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| Manufacturer | Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters | ||||||||||||
| Designer / calculations | John C. Allen | ||||||||||||
| Type | Wooden | ||||||||||||
| Track layout | Figure-8 | ||||||||||||
| Riders per train | 20 | ||||||||||||
| Hourly capacity | 1200 | ||||||||||||
| Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||||||
| Serial number | 141 | ||||||||||||
| Height | 39 feet | ||||||||||||
| Drop | 30 feet | ||||||||||||
| Top speed | 35 mph | ||||||||||||
| Length | 1350 feet | ||||||||||||
| Inversions | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Duration | 1:30 | ||||||||||||
Woodstock Express is a wooden roller coaster located at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, USA.
History
The ride first opened as Scooby Doo on April 29, 1972, along with the park. It was situated in the Happy Land of Hanna-Barbera themed area.[1] It was renamed The Beastie in 1980 and a tunnel was added at the base of the first drop. The ride was marketed as The Beast's "little brother". The tunnel was later removed when the ride became Fairly Odd Coaster in 2006, which is based on the Nickelodeon show Fairly Odd Parents. The ride was renamed again in 2010, when it became Woodstock Express.
Design
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Color scheme
Blue track and supports. The coaster opened with red track and yellow supports, later being repainted to purple when the ride became Beastie. The current scheme came when the ride became Woodstock Express.
Trains
Single train with 5 cars. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 20 riders per train.
Images
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Sign for Beastie -
Sign for Fairly Odd Coaster -
The ride in 2007
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References
- ↑ "Eiffel Tower (in Ohio) Draws Crowds to New Family Fun Site". Journal and Courier. 30 June 1972. p. 49.
External links
- Woodstock Express on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
- Woodstock Express on Coaster-Count.
- Woodstock Express on visitkingsisland.com.
