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Bummed the I-305 didn't even make it into the top 10, or win the best new roller coaster (which I thought it had locked solid). Oh well, plenty of good ones made it though.

That's understandable. In every other coaseter Ive rode the back gets the most airtime, and so it makes sense that it's the same for the I-305. Ive done the very back a few times, and I honestly just can't tell you why I think that the front airtime is better. Its probably just the fact that I haven't been in the very back for around a month. Yesterday, I rode close to the back (I think row 13) and I absolutely got zero airtime on the second hill, and that put the thought in my mind that the back didn't give you that much airtime at all. It was probably just because I wasn't far enough back. 2nd row is fun. Did it yesterday and I think I found my new favorite seat on the Intimidator. It was actually a lot shorter of a line then the middle lines (got on and the people I was with rode in row 10 and got out 4 rides later.) And the 3rd hill does have incredible airtime, my second favorite part of the ride. And great username!

I agree. It's still definitely a top 5/10 coaster, regardless of the trims (and the best coaster Ive been on by far). I think that you'll be impressed, but I do agree that it really could be a lot better. The trims are a big disappointment though, and I know that it has a ton more potential that I really want to see show. but you should still be exited! Word of advice for riding it though: ride in the front. You will get a good second or two of airtime on the second hill, but only if you sit close to the front (I'm talking about rows 1-5, the closer you get the better). When I rode in the back/middle I was pretty disappointed in the airtime, but in the front you can really feel it! Regardless, have fun! I know that you will like it, but I also know that the trims might really hammer down its potential a lot. But have fun!

^^^ I agree with the sound. I could hear a faint sound lake that as well. I just really hope that KD and intaman can work something out with this... weather that's designing new wheels, or how about putting the trims at the very bottom of the hill so you don't loose any of the drop? You might still loose airtime but its better than loosing both, The coaster is young, and I really am just hoping that this is a temporary fix to a bigger problem that intaman and KD can solve and work out. I still absolutely love it, I just know that there is still more that it can do, and I'm hoping that that intaman and KD can squeeze the rest of potential out of the coaster.

^^ What I'm thinking KD should do in the off-season is finish tweaking the I-305, and make that $25million investment reach its full potential. I'm not saying that they have to eliminate all the complaints about the trims, because there will always be people complaining, but I'm sure that KD could really work with intaman to make it the best that it possibly can be. On another note, my trip to KD yesterday was amazing! Got there at 10am for the national anthem, and left at 8pm for park closing. Rode everything in the park except ricochet and avalanche. The park was surprisingly more crowded than I expected it to be, with the I-305 pretty much packed for most of the day, (30-40min wait one train operation) but it was all worth it. The Volcano was surprisingly not packed for the whole day, with around a 20 minute wait. We ended up riding it twice, once in front, which was amazing, but all I could look at and think of when on top of the volcano was the I-305, which was still the best and a ton of fun, but I just don't feel right about it now. I didn't get a chance to ride in front yesterday for the I-305 (wait was around 1 and a half hours for the whole day) even though we tried around 7:30 to ride front seat only the back seats were open. I sat in the second row and I tried to peer in the middle of the seats in front of me to take a look at the trims. I absolutely saw them and felt them, and I think that they are about the same as before. It was the first time I had ever rode the Intimidator and think: "Man, I really wish those trims were gone." I just felt like I had been robbed of an extra second of that amazing, amazing, amazing drop feeling and that I had been jipped of great airtime on the second hill as well. I really just wished that they would just go. Don't get me wrong, I still absolutely love the ride 1,000 times more than any other ride that Iv'e ever ridden, but I just felt like I was robbed, and the Intimidator kind of was too. Ive ridden it 10 times now over the course of 3 months, and I just feel like Ive been on it long enough for me to not just say "that was awesome" but just notice every detail of it, and realize how much more potential the ride has. Overall though, Kings Dominion's lucky to have it and I'm lucky to have rode it, and whatever KD or intaman does to it I can't control and I'm sure things will eventually work out and the ride will really become as good as it possibly can. All I can do for now is ride it! Still had a ton of fun yesterday, and I wish I could do it every day!

Going to KD tomorrow, and I hope the park isn't crowded, and I'm going to check out the I-305 and see about the trims! Last time I rode it (3 weeks ago) I sat up in the front and could see 2 silver trims (suspecting that they're made out of aluminum) around 3-5 feet long each at the bottom of the first hill. I could feel them, but it didn't kill the ride at all. Hope that it's improved though, but I'll have a blast regardless!

Welcome to TPR! Thanks! I'm Glad to be here! Something simaliar happened when I was there my first visit, it was with the old restraints but it sounds very similar. Not sure if it's the same in your case, but it sounds like what I saw. When the restraints didn't work they tried twice to lock them and then asked everyone to switch, and the restraints still didn't work so they asked everyone to get out and had to run the train around once with noone on it and then put everyone back on the train and try the restraints, which worked. It really intimidated me , because that was just before my first ride and I was next in line, but I had the best time ever on it. And I agree that it is the best coaster ever, and when I sat in the front seat on the I-305 I could get amazing airtime on the second hill, which was totally awesome.

New here, 1st post. Iv'e been reading this thread for awhile (since June when I first went to King's Dominion) and I'm finally deciding to join. Don't want to interrupt the discussion in progress too much, so I'll just make this quick. Iv'e been to KD twice in the past few months, and I'm going again next Tuesday. Iv'e rode every sigle ride there except avalanche. I enjoyed them all and I think that KD is my favorite park out of the local parks (HP, BGW, and I anticipate six flags America although I haven't been yet.) I really enjoyed the Intimidator 305, and have rode it 7 times so far, with the new and old restraints. I enjoyed the new restraints better, although is didn't think that the old restraints were all that bad, and the ride was still amazing with both. As I sat in the front seat on the Intimidator, I could see the trims and feel them, which was a bummer but I really don't think that it "killed" the ride and I still think that it is amazing. I grayed out every single time on the first turn, although I really didn't find it to be really all that bad at all, as some have remarked. I don't think that it even dented my ride experience, it may have even added to it. My conclusion on the ride is that it is my favorite yet; and I think that it will be very hard to beat for me. Golden ticket award top 5? Can't wait to go again!!