{"id":358441,"date":"2025-05-01T13:48:07","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T17:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/attractionsmagazine.com\/?p=358441"},"modified":"2025-05-01T13:48:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T17:48:10","slug":"help-save-kingda-ka-coaster-cars-with-roller-coaster-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/attractionsmagazine.com\/help-save-kingda-ka-coaster-cars-with-roller-coaster-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Help save Kingda Ka coaster cars with Roller Coaster Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In November, the Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey closed without notice<\/a>, but now the National Roller Coaster Museum and Archives<\/a> (NRCMA) in Plainview,\u00a0Tex., is launching a crowdfunding campaign to save one of its coaster cars, along with three others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kingda Ka roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure. <\/em>
Photos courtesy of NRCMA<\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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The goal of the fan-based capital campaign launched by the world’s most extensive collection of historic amusement ride vehicles and memorabilia is to save and preserve cars from Kingda Ka, Nighthawk<\/a> from Carowinds in North Carolina, La Vibora from Six Flags Over Texas, and Time Warp from Canada\u2019s Wonderland.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Nighthawk roller coaster at Carowinds.<\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

\u201cWithout the tireless work of the museum\u2019s volunteers, who have been working to preserve these attractions for over six months, there is a good chance they would be lost forever,\u201d said Jeff Novotny, president of the NRCMA. \u201cBy directly involving park and ride fans, we can now all work together to preserve the historic legacies that each of these vehicles represent.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Here\u2019s why these coaster cars are worth saving:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n