Woodstock Express (Kings Island)

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Woodstock Express

Kings Island Location Kings Mills, Ohio, USA Coordinates 39.343055°N 84.269597°W / 39.343055; -84.269597 Park section Planet Snoopy Status Operating since April 29, 1972 Rider height Minimum: 40 inch Min. unaccompanied: 46 inch
Statistics
Manufacturer	Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, Inc.
Designer / calculations	John C. Allen
Type	Wooden
Track layout	Figure-8
Riders per train	20
Hourly capacity	1200
Propulsion	Chain lift hill
Height	39 feet
Drop	30 feet
Top speed	35 mph
Length	1350 feet
Inversions	0
Duration	1:30
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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 later renamed Beastie in 1980. a tunnel was added at the base of the first drop, this was done to make the ride more in-line with the 'bigger' Beast. It was later removed when the ride becameFairly Odd Coaster in 2006, which is based on the Nickelodeon show Fairly Odd Parents. Finally, in 2010, it was renamed to its current name, Woodstock Express.

Design

Elements
Chain lift hill Micro bunny Bunny hill

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

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  Sign for Fairly Odd Coaster

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  The ride in 2007

External links

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  Woodstock Express on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

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