Son of Beast's opening in question

Updated: Thursday, 18 Mar 2010, 4:53 PM EDT
Published : Thursday, 18 Mar 2010, 4:53 PM EDT

MASON, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio amusement park says a popular but troubled wooden roller coaster is likely to remain closed, at least at the start of the upcoming season.

Kings Island vice president and general manager Greg Scheid says he's not pleased with how the Son of Beast is performing, nine months after it was shut down when a rider reported she burst a blood vessel in her brain.

Park spokesman Don Helbig says the coaster is structurally safe but officials want to improve the smoothness of the ride.

The Son of Beast was closed for nearly a year of reconstruction in 2006 and 2007 after a structural failure resulted in injuries to more than two dozen people.

Scheid calls it "highly questionable" that the ride will be ready for the park's opening day, April 17.

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Son of Beast's opening in question

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