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Yeah... a five. Some will question whether I forgot to change the number, but no, a five is my rating. On a scale of ten, a five should be considered mediocre, and that is exactly what the Beast is.I honestly came away with very little from this ride. Ive now been on the worlds longest wooden coaster... and, uh, thats about it. The legend and aura of the Beast are hard to deny, and the coaster still ranks in the top 10 of many enthusiast lists. However I gotta wonder if its not just for sentimental reasons. Having never ridden back when it was among the best in the world, I dont have that to affect my perception of the ride. I rode in 2007, and it rode like the 30 year old ride it is, at least to me. Ive had smoother rides on Dinn/Summers collaborations, and the "father" wasnt much rougher than the "son" in my mind. It wasnt really aggressive, which is the word I would use to describe Boulder Dash or Voyage, the two wooden terrain/speed coasters that it is best compared to... rather, it was rough. Tolerable? Well, Im not sure I could have handled more than one ride on it, at least not in succession. As it is, I needed relief after my one ride, and I would have been perfectly content getting off on the second lifthill.There is nothing outstanding about this ride. There is no airtime. The helix is incredibly overrated, but then again, I would prefer if the helix element was only designed into steel coasters. Lots of strait track, and the turns are very ride. It kinda goes fast, but overall, its, well, boring. I dont understand what it is about this ride that brings all the hype, but I wont be adding to it.
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