King Cobra for sale?

I know that this rumor has been persistant for years, but I don't think that Bob would put his own words out there if it wasn't coming from a decent source.

Maybe the space could be used for flat rides. PKI really does need some.

I would rather have KC than 10 flat rides. PKI doesn't really need flat rides. They have great capacity. Besides SOB, Beast and Drop Zone, we didn't have a line over 30 min. all year. And no one minds waiting for those 3 rides.

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"You think ya got enough o' dem parks 'n coasters 'ere in Ohier?"

Man, I wish I had your experiences in line!!!

I love KC, too. I'm sure PKI wouldn't lower their count. If one goes, one will come in it's place. You have to also understand that PKI is planning for the future of the park, as well. 25 years from now, alot of parks are going to be struggling to find space for new attractions. PKI and SFWOA have the best long-range potential to grow for a long period of time. If they keep everything they have and just build out more and more, they're not using the land as best as possible.

Jacob

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K.C. said:
"They will then list Extremeroller as the first U.S. stand-up, and King Cobra will be known for the first U.S. standup to have a loop. Like you said, if the ACE museum is ever built that is."

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Unless I'm mistaken, Extremeroller was an Arrow corkscrew coaster retrofitted with standup trains. In that case King Cobra COULD NOT be the first stand up with a loop, vertical loop maybe, but I think that is trying too hard to find accolades.
jeremy

If im correct but a loop and a corkscrew are two different things I believe. I know the Corkscrew (screamroller/extremeroller) at Worlds of Fun had two corkscrews (like barrel rolls) that where not complete 360 loops very unlike the two loops on the Orient Express (same company for comparison) that has two LOOPS (that means full 360 degrees). But going out and saying that King Cobra was the first stand up with a loop is like saying Boomerang (at wofland)is the first coaster in the midwest that goes forwards and backwards through loops.... Its actually kind of funny! :)

Jennifer Lovesee

PS. I define the midwest as Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska and Kansas, just as a side note.

*** This post was edited by Jennifer Lovesee on 2/7/2001. ***

When I hear the word "loop", I naturally think of the big O-shaped thing on coasters. (That is, when not programming or something like that. You know what I mean.) However, if you talk to members of the general public, many tend to think of loops as anything that goes upside-down. One great example of this is Steel Phantom. "I hear they're taking out all the loops!" ;)

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Matt Lynch
Co-Webmaster, Kennywood Boulevard
http://kennywood.coasterbuzz.com

Lynch the proper term for upside-down is inversion, get your vocab straight please.

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What is life without geniuses?

What? There are differnt types of inversons first off. He was saying the GP thought loops were anything that went upside down, not him. *** This post was edited by Joe E. on 2/7/2001. ***

I spoke with Jeff Seibert at Kings Island today, King Cobra is not, I repeat, IS NOT, for sale! This is a rumor that has been going around for years. Jeff confirmed that King Cobra is on the 2001 park map and they (being Paramount), have no interest in selling the Cobra. I am not sure where Thrillride got their information, but their source was wrong.

Shawn
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www.coasterguide.com

While King Cobra very well may not be for sale, there is no doubt Shockwave is. Check out the used Togo Stand up on this web site. The track length, after metric conversion is exactly to the foot what Shockwave is, and a printed add I have refers to the same coaster as being from 1986, and currently in the USA.

http://www.italintl.com/coaster/index.htm

Anyone want to loan me 1.1 million?? :)

- Peabody

To mods: If I'm out of line, I apologize in advance.

To coastergenius: I've have just about enough of your somewhat smart-alecky comments, not so much because they are smart-alecky (I'm a cynic and all that too), but because most of the times you are wrong. Above, you tell Lynch that the proper term for upside-down is inversion. Look ou the word inversion, it makes NO reference to upside down (but does say inside out). Invert (verb) refers to upside down. Also look up loop and you will see that calling a 'dive loop' or a 'corkscrew' a "loop" is perfectly valid description. Your assumption that any inverting element is an 'inversion' refers to the connotation of the word 'inversion' NOT the denotation. A true genius would know when she/he was out of her/his league.
lata,
jeremy
--- If it looks like a loop, and feels like a loop, than it's a loop.

I'm a little confused about why people take things so personally around here. What was the topic again?