vacoaster09 Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Yeah there were no staff at Ricochet either so Im not sure. Hurler I don't care for... but I had a first time visitor with me so I would've ridden for her sake.... but if they closed it early then I have no complaints about that ride. I already know about FOF. When I think back about the i305 in the pouring rain... I can't help but laugh in retrospect but it was no laughing matter when I was on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markysharky17 Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 This addition looks great and it gives me a reason to go back to the park. Â This is a little off topic but before I305 was installed in the park wasn't there a plan for a Vekoma GIB to be installed? I don't know if it's just a rumor or whatever but I thought there was suppose to be one in the place of Hypersonic XlC. But instead we got the amazing I305! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markysharky17 Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 This addition looks great and it gives me a reason to go back to the park. Â This is a little off topic but before I305 was installed in the park wasn't there a plan for a Vekoma GIB to be installed? I don't know if it's just a rumor or whatever but I thought there was suppose to be one in the place of Hypersonic XlC. But instead we got the amazing I305! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GwaziBSRider1 Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 I've never heard about that, but I think Hypersonic's old spot is at its peak right now. Cedar Fair made an excellent decision scrapping it and building nothing in its place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Propeller Factory Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 So true lol. Sometimes open space is a nice thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 This addition looks great and it gives me a reason to go back to the park. Â This is a little off topic but before I305 was installed in the park wasn't there a plan for a Vekoma GIB to be installed? I don't know if it's just a rumor or whatever but I thought there was suppose to be one in the place of Hypersonic XlC. But instead we got the amazing I305! Â I doubt there is any validity to this rumor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmanscool Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 Oldest This addition looks great and it gives me a reason to go back to the park. Â This is a little off topic but before I305 was installed in the park wasn't there a plan for a Vekoma GIB to be installed? I don't know if it's just a rumor or whatever but I thought there was suppose to be one in the place of Hypersonic XlC. But instead we got the amazing I305! Â I think you could be thinking of the rumor from a few years ago that Invertigo from Californa's Great America could of been relocated to Kings Dominion in the Hypersonic/former Wayne's World area. This rumor was going around before it was announced to be relocated at Dorney Park as "Stinger". It might not what your'e thinking of, but it's a possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TogoFan Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Any good pics of the water park expansion construction? I want to see if they have started raising the 65 foot tower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhuffva Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Any good pics of the water park expansion construction? I want to see if they have started raising the 65 foot tower. Â The park stated they were to start to do prep work for the new slide complex in mid-late November (Facebook). I assume that means a good deal of digging for the water lines, drainage, splash pool, etc. They did not state any timeline as to when the concrete for the tower footers, pool, and walkways would start nor the slide tower build. There is supposed to be a good deal of infrastructure improvements throughout the water park, so I would think a lot of ground work is involved. Â Unless the park releases construction photos, I don't think you are going to see much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDGY75 Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 (edited) This addition looks great and it gives me a reason to go back to the park.  This is a little off topic but before I305 was installed in the park wasn't there a plan for a Vekoma GIB to be installed? I don't know if it's just a rumor or whatever but I thought there was suppose to be one in the place of Hypersonic XlC. But instead we got the amazing I305!  Kinda true. The park was suppose to get a Stealth Flyer in 2000 (located where the go-carts are now) vs XLC in 2001, but plans changed....R.I.P (2001-2007)  Hypersonic's Back Story: "S&S Worldwide", which was the company's first prototype coaster of its kind—Kings Dominion named it Hypersonic XLC. Bringing many screams and disappointments to the park starting in 2001. It was a love/hate type of coaster amongst many. Launching from 0 to 80 mph in 1.8 seconds up a 90° incline, XLC crested a 165-foot hill, and without fully slowing, plummeted down an 90° dive. Next, the coaster performed a banked left turn, went through a smaller banked right turn, and came to a abrupt stop before heading into the station. Was an amazing experience for many fans, but it suffered extended downtime, very low capacity/extensive wait time and was closed for nearly three months at the beginning of the 2002 season. Went through multiple of trains throughout its suffering lifetime. Over years of screams and overwhelming maintenance, XLC took its last lap on October 28, 2007. Edited December 16, 2014 by KDGY75 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hey...hey Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Yeah, Hypersonic's restraints rivaled Skyrush's if I remember correctly...they were pretty tight by the time you got back to the station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 But who doesn't miss the brakes that sounded like dozens of metal trash cans crashing together? I swear you could hear it all over the Grove. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJeXeL Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Yea, It was a lovely sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GwaziBSRider1 Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Ah, the brakes that practically made you deaf as you waited in line. A horrendous end to a horrendous ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDGY75 Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 But who doesn't miss the brakes that sounded like dozens of metal trash cans crashing together? I swear you could hear it all over the Grove. Â You could here those things across the park lol. I will never forget, back in 2001 (opening year). I was working XLC's photos. I came in to open like a regular morning, walked down to the Grove and maintenance was everywhere. Apparently during testing that morning, the train was traveling around the curve and a support popped out of the ground, it was CRAZY! She was down for weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJeXeL Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 ^It was S&S's intro into the Roller Coaster world. So what if a support came off its foundation!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDGY75 Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 ^It was S&S's intro into the Roller Coaster world. So what if a support came off its foundation!! Â Very TRUE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike541x Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Yeah I don't miss the sound of those brakes at all. It's still weird walking around that part of the park with Hypersonic not there anymore, even though it's been gone for about eight year now. Â Â I like how the people in the beginning of the video mention how quiet the ride is...then it hits the brake run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 ^Seeing this makes me really want to ride dodonpa to experience such a powerful launch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willh51 Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 HyperSonic was awesome when it opened. The most powerful launch on earth; and smooth. By the time it closed, I hit my head so hard on the headrest over the tophat crest I vowed never to ride again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 How was the airtime over the top hat? I imagine pretty nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Oh, the airtime over the top hat was great. The rest of the ride, not so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willh51 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Ejector. And awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GwaziBSRider1 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I didn't get to ride it until 2006, and it's tied with SFMM's Green Lantern for the worst steel coaster I've ever ridden. I still remember jumping up and down for joy when its closure was announced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill_s Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Loved Hypersonic, except for the lines. Capacity was a little better than Skyflyer . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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