News: Kingda Ka

larger folks should have no trouble riding Kingda Ka (i refuse to start saying KK, lol)....ive ridden Storm Runner, and the restraints are quite roomy. i saw some pretty decently sized folks gettin on SR that day, much larger then ive seen get turned off of Dragster. honestly, i LOVED the OTSRs on Storm Runner...they are very forgiving, and you really hovered thru the barrel rolls....while yes, a lap bar would be more *fun*, i dont think the OTSRs will ruin the ride experience at all on Kingda Ka.

im friggin stoked about this ride!!!! :)

I'm pretty sure the 18 is in the same config. as Dragster's at least looking at the vid. (Great work Keith).

I'm pretty pumped, but honestly, this seems like something that I'll ride a couple times each trip and then go play DDR or something. I'm sure it'll be great but probably not power riding material.

I move that we officially refer to this coaster as Ka instead of KK or its full name. Any seconds?

I'm Happy with this to an extent (but more looking forward to Hydra and others...), but I will try for that SFGAdv trip, not just for this, but it helps.

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Michael Darling said:
So that they can include mock engines, a spoiler, and real racing slicks that spin freely and sheer off, hurtling through the air with the greatest of ease.

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It's for the tiger tails going on the back. Everyone knows that.

^ I second the motion.

I third Ka!!!!

I...um...fourth Ka! Haha! (hey that rhymed!) ;) :)

Put me in the group that wouldn't make a trip specifically for this coaster. Looks cool enough though.

Lucky for me, I do want to sample Hydra, so what's an extra hour or so.

And gee, Tsunami isn't far off that path...

...and I'm coming from western PA, so I'll be passing Hershey (and Turbulence) on the way to Dorney.

Never before has a coaster trip planned itself like this :)

Looks like SFGAdv might benefit from the nearby additions - at least from an enthusiast's perspective.

Hey Gonch, if Impulse-ive dosen't do the Dorney/Hershey/SFGAdv trip next year, I'll tag along behind Gonch, Mrs. Gonch, and the Gonchlings and hit those and Tsunami!;)

But I'm hitting Kennywood first:).

Add me to the 3.5 million people that will be flocking to this ride next year. I admit, I thought the L-TH-B idea was ho hum, but the bunny hill made all the difference. Not to mention the revamped themed area, and the different (albeit weird) moniker

Good that GA is preserving the family atmosphere (a la good ol' PKI) while adding supersized thrills. Playa hataz say what!!

PS, I still think Hydra will be the hit next year among us enthusiasts though.

^Hydra is going to have a huge following but Tsunami is going to make the biggest "splash" in the long term.

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Mamoosh said:
I know you've all been waiting for me to chime in with my .02 cents...

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That's about all your opinion is worth, Moosh. 2/100ths of a cent... ;)

You want your card and calendar order, George? Better be nice to me! LOL ;)

mOOSH [kidding, of course!]

I don't mean to pick on the guy but has anyone else noticed BigD has been suspiciously absent from the Kingda Ka discussion?

all i know is my calendar is getting filled pretty fast... with plans to hit PKD, PKI, BGW, SFA, SFNE, SFGAdv, HP, DP, GL, CP and some of the other fine smaller parks in the areas of those parks....2005 Year of the Coaster.

I don't remember seeing anything from BigD since the last time he presented his "obvious" evidence of overbanks ...

Perhaps he's waiting for that second announcement we all know is coming where they say they were just kidding and show the full layout with overbanks and 42 loops.

--Brett, who does mean to pick on the guy, sorry, I'm an a-hole like that ;)

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Antuan said:
Add me to the 3.5 million people that will be flocking to this ride next year. I admit, I thought the L-TH-B idea was ho hum, but the bunny hill made all the difference. Not to mention the revamped themed area, and the different (albeit weird) moniker

Good that GA is preserving the family atmosphere (a la good ol' PKI) while adding supersized thrills. Playa hataz say what!!

PS, I still think Hydra will be the hit next year among us enthusiasts though.

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You gotta laugh at all the people who were saying either (1) it wouldn't be a record breaker or (2) it's stupid to invest so much in a coaster when their atmosphere and kids areas are so lacking. Well, they invested in BOTH AND it IS a record breaker !! I agree about Hydra too. That layout looks wild. Add Turbulence to the mix and we have a great 2005 coaster year to look forward to !

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Michael Darling said:

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thrillerman1 said:
Any idea why the last car is only a 2 seater?

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So that they can include mock engines, a spoiler, and real racing slicks that spin freely and sheer off, hurtling through the air with the greatest of ease.

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This post cracked me up. Good one !

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rentzy17 said:

I'm just hoping SFGAdv.'s themed trains don't fall apart like CP's. That could get messy.

*** Edited 9/30/2004 4:53:11 AM UTC by rentzy17***

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Let's not forget about the cable snapping on TTD and injuring people ! I hope they made some changes so that we don't get that crap happening on Ka !!

^Boo-boos!

My kids have gotten worse falling down outside.

Just had to say it :)

But I do agree - I hope the cable problem has been fixed, it could have been serious and someone could actually get hurt.

Someone mentioned the effectiveness of dual loading stations with a launched coaster...

California Screamin, another Intamin launched coaster uses a dual station and is pretty good at moving the crowds thru with 6 train op.

On the other hand I understand the concern...the typical Six Flags lack of ride ops for two platform operation combined with the short ride time...but hopefully they understand this and will make the adjustments.