Goodbye Kingda Ka?

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SFoGswim said:
Define "a lot" and then compare it to the yearly attendance of the park.

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We could also compare the number of people who would categorically refuse to ride a 400ft. tall coaster versus those who would do the same for a mid-sized woodie. Or the difference in initial cost, or cost to run and maintain, or capacity.

Even still, the point remains, building coasters for the purpose of attracting people from far flung places is just not the business model for 99% of parks in the world.

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Mamoosh said:I'm actually Rollergator

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Are too! ;)

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SFoGswim said:
Define "a lot" and then compare it to the yearly attendance of the park.

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Let me just ditto exactly what matt. said. However, it's all irrelevant to my original point, which was in response to this:

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manofthechurch said:
LOL were you joking? You had to be!

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...The utter disbelief that anyone would dare say, in all seriousness, that they would rather ride a mid-sized woodie over Kingda Ka.

But, despite all that, it's ridiculous to imply that the small wooden coaster mindset would drive a major amusement park down the drain. Even the major parks add mid-sized, non-record-breaking coasters from time to time.

Oh yeah? Then why does CP only add record breakers? :-P Oh wait...Maverick....crap.

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Vater said:

Even the major parks add mid-sized, non-record-breaking coasters from time to time.

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Heck, they even put in kiddie coasters from time to time! ;)

OMG, you're right. How is it Cedar Fair hasn't completely folded? Oh yeah...TTD!!!1!one

When I took my sister inlaw to CP last year she said she wasn't afraid of any coaster, that is untill she saw TTD and how tall and fast it really is. She refused to ride it.I don't see anyone refusing to ride a small woody...

This is an interesting topic, because KK is a tremendous draw even to this day, they will not remove it ever. HOWEVER - I wouldn't put it past them to 'pretend' it's down for maintenance issues for much of the season - nobody bothers to call before they schlep over there to see if it's running - like the year it opened and was down a lot, when people complained they got ten buck vouchers to return (free parking was not part of the return deal). They will keep their draw and reduce operating costs by selectively closing such rides at their various parks at various slow times of the season - of course people will be pissed, but this company is desperate to save costs. I haven't read thru the whole topic so sorry if I'm repeating anything said

I guess it’s officially closing down? I never got to ride it. How was the experience?

Bumpy.

Kinzel will be happy when Top Thrill retakes the crown as tallest in the world, for the time being.

Assuming Top Thrill gets fixed before that thing in Saudi Arabia opens.

raser:

She refused to ride it. I don't see anyone refusing to ride a small woody...

Have you met my wife? Hayoooooooo!!!!

Thank you for reviving this thread, 16 years late, but better late than never.

I actually wrote two emails to Great Adventure last week, and I flat out asked them their intentions for KK. Of course they were rather obtuse and evasive. The most definitive answer I received was that the ride might cease operations by the end of this year or perhaps next year. Either way, I was given the impression that KK might not be long for this world.

"I demand that you tell me the thing that you have not publicly announced!"

"I am debating whether to buy a season pass, and it would help to know if Kingda Ka will be operating next year" is a reasonable thing to ask, although I wouldn't really expect an answer.

(That is not especially the vibe I get from "flat out asked" though.)

Brian Noble:

"I demand that you tell me the thing that you have not publicly announced!"

“And if you don’t give me a direct answer, you’re being evasive.”

Coasterhound36:

The most definitive answer I received was that the ride might cease operations by the end of this year or perhaps next year.

So if this is true, and I don't have any reason to think it's not true, then they haven't decided the details of closing the ride yet, and that's why they haven't announced anything. Sounds reasonable to me.

The internet has a long and proud tradition of being reasonable.

They’re tearing down the bobsled at Over Texas with no prior announcement. Not on the scale of Kingda Ka but still.