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TW for blood and implied cannibalism..!!

Ade stop fucking the silly Matt up :(((((((

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One of the things at Kings Island from a potential lore perspective that has always somewhat intrigued me is the queue of The Beast.

I'll admit, if you've been in/seen The Beast's queue before, this may sound...a little silly. The Beast's queue is seemingly pretty barren of theming props (especially when you have things like the posters in Mystic Timbers, the preshow video building of Orion, and the entire queue of Flight of Fear to compare it to), but there are a couple of (in my opinion) particularly interesting props that are there that could imply a more interesting story.

I'm talking about (what I've personally dubbed) "the barrel pit" (which notably has large chains in it too)...

(Image 1 taken May 13, 2023. Image 2 taken April 20, 2024. Image 3 taken July 1, 2024)

...and the signs on the ceiling of the queue itself.

(Images 1 & 2 taken May 13, 2023)

"Beast Containment Area 1" and "Beast Containment Area 2" is what the signs say, Area 1 being the extended queue and Area 2 being the main queue. That, paired with the massive chains in the barrel pit which is located in between these two "containment areas," paints a pretty clear picture to me: at one point, the workers of the Kings Crossroads Consolidated Mining Company (the fictional mining company in The Beast's theme, the name of which can be found on a sign on a building at the entrance of The Beast's queue) had once captured and kept The Beast here.

I mentioned in a previous post that when The Beast first opened, there was a massive sign somewhere by the entrance that looked like this:

[The source of and the alt text for this image can also be found in that same previously-mentioned and linked post (mostly because the alt text is really long & I'm lazy 😅)]

To sum it up, the president of the mining company (Charles J. Dinn, who fun fact: was the manufacturer of the ride Charles Dinn!) is asking for volunteers to join the mining company employees on a Beast hunt so that normal mining operations can begin again. I believe it's implied that at this point in time, you as the rider were maybe going on one of these hunts, but I don't have any way of confirming that. As of now, us as the riders don't seem to have any specific story-based mission, with the official description on Kings Island's app and website talking about the ride's historical and personal significance to the park (I think I read somewhere something about the changed story having something to do with the old minecarts coming back to life and you checking it out, but I lost that source to the void that is the internet years ago so don't quote me on that lol).

Before, I assumed that the at-the-time Little Miami Amalgamated Mining and Minerals Company was unsuccessful on its Beast hunt (as we still presumably have The Beast roaming around the forest of Rivertown today), but upon taking another/a closer look at these two queue details...perhaps they weren't as unsuccessful in their mission as I once thought.

There's a couple of specific things I believe that these queue details could tell us:

1. The size of The Beast

If we're assuming that the miners did indeed catch The Beast at some point and that "Beast Containment Area 1" and "Beast Containment Area 2" were where they kept it, then that could give us a pretty clear idea of just how large this Beast is. I mean, if you look at the way "Beast Containment Area 2" specifically is built, it's like a large wooden cage. I'll admit, I don't think wood would hold a creature like The Beast for very long, but it's still worth noting.

(Additionally, there's a couple of other signs in "Beast Containment Area 2" that say "Warning" and "Beast Unchained," which begs the question...if they were keeping The Beast there...were they keeping it unchained? I mean, I know what I said before about wood probably not being the smartest of materials to build a cage out of if they actually want to keep it there, but...these guys didn't seem all that great at their jobs here. Maybe they should have stuck with mining /silly)

2. The origin of The Beast's chains

As you may know, the logo of The Beast features the wooden track topped by two massive orange paws that are adorned with sharp silver claws and manacles on the creature's wrists. We see clear as day in the barrel pit large chains, and even some tie-down spots the chains may have once been attached to. Could this have been where The Beast's chains came from? Perhaps it originally chained down here, broke free of those chains, and ran back out into the forest.

That's all I've got for now. I'll might add more in a later post talking about all the signs in The Beast's station at a later date, but for now I hope you enjoyed my random Beast lore ramble! :D

(If you ever have any questions, feel free to ask me!)

[miumiins]

a jester and their marionette 🎪

[babybat-22-shitposts]

FELLOW EFTELING FANS

My friend and I are thinking of starting a yt channel with videos about Efteling lore!

[nemyzilla]

epic ride manifestation lore: their eyes glow in the dark

[prinzunderground]

giving smilers lore a bit of an overhaul…

[puppiesareperfect]

watched futurama for the first time ever last night. good show! 👍👍

[yourlocaleftelinghoe]

SOOOOO- I decided to humanize the 5 realms (or "Rijken" in dutch) of the Efteling. These are areas in the park where some attractions are placed. They're basically that typical friend group in cartoons or 90s shows.

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Fantasierijk: the leader

Every friend group needs a great leader, am i right? Well, say no more!

Fantasierijk, or in english, Fantasy Realm, is the leader of the Realm Friend Group. She is the purple area on the Efteling park map. She takes her job as Efteling's assistent VERY seriously. Fantasierijk would often boss the other Realms around to make the park look as perfect as possible, even though she is sometimes lazy herself.

Despite all of this, she IS in fact, a strict leader like figure, but she means well. Fantasierijk is pansexual.

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Marerijk: the grump

Marerijk, or in english "Lore Realm", is the green area on the Efteling park map. He is the only male friend in the Realm Friend Group. Marerijk takes the appearance of a well kept, goodlooking DILF elf. But don't let that fool you, because Marerijk is a massive grump with often a short fuse and can lash out to others, especially Fantasierijk who comes up with her bossy attitude.

Another fact about Marerijk is that hes a great fighter. He's bisexual.

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Ruigrijk: the lady knight

Ruigrijk, or in english, "Rough Realm", is the strongest of the bunch. She is the red colored area on the Efteling park map. This so-called "dumb blonde" by her past bullies, is now the bravest, strongest and greatest of them all now. Born as a total tomboy and daddy's girl, she always wanted to be like her father, who was a great knight at the time. When her father suddenly dissapeared one faithful day, teenage Ruigrijk promised him and herself that she would be just like him and take over his job as the most greatest and strongest knight ever.

It was not easy for young teenage Ruigrijk to be that great just like her father. She needed to survive knight school with her bullies. After many school years, she finally managed the sword hands and graduated. The scar on her eye? She got that from her bully's sword in a duel back in school. Ruigrijk is Omnisexual but has a preference for men.

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Anderrijk: the sassy aunt

Anderrijk or in english, "Other Realm", is the second oldest of the group. She is the blue area on the Efteling park map. Anderrijk is the so-called sassy aunt figure of the bunch. She is a great backup amongst the others ans is actually quite powerful.

Anderrijk is sassy, protective if needed. She also has that typical motherly figure to everyone and will tell off Fantasierijk if shes too bossy again. This mostly will lead fights between the 2, to the point if they fly fists to each other, Marerijk and Ruigrijk have to separate them from each other quickly if the fight is going waaay out of hand. Anderrijk is a lesbian and is currently dating no one.

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Reizenrijk: the tomboy

Reizenrijk, in english "Travel Realm", is the yellow area on the Efteling park map. She is, you guessed it, the tomboy of the group. Reizenrijk is the youngest of the 5 and idolizes Ruigrijk pretty much everyday. Shes also the best mechanic Efteling ever wished for. Reizenrijk also made her own plane and helicopter, as seen in the image.

Reizenrijk always admired mechanics for fixing things and inventors for their "cool" inventions, so she became both. She also admires Ruigrijk for her bravery and strength. Ruigrijk is Reizenrijk's mentor, training the young tomboy to be as strong as her. Reizenrijk is heterosexual ally aromantic and is dating no one.

[subsequentibis]

everyone hold the FUCKIGN phone my niche husband who i thought died badly is allegedly alive again

[fuffy-art]

I almost forgot about Th13teen's birthday... oh naur.... have a (sadly late) semi-rushed doodle of her :3

[caglica]

Depressing lore time 🤑🤑

Matt is basically dead, M@TT_ is his nearly perfect ai replica, every1 in the TPP at still thinks that Matt is alive but he isn't, they're just talking to an ai trying to act like him

Matt is chilling rn in heaven :3

I hope I explained it well hhh

[multi-fandomdisaster]

Good news! Siren's Curse is a woman! Feminism win!!!

[mushiemellows]

I worked in professional kitchens for too many years to be wooed by the charms of a 19 year old line cook

[nemyzilla]

OC LORE TIME AGAIN RAAAAAHHHHHHH

(I’d include some doodles but I’ve already turned off my pc, RIP)

Ok so basically, you know that tall space guy right? The BUFF one? Well as I’ve already explained he’s not exactly human, but here’s another thing 👀

His (unknown) species, which only his brother and him are part of, is a parasitic species by nature

If any part of his body gets cut off or destroyed, he can regenerate it (of course, regenerating a finger will take less time than regenerating a whole arm lol)

Then the severed part turns into incandescent dust, which can be deadly if inhaled (truly EVIL‼️‼️‼️‼️)

He can indeed survive decapitation, it just takes a looooooooong time to regenerate his entire body

The ONLY thing he cannot replace is his “brain” (which looks more like a void blob tbh), because this whole ability depends exclusively on it

That means his only weak spot is his head, so.. if for some reason you’re trying to get rid of him, aim at that lol

Also, destroying Pipedom (his “heart”) doesn’t kill him, even tho it forces him into a coma-like state until he can generate another one

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LORE TIME EHEH

in this video i wanted to explain why Duckling (my okpo land duck ride oc) has to wear the mask (also Keira doesn’t have her scars yet, it’s something that happens later in the lore)

Also weird infection going on (mlp infection aus fault lol)

song 1 is poniko’s room (lights off) and song 2 is Block world all from yume nikki

The “pixel voices” are little parts of mafuyu (from project sekai) and diluc and Bennett (from Genshin impact) voicelines

This is actually my first time doing something like this so, if it’s badly made, that would be explain why lol