Kings Dominion (KD) Discussion Thread

[jarmor]

I always said mavricks inline roll would fit perfectly there...same color (if just similar) and all...

[Skycoastin Steve]

I'll be driving by there late Saturday afternoon. Hopefully I have enough light to get a look at it. If nothing is reported by then, I can give a bit of an update.

[redfoot12]

I don't know if it would work in that space or not but maybe that first turn could become an OVERBANKED turn. One feature that I would have enjoyed on the ride.

[Philrad71]

^You mean like the one on MF? I agree...I think I would rather have an over-banked turn than what is there now, although I am sure others would disagree because it would seem too much like an MF clone.

 

I will be most interested in hearing what they do with this section of track. While I wish I could have ridden I-305 more than once this season, I did gray out on the first turn which freaked me out. Unfortunately, I spent the rest of the ride pondering my first and only gray-out on a roller coaster instead of actually enjoying the ride so I really don't have a problem with this new project...whatever it is! As long as it has the big drop, speed and a couple of air time hills without the gray out, I will be plenty satisfied!

Edited November 3, 2010 by Philrad71

[greenspandan]

yeah, redfoot, i always thought that an overbanked turn instead of that 270 degree helix would be a great way to put less stress on the wheels, and simultaneously bleed off enough speed that you wouldn't need the trims going into the second half of the ride. a redesign of such proportions is probably not really feasible, though, sadly.

 

i wonder what they could be doing. probably just adding trims to the drop on the second hill rather than the first. that'd at least be a huge improvement over the current solution, because its top speed would be restored, and we'd have the greatest first drop in coasterdom back again.

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[eddie200330]

I vote for a very large loop!!!!

[BigDipper 80]

Maybe they are adding a 30000 foot launch track to outer space and five cobra rolls and lasers and making it an inverted coaster by using the wood from the Big Dipper,too!

[CoasterKidKyle]

Maybe they are adding a 30000 foot launch track to outer space and five cobra rolls and lasers and making it an inverted coaster by using the wood from the Big Dipper!

 

Whaaaaaaaaaa..? Five cobra rolls wouldn't be enough. The GP wants a loop, and nothing but a big loop. After all, the park caters to the people, not enthusiasts, so they are adding a 1,000 foot loop.

 

Honestly, I think they are relocating the trims.

 

Which, by the way, is perfectly fine with me.

[aimster]

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[tedten]

A few posts have mentioned moving the trims. If the trims are after the first turn doesn't that kind of defeat the point? Isn't the first turn the "grey out turn?"

I'm as lost as everyone else but don't see howmoving the trims to after the problem turn would make any sense.

[KDcoasterMAN]

Interesting to see what will happen. Since KD never annouced anything for 2011, maybe this is what they are doing...

 

EDIT: Coaster Crew onsite.

ummm

Edited November 3, 2010 by KDcoasterMAN

[eddie200330]

I don't think they would have to remove the track in order to install trims...the first drop wasn't removed when those trims were added. I like the possibility of possible making an overbank turn in place of the flat turn which would obviously result in lower forces and I guess it could be possible all the way up to the first hill would have to be altered.

 

Regardless it will be very interesting to see what they are doing, but I give them props for making changes!

 

This is actually what I see happening. In order to alter the turn there would have to be some modifications to the second hill. This would be why they start here and work there way back to the beginning of the change. I guess in a few days or so you should be able to see just how much track they remove and begin to form a speculative hypothesis from that..

[beatle11]

Where did people usually black/gray out on the ride?

[DarkStitch626]

Where did people usually black/gray out on the ride?

Bottom of the first drop all the way till the top of the second hill.

[Fooz]

If they alter the first turn then they may choose to move the trims to the 2nd hill to make the remainder of the ride more enjoyable. There were always trims when the ride opened so...they're gunna be somewhere I think.

 

I'd hope that they would go back to the end of the ride. Before the first hill trims, the 'twisties' were providing insane ejector air, but people were getting beat up by the restraints (which are new awesome).

 

A new profiled turnaround + trimless first drop + high speed twisties + new cushy restraints = (Keep dreaming fooz...)

[willh51]

Interesting. A MF-type turn would be cool but my vote is to extend the lake and have a giant full-immersion splashdown right out of the drop.

[themeparkman25]

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Edited January 20, 2011 by themeparkman25

[braztaz]

 

WARNING: Some language!

Edited November 4, 2010 by braztaz

[Tmcdllr]

I'm 92% sure that the first drop always had the mounts for the trims, whereas the second hill doesn't. So in the case of the first drop, adding trims was as simple as a couple screws. In terms of the second hill, if it should be he case they are adding trims, wouldn't they need to re-engineer the pieces to accept the trims? Hence the pieces are being removed and identical pieces with mounts will be installed. Interesting though. The mystery of i305 lives on...and on...and on...

 

Or they could modify/weld the trim mounts to the track without removing the entire section unless the mounts are also part of the structural support of the spine of that track section. It could also be that they are mounting the trims to this section of track and it is easier for them to install them on the track section 'out of the ride' and allows them to place the trims more accurately.

 

Don't know, this is very interesting, it's funny, ever since this ride opened they just can't leave it alone. What's next?

[coasternut]

Nice live video taken today. Thanks for the update. The should be interesting...

[DarkStitch626]

LOL my God.."The **** are you doing?!" lmao.

[SharkTums]

I'm very disappointed in all of you!!!

 

Three pages of discussion and not one "Will Jeff Johnson count this as a new credit?" comment!?!?!?

 

The answer is yes.

[Ace Of Spades]

Another good question: How long till Prince Desmond decides to "save" the ride?

[braztaz]

I hope KD doesn't keep this a secret, as I'm anxious to find out what they're doing!