PKI Official: King Cobra being removed

According to your logic Koaster King, if PKI all of a sudden cares so much about theming, then how does TR:TR suit the Rivertown theme? I'm not trying to flame you, but just make a point that consistent theming in each of the "themed" areas is not among PKI's top concerns. They took KC out for other reasons than the theming didn't fit, I'm sure.

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I get the feeling there's a conspiracy over at King's Island to remove anything that has "K" or "C" in its initials.
*** This post was edited by MooreOn on 3/16/2002. ***

Have the other 2 locations for the Arrow 4-D's been decided yet???

PlayerPunk - there are not two more 4Ds coming soon...that is only rumor, and a bad one at that.

Charlie,

B&M will still design a stand-up for any customer wanting to have one built in their park. It's just a matter of money for the most part. After all, they still offer their ride in their latest brochure.

Moore On,

While TR:TR is located in Rivertown, I don't think the theming looks that out of place, I mean, it has some of the same colors of the area, and is located in the area of the park with the most trees adding to the overal theme.

I am sure most of the guests at the park won't noticed it isn't Rivertown themed.

-Sean

Personally, I think Rivertown isn't really "Rivertown" anymore. It seems to be transforming into a "Wooded Safari" type theme. I mean, look at The Beast, the train, and now TR:TR - none of them really have a river theme, or involve water all that much......well, except that Tomb Raider is supposed to incorporate water in the ride. But it isn't really a water themed ride, per se.

As for KC being replaced, I can only say that I hope PKI has the good sense to replace it with another coaster that will be at least as exciting, if not more thrilling, than it's predecessor, whether it's in the same footprint or not. Put an upcharge ride there for all I care - but at least give us another steel coaster in it's place.

Flight_of_Fear guy said: King Cobra sucks: Come it wasn't really that bad now was it?

Second Son,

If PKI decided to put a non-coaster ride in the location of the site where KC once stood, I think that would be just as good. If PKI has taught us anything, it's that you don't always need a coaster year after year to be sucessfull. I would love to see a new coaster at the park as much as you, but I won't be disapointed if the park doesn't install one.

-Sean

Maybe they will replace it with Vampire Cobra's Revenge. It could be a suspended/inverted stand-up. It would pay homage to The Bat and Kind Cobra and be a pretty cool coaster.

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A 4D couldnt fit in that area one bit. They have a wingspan of 20 feet wide, and they have to watch out for people not hitting the track and supports when riding, and the KC area doesnt give them enough room for that. So 4Ds outta the question(not for SFwoA though;)).

Im guessing along the lines of Wild Mouse also. Thats all they have room for.

Sean F., Good point at that,PKI has taught us that. I too would not be dissapointed either.

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At least I dont call a vertical loop a "loopdie-loop"!

I think that everybody is forgetting about that road that runs underneath what use to be cobras lift, and along side of Adventure express, they could run the track along that road there and have the rides' main part in the field between the racer and FOF.

Hey, there's quite a bit of land once the King Cobra is taken out. They could extend a coaster through Octoberfest over the pond and even over Adventure express. My bet is another indoor ride though. I think TR is an experiment on how people will react to this type of ride. I don't care as long as it's a good ride!

Also, does anyone believe (as I do) that Rivertown has been or is going to be renamed? I bet it's now the Adventure Zone, in keeping with movie themes. I know that at another Paramount park they have a Thrill Zone.

Also, 40 million dollars spent on TR? There has to be some additional theming or rides going up in the area!

Maybe PKI will finally make use of the Rye Airplane Coaster blueprints they bought a few years back. No, I'm not suggesting the Airplane will fit in the Cobra's footprint; just dreaming......

-Matt (who just rode X and Ghostrider for the first time this weekend)

I say the place an inverted there and have it drop back into the woods or something. The only part you wood see from the midway would be the lift and the ending, the rest would be hidden. Doesn't the ground drop off and go back toward the SOB area?

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PKI could use the empty space created by removing KC and re theme that area since it does get fairly congested during busy days and add more games. Then they can use the money gained by saleing KC (the odds are great it will be sold, eventhough it is an older coaster any small park would easily pick it up if the price is within their budget) to improve their unused land that surounds the park. I'm not sure if anyone else noticed last year, but many service roads were built under The Beast last year. They have approximately 800+ acres of parking and unused forest area that they could put anything in. You might see Rivertown become a thing of the past. The shops are slow and they only thing people go back for is the train and The Beast. First the Action Zone, then the Nickelodeon Central (again) who knows what '03 has in store.

:( I for one will miss King Cobra. Last season I finally got the guts to ride it, and I loved it. And it was the first "big park coaster" I got to work (being located on a HB land coaster :), even though adjusting those seats for people was really hard. I wish they would have kept it, and hope they don't plan on removing anything else any time soon (RIP KCKC and Cobra).

King Cobra was a damn good ride. If anyone has **** to say about it I will kick there God Damn ass.