs after it has operated daily for several weeks later in October.

Now, if only they can reopen Drop Zone, the park would be back to full capacity again!

Speaking of Drop Zone, has anyone seen it being tested yet?

Because from what I heard, Kings Dominion and some other parks have reopened their tower rides already.....

This is awsome news! SOB is one of my favorite woodies, and I'm sure it's going to be a sure fire hit all over again!

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Cedar Fair updates their website quick it no longer says currently closed anymore.

Phenomenal news. Will have to go up sometime tomorrow or friday so i can ride it since saturday i'm there strictly for Spirit Song

yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!

An update on Cincinnati.com says that Drop Zone should be ready to reopen in a couple of days. The article states that the manufacturer recommended a new part (completely separate from the incident in KY). The new part is expected to arrive in a couple of days, at which time Drop Zone will reopen.

Of course, it reopens the day after what will probably have been my only visit to KI this year...

*sigh*

I think im gonna go tomorrow, JUST to ride it... like 20 times! I only rode it 2 times last season. Time to make up for lost time!

DARN I missed it by one day!

GRRRRR!!!! I wont be able to ride it for at least two weeks! Oh, well scuba diving in the S/E Caribbean is a fair trade.

*IF* it opens at all!! Right people?? Right Interpreter?!

I'm just sort of kidding because I really hated all the *IF* people when it came to SOB....it's like they were rooting for it to NOT open, which was really annoying, and so now I can gloat and gloat even more if it really is smooth now with airtime and becomes a hit!!

But too bad about the rain today, and I'm glad I did not go today, but will for sure over the next few days...