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Kings Dominion announced plans on August 20, 2009, to build a new roller coaster called Intimidator 305 for the 2010 season. [6] [9] The new ride would be a Giga Coaster model from Swiss manufacturer Intamin exceeding 300 feet (91 m) in height. [6]
Kings Dominion is an amusement park in Doswell, Virginia, United States, twenty miles (30 km) north of Richmond and 75 miles (120 km) south of Washington, D.C. Owned and operated by Six Flags, the 280-acre (1.1 km 2) park opened to the public on May 3, 1975, [1] and features more than 60 rides, shows and attractions including 13 roller coasters and a 20-acre (8.1 ha) water park.
Dominator is a floorless roller coaster located at Kings Dominion amusement park in Doswell, Virginia.Built by Bolliger & Mabillard, it originally opened in 2000 as Batman: Knight Flight at Six Flags Ohio (later renamed to Six Flags Worlds of Adventure in 2001), in Aurora, Ohio.
Twisted Timbers, previously known as Hurler, is located in the Candy Apple Grove section of Kings Dominion. The roller coaster takes riders to a height of 111 feet (34 m) before entering a barrel roll inversion and dropping them 109 feet (33 m) down the first hill.
Racer 75 is a wooden racing roller coaster at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia.Designed by John C. Allen, the ride opened with the park in 1975 as Rebel Yell. [1] [2] It features a similar track layout to The Racer (1972) at Kings Island and the now-defunct Thunder Road at Carowinds (1976).
The announcement by Kings Dominion that Grizzly would be ready to open for the 1982 season was made in a press release on March 15, 1982. [2] The new coaster was intended to be the top thriller in the park, billed as "Taller than the park's most popular ride ()" and "heaven for the real thrillseeker".
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Height: 95 ft (29 m) Length: 2,231 ft (680 m) Speed: 50 mph (80 km/h) Inversions: 1: Duration: 2:00: Max vertical angle: 52° Capacity: 960 riders per hour: Trains: 2 trains with 6 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 24 riders per train. Height restriction: Must be able to straddle seat with feet on floor. Shockwave at RCDB