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The POV looks amazing. Having just ridden griffon this weekend, I'm super pumped for Valravn. Can't wait for our trip to the park this summer!!

Fixed that for you!

^ I just cant wait for the Cedar Point to be open for the season!

Bottomless Pit! . . . I love me a good bottomless pit!! . . . Wait... What?? Water Skiing or Snow Skiiing??

I've got to remember this one!!

8/10. I use to have a ball python as a pet. Flying.

No. Do you live in a big city?? (Population more than 1 million)

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This coaster is looking better and better with each new update. I can't wait to see testing!! I love the amount of detail they are putting into the que line!! #BlackSnake

Translation: "Star Flyers scare me poo-poo less"! Sounds about accurate for me!! I don't mind the Windseekers, but there is no way in the gay hell you are going to have me dangling by some janky a$$ chains 400ft up in the air. Yes, I know the chains are super strong, and could hold a car up, or whatever it may be. . . But still, NO! Also, I can't stand when you're riding a Star Flyer and the seats start twisting. . . Nope! I'm not about that life, and I can not imagine what it would be like 400ft up in the air. The 150ft version was bad enough! I watched Texas Sky Screamer last time I was there... after watching a ride cylce my best friend and I looked at each other, and said "Mr. Freeze is looking really good right about now!" So that's where we headed instead, and never have either of us regretted not riding Texas Sky

WOW!! Loving Raptors new lift lights!! And really liking the Valravn's lift lights!!! So excited that the park is almost open!!

Nice Photo TR! Thanks for sharing! Agreed. Drifting Coaster looks really fun, and looks like you get some nice swings on it! I'd love to see these catch on! You know. . . maybe at a US park!!

It was super cold. Like low 50's cold. So I'm chalking it up to really cold temperatures, and the restraints as to what caused me to not get an "out of this world" ride.

I'd assume they replaced the road because a lot of it got destroyed during construction. Omg!! There are so many!! I sadly didn't even notice them at first until you said something about them, and now I'm just all... excited!! NOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooo!!

I guess maybe my expectiations for i305 were way to high, and it just couldn't live up to what I was expecting. I was really dissapointed in the ride, and really have no desire to ride it again. It just isn't my cup of tea! But to each their own! Maybe next time! OH NO!! I'm sad you didn't get to ride Dominator! It's amazing!! I'm sad I missed out on Flight Of Fear. . . But I'm sure I'll have friends who want to go to the park so I will be back there eventually, hopefully FOF will be open then! To me "airtime" can be either butt out of the seat, or a feeling of weightlessness, depending on the coaster, and depending on the situation. I experienced neither on i305. There was no butt out of the seat, nor was there a sense of weightlessness. Honestly, I think it comes down to the restraint. The restraint was so freaking tight, and the soft OTSR's were sitting right on my shoulder so there was no wiggle room. I was basically stapled into my seat the entire ride, which I think took away any airtime feeling I could have gotten. I was kind of sad that I missed out on Drop Zone. I had kind of made up my mind that even though I'm not a huge fan of drop towers, I was going to ride it just because. I had been mentally preparing myself, and then I get there and it was closed! However, there was always the possibility of Mach Tower at BGW!! Speaking of which my BGW report should be up soon!! I've always read people on here talking about how much airtime i305 has. Especially in the back row over the first drop, and over the first airtime hill... and... Nope, nothing for me. But yes, I think you are right! Volcano is where it's at!! Now Volcano is a coaster I loved! Yep, I really didn't care for i305. To me it was incredibly overrated, and like I said, I have no desire to ride it again. It just didn't do anything for me! But to each their own! Part 2: BGW Coming Soon!!

Coaster enthusiasts who are angry because LR still isn't open. They are the ones who set the town on fire.

Same here. It'd be awesome to be able to experience a short Cruise like this within the US. *sighs* maybe some day!

Just in case anyone has forgotten... Let's not forget that Magnum XL-200 is SINKING!!

So, I took my first trip to Kings Dominion this weekend, and it was a decent little trip. It was very cold, and cloudy with a few showers throughout the day, so there were a LOT of closed rides, and basically everything was running one train aside from Dominator, Anaconda, and Volcano. The park itself is a very beautiful park. I love the fountains, and how lush the park is. There were a lot of trees. . . EVERYWHERE!! Which was nice. It hid a lot of the coasters from your sight until you were right next to them, or on another ride. Anywho: On with the rides! Dominator: Dominator is by far the best floorless coaster I have ever been on. I really like how the pre-lift is a little different than the standard turn into the lift that you see on most B&M coasters. That loop though. . . Oh my! Words can not describe how massive it is. I don't know if it was because it was a slow day and the train was running a little slower than usual, but the amount of hangtime in the back row was un-real! I have never experienced anything like that on a B&M before. Also, I noticed throughout the day that none of the trims were actually being used, (again probably because it was a cold day, and the train was already running slow enough.) The MCBR never slowed the train down which made for some amazing airtime on the drop off the MCBR in the back row! The ride was glass smooth, and shockingly forcefull! A great way to start the day! 18 rides! 10/10! Drop Zone: The only time Drop Zone moved the entire day was early in the morning when there were 3 people on it for a test ride. After that it never moved again. Which I am not to sad about considering I really don't care for drop towers. Windseeker: Windseeker was closed the entire day. . . Shocker. Flight Of Fear: Flight Of Fear remained closed the entire day. Anaconda: Not nearly as rough as Vortex at Kings Dominion, however still pretty rough. The majority of the ride I spent in the "brace" position trying not to be beat to death. The layout was nothing amazing, but it sure is a beautiful coaster to look at!! 1 ride. 4/10. Avalanche: A unique coaster. It was not nearly as rough as I thought it was going to be. However I was disappointed that the train did not get higher up on the inside of the ride. I guess I am spoiled by La Vibrator at SFOT which gets pretty close to 90 degrees sideways. I enjoyed Avalanche, it was worth riding once. But wouldn't care to ride it again. 1 ride. 3/10. Backlot Stunt Coaster: I guess I was just spoiled by Kings Island, because this version of Backlot Stunt Coaster was a disappointment. The upwards helix after the launch did not fear nearly as forceful, and NONE of the theming was working at the MCBR. The only "themeing" that was working was the "splash" down. 2 rides. 5/10. The Crypt: Watched it cycle, and considered riding it. But then decided not to mainly because I was about 75% positive it would make me sick, and I just wasn't willing to take that chance. However, the fire effect was amazing, and made for some great photos!! Intimidator 305: Okay, so I had REALLY high expectations for this coaster, which I ended up lowering a bit after reading on here about how over rated this coaster was. Well, I guess I should have lowered my expectations even more because I got off of the coaster thinking "That was it? - - - I just don't get what all the hype is about." My first ride was in the back row, and it was... okay. Maybe it was just because my restraint was so tight, but I got zero airtime on the drop. Which I was expecting to have out of this world airtime, and I got nothing. Again, this could have been because of my restraint being so tight. After the drop I did experience minor grey out, and then there was the "airtime" hill that again (I think because of my restraint) provided zero airtime. Followed by a whole bunch of fast transitions, and that trim. . . WOW, that trim really slows the train down, more than I was expecting. I re-rode the coaster in the front hoping that the coaster would be a better experience, but nope. Same thing. Not to mention this coaster was a little on the rough side. Rode it twice, and I have no desire to ever ride it again. I agree with those who say this coaster is overrated, because to me it really is. 3/10. Volcano: This coaster I went into with really low expectations, and I was blown away. The first launch was really forcefull, and the second launch out of the Volcano was awesome. There was so much hangtime at the top of the Volcano I found myself wondering if we were going to rollback. To avoid rollbacks the park was not loading the last row of the train. The slow inline twist provided a unique fun experience that I really enjoyed. 16 rides. 9/10. Woodstock Express: I rode it just for the credit, but WOW was I surprised by this coaster. I rode in the back row, and got more airtime on the first drop than I got on all of i305. It was fun, but I felt a little strange being the only adult on the coaster. 1 ride. 7/10. New addition to the park for 2017!! I found out that KD will be building the worlds first launched B&M Strata coaster!! Coming in 2017!! See photos for more details!! All in all, I had a decent day at the park. But until they build something super amazing, and out of this world I have no desire to go back to the park. Anywho, on with the photos which I am NOT a professional photographer so the photos will not be "that great!" But they are not "bad" photos either. Enjoy. No one has ever taken this photo before. I will admit this transition was fun. So. Much. Potential. Closed. Decent little ride. FIRE!!! YYYAAASSS!!! Splash! (At least that was working.) They had these cool displays set up that students had built, you could drop a marble, and watch the marble travel the "coaster track." Such a fun little ride. More airtime than i305. First ride of the day! (And best ride in the park IMO) Such a pretty coaster. . . But ouch... Splash!!?? This is where you start to bleed from the ears. This is when you start praying for the ride to be over with. Having fun with reflections. Hello Universal Studios. Backlot stunt coaster was running one train. . . FIRE!!! YYYYAAAASSS!! Eh, nothing to see here. . . Moving along. Fountain. A little bit of themeage... Some more theme from Volcano's station. YAAASS!! Climbing the lift hill. Photos do not do this loop justice. It is massive!! Loved the interlocking corkscrews! Lots of airtime in the back row right here!! Nice g's here. For all you trim enthusiast! (Thankfully these were not being used each time I rode the ride!) These look so weird. <3 Good bye KD!! Thanks for a decent day at the park. I found out here that KD will be building the worlds first launched B&M Strata coaster!! Coming in 2017!! It spins, I puke... No thanks. The only time Drop Zone moved the entire day. This is what gets you up, before you go down.

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Truth. Almost every second of Outlaw Run has out of this world airtime. Can't wait to get back up there for our first ride of the season on it. Yes!!! Mavericks first drop is a true "OMFG!!" Butt clenching moment... the same as its first airtime hill. Both super amazing moments. However, the still can't beat Outlaw Run.