Skip to content
View in the app

A better way to browse. Learn more.

Kings Island Central Forums

A full-screen app on your home screen with push notifications, badges and more.

To install this app on iOS and iPadOS
  1. Tap the Share icon in Safari
  2. Scroll the menu and tap Add to Home Screen.
  3. Tap Add in the top-right corner.
To install this app on Android
  1. Tap the 3-dot menu (⋮) in the top-right corner of the browser.
  2. Tap Add to Home screen or Install app.
  3. Confirm by tapping Install.

KC back on the selling block

Featured Replies

Perhaps Cincinnati's Coney Island should buy it. The park would benefit from a good thrill ride. However, I doubt that they have the $1.1 million to spare.

Perhaps Cincinnati's Coney Island should buy it. The park would benefit from a good thrill ride. However, I doubt that they have the $1.1 million to spare.

It's not so much the 1.1 million, but the major rehab that the ride needs too.

I still doubt that anyone will buy this coaster. Like Bodda said, it's not really the money factor, it's the shape of the ride.

While there aren't many TOGO's still around I think a smaller park may be interested in KC but as far as a large park buying it, I would say that's preatty much out of the picture. :ph34r:

While there aren't many TOGO's still around I think a smaller park may be interested in KC but as far as a large park buying it, I would say that's preatty much out of the picture. :ph34r:

I'd say a SFKK-esque park.. as in, it's not that big, but it can get money when it wants.

I still don't see even a smaller park getting it, simply because it is a nightmare. The shape of the ride is one thing and then the loading and unloading time of it is horrible. It's going to be scrap metal sooner or later.

I don`t think that Coney has enough money to buy King Cobra, let alone the resources to get it into operation. While it would be a big hit at the park if they could pull it off. The past season I heard rumors about possible additions such as a Log flume, some more whirl and hurls, a Drop Tower, and a coaster. However the coaster rumor I heard said that it would be a small wild mouse type coaster, similar to the Python.

I really don't see KC being sold to any park at $1.1 million. It's just to high of a selling price for a ride like KC. If PKI bargains with someone or they lower the price then they might be able to sell KC. If not, then if you really want a piece of KC you'll have to go to the scrap yard.

  • 4 months later...

If not, then if you really want a piece of KC you'll have to go to the scrap yard.

And, you can see parts of it from SOB. If you look over to the right (I think it's the right) on the brake before the loop, you can see it.

well as far as i know the ride (track) is in good condition for the most part but things like the trains need redone. a park could easily have a company make some new trains to git the track and work well.

The track sitting out by SOB, which is correct, you can see it from the mid course brakes if you look right, have been sitting out there since the ride has been dismantled, so relise its been going through the 90+ summers plus close to 0 winters, the track is probally no better then scrap now, with the trains being inside of the FoF drum, which is the last place i know them being, they have a shot of being operatable in the future. The thing that KI really needed to do was to make sure 100% that is was sold before they tore it down, or atleast notify the general pulic prior to its last season. personally i would like to see KI re construct it, but thats just wishful thinking right now

-rctfreak-

I agree i never got to experiance the thrill of the green monster for myself (that i can remember) because i figured it would always be there then i came back and Poof it was gone... I just wish PKI would have given the king of snakes a tribute of some sort other than just throwing it away :(

so what if the track has been sitting out in cold and hot weather? so has all the other track at the park..lol it's not like they take the coasters down every year to keep them warm ;) they've had just as much wear and tear as anything else in the park.

you mean they dont put heat blankets over the track in the winter?! :o:D

what my point was that is hasent been "taken care" of, hence rust and the such,

I would think that obtaining parts would be the biggest problem. There are not that many Togo stand-ups and there are no rides being made today that are even close to the design.

Paramount might as well keep most of the ride (since it seems that there will be no buyers), and try to use spare parts for Shockwave @ PKD.

screw RT.... KC needs to go back to its home somewere in AZ...RT already has enough..(if you are confused go to battle room and look at: Rivertown is much better than AZ) RT apparently already has everything good with Beast, TR, the food, and the Awesome :censored: employees there

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

Recently Browsing 0

  • No registered users viewing this page.
Background Picker

Account

Navigation

Search

Search

Configure browser push notifications

Chrome (Android)
  1. Tap the lock icon next to the address bar.
  2. Tap Permissions → Notifications.
  3. Adjust your preference.
Chrome (Desktop)
  1. Click the padlock icon in the address bar.
  2. Select Site settings.
  3. Find Notifications and adjust your preference.