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Manufacturer | Vekoma | ||||||||||||
Product | SLC (689m Standard) | ||||||||||||
Type | Steel - Inverted | ||||||||||||
Riders per train | 20 | ||||||||||||
Hourly capacity | 1040 | ||||||||||||
Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||||||
Height | 109.3 feet | ||||||||||||
Top speed | 49.7 mph | ||||||||||||
Length | 2260.5 feet | ||||||||||||
Inversions | 5 | ||||||||||||
Duration | 1:36 | ||||||||||||
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Kong is a Vekoma suspended looping coaster located at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, California, USA.
History
The ride originally opened as Hangman at Opryland USA on May 1, 1995. It only operated until 1997, when it was dismantled and sold due to the closure of Opryland USA.[1] The ride was reportedly to be relocated to Old Indiana Fun-n-Water Park in Thorntown, Indiana, USA, but instead subsequently reopened at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in May 1998.[2] Alongside Boomerang Coast to Coaster, it was one of the first roller coasters at the park.[3]
On August 5, 2016, Six Flags announced that Kong would be one of two rides to receive a virtual reality upgrade for Fright Fest, with the other one being Demon at Six Flags Great America. The ride would show a film called Rage of the Gargoyles and it was being billed as "the world's first fully immersive gaming experience". Kong would also receive some refurbished track.[4]
Design
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Kong is a Suspended Looping Coaster installation with the 689m standard layout. Following the chain lift hill is a roll over inversion, a banked turn, a sidewinder, and a double in-line twist.
Color scheme
Red track and orange supports. The ride used to feature Orange track and dark green supports, with white track and green supports at Opryland
Trains
2 trains with 10 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in a single row, for a total of 20 riders per train.
Images
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One of Kong's trains
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The queue line in 2014
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The lift hill
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A train entering the roll over inversion
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The banked turn
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A train exiting the sidewinder
References
- ↑ Parker, Matt. "20 years after closing, some Opryland rides live on". WSMV. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ↑ Hartmann, Stacey (1997-11-21). "13 Opryland rides sold". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
- ↑ "Marine World Opens Again -- New Rides Not Ready / Patrons find construction -- not advertised thrills".
- ↑ "Six Flags and Samsung Announce Renewed Collaboration on Virtual Reality Roller Coasters".
External links
- Kong on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
- Kong on the parks website
- Hangman on the parks website