MASON, Ohio -- Kings Island said Monday it will keep the troubled Son of Beast roller coaster shut down for the remainder of the year.
Officials will decide the ride's future over the winter, park spokesman Don Helbig said.
The park closed the ride June 16 after a 39-year-old woman who rode the coaster reported she had been hospitalized with a burst blood vessel. Inspectors for the Ohio Department of Agriculture found no irregularities with the ride in a report July 29.
Helbig said park technicians have concluded the ride is safe to resume operation, but Kings Island remains concerned.
"We're not completely satisfied with the ride experience," Helbig said of the wooden coaster that runs at 78 mph.
The ride has been idled six times in nine seasons. It was shut down nearly a year for rebuilding and removal of a loop after 27 people were hurt in 2006.
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