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USA 24: What’s In The Shed? Is It The Queen Of The Inverts or The Beast At Night? Kings Island

 

This blog will have a spoiler that reveals what’s in the shed! With 17 creds to get, this was going to be a super busy day! We also had to try and get a night ride on The Beast, stay tuned to see if we managed it all! 

With no time to waste, we headed straight to Flight of Fear (691). I neglected to take a photo, but I thought it was better than the other Flight of Fear! 

Orion (692) was next! 



A B&M Hyper with a 300ft drop, what’s not to like!? The drop was great but there wasn’t much airtime and it was covered in trim brakes… 

The good news was, another Backlot Stunt Coaster (693) was next! 

Decent for what it is.

We were flying through the creds, but couldn’t stop yet! Diamondback (694) was another B&M Hyper coaster, almost one hundred feet shorter than its bigger brother Orion. I thought Diamondback was rough and therefore probably the worst hyper coaster I’ve ridden. 



JJ requested Beast (695) as his milestone, so we did that next, despite it being day time. 
Congrats!



It was decent. Stay tuned…. 

Let’s go and find out what’s in the shed! Mystic Timbers (696). 


So, the coaster itself is pretty good! We rode it again at night and it was awesome! Fast, smooth and had airtime! The shed is a complete non event. I was expecting a vertical drop…. What we got were some screens and some music, as we waited to return to the station. Rubbish.

Next we rode the new for 2024 Snoopy’s Soap Box Racers (697)

Another Vekoma Family Boomerang… 

Followed by Surf Dog (698)

This has different seating to every other Disco Coaster I’ve ridden! How exciting… 

Next up was lunch! 

The buffalo loaded fries were awesome! 

After lunch we rode the rapids, which I can’t really remember anything about, you’re welcome!



Bat (699) was next! I’d wanted to ride one of these for years! 



A classic Arrow Suspended Coaster, there’s not many left. It wasn’t very good.. gutted. 

700 not out for me! Banshee (700!)


I love Banshee! She really is the Queen of inverts! I preferred riding front row, which is the opposite to every other invert I’ve ridden! If I had a top ten, Banshee would be in it! It’s pure force but also has airtime and I love it! 

Invertigo had opened for the first time of the day, I wasn’t expecting to get it but 701! 

It wasn’t great, but the seats facing inwards are cool! 


Adventure Express (702) was next! 
It was awful. Rough pile of rubbish. 

We decided to tick both the Racers off next. 703&704: 


Both were excellent, as all of the Racers on this trip had been. Really enjoyable coasters! 

We then wandered back into the Snoopy area to mop a couple of creds up. Woodstock’s Air Rail (705), which I didn’t take a photo of and isn’t very memorable was first! Followed by Great Pumpkin Coaster (706):

Woodstock Express (707)


We had now completed all of the creds, so treated ourselves to some blue ice cream! 

We then rode the dark ride.
It was rubbish, that’s all I can remember about it. 

As nightfall was approaching we had more rides on Banshee and Mystic Timbers.


Then it was time for the main event, The Beast at night.




Incredible. Easily one of the best experiences I’ve ever had on a coaster, I’ve never experienced anything like it! It was pitch black, fast and felt out of the control! The Beast at night is a must do for any enthusiast! 

What a way to end a brilliant day! Thanks for reading! 










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Location: Mason, OH 45040, USA

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