Kings Island, outside Cincinnati, Ohio, announces that it’s extending the length of The Beast roller coaster by 2 feet, solidifying its grip on the record of world’s longest wooden roller coaster.

Kings Island’s wooden coaster title would be even more daunting if the 7,032-foot-long Son of Beast had not been demolished in 2012. The park removed a 118-foot-tall vertical loop from the ride ...

Looping wooden roller coasters are about to become a reality. By ... who had their hopes dashed when Kings Island built the Son of Beast wooden terrain coaster in 2000 only to remove the vertical ...

But since 1979, The Beast at Kings Island in Ohio has held tightly onto the record as the world's longest wooden coaster. The Beast apparently isn't going to rest on its laurels though.

The Beast, which opened as the world's longest wooden roller coaster, has held that distinction ever since and this year, will best its own record. Skip to content NOWCAST WDSU News at 10 pm Saturday ...

An Ohio roller coaster is preparing to break its own record.The Beast, which first opened in 1979 as the world's longest wooden roller coaster, has held that distinction ever since and this year ...

By Forrest Brown, CNN It’s pretty much a yearly occurrence these days — some amusement park is setting a new roller coaster record. Maybe it’s for speed. Maybe it’s for a special design ...