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| Manufacturer | E&F Miler Industries | ||||||||||||
| Type | Steel - Kiddie | ||||||||||||
| Track layout | Oval | ||||||||||||
| Riders per train | 12 | ||||||||||||
| Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||||||
| Height | 8 feet | ||||||||||||
| Length | 199 feet | ||||||||||||
| Inversions | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Duration | 0:52 | ||||||||||||
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The Great Pumpkin Coaster is a steel kiddie roller coaster located at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, USA. This ride is the same as The Great Pumpkin Coaster at Kings Dominion.
History
The ride first opened as "Scooby Zoom" in 1992 known for the Scooby-Doo show.
It was later renamed "Top Cat's Taxi Jam" in 1998 to fit the Top Cat cartoons. It had six cars, decorated to look like five cabs and one police car following.
It was then renamed, again, "Little Bill's Giggle Coaster" in 2006 to fit in with Little Bill, a show on Noggin/Nick Jr. which began in 1999, based on the books by Bill Cosby.
Finally, in 2010, it received its current name, "Great Pumpkin Coaster".
Design
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Color scheme
Purple track and supports. Used to feature blue rails with red ties and yellow supports when it operated as Taxi Jam.
Trains
Single train with 6 cars. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in a single row, for a total of 12 riders per train.
External links
- Great Pumpkin Coaster on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
- Great Pumpkin Coaster on Coaster-Count.
- Great Pumpkin Coaster on the parks website
