Preparing for Kings Dominion 4/4

[Thelegendarymatthew]

I hope this is in the right area of the boards, if its not. I'm sorry.

 

Anyways, I'm a huge geek for Kings Dominion, so why would I be asking for help you ask. Well theres a few things I haven't done and I will be doing them 4/4!

 

-Staying alone in the park for a majority of the time with my friend, hanging out.

-Getting Food in the park other than a funnel cake

-Going Opening Day

-Going with someone who wants to ride the coasters

-Staying 8 1/2 hours

 

Now, I have a few questions that involve each of the statements above.

1. Would Log Flume and WWC be open?

2. How much is the range of food, and wheres the best place to go to?

3. Is there going to be a mass amount of crowds during opening day?

4. I know I said my friend wants to ride coasters, but he hasn't sense 06, so I want to warm him up. Whats the best way to go? Old VA, or Congo?

5. We should go through the park more than 3 times right, if were staying that long?

 

 

Thanks for helping me out, expect a PTR in 2 weeks when On Season begins!

 

-Matthew.K

[Thelegendarymatthew]

Only two more days until, I would really appreciate any answers for the ?s

 

Oh yeah, if your going there the same day, leave me a PM.

We may try to do a meet up, or try to ride a ride together or something

[Homeboy23]

1. Would Log Flume and WWC be open?

 

It is supposed to be 70 degrees, so maybe.

 

2. How much is the range of food, and wheres the best place to go to?

 

A burger, fries and a drink will get you around $12. I prefer Country Kitchen and Victoria Pizza.

 

3. Is there going to be a mass amount of crowds during opening day?

 

Have no idea, never been on opening day.

 

4. I know I said my friend wants to ride coasters, but he hasn't sense 06, so I want to warm him up. Whats the best way to go? Old VA, or Congo?

 

Just start out with the Hurler and Rebel Yell.

 

5. We should go through the park more than 3 times right, if were staying that long?

 

It depends on what all you do and how long the lines are for.

[cfc]

Best get Volcano done first--even on slow days, it draws a pretty good-size line (then ride Dominator).

 

Food at KD is expensive and not very good. There is a Chick Fil-A (all ala carte). Pizza is OK. Outer Hanks (formerly Bubba Gump's) used to be OK if you're into fish and chips.

 

It is hard to resist those Boardwalk fries, though.

[KDCOASTERFAN]

I can't say what the opening day crowds will be like as it'll be a first for me attending KD's opening day on saturday,as for the coasters Dominator's a good one to start off with since it's closest to the gate & if run to capacity can handle the crowds rather well compared to the others in the park.

 

I'd AVOID hurler like the plauge especially if you want to be able to ride the remaining coasters for the rest of the day without being in agony.

[cygnusx1]

Hi Matthew, I'll be there tomorrow to pick up my season pass and go to the KDFansite meetup. I plan on staying open to close.

 

1. Would Log Flume and WWC be open?

I expect so. I went on the 2nd or 3rd weekend of the season last year, and they were open. Very short lines too... I think I did 3 laps on WWC before I had to get off.

 

2. How much is the range of food, and wheres the best place to go to?

I've got several favorite food places. Wayside Grill has decent burgers, and the Juke Box Diner has good fries. I like the $5 footlong hot dogs at Johnny's too. You can get a big bag of pretty good popcorn for - I think - about $3 at a lot of places throughout the park (especially in the Grove).

 

3. Is there going to be a mass amount of crowds during opening day?

Sometimes there is, and later in April may be a better time to visit. I may also be going on the 25th. Another thing to keep in mind is that others' past opening day TRs for KD have mentioned that some of the ride ops were slower on Opening Day because it was their first day on the job.

 

4. I know I said my friend wants to ride coasters, but he hasn't sense 06, so I want to warm him up. Whats the best way to go? Old VA, or Congo?

I've heard that Grizzly is closed for rehab through at least the middle of May. Hurler is actually my favorite woodie in the park, but a lot of people would disagree. I sit in the front to avoid the pain and get really good airtime on several of the hills. I took a guy to the park last year who had never ridden a coaster before. Since KD has one of the best collections of launched coasters in the world, I started him off with Backlot, then Flight of Fear, then Volcano. If you want to take him on the non-launched coasters, Rebel Yell or Hurler is good. Dominator's great if your friend is up for it. Get him ready to ride Volcano after dark too - it is a great ride at night!

 

A good flat ride for a little inversion practice is Triple Spin, near Shockwave. I can usually get a reride on it. I think that may be the best flat ride in the park, not counting the Drop Tower.

 

5. We should go through the park more than 3 times right, if were staying that long?

Probably so. In April the lines tend to be shorter. When I went on a Saturday in April last year, I had no problem getting rerides on Anaconda and Grizzly.

[Homeboy23]

 

Get him ready to ride Volcano after dark too - it is a great ride at night!

 

 

Scratch that idea... they close at 8 tomorrow. It won't be that dark at that time.