Kings Dominion (KD) Discussion Thread

[Skycoastin Steve]

^Of all the ridiculous, ludicrous, horribly childish things that uber fanboys say and do, giving ANY roller coaster a nickname that involves putting a "y" or "ie" at the end of its shortened name is the one that drives me nuts the most.

 

For example:

 

"Millie" for MF. "Maggie" for Magnum. "Termy" for Terminator: Salvation. "Timmy" for either of the Intimidators. And so on. Once again, if only the e-punch were reality.

 

 

On a related note, my second year at Cedar Point when we got Skyscraper, I referred to it the entire summer as "Raper" to poke fun at the fanboys. When we operated it, we even referred to it as "raping" people. Is that bad?

[atem122]

^Don't diss Termy.

 

(Or the ride's ability to go 102 and pull 6 g's. Those are TOTALLY realistic numbers)

[KDcoasterMAN]

All the insiders on KDfansite are smart enough to keep their mouths shut probably cause they work at the park. We won't know any thing officially until media day.

[bpmitchell]

 

Credit to KD fansite: http://www.kdfansite.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=714&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=5490

Edited March 16, 2010 by Wes

[tedten]

"Timmy" .... Bahaha.

 

^I think it's funny they were claiming to know what the restrain was based off a zoomed in image from Clint's video of the test run.

 

CLEARLY those red pixles make out a B&M restraint, DUH!

 

Actually you can see them pretty well on some of the zoomed in images on KDfansite / behind the thrills from Clint's video. Just as you can in the pic posted above^

[yankees15]

From that picture it definitely looks like it will have the same restraints as Fahrenheit and Maverick.

 

I'm very excited to see what the first reviews of this coaster will be. I'll have my chance to ride this at some point during the summer.

[DBru]

Wait a second...did the park not announce (to some group) a couple weeks ago that the ride would have shoulder straps, such as those found on Insane and Tornado?

 

If so, this is very confusing...

[Coaster Deane]

Yes we were told that by John Paglel on in the loop. Maybe they are just using them for testing because of the dummies, and they will replace them after testing.

[10ryansmith]

Hooray!! I can tell my parents that they are wrong and I am right!!!

 

I am really looking forword to this and I am going to be missing school, so it is even more exiting.

[KDcoasterMAN]

^^ REAL DEAL.

[Capitalize]

Even with those restraints, the ride is basically Maverick on steroids with what looks like plenty of airtime and some wild, quick transitions. Since Maverick is easilly in my top 3 steel rides I gotta believe a 300 foot tall version is going to be pretty good...

[JEAPUgrad]

Dang, that thing FLIES over those hills. That second hill is going to have airtime of epic proportions. I'm excited to hear the first reports once this beast opens to the public.

 

Just wait until they trim the fracker to death.

[CPmaverick]

Even with those restraints, the ride is basically Maverick on steroids with what looks like plenty of airtime and some wild, quick transitions. Since Maverick is easilly in my top 3 steel rides I gotta believe a 300 foot tall version is going to be pretty good...

Too bad 305 doesn't have a 95 degree drop. That would have been insane!

[Capitalize]

Even with those restraints, the ride is basically Maverick on steroids with what looks like plenty of airtime and some wild, quick transitions. Since Maverick is easilly in my top 3 steel rides I gotta believe a 300 foot tall version is going to be pretty good...

Too bad 305 doesn't have a 95 degree drop. That would have been insane!

Very true

[G-Force!]

^If parks want something to brag about and get people through their gates, I wouldn't mind seeing something like that installed. It would turn heads, for sure.

[angryemobeaver]

I'm watching the webcam and it looks like something is going on by Anaconda. It looks like they got all those nascars from the 'junk yard' in one of Coaster crew's videos, and put them behind Anaconda. It's pretty close to I305's queue line so maybe it will have a little theming?

[alpengeist04]

Even with those restraints, the ride is basically Maverick on steroids with what looks like plenty of airtime and some wild, quick transitions. Since Maverick is easilly in my top 3 steel rides I gotta believe a 300 foot tall version is going to be pretty good...

 

 

...Maverick restraints, 90+ mph, and quick transitions is a bad combination in my opinion. I have a feeling there are going to be a "few" people holding their necks getting off this ride come April. It's one thing if the transitions are more drawn out like on Millennium Force, but this ride is really pushing the envelope with this layout. I just pray that they don't trim it to death to compensate for the restraints, speed, and transitions.

[larrygator]

Wait a second...did the park not announce (to some group) a couple weeks ago that the ride would have shoulder straps, such as those found on Insane and Tornado?

 

If so, this is very confusing...

 

Which is exactly why people should not waste their time speculating on such things, just wait for the finished product.

[rollin_n_coastin]

I remember Robb saying that what we saw in the animation and pics is what we are going to get in terms of trains. That should be a minor consideration since you guys now have a massive 300' coaster. That is just awesome. Would love to see one up here one day.

 

That is one spectacular attraction. Huge 'wow' factor, even just by looking at some of the great pics posted here. I'm so tempted to make a trip down to Virginia this spring and definitely make KD part of it, without a doubt. I guess that'll mean a Platinum Pass where the parking could actually come in handy. Out of curiosity, is Richmond Airport the closest? haha

[Josh Linn]

I pray that my head doesn't get bashed around like it did at the end of Storm Runner.

[cfc]

Out of curiosity, is Richmond Airport the closest? haha

 

Yep--roughly a half-hour drive.

[chad5871]

Is there any news on the Planet Snoopy makeover? With all this talk of I305 I haven't heard a thing about it.

[KDcoasterMAN]

^ Other than annoucing the names of the rides, not really. There have been no updates. KDFansite isn't interested as half the site is content with calling John Pagel a liar, bashing the OTSR, and debaing over pointless information.

 

For the KDF regulars, it is getting rediculuous.

 

I'm glad that their is sanity in this forum.

 

I think the OTSR may cut your head a bit in the quick transitions but otherwise should really be a major factor in the ride.

[Der Der Dongt]

I still think they ruined a coaster that could have been my new #1

Same as with Maverick, if the ride had MF style lapbars, it would probably be the best one out there in my opinion.

Intamin really should design new lapbars for the US that allow bigger people to ride.

They are not unsafe or something, after all Intamin still used the old restraints on the mega lites and other lapbars on El Toro and Bizarro.

[KDcoasterMAN]

Final Confirmation picture of the restraints, up close and personal.

Maverick Restraints + Padding = I305 Restraints