Kingda Ka and Green Lantern's removal for new 2026 record-breaking coaster

[Hixee]

That'll make for some good viral videos, at least.

Clickbait thumbnails for years to come!

 

[InvertsAreMyJam]

Well that answers that...

https://twitter.com/x/status/1871011365374321141

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Yikes. Wouldn’t that have a risk of damaging other structures in the park, though?

 

[TPoseOnTantrum]

Yikes. Wouldn’t that have a risk of damaging other structures in the park, though?

Not if they plan to tip it in a specific direction. They're being paid to control it.

To my understanding though the contractors have a $45M insurance bond in place should something happen to Toro.

 

[Peet]

Looking at Google Maps, the tower is actually quite far from anything else, so we don't need to worry about the nightmarish idea of Kingda Ka coming crashing down into El Toro!

The loss of this ride makes me incredibly sad, usually "got the cred" would make me feel fine about it being demolished, but that's not the case here. I'm a mechanical engineer and the engineering aspects of coasters has always been a huge part of what makes them interesting to me. I don't think there has ever been a ride built that is more impressive from an engineering and construction point of view than Ka, especially with Zumanjaro sharing the same structure. The ride experience was truly extreme, ok it's not a serious contender for my top ten (or even top 25 really), but sitting ready to launch, looking at the distant apex of the tower and knowing that I would be up there is just a few seconds is something I will never forget. An absolutely amazing machine, RIP.

 

[Peet]

Green Lantern demo update:

American Amusement Park Museum

Demolition on Green lantern, Parachute Training center and Twister is nearly complete at Six Flags Great Adventure.(all photos are property of American amusement park museum, credit if shared)

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Looks like it's just the lift, drop and loop left now, maybe they need different equipment to bring down these tallest bits.

 

[JuliOverbank]

Looks like it's just the lift, drop and loop left now, maybe they need different equipment to bring down these tallest bits.

That could well be the case indeed, they might also be scared that it falls into Superman when they would just make it topple.

 

[Niles]

Demolition has begun on Kingda Ka, starting with the turnaround, more of Green lantern has also come down.

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[bigsloppa]

If I may do an Ultimate Coaster-style response throw back for the older CFers in the room:

Yes, Kingda Ka being removed would be because of new site prep needed for a new attraction.

Not as much as you'd think - relocations typically hover ~$4-6M depending on size and scale, which is still at least half the going rate for new coaster installations of similar size ($12-$15M). Let's not forget Green Lantern itself is a relocation, done on the same merit.

You say that, but I would gladly bet there are many second and third-tier Cedar Fair and Six Flags parks who would gladly raise their hand for a large footprint B&M. (e.g., Worlds of Fun, Valleyfair, SFStL, La Ronde, Canada's Wonderland, Kings Island, etc.)

It's undeniable the amount of things that could be done between the adjoining Green Lantern and KK plots (and Golden Kingdom zoo area); but I still expect there to be some holdout to see if a KK 2.0 could be doable.

Valleyfair could use ANYTHING at this point.