Cobra (La Ronde) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Cobra |
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| Previously known as Stand Up (1988-1994) | |
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| La Ronde | |
| Coordinates | 45°31′19″N 73°32′18″W / 45.5219°N 73.5382°W |
| Status | Removed |
| Opening date | 1995 |
| Closing date | 2016 |
| Skara Sommarland | |
| Coordinates | 58°24′14″N 13°33′07″E / 58.404°N 13.552°E |
| Status | Relocated |
| Opening date | 1988 |
| Closing date | 1994 |
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| Type | Steel – Stand-up |
| Manufacturer | Intamin |
| Model | Stand-up roller coaster |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 87 ft (27 m) |
| Drop | 87 ft (27 m) |
| Length | 2,575 ft (785 m) |
| Speed | 48 mph (77 km/h) |
| Inversions | 1 |
| Height restriction | 54 in (137 cm) |
| Trains | 2 trains with 6 cars. Riders are arranged 4 across in a single row for a total of 24 riders per train. |
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| Cobra at RCDB | |
The Cobra was a special kind of roller coaster where you stood up instead of sitting down! It was located at the La Ronde amusement park in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. A company called Intamin built the Cobra. It first opened in 1988 at a different park called Skara Sommarland. After running there until 1994, it moved to La Ronde and opened again in 1995. The Cobra was one of only three stand-up roller coasters ever made by Intamin. It was taken off La Ronde's website in 2016 and then taken apart in 2018.
The Cobra's Journey
This exciting roller coaster started its life in Sweden at the Skara Sommarland amusement park. Back then, it was simply known as the Stand Up. In 1994, the ride was moved all the way to Canada to its new home at La Ronde.
In 2007, something interesting happened! A group of Townsend's big-eared bats decided to make their home in the roller coaster's engine room.
The Cobra was very similar to another roller coaster called Shockwave. Shockwave had been at other famous parks like Six Flags Magic Mountain, Six Flags Great Adventure, and later Six Flags AstroWorld (where it was called Batman The Escape). The Cobra roller coaster had one main upside-down part, called a vertical loop. It also had a cool turnaround dive hill and a twisty helix section that went right through its only loop!
