Kings Dominion

[Viator]

Volcano has now officially closed.

 Park Update - Kings Dominion

 

[Parkscope Joe]

Heard about this a bit ago but yeah not surprising.

 

[P@n!K_Sw1tC#]

Glad I had a chance to ride it. Wasn't anything remarkable but I know it was a popular ride. Betchu they replace this with a B&M Invert akin to Banshee.

 

[tankart150]

Why are they closing it?

 

[cwgator]

Maintenance. It only ran a short time at the beginning of the 2018 season and closed the rest of the year. It's been a maintenance & capacity nightmare for years. I'm sad it's leaving. It's another coaster I didn't get a chance to get a last ride on. It's Big Bad Wolf all over again.

As far as a replacement? Can they build a brand new B&M anything in the park? There has been talk of an exclusive agreement between BGW & B&M for as long as I can remember. That's why there are no custom made rides by B&M at Kings Dominion. Dominator was a transplant which would not have violated such an agreement. If there is an actual agreement, is there a time limit on such a thing? Who knows...23 years (if it were to open in 2020/Alpengeist opened in 1997) seems like a generous enough time frame IMO.

Intamin makes non-launched inverted coasters. Intamin non-launched coasters are very reliable compared to their launched coasters.

Vekoma has a new breed of SLC (STC=Suspended Thrill Coaster)...who knows.


No matter what they build, they are going to need to do something great with the Intamin launcher BGW is getting in 2020. Depending on if they are keeping the mountain or not, it may be 2021 before a replacement comes.

 

[gabe3235]

Leaked Draft Reveals Possible Plans for Kings Dominion’s Next Major Roller Coaster

 

[GAcoaster]

Interesting idea, although I think the wing coaster design is just kind of bleh.

 

[Magic Feather]

That model (based on the POV) has a lot of potential for theming, unfortunately I doubt we see theming on Volcano’s level again anytime soon.

 

[Dead2009]

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This is my favorite coaster from the park. The first time I rode it, it had the Italian Job theming.

 

[SkiBum]

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This is my favorite coaster from the park. The first time I rode it, it had the Italian Job theming.

It's a fun ride (have it here at Kings Island obviously). I have been on the ride once when the lights were on in the "subway" section of the ride and that was pretty cool. The launch is surprising and the helices actually pull some g's. I wish that the coaster had more trees and maybe just retheme it a little. It feels too barren between the top of the helix columns and the stairwell section. It fit The Italian Job chase scene but could be modified now without losing anything.

 

[Viator]

The Crypt's replacement has fully leaked; as a high-themed S&S 4-D Freefly with Iron Dragon's layout.

 

[GAcoaster]

It's supposed to be part of a re-theme/update of the area. Hoping for good things overall.

 

[shiekra38]

I feel like this is phase 1 of a bigger project coming later

There was that rumor for a B&M wing...so we'll see

 

[SkiBum]

Not big news but they are doing some pretty significant retracking of Grizzly. I couldn't tell if it was GG or GCI, although they mentioned on their blog that they will have an upcoming interview with the group doing the work soon. I have heard that Grizzly is pretty rough (haven't been on it since 1993) and so, if they can retrack like The Beast or add TitanTrack like on Predator or Wolverine, it seems that will be a huge win for the coaster.

 

[Parkscope Joe]

Not big news but they are doing some pretty significant retracking of Grizzly. I couldn't tell if it was GG or GCI, although they mentioned on their blog that they will have an upcoming interview with the group doing the work soon. I have heard that Grizzly is pretty rough (haven't been on it since 1993) and so, if they can retrack like The Beast or add TitanTrack like on Predator or Wolverine, it seems that will be a huge win for the coaster.

Im guessing GCI

 

[Bort]

Not big news but they are doing some pretty significant retracking of Grizzly. I couldn't tell if it was GG or GCI, although they mentioned on their blog that they will have an upcoming interview with the group doing the work soon. I have heard that Grizzly is pretty rough (haven't been on it since 1993) and so, if they can retrack like The Beast or add TitanTrack like on Predator or Wolverine, it seems that will be a huge win for the coaster.

One of the first "big" coasters I ever went on as a kid, and I loved it so much. Really would love to get back to KD and experience all those great memories again. Glad that they're re-tracking it and not just ditching the ride.

 

[Tobias]

Not big news but they are doing some pretty significant retracking of Grizzly. I couldn't tell if it was GG or GCI,

Im guessing GCI

Talking with a friend who works at the park, the gut feeling is Gravity Group. While they can see either company doing the refurb, Gravity Group makes a lot of sense considering all the trackwork they've done at KI for The Racer and the Beast.

 

[SkiBum]

Talking with a friend who works at the park, the gut feeling is Gravity Group. While they can see either company doing the refurb, Gravity Group makes a lot of sense considering all the trackwork they've done at KI for The Racer and the Beast.

I was thinking along those lines but also recognized that Cedar Fair was starting to use titan track on a few other coasters. I'm hopeful that we hear the answer from this week's IAAPA convention.

 

[SkiBum]

Confirmed to be The Gravity Group. Retracking, using TGG's engineered pre-cut wood, increasing the angle on the first hill from 45 to 55 degrees and other overall ride improvements.

The Rebirth of The Grizzly Part 3 - The Forces of Gravity

Gravity Group to refurbish Kings Dominion Grizzly rollercoaster.

www.kingsdominion.com

 

[Parkscope Joe]

Confirmed to be The Gravity Group. Retracking, using TGG's engineered pre-cut wood, increasing the angle on the first hill from 45 to 55 degrees and other overall ride improvements.

The Rebirth of The Grizzly Part 3 - The Forces of Gravity

Gravity Group to refurbish Kings Dominion Grizzly rollercoaster.

www.kingsdominion.com

YES!