VANCOUVER - Adrenaline junkies prepare to meet The Beast.

When the gates open to Vancouver’s Playland Amusement Park next month, there will be a new pendulum thrill ride that swings 90 km/h to a height of 38 metres. And if that’s not enough to make you toss your mini doughnuts, there’s more. The seats also spin 360 degrees while travelling at that top speed.

The Beast is the first of its kind in North America and Canada’s most intense pendulum ride, according to a Pacific National Exhibition news release Tuesday.

PNE president Mike McDaniel says The Beast is a multi-million dollar investment for the PNE, and is one of the most anticipated amusement rides coming to Canada this year.

Laura Ballance, a spokeswoman for the PNE, says The Beast is still under construction but will be ready to entertain thrill-seekers when Playland opens May 16 at 10 a.m.

ticrawford@vancouversun.com