I remember going to kings island as a kid and wanting to ride this so bad but I wasn't tall enough, finally hit a growth spurt and went back the next year and it was gone! I was so bummed.
Don't overlook the fact that this ride was built back in the 80's. Kings island and Cedar Point were doing coasters in the mid/late 80's that other parks didn't start getting until the mid 90's.
Actually I work at KI. All the parts for the Cobra are still in the woods at KI. They were sold about 3 yrs ago to a park in Spain but the deal fell through because they couldn't come up with the money. The parts are still able to be put together and used. Who knows... with the other snake themed rides at KI... we might bring it back!?!?!
It was taken out in 2002 and was located in the lot where the slingshot and Delirium currenlty reside. The Delirium is resting on the exact spot where the King Cobras double helix was once located. I must have ridden this coaster close to 75 times. I loved it, but it was a ball buster!
Good god! Glad to see this! I did a radio story that was aired on NPR for the 100th anniversary of roller coasters from this ride. .... Many Memories. Short lived.
@MrsJonasNicholas No, it was removed at the start of the 2002 season. They had attempted to sell it, but there were no takers. Supposedly much of the steel track was rusted out prior to that time. Fortunately the two similar coasters found at two other Cedar Fair parks had better quality/maintained steel, so they continue to operate.
At the end of the ride, just before it stopped there were a few little hills or "humps" it would cover...and when you were watching the ride from the outside, it actually looked like a snake slithering...pretty cool....
Awesome example of what was possible for the original batch of Stand Up Coasters back in the day. Too many parks, took stand up cars and stuck them on some old coaster sitting in some forgotten corner of the park.....truly sad.
I loved this as a young teen in the early to mid 90's. Felt tall to get on it lol. Am 37 now, and looking back I don't get the idea of stand up coasters. Any others besides that I understand and love. STILL love stand-ups too, but besides being different, there's really no difference. You stand in line, ride standing up, and then you walk to stand in the next line. Loved KK, but I'd still prefer several normal coasters with similar features 8 days a week in the long haul.
This was the ride that had me not riding any rides for 28 year until last year. That damn ride had a malfunction and stopped while we was upside down for 15mins. I asked God to get me off of it and I will never ride again and I kept that until last year
This ride closed because after Togo shut down, it became hard to maintain. Parts were hard to find, maintenance cost went higher, popularity for this ride went down. Kings Island did try to sell it, no one bought it because it was rough, out of date, etc. So yea Kings Island did the right thing and took it out.
I don't know about Arrows, as i don't think they're THAT bad when it comes to head banging, especially Loch Ness Monster at BGW. Even Anaconda at Kings Dominion was tolerable IMO. Why do Arrows receive such shit from people?
You're not actually supposed to sit on that bicycle seat. It was there to keep your posture straight and to keep you from slipping out of the restraints from underneath.
I never got to ride the King Cobra because I wasn't tall enough to ride it when it was still at Kings Island. I hope the park's new ride for 2014 will be a B&M stand up roller coaster.
Time to eat my words. It was a woman dying while on the Skylab thingy. Also, since KI counts the Eiffel tower elevator as a ride, there's a second one. John Harter, a high school graduate, was climbing the inside of the elevator shaft on graduation night, May 13, 1983. He was trying to jump on the elevator to scare his friends, but he was crushed and killed by the counterweight.
for a more helpful answer than was given by the other person, the techneique they used there is called a Trick Track which banks one way before turning the other, i hope this answer is what you were looking for
what defunct? its intersting to see old rides fade away ! when i was young they had the bat and aride in center of prk that was just a loop, you went forward,then back and taht was it! (black and gold) i miss kings island , i cant go anymore!
Actually, Flight Commander was not a coaster, rather a ride that roated in the air. People were able to control their capsule. I have the newspaper article from the accident. Interestingly though, two others did die the same day. One was a guest and the other a work who drown trying to rescue someone who fell into a lake.
@EatAtWhiteCastle No one died on SoB in 2006, but on July 30, 2007 a man died from hemorrhagic shock from blunt impact to his torso a day after riding. And on August 8, 2009, a man died after riding Firehawk and having breathing problems. Both victims had pre-existing medical conditions, but a death is still a death.
you are all wrong. it was removed because the type of steel used to mold the ride was losing its integrty and eventually would have started to bend under the stress. Togo did go bankrupt but the ride was coming down regardless.
I road this ride the first year it came out. First stand up coaster I was ever on. The second was the Mantis which was like 5 times better. #3 Riddlers Revenge kicked ass as well.
@coasterwild um...no it doesnt i have been playing rct for almost 10 years. the stand up coasters dont let you do helixes, it even mentions that they should be avoided on stand up coasters in the description. it lets you do banked turns, but not helixe. rct 3 lets you do helixes on them, but not rct or rct2
@nhirajeblack Go to Kings Dominion and ride Shockwave... it's essentially the same ride, only difference is the back half after the helix is slightly different in layout.
@HarvestmanMan Skylab once injured a dozen people, but never killed any. On the contrary, people have died on or after riding Flight Commander, Firehawk, Son of Beast and Flight Deck.
actually ppl it was taken out for other reasons besides delerium. there waa a whole year when the old site of king cobra was empty, and they built delerium there because they had no other use for the space.
@jh61694 Wrong, and...wrong. The Bat was removed because it was a prototype coaster, and wore out brake pads like potato chips. King Cobra was removed because the company who made it went out of business, and they couldn't find replacement parts for it.
Im 100% positive that the music to this video is the reason they took this ride down.
I b Vibin
I've never been a coaster person, but I loved this and the Screamin' Demon when I was younger.
Do you have any extra footage at all whatsoever? Pictures or videos
@@snakeeyes2k4 Sorry, no I don't.
This was my favorite coaster of all time at K.I.! Seeing this makes me so nostalgic.
I remember going to kings island as a kid and wanting to ride this so bad but I wasn't tall enough, finally hit a growth spurt and went back the next year and it was gone! I was so bummed.
oh man you would've loved it!!!
This happened to me too
Don't overlook the fact that this ride was built back in the 80's. Kings island and Cedar Point were doing coasters in the mid/late 80's that other parks didn't start getting until the mid 90's.
Actually I work at KI. All the parts for the Cobra are still in the woods at KI. They were sold about 3 yrs ago to a park in Spain but the deal fell through because they couldn't come up with the money. The parts are still able to be put together and used. Who knows... with the other snake themed rides at KI... we might bring it back!?!?!
It was taken out in 2002 and was located in the lot where the slingshot and Delirium currenlty reside. The Delirium is resting on the exact spot where the King Cobras double helix was once located. I must have ridden this coaster close to 75 times. I loved it, but it was a ball buster!
2:11 - "Hi, Frank."
Good god! Glad to see this! I did a radio story that was aired on NPR for the 100th anniversary of roller coasters from this ride. .... Many Memories. Short lived.
I remember waiting for 2 hours to ride this thing back in 1984 when it was new. Very cool coaster back in the day.
Was a nice Coaster,,,, Hope they put in another standup coaster at Kings Island.
Somewhat rare pov! Thanks for this!
I miss this coaster... Probably one of my all time faves in the history of the park... You can never forget the Delta Demon or the Bat though.
I love the anemometer at 0:50 . Haven't seen that on any of KI's other coasters.
Noticed that as well, glad you acknowledged it in the comments! Interesting detail of these times
RIP KING COBRA
YOU WERE THE BEST.ONE OF THE CORNERSTONES OF THE PARK
Very rare video, there aren't many videos like this anymore.
@MrsJonasNicholas No, it was removed at the start of the 2002 season. They had attempted to sell it, but there were no takers. Supposedly much of the steel track was rusted out prior to that time. Fortunately the two similar coasters found at two other Cedar Fair parks had better quality/maintained steel, so they continue to operate.
Wow. I'm not really a coaster person, but I truly loved this one for some reason. Thank you for allowing me to relive it again...
epic coaster of its day
i got stuck upside down in the loop on this when i was younger
I loved the bunny hops at the end
At the end of the ride, just before it stopped there were a few little hills or "humps" it would cover...and when you were watching the ride from the outside, it actually looked like a snake slithering...pretty cool....
Awesome example of what was possible for the original batch of Stand Up Coasters back in the day. Too many parks, took stand up cars and stuck them on some old coaster sitting in some forgotten corner of the park.....truly sad.
I never seen a stand up coaster until I looked up kings island coasters that were taken down and looked this one up
This is 80’s af
This ride fell off the tracks in the 80's... I was there and will never forget it....=(
No it didn't
Umm... Yes it did!!!
Crystal Meyers No, you're lying for attention
LMAO.....LOL
How
0:04 r.i.p Headphone users.
no one ever died (or was even injured) on king cobra or the bat. both were removed due to outrageous maintenance costs.
I loved this as a young teen in the early to mid 90's. Felt tall to get on it lol. Am 37 now, and looking back I don't get the idea of stand up coasters. Any others besides that I understand and love. STILL love stand-ups too, but besides being different, there's really no difference. You stand in line, ride standing up, and then you walk to stand in the next line. Loved KK, but I'd still prefer several normal coasters with similar features 8 days a week in the long haul.
I miss this ride sometimes but the bicycle type seat was a bit uncomfortable lol
This was the ride that had me not riding any rides for 28 year until last year. That damn ride had a malfunction and stopped while we was upside down for 15mins. I asked God to get me off of it and I will never ride again and I kept that until last year
I do agree! We loved the phantom theater!
This ride closed because after Togo shut down, it became hard to maintain. Parts were hard to find, maintenance cost went higher, popularity for this ride went down. Kings Island did try to sell it, no one bought it because it was rough, out of date, etc. So yea Kings Island did the right thing and took it out.
Aside from 4th dimension rides and flying coasters, stand-ups are my favorite coasters. Pity to see this historical ride gone. :(
R.I.P. Shockwave Kings Dominion
Good riddance Shockwave! That thing hurt my ears, head, and BALLS!
+Rocky Tuck ROTFLMMFAO!
This first Coaster is called The Shockwave it was at Kings Dominion.
ah, yes, another TOGO stand-up. or, as they are better known, TOGO nutcrackers
XD agreed. And headbangers.
Rocky Tuck Arrows and TOGOs both hurt like hell, but damn it all that's one of the reasons they're so fun
I don't know about Arrows, as i don't think they're THAT bad when it comes to head banging, especially Loch Ness Monster at BGW. Even Anaconda at Kings Dominion was tolerable IMO. Why do Arrows receive such shit from people?
You're not actually supposed to sit on that bicycle seat. It was there to keep your posture straight and to keep you from slipping out of the restraints from underneath.
This is when Kings Island was fun, with tons of rides, now it sux.Noticed other rides in the park?Not there now!
Letit Bemee No, they actually have good coasters now
I never got to ride the King Cobra because I wasn't tall enough to ride it when it was still at Kings Island. I hope the park's new ride for 2014 will be a B&M stand up roller coaster.
I never got a chance to ride this :( i was too little. This makes me really want to ride a stand up coaster
Time to eat my words. It was a woman dying while on the Skylab thingy. Also, since KI counts the Eiffel tower elevator as a ride, there's a second one. John Harter, a high school graduate, was climbing the inside of the elevator shaft on graduation night, May 13, 1983. He was trying to jump on the elevator to scare his friends, but he was crushed and killed by the counterweight.
this ride is just like skyrider at Canada's wonderland
for a more helpful answer than was given by the other person, the techneique they used there is called a Trick Track which banks one way before turning the other, i hope this answer is what you were looking for
what defunct? its intersting to see old rides fade away ! when i was young they had the bat and aride in center of prk that was just a loop, you went forward,then back and taht was it! (black and gold) i miss kings island , i cant go anymore!
Shockwave and King Kobra are different after the loop.
Those little hills at the end broke your balls
I miss this ride. Wish they still had it.
Maximus why?
I kinda noticed that when they changed Mantis to Rougarou and they got rid of the almost identical stand up coaster at Kings Dominion.
i've been going to KI for 31 years. this was a great ride. i still remember the bat and the screaming demon. they were awesome.i miss the old rides.
Actually, Flight Commander was not a coaster, rather a ride that roated in the air. People were able to control their capsule. I have the newspaper article from the accident. Interestingly though, two others did die the same day. One was a guest and the other a work who drown trying to rescue someone who fell into a lake.
This stand-up coaster is just like Shockwave at Kings Dominion
i've never seen a 2 people per row stand up coaster. wow. the stand coaster i go on is the iron wolf sf great america, and i believe has 5 ppl per row
This is shockwave at KD with vortex's colors.
@EatAtWhiteCastle No one died on SoB in 2006, but on July 30, 2007 a man died from hemorrhagic shock from blunt impact to his torso a day after riding. And on August 8, 2009, a man died after riding Firehawk and having breathing problems. Both victims had pre-existing medical conditions, but a death is still a death.
i got stuck on this ride a few times. still miss it though
This ride was short but I always liked it. Never any line
you are all wrong. it was removed because the type of steel used to mold the ride was losing its integrty and eventually would have started to bend under the stress. Togo did go bankrupt but the ride was coming down regardless.
One of my favorite KI rides. Man, I miss it.
i have never seen this at kings island and ive been there 100 times!
Yea cuz they tore it down duh
@skiboy247 I kind of doubt that, King Cobra was the first stand up roller coaster, that was designed as a stand up coaster.
They should take out the freaking derlium and put a roller coaster just like this one!
I road this ride the first year it came out. First stand up coaster I was ever on. The second was the Mantis which was like 5 times better. #3 Riddlers Revenge kicked ass as well.
This is exactly 100% the same as SkyRider at Canada's Wonderland. SkyRider was released years before this one though.
It was where Delirium and Slingshot are now
i miss this ride
I remember seeing this ride around 2001 I think, unfortunalty I never went on it. I would've liked to though.
Shockwave at Kings Dominion.
Rest In Horror.
AND THAT'S A WRAP! Togo stand ups are no more in North America. (As of August 9th, 2015)
Come to Britain and visit Drayton Manor. We have one called the Shockwave, and there's the GForce which drops you down a loop. :)
Sounds like they used every present on the MIDI box for this song, huh
It was dismantled to that KD could use the parts on their coaster similar to KK
Mantis at cedar point is great but It bumps you around a little bit
@coasterwild um...no it doesnt i have been playing rct for almost 10 years. the stand up coasters dont let you do helixes, it even mentions that they should be avoided on stand up coasters in the description. it lets you do banked turns, but not helixe. rct 3 lets you do helixes on them, but not rct or rct2
It looks like daimond back combined with vortex
i hate how rollercoaster tycoon doesnt let you do helixes on the stand up coasters
@123iloveuu No it's not. It was taken down because Togo, the company that made it, went out of business, and replacement parts were too expensive.
I never rode this ride because I was not alive and never get a chance to ride it.
The guy at 0:19 sort of looks like Will Ferrell
it's sad why they took it down
doge life They took it down because the manufacturer went bankrupt and so it made it much harder to find replacement parts...
look at all that 80's hair! XD
They just had to remove King Cobra because the manufacturer that made it went out of business.
So they couldn't buy the parts.
This coaster is awesome! But one question, how come around 1:42 the track is sideways? Not straight?
o alright thanks for clearin it up :)...cuz i was confused
I can tell this is a 90s video
@nhirajeblack
Go to Kings Dominion and ride Shockwave... it's essentially the same ride, only difference is the back half after the helix is slightly different in layout.
I swear that at one time this thing went forward and then stopped and went backwards.
Your thinking of the racer
@HarvestmanMan Skylab once injured a dozen people, but never killed any. On the contrary, people have died on or after riding Flight Commander, Firehawk, Son of Beast and Flight Deck.
wow..
this ride.. haha..
goes kinda slow,
it's sweet to see how much kigns islands
changed.
This looks fun!!!
they have one at canadas wonderland named "skyrider"
thumbs up if your watching this in 2012
looks fun,wish it was still with us.
They couldn't fix it anymore so they had to just remove the coaster because the manufacturer went bankrupt
I think I rode that few years ago when I was younger and remember my glasses flew off. it was really rough also
I don't know if delerium was worth taking out for this but delerium is a good ride
actually ppl it was taken out for other reasons besides delerium. there waa a whole year when the old site of king cobra was empty, and they built delerium there because they had no other use for the space.
@jh61694 Wrong, and...wrong.
The Bat was removed because it was a prototype coaster, and wore out brake pads like potato chips. King Cobra was removed because the company who made it went out of business, and they couldn't find replacement parts for it.
why would they put air time hills if its a stand up coaster it would feel like your feet wouldnt be touchin the floor
I never got the chance to ride it because I was to small.
Built in 1984 torn down in 2001 to make delerium
Oh...it's a Togo...ouch.
0:45
Surprise anemometer :D
It was bought out by camden park of west virginia, so ive heard...