Kings Dominion (KD) Discussion Thread

[coasterbill]

Wow, you're really on the good sh*t today.

 

it is running great though.

Edited October 2, 2019 by coasterbill

[boldikus]

Those rides on Saturday were incredibly good (even if you don't remember riding it the second time).

[coasterbill]

Yeah I'm convinced that this never happened.

 

Anyway the ride is good but Dominator exists... and so does Flight of Fear (though you wouldn't know it since it's NEVER open when we go to the park lol).

[cfc]

 

Anyway the ride is good but Dominator exists... and so does Flight of Fear (though you wouldn't know it since it's NEVER open when we go to the park lol).

 

Well, there is a Haunt maze in the queue this time of year, so that's not too shocking.

[boldikus]

No but yeah see they opened the ride for like 2 hours Saturday afternoon. We first tried it around noon and it had a sign up saying it was closed for Haunt. We figured that coming in. Bill stalked it on queuetimes and around 4pm noticed it was operational and literally booked it the f**k over there for the fast pass attendant/grouper dude to tell us they shut the line off fifteen minutes earlier.

[yodelo]

Thinking of going to Kings Dominion the opening weekend of Winterfest. Does anyone know if it will be worth getting Fast Lane for Twisted Timbers and Dominator? I heard the operations for TT were atrociously slow, even with an in station queue garnering a 30 minute wait

[tndank]

You sure they sell FL during Winterfest?

[yodelo]

Yeah, I made a sample purchase and it came up as an add on for $35

[AmyUD06]

For only $35 I'd say it's totally worth it. You'll be able to skip all of the other lines too. Honestly Twisted Timbers will possibly be towards the shorter length lines out of the 8 rides that are on the Winterfest FL. Can't be sure since it wasn't open last year.

[yodelo]

Is that so? According to the attractions page, literally only Twisted Timbers has the FastLane symbol next to it. Not even dominator. They must know operations for twisted timbers are so bad that you'll have to pay to even ride it

 

https://www.kingsdominion.com/play/winterfest/attractions

[AmyUD06]

In the shop page, it lists the attractions that its valid on.

[bill_s]

I didn't go on a Saturday, but last year neither coaster got a line and RY75 ran with minimal operations. Unless a larger number of the people there ride TT or more people go to the event to ride it, it will probably be one of the best times to get on it.

[coneyislandchris]

Is that so? According to the attractions page, literally only Twisted Timbers has the FastLane symbol next to it. Not even dominator.

I was noticing that yesterday. I think something must be wrong with their website right now because a lot of rides that are currently on Fast Lane don't have those symbols. Avalanche, Dominator, Delirium, Bad Apple, Blue Ridge Tollway,

Dodgem, Flying Eagles, and Wave Swinger are all missing the logo, but you can see that they're still included on the Fast Lane page. I wouldn't worry about it too much. As Mike said, the shop page where you can buy the Winterfest Fast Lane clearly lists the 8 attractions that it'd be valid for.

 

I was at last year's event and literally no rides held any sort of lines. Most people were doing the shows or the special attractions like ice skating. I can't imagine that the line for Twisted Timbers would get so bad during this event that you'd need a Fast Lane, but, at the same time, it IS only $35. Might be worth it just for peace of mind.

[boldikus]

Why on earth is Avalanche not open for Winterfest?

[AmyUD06]

Probably because that whole section of the park isn't open?

[boldikus]

It was a half-joking/rhetorical question, but do you mean the area that is connected by a single pathway to the kids area that will be open for the event?

 

(In all seriousness I haven't been to KD's WF and have no idea where they cut off areas, etc, but it just feels like a no brainer to have a snow themed bobsled coaster that likely has little chance of valleying/having operational issues open during a winter/holiday event.)

[bill_s]

^^-- their indoor coaster will also be closed! But if they're only going to run 2, they made the right choice. Dominator has great view of the lights and feels more part of the event as a whole than any other coaster I've ridden at a holiday event... and that includes the snow-themed Alpengeist.

[coasterbill]

The Cedar Fairyest thing about this event is that the kids area is mostly all open except for Boo Blasters, the indoor family friendly dark ride with heat. At least rides like Flight of Fear are in the back of the park so it's sort of understandable.

[yodelo]

Thanks guys!I went on Saturday December 30th last year and it was packed! Huge lines for all the rides and we waited 30 min for the blue ridge tollway which is why I was wondering if fast lane would be needed. But it sounds like going opening weekend in November should be a lot less crowded

[anonymouscactus]

Flight of Fear would take 10 min to load due the crappy restraints that nobody will fit in with a winter coat (that aren't necessary because... it's Virginia.)

[9Armgeddon4]

So there a rumor going around that KD might be getting a wing coaster in 2021. If this is true then its going to be the replacement for Volcano. Take this with a grain of salt though.

Edited November 7, 2019 by 9Armgeddon4

[BDD27]

I don't think there is enough solid evidence yet to really say if the leaks are credible or not, but if they are I'd be a little disappointed. I can't complain about getting a new coaster, but with something as legendary and unique as Volcano I think it deserves an equally unique and amazing replacement and I just don't see that out of a small wing coaster.

Edited November 7, 2019 by BDD27

[sfkk]

But you know what a small wing coaster will be that Volcano never was? .... reliable

[BDD27]

Reliability is overrated

[boldikus]

Not only would it be reliable but it would be marketable, even if small, because there are only wing coasters in the midwest. The dudes that leaked it are almost always on point, soooo...