In September of last year, Kings Dominion announced plans for “Planet Snoopy,” which will be the largest of its kind when it opens this spring. The park sent us a couple of photos of the first ride pieces arriving at the...
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Kings Dominion Announces Planet Snoopy
Kings Dominion will open its own version of “Planet Snoopy,” which will be the largest of its kind when it opens in 2013. A press release from the park reads: “Planet Snoopy will boast at least 12 new and re-themed...
Continue reading...What is Kings Dominion Planning for 2013?
Kings Dominion recently joined the growing list of parks that are teasing their 2013 plans. The park updated their cover photo on Facebook to the below photo that reads: “Breaking records… again. The countdown begins September 12.” It’s unclear if...
Continue reading...Kings Dominion to receive Windseeker
Why stop at five? Cedar Fair will install its sixth Windseeker model at Kings Dominion for the 2012 season, along with a Dinosaurs Alive! attraction: “Kings Dominion has announced that it will introduce WindSeeker, a towering 30-story-tall swing ride to...
Continue reading...i305 opens with changes
This past weekend Kings Dominion opened for the season and park guests were treated to a slightly modified Intimidator305. The coaster’s first turn immediately following the 305-foot drop was modified to relieve some of the intense forces that required brakes...
Continue reading...Coasters101: Curves and Banking
Welcome to another session of Coasters101! Today, we’re going to continue looking at some of the math and engineering that goes into designing a roller coaster. Earlier, we looked at some physics calculations in regard to the lift hill and...
Continue reading...Kings Dominion talks i305 changes
Kings Dominion is keeping the coaster community updated on the track changes to Intimidator 305 that are being made to ensure a more comfortable ride when the coaster reopens next spring. In the video below, Kings Dominion’s Marketing Manager, John Pagel,...
Continue reading...East Coast 2010: Kings Dominion Trip Report
Forum member CreditCrazy visited Kings Dominion during his East Coast trip. Here’s what he had to say: Kings Dominion was a really nice park. Lots of trees, good rides, easy to keep busy at. There’s a lot of Paramount niceness...
Continue reading...Kings Domion and Intimidator 305
Coaster101 member “DropZone99” took a trip to Kings Dominion to take a spin on the new Intimidator 305 and here is a look at his day at the park: Guests pass through this tunnel before conquering Intimidator 305. Anaconda doesn’t...
Continue reading...Intimidator 305 Opens
Officials at Kings Dominion are calling their newest ride, The Intimidator 305, the most exciting roller coaster in Kings Dominion’s 35 year history. Intimidator 305 takes its name from the legendary Nascar driver Dale Earnhardt, who was called the Intimidator....
Continue reading...Kings Dominion 2010 Park Map
While this isn’t a huge news item, I always enjoy looking at a park’s new map, especially when a new attraction has been added. In Kings Dominion’s case, it’s Intimidator 305. I’ve never thought these style of maps do the...
Continue reading...Planet Snoopy takes over the world.
In the past week or so we have seen three parks announce Planet Snoopy additions: Canada’s Wonderland, Kings Dominion, and California’s Great America. In all three of these cases, these “Snoopy Planets” will be replacing either Nickelodeon areas, Hanna-Barbera areas...
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