Kopter
1973 - 1976


Statistics:
Manufacturer: Allan Herschell
All Time Maximum Capacity: 324 an hour

Kopter was Worlds of Fun's first children's rides, along with Crashem Bashem and Funicular. Kopter opened with the park in 1973 located next to Baltic Bazaar and the Ski Heis Station, approximately where Fjord Fjarlane is today. It was a small ride with eight small helicopter-shaped cars built by Allan Herschell of New York. Small riders would pull a handlebar lever to raise each kopter-car into the air as it circled a central hub. In 1977, Kopter was removed from Scandinavia and replaced by the Hampton Ride's Micro Moto Bahn. At this point it is not 100% confirmed what happened to this ride. The latest theory is that Kopter was swapped with Kings Island's Kiki Kangaroo ride, which was identical to the Worlds of Fun Bounce-a-Roo's ride which was new at the park in 1977. At the same time Kings Island added an identical ride to Kopter in 1977 as well.




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