Doing a full loop from bottom to top back to the bottom is a blast. This supplied the added boost needed to crest the 155-foot (47m) roll out inversion on a consistent basis. Reportedly, the reason that KD no longer wanted to maintain the ride was because stress cracks had formed on a number of critical supports. Feb 8, 2019. Wrecking shop, when I drop It may not display this or other websites correctly. Something that may not be immediately obvious to many people is that the layout depicted above seems to actually be a modified version of an existing B&M wing coaster. Depending on if they are keeping the mountain or not, it may be 2021 before a replacement comes. I will also share with you my predictions for when I think we could the park open their next coaster! Coming Spring 2022, Jungle X-Pedition featuring Tumbili! For the 1999 season, a second set of LIMs were added further along the launch track. [23], On June 23, 2006, the roller coaster experienced a launch failure when a train carrying 15 passengers stalled and rolled back slightly. but that would be about it. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Thus, we are fairly confident in saying that, as of a few months ago, Kings Dominion was working to have Volcanos replacement ready for 2021. Jonquil. 3 trains with 4 cars. If Kings Dominion were to update a very tired section of the park, throw in two new coasters (Tumbili and Volcano replacement) and add some signature food and beverage, we might be looking at true competition for that other Virginia park. Volcano was such a popular ride that if it does get a replacement, it'll have to be on par or if not better than the ride. Im sorry, but thats a terrible take. Full Statement: Adds Ringas, "To think of such an icon in the park as that. I don't think that was a horizon leveled video, but the camera was shifting in a similar way so that it didn't directly follow the vehicle's motions. Twenty miles north of Richmond, Kings Dominion amusement park's steel coasters climb to 300 feet and whip many of its more than 1 million annual visitors up to speeds of 90 mph. save. Timothy Fan, 20, died Monday night after falling from the Shockwave, a stand-up roller coaster at Paramount's Kings Dominion, about 20 miles north of Richmond. [11] Originally, Volcano only featured one LIM launch at the beginning of the ride. [6][7] Upon completion, Volcano would also become the park's tenth roller coaster and Kings Dominion began marketing its collection of coasters as the largest on the East Coast. I was thinking about a launched B&M wingrider or a launched Mack coaster like copperhead strike? Overall Batwing is way better than the one B&M flyer I've ridden. Fans have lost one of the most unique roller coasters in the world. Looking for statistics on the fastest, tallest or longest roller coasters? Well dive into more detail after the break. After a left turn, the train returned to the station. A portion of the ride was enclosed inside a man-made volcano originally constructed in 1979, which previously housed other attractions. Adnit to missing that when it was Smurfed;). Regardless, even if all we know is that Kings Dominion is in talks with Bolliger & Mabillard for Volcanos replacement, thats still a pretty major story considering were still a year and a half or more away from a possible opening. I'm sure it would have been way better than the Intamin before, as most rides are. Its launch mechanism utilized linear induction motor (LIM) technology. Fortunately on F.L.Y., Vekoma showed the wisdom to avoid any kind of on-your-back experience. Anaconda is pretty abrasive too, but much more tolerable imo. Not entirely unlike Copperhead but less intense and far less expensive, and no inversions. I could see then removing them in like 2040. Rocking our peers and putting parks in fear That said, even if we assume for a moment that the coaster depicted roughly approximates the finished product, the surrounding elements like the station, queue, plaza, etc. The layout appears to be the smaller model of S&S 4-D Free Spin (recently installed at Adventureland in Iowa this year) however still looks to be a ton of fun. A new outdoor bar will be built so guests can (hopefully) enjoy a themed cocktail or Tiki drink while watching their friends enjoy the flips and rolls of Tumbili. I predict over the next few years, Jungle X-Pedition will expand to include Avalance (themed to a Mayan ruin) and the eventual Volcano replacement (Im still thinking a Wing Coaster diving around a Stonehenge like structure). I hope they can still integrate the volcano structure for a new coaster or flat ride. The teaser campaign run by the park on Social Media involved a number of coordinates from archeological sites around the world, but the park only talked about Professor Wheys Amazon expeditions. It would take a good place over the lake. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. The scheduling change adds additional weekends to the calendar in January, February and early March, with regular park operation continuing throughout the rest of the year. I was thinking about a launched B&M wingrider or a launched Mack coaster like copperhead strike? I hope whatever they choose to do ends up being a worthy successor to Volcano. One rider reported hearing a loud pop and getting hit in the chin with flying debris. There is nothing "obvious" about removing Anaconda! That's gonna be a dope Camp Snoopy expansion! The visual of wing coaster trains diving down through that inversion from this angle would, surely, be fantastic. Ideal and Likely Volcano Replacement Ideas. Kings Dominion Discount Tickets | [Save $25 Per Ticket] This 400 acre park contains over 11 Roller Coasters, 60+ rides, attractions, and even shows. When given the choice between writing about filings for a new coaster in Williamsburg or reporting on a monster truck rally in Doswell, Im sorry, but Im always picking the Busch Gardens Williamsburg story. The ride manufacturer set out to develop a launch coaster, the company's first, that would be powered by a linear induction motor (LIM). They just got new track to smooth it, thatll probably make racer last another 5-10 years. This could Replace Volcano the Blast Coaster at Kings Dominion. Ive got some nostalgia for it from my childhood, but its so rough that I dont even ride it anymore. I remember spending the summer of 98 visiting the park weekly as this ride was delayed opening, but thoroughly enjoying the ride. Tbh, I'd sacrifice Racer before The Grizzly. Ride them both multiple times each trip. We will be coming on a July weekend with a kid too short/too young for the most popular coasters, but old enough for rides such as Shenandoah Lumber Company. Also KD has been getting VERY, VERY, VERY lucky.. 4 years between twisted Timbers and Tumbili, and it's highly likely that volcano replacement will come on KD's 50th anniversary. According to the draft we obtained, if this layout were selected as the final design, Scrambler, would almost certainly need to be removed or relocated. . After getting emails about users on this forum attempting to access the file, I decided to convert this to public format. Guests would now climb down the former Fast Lane entrance staircase to access the new station. Im so happy I was able to ride it on my visits to the other side of the country. Volcano: The Blast Coaster, or simply Volcano, was an inverted roller coaster located at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia. Whether that date has since been pushed back to 2022 or whether or not this project is still even moving forward at all, we do not know. Are you thrilled with the potential for a new Bolliger & Mabillard project at Kings Dominion? However,now Kings Dominion desperately needs an inverted coaster. If the wing was canned then thank god. Regional parks & attractions, Disney, Universal. As depicted in the map above, the wing coasters transfer track, station, and lift all run parallel to Flight of Fears launch tunnel with the wing-over drop towering directly next to the pathway that leads back to Flight of Fear and Intimidator 305. This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register. The park is currently owned by Cedar Fair, and was part of the former Paramount Parks chain that Cedar Fair acquired from CBS Corporation on June 30, 2006. Hopefully public filings within the next eight months or so will reveal more. Making plans rain down like a monsoon So: An idea I had was a kind of multi-launched mine ride that winds around the scenery. In a sense they can still be the best part of the ride because the whole thing's ruined. Anyone who follows BGWFans closely will know that when we obtain areal bombshell of a leak, its tradition to lead the post with a cringy spin on a hit song. In any case I am very sorry to see Volcano go. Or if we ever do get a replacement. I just think soaring face-down over the (hopefully cleaned-up) lake sounds amazing. I'd still have to ride FLY to say if it's actually any good and if inversions can work on a flyer, but at least it appears to do them properly rather than rolling you around in your restraints. I wish theyd just rebuild it better, faster, stronger. [2] It remained closed for the rest of the season. ^They should put those restraints on every non-B&M Mega model honestly. Today, KDFans gets its first article ever that justifies partaking in that grand traditionhence theLL Cool J prelude. I hear it still has enough positive G's to limit reridability, but they had to go for a curvy layout to fit it there. Plus throwing in thematic elements for the station, queue line, and at some points during the layout. [2], Kings Dominion was acquired by Paramount Parks in 1993, and under new ownership, plans were made to renovate the mountain. It literally occupies the land of the former Top Spin and offers a similar flippy ride experience. 9 comments. There were rumors flying around the coaster community on whether the ride would reopen in 2019. Some of the biggest challenges included the installation of the coaster's climax, a 155-foot-tall (47m) roll out inversion where the track exits the structure, and the mountain's peak itself, which had to be modified into a wide opening that resembled a volcano. The real question is can the spinning trains go that fast? CoasterAuditor; Mar 7, 2020; 17 18 19. An early track design proposed by Intamin, much of which was later modified, featured a maximum speed of 75mph (121km/h), a 140-foot (43m) Immelmann inversion with a 130-foot (40m) drop, a horseshoe, two double heartline rolls, and a helix. Theres a lot of people posting on those sites that do stuff like that purely for the reactions and attention. The problem is that trying to keep the mountain in place will likely cost too much, and I wouldn't be surprised to see KD demolish the entire site to build a new attraction on the old footprint. Those coasters are to new to be removed. After the roll out, the train made a sweeping turn around the mountain followed by a heartline roll in midair. It seemed possibly a bit rougher, especially during the 155-foot rollout, than it had during my previous visits but was otherwise running right as rain. It may not display this or other websites correctly. After three and a half sennights of almost continuous combat the decisive breakthrough that the rebels had sought came when Gerold Hightower and his principal subordinates were caught up in an assault near the hamlet of Bluestone; Hightower himself was killed by Robert Baratheon in a ferocious contest, while his subordinates were either killed or captured. Anaconda is one of my favorites, and if I absolutely had to choose one coaster to go, Grizzly is at the top of the list. Jungle X-Pedition introduces parkgoers to the Amazonian discoveries of Professor Gerald Winston Whey, who so generously sponsored the new area. Located just outside Richmond, Va., Kings Dominion traces its history to 1975, when the park was built by Ohio-based Taft Broadcasting, which had opened Kings Island in Ohio in 1972. The plans, themselves, provide a very interesting glimpse into the development process for this coaster, but its hard to know just how solidified any of the details presented actually are. 2021 - New Coaster - Rumor - (2/28/20) Sad news for Kings Dominion fans because I know you've been waiting to hear all about some big time coaster plan for 2021. I know it has always had operation and maintenance issues, but when it was working properly, it was a fantastic adventure. Hopefully Storm continues to be nice and smooth after it opens. Ideally the layout would be more a curvy out and back for more short 10-45 degree curves and airtime and maybe inversions. Having exhausted all avenues for debunking the documents that we can think of and having been satisfied with the information provided regarding the sourcing of these documents, we believe its fair to say that the plans we obtained are almost certainly real. Plus, stunt coaster is a good family ride for kids, and families. Volcano: The Blast Coaster, or simply Volcano, was an inverted roller coaster located at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia. Once again, the map below is based solely on information contained within the draft proposal KDFans obtained. The park has decided to remove Volcano: The Blast Coaster. JavaScript is disabled. First they should take down Grizzly In my opinion. [18][19] By May of the same year, the entire attraction was demolished, including the volcano structure. They will however need to step up their game if they want to compete with Busch. Could this be a landing spot for the new generation Vekoma SLC ? A B&M Wing Coaster on the site previously occupied by Volcano. A place for anything relating to the theme park, Kings Dominion, Press J to jump to the feed. Also, Tumbili was never considered a Volcano replacement. Park Officials Bridgette Baywater and Scott Clemons introducing Tumbili (pic courtesy of @Coaster101). Alright so about that replacement idea: Me personally I would love a more intense version of Copperhead Strike. 16 34 34 Comments Best They would NDT the trains and find cracks all over them and then the ride would be closed for months. Growing up in VA, KD was my home park. So is the wild mouse. Brutal news. Remove the lame backlot stunt coaster and the crazy mouse one and replace them with better coasters. I would love it I mean I rode Manta to death last year that thing was fantastic. A preliminary investigation showed the ride was operating as designed when Fan fell and that his safety restraints did not fail, the Hanover County Sheriff's office said Thursday. After another turnaround and a third heartline roll, the train made a turning 80-foot (24m) drop into the final brake run. The mountain and, to some extent, the wait gave it extra mystique. I wouldn't want it completely re built, i would just adjust the first turn once again. Think Far Cry 2. Not saying Volcano's old stomping grounds are the largest (but still big) plot in the world, but Kings Dominion doesn't have to literally be the next park to install one of these. Cookie Notice It may not display this or other websites correctly. Id would never see those being removed in this generation. Reactions: tankart150. Between having to replace those members, which would have required even more cuts into the mountain's structure (over the past year, a number of cuts were made into the mountain to access and inspect these supports) and the cost for a ride that is already one of the most expensive in the park to operate (because of the 2 launches using older, inefficient LSMs), Kings Dominion probably made the right call. Loops on flying coasters are awful torture and break any illusion of actual flying. WE DO NOT BELIEVE THESE PLANS ARE FINAL. I heard people saying that the Grizzly should be removed, but I'm not completely on board with that idea. I rode it about a month back and thought it was great for what it was! Replacement for Volcano_ The Blast Coaster.pdf. Dang, was that a top hat intertwined with a cobra roll intertwined with a loop? First off, height-wise, this coaster is short. I will do an in-depth analysis on what we can expect to take up the former site of volcano. We have a thread dedicated to a discussion of the term, general public. I suggest moving any further discussion of that (in my opinion very unfortunate lable) there and keep this thread on-topic. Why? If it does well, KD would probably take Canada's Wonderlands place and ride into the top tier parks. The record was held until GateKeeper opened at Cedar Point in 2013, featuring an inversion at a height of 170 feet (52m). THEY SHOULD BE VIEWED AS A POSSIBLE PROPOSAL FOR VOLCANOS REPLACEMENT, NOT ASSUMED TO BE THE FINALIZED PLANS FOR THE PROJECT. They even do it on smooth coasters, which I don't get. Kings Dominion is a Cedar Fair park and sister park of Kings Island located in Doswell, Virginia. For anaconda, wing coaster will come. It was located in the Safari Village section of the park and featured three rides inside a dark ride named Land of the Dooz, a flume ride named Voyage to Atlantis, and a Rotor flat ride from Chance Rides named Time Shaft. Thanks for reading! Nope no special Haunt announcementsyet. With that out of the way, what does this draft show? Well try to make sure you hear from us again before too long? report. Its a nice, family friendly ride. I don't think anything will truly "replace" Volcano for me. Not likely to happen, though. Maybe several places where a dark alcove or small cave is created and then a light turns on showing a scary looking attacking animal as you go by, not staying on long enough for you to see it's fake. Close. I think it would be neat to see a launch coaster that expands on Racer's footprint and goes by/over more sections of water park. May 3, 2018 808 We can, however, say that we are 99% sure that what were looking at is real and, furthermore, that we are sure enough in our judgement to bet KDFans reputation on it. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. That's a shame to hear the wing coaster was "cancelled." But I dont see it being removed before Grizzly does. [10] Kings Dominion understood the challenge, having faced similar obstacles with the nearby Flight of Fear. I hadn't really considered the capacity issue b/c I almost invariably purchase Fast Lane at out-of-area parks and therefore get on quickly. [2] The other two attractions were closed after the 1994 season, and the mountain's entrance was sealed off, casting uncertainty on the enclosed area's future. The proposal in this draft appears to be a shortened version of the already-once-cloned B&M wing coaster layout Roller Coaster DataBase has dubbed the Hot Go. The iteration found in the plans we obtained removes the vertical loop after the dive drop and swaps in a simple banked turn in place of the Hot Gos final helix. Id rather see Anaconda rebuilt so its not painful anymore as opposed to being replaced. [13] The speed was matched by Superman: Ultimate Escape at Geauga Lake in 2000 and also by The Flash: Vertical Velocity at Six Flags Great America in 2001. zambezi zinger for boomerang maybe. The Safari area of Kings Dominion has undergone a number of tweaks throughout the parks history, but none as significant as this. Sorry to see this coaster go. News. Wasn't much of a fan when it was up and running. Volcano was such a popular ride that if it does get a replacement, itll have to be on par or if not better than the ride. 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