Son of Beast was the only wooden roller coaster nationally ranked in the top 10 for track height, track length, drop height, and speed. It set several world records becoming the tallest and fastest wooden roller coaster in the world, as well as becoming the second longest following its predecessor, The Beast. In addition, when it opened, Son of Beast was the only wooden roller coaster to feature a vertical loop. The loop was removed prior to the 2007 season. Many records have never been surpassed by another wooden roller coaster. If Son of Beast were still standing today, it would be the tallest and fastest wooden coaster in the world, and it would have the world's longest drop. The seven world records held at its introduction were: Tallest wooden roller coaster Longest wooden roller coaster drop Fastest wooden roller coaster Only looping wooden roller coaster (2000–2006) Longest looping roller coaster (2000–2006) Most wooden coaster track at one park () First and only wooden hypercoaster in the world (over high) Incidents From 2000 to 2009, the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) recorded six incidents in which people were injured after riding Son of Beast. Son of Beast recorded more incidents than any other ride in Ohio during that period, when ODA recorded 65 such incidents on amusement rides across the state. Only one of the six incidents recorded on Son of Beast, the derailment in 2006, was caused by structural issues with the ride itself. Of the other five incidents, two riders broke their necks within a four-week period in 2001; both riders had ankylosing spondylitis, a rare condition of arthritis in the spine. A third rider suffered fractured vertebrae after riding Son of Beast in 2003, but ODA officials were unable to determine whether the rider had a preexisting medical condition because she refused to be interviewed. In 2007, a fourth rider died one day after riding Son of Beast after complaining of back pain. The fifth incident, in 2009, resulted in the ride's permanent closure. 2006 In the evening of July 9, 2006, a structural failure in the 'Rose Bowl' section of the ride formed a "slight dip" in the track that created a "pothole effect". A train running on the track passed over the area severely jolting riders. After the train returned to the station and riders complained of injuries, the next train ascending the lift hill