Vortex Posted July 23, 2006 Posted July 23, 2006 (edited) I think they are tring to sell the steel from the King Cobra. Their is no way they could put it back up. lol I want to Demon Back lol Edited July 23, 2006 by Vortex Quote
The Interpreter Posted July 23, 2006 Posted July 23, 2006 Demon's long gone. . . Not even scrap remains. Quote
ragerunner Posted July 23, 2006 Posted July 23, 2006 If you want to ride the King Kobra either go to Kings Dominion (shockwave) or buy a ticket to Japan. Quote
The Interpreter Posted July 23, 2006 Posted July 23, 2006 Ragerunner said: If you want to ride the King Kobra either go to Kings Dominion (shockwave) or buy a ticket to Japan. Why? When a virtually but not exact duplicate of it lives at Paramount Canada's Wonderland? http://www.rcdb.com/ig62.htm Quote
thejoker8388 Posted July 23, 2006 Posted July 23, 2006 I cant figure out why pki would take out King Cobra to put in the Delurium, now pki has no stand up coaster and from what i hear over the net stand up coasters are some of the funniest coasters going...and the more coasters the better! Heres what i say expand some of the land for King Cobra and get that thing out of the weeds and put it back togethor so me and so many others can have the thrill of a lifetime, oh one more thing when i went to pki over the weekend i missed something so bad and later i remembered what it was it was when i was at 6 flags the week before and i rode the great stand up coaster Chang and after i left i relized i want to go back to 6 flags because of it,,,please bring KC back! Hmm.... In my opinion, great and stand up coaster can't be uttered in the same sentence. I despise all stand up coasters that I've ridden; finding them uncomfortable and painful. Delirium is ten times better than KC or any other stand up in my opinion; although in all fairness I never have ridden Riddler's Revenge which I've heard is the best. Quote
The Interpreter Posted July 23, 2006 Posted July 23, 2006 Riddler's Revenge is better than Chang, but only marginally. Quote
Outdoor Man Posted July 23, 2006 Posted July 23, 2006 just per curiousity. i feel and am pretty certain it's accurate. Kings Island, or any other park for that matter has no intentions of putting KC back up..... But why are they keeping the trains? Quote
The Interpreter Posted July 23, 2006 Posted July 23, 2006 Probably to use as parts at Paramount's Kings Dominion and Paramount Canada's Wonderland. They WERE for sale, but I hear they got no nibbles, or at least satisfactory nibbles. Quote
Browntggrr Posted July 23, 2006 Posted July 23, 2006 But why are they keeping the trains? Ever been by a farm and seen a old rusted out tractor? Quote
wild_bill Posted July 23, 2006 Posted July 23, 2006 I loved KC, and it would be nice to see KI put up another stand-up coaster! I've rode chang and it was awsome! Quote
s10ryan Posted July 23, 2006 Posted July 23, 2006 its for sale and been for sale for a long time......its not coming back Quote
screamingnight Posted July 23, 2006 Posted July 23, 2006 Why cant they just B&M to just rebuild it with their tracks? It would be smooth and it would be fun. -Thank You Quote
StXsteven Posted July 29, 2006 Posted July 29, 2006 I hope, KI just gets a new stand-up, like Chang! Forget Cobra... I want a stand-up twister! -Hauntguy Speaking of that, the first stand up coaster I ever rode was Chang. I was tall enough to ride Chang, but not tall enough t ride King Cobra.. isn't that crazy? Maybe 6 flags jus let me through, orthe height limitations really were messed up because Chang is a much larger coaster haha. Quote
screamingnight Posted July 29, 2006 Posted July 29, 2006 ^ The seats are more newer and most of all they are B & M seats so they are better. Just because a ride is bigger that does not mean the height restriction will be more strict. Look at FOF you have to be 54 inches. On SOB which is far more intense you can be 48 inches. I think SOB should be 54 inches. Quote
wickedv6 Posted July 29, 2006 Posted July 29, 2006 You know . personalyl I think i prfer King Cobra over Delirium as well.. but I've enver rode Delirium.. the CObras was the first coaster I ever rode that had a loop.. so I have fond memories of it.. Delirium doesn't look all that great to me.. if I had to choose coaster over flat ride.. I choose coaster.. I have ridden chang.. hated it.. in fact every coaster at KK left me with bruises and a headache.. not smooth at all.. Quote
vortex31 Posted August 1, 2006 Posted August 1, 2006 Yeah King Cobra was my 1st looper too. I loved riding it during Fearfest @ about 12AM, it was pretty fun. The only thing I dont miss about KC was the bicycle seat up the butt...ouch! Quote
The Interpreter Posted August 1, 2006 Posted August 1, 2006 Yeah King Cobra was my 1st looper too. I loved riding it during Fearfest @ about 12AM, it was pretty fun. The only thing I dont miss about KC was the bicycle seat up the butt...ouch! If you like that, you'd love Acrophobia. Quote
Deliriumbeast Posted August 1, 2006 Posted August 1, 2006 King Cobra looked like a cool ride from the pictures. I have only ridden Delirium, and it was an awesome ride! Also King Cobra looked like it would get boring after the first time. But it still looks like it was a great ride. Was there any airtime on King Cobra? Quote
PKIVortex Posted August 1, 2006 Posted August 1, 2006 King Cobra was a pretty cool ride, I never though it got boring at all. Yes you got airtime in the bunny hills at the end of the ride. I miss King Cobra. Quote
The Interpreter Posted August 1, 2006 Posted August 1, 2006 The airtime on those bunny hills was particularly strong in the back row. I remember an ACE event many, many years ago when all the coasters in the park were available for ERT. I was the only person on one of the two trains at King Cobra, and rode it again and again and again. The other ACErs were either on the other train (all of about two of them), or riding Vortex, The Beast or The Racer. I seem to remember being told that Taxi Jam and Beastie sat idle most of the night! This was before Scooby's Ghoster Coaster was ever thought of! Quote
TheKlockster Posted August 1, 2006 Posted August 1, 2006 I have alot of bizarre dreams - and the other day I dreamt that King Cobra was still there - with Delirium in the middle of the helix. Apparently it had been there all along and nobody noticed. I went and rode it - and then went to Festhaus where they were serving school cafeteria style lunches. Quote
FlightOfFearGirl Posted August 10, 2006 Posted August 10, 2006 King Cobra holds a special face in my heart. It was my dad's all-time favorite coaster at Kings Island... it was the first one we had to ride together every year, and then we would go back and ride it two or three times during the day. He loved the little 'bunny bumps' at the end, and swore those were more fun than the loops and drops. When my dad passed away four years ago, I went to Kings Island just a couple weeks later and made a beeline for the Cobra with the mind set to ride it for him, I was shocked to find it gone... I actually cried... I miss that ride more than any other former ride there. Quote
PKIVortex Posted August 10, 2006 Posted August 10, 2006 "Again as a reminder, Please remain standing and keep both feet flat on the floor as you ride the King Cobra" Quote
The Interpreter Posted August 11, 2006 Posted August 11, 2006 King Cobra holds a special face in my heart. It was my dad's all-time favorite coaster at Kings Island... it was the first one we had to ride together every year, and then we would go back and ride it two or three times during the day. He loved the little 'bunny bumps' at the end, and swore those were more fun than the loops and drops. When my dad passed away four years ago, I went to Kings Island just a couple weeks later and made a beeline for the Cobra with the mind set to ride it for him, I was shocked to find it gone... I actually cried... I miss that ride more than any other former ride there. May I suggest you try to get to Paramount's Kings Dominion or to Paramount Canada's Wonderland, and ride either Shockwave (KD) or the SkyRider (CW) for your dad? If you are like I am, I think it would give you some fulfillment. Quote
Reon Posted August 11, 2006 Posted August 11, 2006 ^Wouldn't be the same IMO. There is a difference between riding a special ride for a special somebody, and a near-clone for them... But yeah, bring back my snake! My first stand up, one of my all time faves, and a historic ride (1st stand up in the USA)... Quote
FlightOfFearGirl Posted August 11, 2006 Posted August 11, 2006 May I suggest you try to get to Paramount's Kings Dominion or to Paramount Canada's Wonderland, and ride either Shockwave (KD) or the SkyRider (CW) for your dad? If you are like I am, I think it would give you some fulfillment. I agree with Reon that there will never be a ride that replaces the special one I shared with my dad, but I am going to try those that you suggested. The Cobra will never be back, so I am anxious to ride another stand up for him and for me, because I always loved the feeling of stand-ups! We have been thinking about going to King's Dominion for awhile now, I'm gonna give it a try! Thanks for the suggestion The Interpreter! Quote
The Interpreter Posted August 11, 2006 Posted August 11, 2006 You do the best you can with the options you have. And yes, I understand. How well I understand. In the last five years, I have lost two very special people for whom Kings Island, (or my trips there with them) was very special. In the first case, my first trip back there after the death was very, very hard. In the second, I actually found the return to be comforting. Kings Island is a very special place. I think that is one reason why those of us who love or have loved it so much are so critical of some of the apparent boneheaded moves that were made there lately. And hope so much that Cedar Fair brings to Kings Island what they promised at Geauga Lake: "The fun is back." Quote
Reon Posted August 11, 2006 Posted August 11, 2006 Or just go to SFKK/CP. Both have a nice B&M Stand-up twister (though they're near clones). Personally, I like Chang better, because of it's placement. However, you cant beat being built over a lake either =D Quote
The Interpreter Posted August 11, 2006 Posted August 11, 2006 Mantis and Chang are near clones? I'll have whatever you are smoking! I can tolerate, and in fact sometimes even like Chang....but Mantis? Sigh! At least Shockwave and SkyRider are TOGO's, and SkyRider is nearly (but not) identical to King Cobra. Quote
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