Kings Dominion (KD) Discussion Thread

[CPmaverickI don't know the difference between waist and waste.]

^And crashes all the time

[KDCOASTERFANI prefer to mate with donkeys over humans!]

Obviously they wanted this thing open as soon as possible.. but with all the greying out, etc early on.. It is kind of a head scratcher that in such a 'sue-happy' culture we live in, that KD decided to open it without more trims right out of the gate.

im no expert but I dont think they wanted to open it as soon as possible. I think intamin pushes the limit which could be a good and a bad thing. I wonder what kinda system intamin uses for calculations and such to be able to say...hey, this element is gonna produce this force and so on and so on...

For all I, and probably the rest of us know, intamin could have in fact told KD that the way its designed right now it could be borderline extreme to unbearable and KD said, produce it as is. Intamin could have given then a plan b where the trims and slow lift would have calmed the ride down.

Yeah but what could've been done was design a layout that didn't require a helix at the bottom of the drop,they had enough room to put in an OBT to bleed off speed or design an L shaped layout that extended around the waterpark(ala superman@SFA) & of course they didn't.That IMHO was CF & KD's fault in picking the location on the premesise in which to build the ride.

[sros1fanDoes Jeff Johnson count this donkey as a credit?]

IMO this is still all a rumor until someone posts pics of the actual trims! I cant believe that a pic hasnt been posted yet, is it because no one can afford a camera in Virginia or atleast a cell with one?

[Skycoastin SteveFive babies drowned in a fire]

^So multiple reports from people who have ridden it and said that they saw and felt the trims isn't enough proof for you? Have you been to the park since I305 was built? Do you realize that there are precisely ZERO places to photograph that side of the first drop from inside the park (unless you illegally take on ride photo/video)? Denial is an ugly thing.....

[atem122Did Medusa in the front and back]

This video (just posted) clearly shows it going much slower down the drop and over the second hill:

YouTube Videolink

[sros1fanDoes Jeff Johnson count this donkey as a credit?]

^^ Whats wrong with a pic like this?
http://themeparkreview.com/forum/files/i305_mediaday_robb_20.jpg

[Skycoastin SteveFive babies drowned in a fire]

^Oh, I don't know, the fact that it was taken during media day and Robb was in a restricted area that no guests are allowed to enter during a regular operating day?

[65skylarkNuthin' better than a naked donkey!]

If you want a NASCAR themed coaster it has to be fast and intense.

Yes, but it must also be void of any right hand turns. Who cares about the effing trims, this coaster fails directly after the first drop.

[robbalveySite Admin]

This video (just posted) clearly shows it going much slower down the drop and over the second hill

Wow...that is actually noticeably a lot slower than the offride videos I shot.

--Robb

[psyhuntersonI Guess Donkeys Are Okay]

crap! I can only hope for a miracle for it to be further adjusted and a little faster when I'll visit the States and KD in June...