King Cobra
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| Manufacturer | Togo | ||||||||||||||
| Designer / calculations | James Rogan | ||||||||||||||
| Type | Steel - Stand-Up | ||||||||||||||
| Riders per train | 24 | ||||||||||||||
| Hourly capacity | 1250 | ||||||||||||||
| Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 95 feet | ||||||||||||||
| Drop | 90 feet | ||||||||||||||
| Top speed | 50 mph | ||||||||||||||
| Length | 2219 feet | ||||||||||||||
| Inversions | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Drop angle | 53° | ||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2:00 | ||||||||||||||
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King Cobra was a steel stand-up roller coaster located at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, USA. Built by Togo, the ride operated from 1984 to 2001.
History
King Cobra was announced in February 1983. A prototype stand-up coaster was fully built and tested at Togo's facility in Japan. It was then disassembled, relocated to Kings Island, and constructed. King Cobra opened on April 22, 1984 as the first Togo roller coaster in America.
After Togo shut their American offices down in 2001, replacement parts for King Cobra became much more scarce. The ride was closed that same year. After sitting in storage, it was scrapped in December 2006.
Design
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Trains
2 trains with 6 cars per train. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 24 riders per train. The trains were green with black restraints. Riders were seated in rows of two across.
External links
- King Cobra on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
