Its interesting that new technology can't facilitate repairs on older roller coasters. Newer stand ups are true as they lack they bicycle seat. We used to lift our legs which gave the feeling of flying and making massive leaps. RIP KING COBRA!!
Why didn't the Coaster last until 2013? The Reason why I say 2013 is because that is a year before the Coaster opened 30 years ago. The same thing happened with Skyrider at Canada's Wonderland and Shockwave at Kings Dominion. So if it did stay open after 2001, it would also closed one year before it's 30th Anniversary. Just like Skyrider and Shockwave.
Well, the only issue is that the company that made it went out of business so finding replacing parts is like finding a hay in a needle stack. That’s why they even took the ride down in the first place.
Why did they have to close it down and scrap it, what's the chance of ever seeing a TOGO "Stand-up Coaster" outside of Japan... TOGO is a Japanese amusement ride company that went bankrupt in 2001.
+brianna anderson That's not true at all. The only deaths that ever occurred at Kings Island was the teenager who fell down the Eiffel Tower elevator shaft, the two guys who got electrocuted in the Oktoberfest lake, and a lady who fell out of the former ride, Flight Commander while intoxicated.
Too bad Kings Island never found a buyer for King Cobra. I believe the price went as low as $80,000 at one point. Man, if I were rich I'd have bought it and put it in my backyard.
It's was my 1st coaster I rode with a loop, & add the fact you had to stand up. When I was 9-10 years old waiting in that line my anxiety was through the roof. When I got done with that 1st ride I was addicted lol🤣🤣🤣. I really miss the King Cobra & also miss the Vortex. ✌️✌️
I rode it many times. Like others, I don't understand why they took it down. Even though it wasn't a big ride I am sure a lot of people would still love to ride what I believe was the first stand-up roller coaster. So sad.
ya it is its sinking in the ground you can still ride it right now but they will be taking it down i asked one of the workers and i go to kings island almost every weekend i have a gold pass
They can't just buy new parts. The company that created this ride is no longer running, and parts would be really hard to find since another roller coaster, Shockwave takes parts from this ride.
The real reason was because the manufacturer had stoped making the parts. So if it were to break down, they couldn't fix it. So the only thing they could do was tear it down.
Good video, but out-dated King cobra's trains no longer sit it the Flight of Fear. King cobra's trains have been moved to Kings Dominion. Kings Dominion takes parts from the train to use it on Shockwave. You can still see the cars behind the Flight of Fear if you look back as soon as you get out of the launching tunnel on the ride Volcano. (At Kings Dominion)
The type of coaster that will replace vortex will more than likely be an invert and will go in right where vortex is right now. It was announced not long ago that vortex will be removed soon due to age and wear and tear as well as no replacement parts available.
Wild mouse, king cobra, the bat, scoobys ghoster coaster and the famous son of beast! All defunct rollercoasters of kings island! The next coaster to become defunct will be Vortex. It is nearing the end of its life span and will be removed probably around 2016. Arrow is out of business and replacement parts are hard to get for the vortex and even the adventure express. I am willing to bet that the next coaster is going to be a giga coaster. Either a b&m or Intamin. We will soon find out!
I bet you know sad thing is that if they have the ride still why dont they just put it back together and reopen it back up. and its not like that they dont have the room for it which they do.
You would think that they would hire a company to make custom parts for those rides. I rode the King Cobra once. It paused going up the first hill, but it rode smoothly throughout the rest of the ride. It constantly broke down, and people would often get stuck on the ride. Kings Island has an awesome history of introducing rollercoasters ahead of it's time. I just hope that they will be able to continue doing so for many years to come despite the competition.
I worked at kings island as a rides electrician when the "COBRA" was at the end of its life. it did go down a lot, due to the fact that the brakes were worn out, and would "STICK" either open or shut." TOGO" was still in operation at the time, and a kings island maintenance manager tried to get free replacement brake assemblies ( based on the 20 year liability of the ride manufacturer), all 20 of them. the outcome was , it pissed off the ride manufacturer , and they told kings island that they would sell them new brakes for 1 million dollars for each brake assembly. kings island would not spend 20 million dollars on a 15 year old ride, so it was put up for sale------ no takers, and it was scraped!!!!
@MrChikki True. I was riding the beast at night and they stopped it for the fireworks one night, so I was bullshittin with the dude workin the ride and he told me they were just waitin on the part for the chain. I rode it in the fall, so it's not goin anywhere. If it does, I hope they finally build a gigacoaster to replace it.
@mojorisen74 you my friend are dumb, when i went to kings island over the summer it was closed because of the chain issue, i asked an employee why it was taking so long to get a part nd she said it was because the product had to be shipped from Hong Kong, China, and it would be at kings island in about a month and tht was in June, it was up and running in september.
