Description: Ripley's carnival. Ripley scouts. 1934 June 6th. Kong also appeared at the Riddings and Somercoates Carnival the following week. He was 14ft 2 inches high and 7ft 6' wide. They didnt win a prize but Billy Butlin heard of Kongand asked the scouts to lead the Skegness Carnival, which they did. Unfortunately Kong got damp during the winter, so it was decided to burn him on Forty Horse Silver Jubilee Beacon Bonfire on 6th May 1935.