Kings Island to celebrate The Beast’s 40th anniversary

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Today is a special day in Kings Island history.

On this day 40 years ago, The Beast gave its first ride to park guests.

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Since 1979, the longest wooden roller coaster in the world has given over 54 million rides and each train has traveled over 900,000 miles - or the equivalent of 35 times around the world.

The longest wooden roller coaster in the world.

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When the park opens next Saturday on April 20, Kings Island will commemorate the 40th anniversary of The Beast with newly repainted trains that resemble the original flame-inspired color palette it had in 1979.

The Beast trains will return to their original flame-inspired color palette.

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They will also give riders of the first 40 trains a 40th anniversary t-shirt.

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