Defunctland a true touching father son story 🤧

Harley rly?

Defunctland Cedar Fair also bought & ruined Geagea Lake.

Defunctland do universal studios orlando earthquake/disaster, or twister

Defunctland Can You do the Disney California adventure version of The Tower of Terror? Thanks!

Kal I should *NOT* be laughing at this.

Tom Lake Charles lmao

69 likes

LMFAOOOOOOOO

**Ahem** *_ALEXANDER HAMILTON_*

ciberkid22 Who says that the Beast can’t be the mother?

Karen took the beast

And the son of beast's sister stacy

The Bush Beast. Of course.

Voyage at Holiday Park is the cousin

Fuckin E-stop used as intended. Take notes six flags. You don't call someone to ask what to do you push the shiny red button when something goes wrong.

@@tomhill3248 Pfah, it's not like someone's feet will get ripped off by a loose cable if you don't E-stop.

That attendant doesn't get enough credit, he saved a lot of lives. He could have easily not been paying attention, or not known what to do.

@@tomhill3248 Shots fucking fired at the whole Kentucky Kingdom incident!

While Son of Beast was a trash heap waiting for this to happen this is also a story about ride operators paying attention, giving a fuck, and saving 27 people so its not all bad 😉

Knparks 19 It’ll fix the red ring of death. My cousin totally did it /s

Maybe they should try soaking their logs in wood.

Maybe Flex Tape

Fix it with ramen

That's why you don't get lazy!

Uh, at least he was being honest. The city is clearly corrupt and shifted responsibilities to people who were unqualified for the job.

@@largol33t1 it's less about the city and more about the history of the state. Since the Ohio Department of Agriculture oversaw state fairs in the 1800s into 1900s and when these state fairs became perminate fixtures known as amusement parks they kinda inherited this mess. If the Ohio Department of Agriculture doesn't view themselves as the best people to oversee amusement parks perhaps the state government should reassign amusement parks to a different state agency but that's just my 2 cents on the subject.

@@alexm947 So, it's because their grandads inspected kiddie coasters 80 years ago? Well it's not entirely useless experience but, still feels like they're a bit out of their depth.

Well their investigation was thorough enough to assist a legit investigator years later in review. They couldn't make an assessment but they damn sure took plenty of pictures and notes. Which I'm sure the injured were thankful for.

Them: it doesn’t *NOT* entirely look _unsafe_ 🤷🏽‍♂️

is this corn sir? No....I think It's an axel, no, no, no, still corn to me

@@veasley1215 Ohio at its best

I think the department did a very good job given that they were the department of agriculture. No-one even died on Son of Beast! All thanks to their hard work....granted, they shouldn't have HAD to do that job. It was entirely unreasonable. They were LITERALLY corn farmers! .....But they did a pretty good job.

I actually felt kinda bad for the Department of Agriculture when I heard that, lol. They weren't TRYING to cover anything up. They just got assigned this job because state law somehow made them responsible for this jurisdiction, and they straight up told everyone they were unqualified. I feel like I'd be very stressed to be in that position.

In a state known for coasters, no less

Hahahahaha, sounds like an episode of "Parks and recreation."

We're not coaster engineers.

Pēteris Zvirgzdiņš welcome to Ohio bud

Because farmer is another word for mechanical engineer

Wait so they used the stunt doubles for a test run??

@@Bobsbugur8140 The test run was done without any people. A double was used for the actual ride.

LuigiBroMario the Son also dies for the greater good

The beast should have been torn down first, then GCI could have retrack Son of Beast

@Katelyn Jebens It will retire one day but not now

@@ArrowThrills Definitely not, the ride is still amazing and it holds up really well. It still draws in a crowd. I don't think they'll ever tear it down if it keeps bringing a lot of people to it.

@@austinwayne637 mybe 20 years from now the Beast is medeoker and kinda sucks,hopefully it gets a retrack

LMAO THIS COMMENT!! 😂

Damn son, spot on!

yes...........but accurate.

😂😂

I immediately thought of Bean from the Ender series.

Don't ride coasters in Florida!

@@jimkilbane5180 But this happened in Ohio...?

I know right it's hilarious because they probably decided that the department of agriculture qualified for inspection since the roller coaster was made out of wood. See the correlation? Wood = tree = plant = agriculture etc. etc.

@@karonga629 It could also be a historical thing. Before there were permanent amusement parks, there were (and still are) traveling carnivals and fairs, many of which were set up in conjunction with county fairs. Since county fairs prominently feature livestock and animal showings and competitions, and the dept of ag covers livestock, maybe they just scribbled down "fairs, carnivals, etc" under the dept of ag's job duties and just never updated it.

There are a few places you should really never cut costs... rollercoasters are probably the top of the list

The bitterness of poor quality lingers long after the sweetness of a low price is forgotten.

@@Scorpia161 hahah very good point 👍

It’s more of if you hire roller coasters of America to build anything for you, you’ve made a mistakes. They purposely underbid everyone by a large amount, then cut costs all the way to ending it. Notice how the law suits say Roller Coaster Of Ohio. It’s a shell company they would do quite regularly. Form a shell company, outsource the work to that shell company. Then close that company after the coaster was built. In theory it helped them dodge lawsuits and negative press Also the wood itself was above the needed at the time. But they didn’t have enough supports.

What if I want to use coupons?

So true, I did yesterday!

I never rode son of beast, I would say son of beast is better than the beast

Quinton Parchment it would be great if it didnt break your bones

Knockout 0 the beast did lol

Pandora how is the Beast better than Son of Beast, the Beast is painful and gives you a headache, never got to ride Son of Beast, a lot of people say Son of Beast is better than the beast

natestewiu you could say that about any wooden rollercoster that’s what makes them unique if you can’t take it then dont ride it

And then a year later, the infamous accident happened which closed the park until the year after.

@@andysocha525 you COULD say that about any roller coaster, but this one literally had complaints ever since it was built. It was impossible to take.

@@andysocha525 You should have given your psychic powers to OP's parents, then they would known they couldn't take it before riding it for the first time

read my comment on here. It almost made me leave the park on a stretcher! Almost broke my back.

You got a blister from a 3.5 minute ride? Is your skin made of paper?

@@Rutherford_Inchworm_III mate did you not watch the video?

Feck Eric-Schmidt what wonderful points you made, totally doesn’t make you look like a lame shitlord

@@Rutherford_Inchworm_III lol are you ok dude?

Same here, that ride beat you up and wasn't fun.

Rollercoaster Tycoon???LOL!!!

Homeless_ Potato rct3 jokes will never get old

Looping hyper wooden coaster traincar 2 has not returned to the station.

only rode it twice 1st time was late in the season the first yr and the second was after the loop was removed.... one of the roughest rides ive ever experienced...... HORRIBLE HORRIBLE RIDE

Homeless_ Potato at least God isn't picking you up by the back of the shirt to keep you in line for looping hyper wooden coaster 😂😂

I'd like to commend the ride operatiors for their quick reaction.

props to the ride ops for doing their jobs and actually hitting the e-stop the moment they saw something was wrong. wish i could say the same about a certain six flags park

Evelyn Trashman I’m sorry to hear that but I haven’t Ben on son of beast or the beast ride on kings island I don’t know if safe if it fallen apart

Wow

I went on it right when it opened. It was shaky from the beginning. My friends and I only did it once. We went back to ride Face/Off multiple times instead.

I understand your pain, I also have experienced the chaos of the son.

I quite like Wolf Pack, though. It's not bad.

@@hannahnicquole7715 definitely one of their better ones!!!

Makes sense

True, When they inspect ALMOST EVERY RIDE IN OHIO it is kinda stupid.

Ohio is all ass backward tho. There's a reason puppy mills thrive here. Ohio is worse than Rwanda and Malaysia when it comes to idiots in government.

gladitsnotme Columbus born and bred brother and I can’t agree more it’s all junkies and idiots around here

we could put it all on government or inspectors or we could try to rediscover professional pride, and the idea that it's better to sink some money into doing a good job on something rather than getting sued into oblivion and having it torn down later anyone who seems interested only in quick profits, as if they expect to die soon, should be excluded from consideration, and if they're already in charge of something, just... quietly removed from their position by their underlings who would rather keep their jobs....

But those rides are not based from ohio as they travel

seatspud the beast should have been torn down first ,Son of Beast should have been retrack by GCI

It is perhaps worse in actuality, because it was a known thing that the ride was not in the best of shape (it closed quite often), and riders may not leave in the best of shape either, due to how jerky it was. Was very fortunate to have had enough of the coaster shortly before it sent people to the hospital.

@@ericbambach3222 just watching videos of the train passing through gives me the shivers. The track sways like a waterbed, terrifying.

beavis anderson So can bridges

Skyscrapers like those in NYC are designed to sway with the wind or else they would just collapse. This can be felt on the top of sears tower in Chicago

I would say some swaying is to be expected due to the height, but it shouldn't be noticable.

beavis anderson The trains are.

I regularly go to six flags over Georgia, and about 4 years ago they removed one of my favorite rides which was the Georgia cyclone. it was an old wooden coaster, and the wood had rotted to the point where if you stand on the ground and watch one of the sharp turns, the wood gives and the coaster moves about 3 feet towards you. they replaced it with the twisted cyclone because of safety issues. rip georgia cyclone :(

Lmao

That's the truth. I love intense coasters, but this one was painful.

No, next to action park

deereboy8400 i loved it, but I had to cross my legs and it was painful and not nearly as good as it's father

Mrtfarrugia YES

I rode it once when it had the loop, and then once again when they took out the loop. Sure it was a marginally smoother ride but without the loop it was just boring.

*SoB*

I rode the Racer once, can only imagine SoB then.

of course SOB was intentional. jeeze.

The Son of Beast is by far the roughest roller coaster I've ever ridden. It was a miserable experience. My dad honestly thought his ribs were broke after riding it.

The exact same thing happened to me. I remember crying just wanting it to be over. I have zero doubt I got off that ride with a concussion

Son of beast should have been retrack by GCI

I agree that closed rides are sad. My friend made fun of me for it XD

It doesn’t help when going to the park every single time I’ve wondered what was so bad about this ride, sure I’ve heard story’s from my parents, but now knowing a bit more about it, it’s a little creepy.

But we still have "The Beast" 😊

Not this one. I remember as a kid riding it, and I had to devise a way to reduce the amount of shaking to be endured. I firmly pushed and pulled myself to one side of the seat to hold on. I rode it everytime I went, but only because you miss the full experience otherwise. At least it was better than Top Gun, that ride sucked.

Yeah, my mom got her belly button ring ripped on on it too

I'm glad he's okay.

My neck hurt for a couple weeks after years later I found out I had a bunch of bulging disks in my neck and back

@@arielmoreno7774😱oh my gosh that’s terrible😭

SoB was extremely rough.. I was 13 when it was built, my buddy and I didn't give a crap how rough it was.. It was the biggest and baddest coaster in the park. We loved the hell out of that ride. But in the end, it was INCREDIBLY dangerous. Probably the reason I have back problems as a 33 year old now lol.

The vortex and racer hurt like hell and I would refuse to go on them, if you want a splitting headache for the rest of your time at the park you would ride those. Yea and I never got to ride SoB since I wasn’t tall enough but I do remember my dad saying he would never ride it again because of how bad it was.

@@akiilux10 Never got on the vortex but the Racer was rougher than I expected. I also had a headache when i got home that night.

I’m a Vortex survivor. I feel like that ride scrambled my brain like eggs.

I stopped riding Vortex after a couple of seasons visiting the park (I started visiting in 2011 after moving to the area in 2010). It just kept getting rougher, and as someone who is, um, well endowed in the chest the restraints hurt. I was not sad to see it go when they announced closure in 2019, even though I love me a good loop

Jock Allen i like your profile picture

Is the beast a grandfather to you

Brennan Curry I never rode son of beast, I would say Son of Beast is better than the beast

I ride that.... And is amazing

I don’t

@@ArrowThrills you cant say something you never rode is better then another coaster which you probably have rode

@@kings_nemesis5995 yeah your right

This sounds like what happened to me on a ride in the UK called Rattlesnake at Chessington, it was a coaster ride that had like rigid breaking and a lot of sharp turns and honestly it was the most uncomfortable thing I've ever been on and I came off with a bit of a sore back.

Brittany Lawless you must've laughed your ass off when she swallowed the bug

she must've been in pain too tho. ive laughed on a rollercoaster. not fun

thats tuff for her

I rode this ride only 2 times. The first time was with my classmates back in 05. Thought is was fun but it seemed off. My friends loved it that they got bounced around a lot since it’s kind of like the back of the bus if you hit big bumps. For me it wasn’t so bad. It was last quarter part of track that was bad. I noticed it get rickety that my head would bang a bit hard to the seat. Gave me a headache afterward. The second time around was with my family in 07. And that was the last time I rode it. My dad says he wouldn’t get back on it cause his back started hurting and it wasn’t like the first time he rode it when it first opened. Something has changed. For me I noticed more jerking in the seats than before and more banging to the back of head. Overall it could have been a good coaster if it was built correctly. Plus my family is all for the Beast. Always a tradition to start with the Beast when we first arrive to the park and always end with the Beast for the night. The Beast has its flaws too but that is mainly the cars themselves that is the issue. Ride the beast at night and on the second hill, the arm strap lifted up and unclamped from me. I had to quickly grab it or I would have flung off the ride. When I did grab the arm strap, the ride bumped hard enough that the clamp really clamped in that it stayed. By the time I got to the station, I couldn’t get out of the seat cause the locks were stuck. They had to shut the ride down till they got me out. Had several workers trying to pry the arm locks off so I can get out. They asked what happened and I told them that everything was fine until the second drop that somehow the thing flung up and was unlocked when the checkers have checked to see if it was locked before starting the ride. So something went wrong. They got me out and had to put the bars down for that seat only and have the other bars up so that maintenance would know which seat to take a look at. I will never forget that. Scared me to death and my dad didn’t know that was the reason why I screamed so loud on the hill cause normally I don’t scream on coasters. I love coasters and laugh when I’m enjoying them and say Whoooo! But that time around I was screaming.

I rode it too when I was kid! With the loop it was terrible. I rode it again when I was older without the loop and it wasn’t as bad, but the Beast is also not a very comfortable ride. Also does anyone else remember hearing a rumor that someone died on the ride? I grew up near KI and remember there was a rumor someone died!

Oh yeah. Would rattle the teeth right out of your skull.

I had a similar experience a as kid riding a wooden coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain. It was closed in 2007. Called Cyclone and it was rough as hell. As a 13 year old that thing beat me the hell up. I still remember smacking my head on the grab bar in front of me at one point. Here's the ride: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b5h4mpantLSqZXU.html

@@user-yn1bd4yf3h If they would have used the same wood they used to build The Beast, then Son of Beast probably would still be here.

You would think that the sudden stop wouldv'e caused major injuries, but I guess those safety harnesses really do their jobs.

The Son of Beast was the only ride I've ever cried on

Mariana xo was it because of the height or because of how rough it was?

Melaine Bullock the roughness, I thought I was gonna die 😂

Mariana xo omg I’d cry just at the height of the thing 😂😂😭

Why do I remember SOB in the late 90's. I almost broke a rib in the rear car, but this says it was ooened in 2000. I am class of 1999 and was there before I graduated.

_>:)_

Aubrey Lane thank goodness it didn't collapse mid-ride. With all the issues, it's a mystery and a miracle it didn't.

Kim Mann Lol you better not be seriously. If someone on a roller coaster dies it’s probably there fault

@@rcky6506 Who hurt you?

Kim Mann what?

@@rcky6506 how would it be someone else's fault if the roller coaster had just happens to collapse? Unless they were sitting a certain way unless they were sitting a certain way they very well weren't supposed to be I don't see how it would be their fault. You confused me with that statement, and it's so crazy to me that I thought you had something against the roller coasters.

Anne Lorraine I'm 15 years old I never got to ride it your lucky, I wish I could go back in time

"It was one of the most insane, exhilarating, and fun experiences of my life". SO true! I loved the Son of Beast for those exact reasons. I grew up with rough wooden roller coasters. To this day I believe most steel coasters are too smooth.

Anne Lorraine that ride was terrible lol. Fast but it hurt like hell. I’m going to Cedar Point Friday, hear they have a new wooden coaster that I’m pumped about. Beast is still my fav KI coaster, his son was a dick.

Stutz the only wooden roller coaster in Cedar Point is their oldest operating ride, built in 1964. I assume you were on about Steel Vengeance, which is not a wooden coaster but a hybrid

Kevin Wells I was there in the first week. So cool!!

did you died

Same!

Bricks and Blocks Reviews I wonder if it was inspired by Guardians of the Galaxy vol 2

Do you like talking tomatos?

TommyTom YES

Me too... I could ride anything at 15, but SOB nearly threw my back out

definitely would be proud. that was one hell of a ride

Casmier Ghasting son of beast: But dad :(

@@capybara6997 The Beast: Were replacing you son

S.O.B (Son Of Beast): but DAAAAAAAD? Da Beasht: **LE SHAMK** SHUT UP U MEASTAKE S.O.B: le cri :'

You mean

Omg! I saw this comment as soon as he said that!

F

It murdered my entire family. And raped my mother, too. I want my million dollars.

Oh man that stinks. Are you okay though?

Did you respawn?

worth

He did what were they called

@@thenewfritzthecat8478The two books were "The Beast" and "The Beast 2," published in June of 1994 and 1995, respectively (so before "Beast" had a "Son"). The premise was that the ride was haunted by a ghost who went to the fictional "Firelight Park" that existed before the real Kings Island. When the protagonists sneak to the The Beast after the park closed, he offered them a chance to ride the coaster, while simultaneously sending them back in time to when the previous existed. www.goodreads.com/book/show/176581.The_Beast www.goodreads.com/book/show/293150.The_Beast_2

Yes

Yondu's funeral song!

Craig Hipsher same it’s an irrational fear of mine lol

Craig Hipsher that’s how I feel every time I ride it

Those last two decapitation tunnels are my favorite part!

don't ride adventure express, it has even lower overhangs.

Same at Six Flags

Tigger was accused of inappropriately groping and fondling children. The actor in the costume was acquitted on all counts. Came down to the fact the costume hands were huge and the actor could barely see out of the thing.

How the hell did they even track down the actor who was accused? Don't they rotate?

Void of Space and Time Disney must be aware of who's playing what characters at what time and which area of the park.

It was a Paramount park when it was built. The rose bowl incident occurred a week after Cedar Fair purchased all of the parks owned by Paramount. The ride never actually valleyed as stated in the video. A train returned to the load/unload station and one of the ride operators noticed that riders had appeared to have experienced extreme discomfort. The ride op called for an E-stop and the ride was stopped as the other train was halfway up the lift-hill. Cedar Fair has always held rider safety as the highest priority. I wouldn't be surprised if Cedar Fair had mandatory safety training immediately after buying Paramount Parks. It's possible that the train on the lift hill would have continued on the course had Cedar Fair not purchased the park. The outcome of this would have been fatal.

Given that Cedar Fair's priorities right now are rider throughput and reliability, yeah, there's no way that this piece of junk would have been built the way it was under Paramount.

TPMvids HOLY CRAP IT'S YOU

It's fun but these videos shouldn't be taken too seriously though right? most of it is looking up stuff you can find on Wikipedia or fansites like 'Theme Park Tourist' (who also mostly get facts just off the internet), downloading clips to put to it and writing a voice over . It's a fun youTube series but that's really all it is, a KZfaq series. I'm not having a go at the uploader, I enjoy most the videos, but just sayin' .. because you see so much of the past being 'branded' now with various channels, doesnt necessarily reflect the past fully

does this mean a crossover?

OMG TPM VIDS! Doing a comment about a coaster that was at my home park??????!!!!!

OH MY GOD YOU JUST MADE MY DAY YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Nice thumbnail. I haven't seen Sammy Terry since I was a kid.

Iona Clevinger I rode both when I was younger. I had no idea it was dismantled 🤔

@@MadiBendy It wasn't dismantled; it was BULLDOZED. Very sad.

Salvador Luna It is possible to do it with RMC,Gravity Group or an Intamin Prefab Woodie.

Remove banshee and replace it with a gravity group redo of Son of Beast

Noah Joffe the beast should have been torn down first, then GCI could have retrack Son of Beast

Quinton Parchment Are you high? The Beast is literally one of the best rides at Kings Island, and still one of the best woodies in the world after almost 40 years.

@@ARRRsonist naw it's sucks in my opinion the Beast should have retired like Son of Beast, it would also make a good RMC

Quinton Parchment There’s no way The Beast will be RMC’d retracked, definitely, but not RMC’d it’s too iconic

Quinton Parchment it would be cool, it just won’t happen

Anything is possible

Well since you said that anything is possible, is it possible to do an episode of Defunctland on the 3D Jimmy Neutron ride from Universal? THAT WAS MY FAVORITE RIDE IN UNIVERSAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well the Jimmy Neutron ride was originally Hannah Barbara...

he should do one on nick studios in general

Thanks so much! Thank you for watching

Mokujo HI STOCKING

When I saw that I had graphic flashbacks of the telephone graphic. No questions. Just the slide in animation.

similar experience. It was a real shitshow of a rough ride that I had no desire to repeat, but unless you're a geriatric or a medical feeble it shouldn't have given you brain damage. People cherry pick 3 cases out of millions of riders.

when was the last year you were there at i could tell you the new rides if you want

@@atomicbeenz7374 Probably about 2008 or 2009. 2007 at the earlist.

@@hokage102364 flight of fear is still waiting for you, along with the Beast, Racer, Adventure Express, Backlot stunt coaster, Diamondback, banshee, Orion, the Bat, Mystic Timbers, And Invertigo :)

Kent Zacherl yeah kings island tried to save money wherever possible and that’s why sob failed

I never rode son of beast, the beast should have been torn down first, then son of beast should have been retrack by GCI

Quinton Parchment idk why you’d tear down the beast at all I’ve never had a bad ride on it lol

I rode it all the years it was open and operating with the loop and without. I am from the old school before steel coasters became so popular and wooden coasters were the norm. Riding a wooden coaster you were thrown around to high heaven. I still am a woodie fan and a member of ACE. This was a damn good coaster and I am happy to have been able to ride it. Any other Son of Beast fans out there? Steel is just so tame, not a fan of "smooth" rides and I am 63-years-old.

Jim Kilbane road the last train before the one that caught. Was wild and incredible ride. The SOB threw me about all over the place and I absolutely LOVED it! That said the original and Mystic Timbers blow it out of the water!

Matthew B swaying is a normal feature of roller coasters. Keeps them from tearing themselves apart. Skyscrapers do it too.