Long Lost Kings Island Proposed Coaster Rediscovered
When a park chooses a roller coaster to build, they often listen to multiple competing bids. Usually information about the bids never becomes public information, however a recently discovered article from 1987 provides insight into the decision making process.
After the Bat was demolished, Kings Island was looking for a new signature coaster. When it became time to listen to potential manufacturers, several emerged. As described in an 1987 Cincinnati Enquirer article:
“There were eventually six bidders – two from the U.S. two from West Germany, and one each from Switzerland and Japan. The Japanese firm, Togo Japan Inc., which built King Cobra proposed a ride called Cat and Mouse, in which six individual passenger cars would race around a looping track.”In short the potential manufacturers were:
- Arrow (Multi-Inversion Coaster)
- Schwarzkopf (Multi-Inversion Coaster)
- Mack Rides (Bobsled Coaster)
- Intamin (Flying Turns/Bobsled)
- Togo (Cat and Mouse Dueling)
- Unknown Party – Rumored to be Dinn
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