Scooby's Ghoster Coaster

Paramount's Kings Island
Location	Mason, Ohio, USA
Coordinates	39°20′33″N 84°16′11″W / 39.342433°N 84.26978°W / 39.342433; -84.26978
Status	Defunct
Operated	April 18, 1998 to 2005
Rider height	36 inch minimum
Replaced by	Avatar: The Last Airbender

Statistics

Manufacturer

Caripro

Product

Batflyer

Type

Steel - Suspended - Single rail - Kiddie

Riders per train

2

Propulsion

Elevator lift

Height

35 feet

Top speed

8 mph

Inversions

0

Duration

0:50

Scooby's Ghoster Coaster was a steel suspended single rail kiddie roller coaster themed after the cartoon Scooby-Doo located at Paramount's Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, USA. It was built by Caripro and operated from 1998 to 2005.

History

In August 1997, Scooby's Ghoster Coaster was announced as part of a major expansion of Hanna-Barbera Land.^[1] It opened April 18, 1998 and was billed as "America's first suspended coaster for kids".^[2]

The ride utilized an elevator lift system that brought the car up vertically to the highest point of the ride.

Scooby's Ghoster Coaster was removed after the 2005 season to make way for Hanna-Barbera Land's merger with Nickelodeon Central into Nickelodeon Universe. The site became home to a new attraction named after the Nickelodeon animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender.^[3] Ghoster Coaster's track pieces sat in storage on the park's property for several years before ultimately being scrapped.

Design

Trains

Single car trains. Riders are arranged inline in 2 rows for a total of 2 riders per car.

Images

The ride's entrance

References

↑ "Cartoon playland to expand".
↑ "Kings Island aims at kids with 'Rugrats', 'Scooby Doo' attractions". Dayton Daily News. April 17, 1998. p. 84. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
↑ "Kings Island: What's new for 35th season". The Cincinnati Post. 2006-04-13. p. 30. Retrieved 2024-08-26.

External links

Scooby's Ghoster Coaster on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

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Former

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Bat Bavarian Beetle Demon Firehawk King Cobra Scooby's Ghoster Coaster Son of Beast Vortex

[1] "Cartoon playland to expand".

[2] "Kings Island aims at kids with 'Rugrats', 'Scooby Doo' attractions". Dayton Daily News. April 17, 1998. p. 84. Retrieved March 22, 2021.

[3] "Kings Island: What's new for 35th season". The Cincinnati Post. 2006-04-13. p. 30. Retrieved 2024-08-26.

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