Kingda Ka: A Deep Dive on the World's Tallest Rollercoaster

MelonMonarch
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Published 2023-11-24
What goes up, must come down.

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A MelonMonarch Video Essay
Special Thanks To:
The JPFC
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Chapters:

0:00: Intro
1:38: History Pt. i
7:53: History Pt. ii
14:25: The Ride
19:26: History Pt. iii
23:44: Legacy

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By order of appearance:
LEMMiNO - Firecracker
CC BY-SA 4.0
Windows96 - Edenic Green Plus
Windows96 - Extreme Violet
Lena Raine - Pigstep
Kokonoku - SAILORSATURDAYS
TrackTribe - I Had A Feeling
Windows96 - 240p
Windows96 - Layering Shiny Dust
C418 - Mice on Venus
All Comments (7)
  • @JJJJ-he8bz
    Waiting 17 long years to ride this thing. Felt like a dream walking up to it and seeing the golden kingdom I was so happy after riding the first couple of times I could have flown back home without riding anything else.
  • @RomanJockMCO
    I rode this back in 2021. Jersey Devil had just opened and both were on my to-do list. I rode Xcelerator at Knotts Berry Farm in 2019 so had an idea of what to expect. Of course seeing the tower in person was a bit sobering. Still I hopped right on and chose a seat towards the back. Man the launch was insane! Descending from the apex got my giggling. I decided to ride again even though my friend had enough. I got the second row and another man with goggles sat beside me. I realized how important those goggles were as i spent much of the second ride cringing behind the seat infront of me as the 128 MPH wind kinda hurt. Still loved looking straight down through the spiral. I haven't been back since but looking forward to going again, maybe with somg goggles 😅. Maybe I'll get to experience a rollback, too! I kinda wish SF would have done more with the ride as it's kind of a waste of energy. Maybe put in a 400' loop and some other elements. Thanks for posting!
  • @thebe_stone
    King da ka is kinda mid tbh, it doesn't do much and it kinda hurts. Dragster is better, since it is smother.