King Cobra

Opening on April 22, 1984, King Cobra was a revolutionary addition to the park’s Action Zone (then known as Adventure Village) and made history as the first roller coaster in the United States designed from the ground up as a stand-up model. Manufactured by the Japanese company TOGO, the coaster was a relocated prototype originally called Astro-Comet, featuring a striking green and yellow snake-themed aesthetic. Riders stood throughout the 2,219-foot journey, which began with a 95-foot lift hill followed by a 50 mph dive into a 66-foot vertical loop—the first of its kind for a stand-up coaster. The layout also included a series of airtime-filled “bunny hops,” a helix, and a unique “trick track” section where the track tilted slightly side-to-side while remaining straight. Despite its initial popularity, the ride was closed at the end of the 2001 season due to declining ridership and the increasing difficulty of sourcing replacement parts after TOGO’s North American offices closed. The ride was eventually dismantled and scrapped in 2006, with parts of its trains sent to Kings Dominion to maintain its sister coaster, Shockwave.