Kings Dominion (KD) Discussion Thread

Capitalize · March 21, 2008

Not looking forwards to an all forward Rebel Yell, though.

Tell me about it. Going backwards was so much better than forwards on that coaster. Thanks Cedar Fair.

The airtimeoff coming the turnaround was the coolest. Sigh.

KDCOASTERFAN · March 21, 2008

Someone on the KD connection forums got some great shots of a nearly completed Dominator the other day & from the looks of things all that remains to be put in place is the final helix & the bunny hop leading into the brakerun.

bejackso · March 22, 2008

View from the Eiffel Tower 03/22/08

kraken613 · March 22, 2008

So is it done? It looks complete but cant tell.

Swimace · March 22, 2008

Wow, that looks great (although not as good as its previous lakeside position in my opinion). They still have a lot of painting and landscaping to do, but at least most of the heavy construction is over with. Thanks for the picture!

EvoLee · March 22, 2008

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vacoaster · March 22, 2008

Wow... I wonder where the queue is going?

bejackso · March 22, 2008

Wow... I wonder where the queue is going?

I was wondering the same thing. I hope there's some sort of interaction between the queue and ride, similar to Griffon

coasterdude5 · March 22, 2008

^ It looks like it might go in between the drop, the loop, and the cobra roll.

I like the new colors. It'll be interesting to see how different the loop will look.

KDCOASTERFAN · March 22, 2008

So is it done? It looks complete but cant tell.

It certainly looks done to me,now all that remains is for painting and testing to be done.

bpmitchell · March 22, 2008

dominator's track is complete. I have the pics, will be up later. I will also have a trip report with all the changes coming later too. I am a bit tired and need to rest for a while. I'll have the photo report up about 10pm.

-Brian-

KDCOASTERFAN · March 23, 2008

dominator's track is complete. I have the pics, will be up later. I will also have a trip report with all the changes coming later too. I am a bit tired and need to rest for a while. I'll have the photo report up about 10pm.

-Brian-

Thanks bpmitchell,I'll definitely be looking forward to reading it.

Man is it just me or does Berserker now look like crap with the new color scheme?From what little I could see in that shot posted on page # 21 it looked as if they had some surplus "Shockwave" paint to go around this year so if the ride's supports look that bad I can barely imagine what the boat itself must look like.

Capitalize · March 23, 2008

Just got back from the park myself. To say the least I was in awe when I parked in front of Dominator... Looks WAY bigger at KD then it did at GL. Its a beautiful ride and I;m deffinitely digging its place in the park. Its kind of like Raptor at CP to me where first thing you walk in, its right there looking all bad ars and such...

Any who, does anyone know when or if Drop Zone (edit: *ahem* "Drop Tower") will ever be fully loaded? Today they were once again only loading half of it.

Also, Rebel Yell only operated the old forward side. There goes the whole "hopefully they'll finally race it!" hope I was clinging to. Backwards was closed all day with only one train on the track (still facing backwards), it'll be funny when it reopens because EVERYONE at the park knows Rebel as forwards/backwards... The GP will probably be pissed all season...

Swimace · March 23, 2008

^Why were they only operating half of "Drop Tower"? Are they doing rehab on half of the seats or something?

pkdcoaster · March 23, 2008

^Why were they only operating half of "Drop Tower"? Are they doing rehab on half of the seats or something?

Normal procedure on light days.

JEFF

Capitalize · March 23, 2008

^Why were they only operating half of "Drop Tower"? Are they doing rehab on half of the seats or something?

Normal procedure on light days.

JEFF

I found it interesting because last season I remember them running half of it all year during all my visits after the incident at SFKK.

yankees15 · March 23, 2008

It ran at only half capacity when I visited last summer on Tuseday June 19th, which I believe was 2 days before the Kentucky Kingdom accient.

carolinacaniac · April 15, 2008

Like Jeff said, it is normal for them to operate with half of the seats empty when the crowds are light. I suppose it is to balance out the gondola.

dwerling · April 15, 2008

Anything new with Dominator? Further painting, testing, landscaping?

FeelTheFORCE · April 15, 2008

While I think that it's previous location at GL, right by the lake, was far superior to it's current location, Dominator will, once again, receive the ridership it deserves, yet wasn't getting in the last couple years of Geauga Lake. Don't get me wrong, I liked being able to ride it 10 times within an hour last year, especially in the middle of July, when the park should normally be packed, but it was sad seeing no one ride this world-class coaster day after day after day, and seeing numerous empty trains being cycled because no one was in line. Kings Dominion is really getting a quality coaster!

KDCOASTERFAN · April 15, 2008

Anything new with Dominator? Further painting, testing, landscaping?

There are some new pics on KIcentral but not much has changed.From what I recall hearing Rebel yell's left side is being retracked & should open sometime in may.