Kings Dominion (KD) Discussion Thread

[imawesome1124I prefer to mate with donkeys over humans!]

One is over gravel, one is in the dark, one is inverted, and one WOULD be over a lake. All totally different experiences. I'm not saying its going to happen, I'm saying it would be cool.

I highly doubt that will happen anytime soon. What I want to see is for them to tear down Shockwave and put it a compact GCI coaster about the same size as American Thunder.

Also, exactly how much land does KD have available for expansion? Just curious.

[coasterfreak101Gimme Some Candy!]

If they own even an ounce of what you can see from Intimidator's lift hill, a metric poop-ton.

[KDcoasterMANFluffy, Fluffy, Donkeys Filled With Medicine and Goo!]

One is over gravel, one is in the dark, one is inverted, and one WOULD be over a lake. All totally different experiences. I'm not saying its going to happen, I'm saying it would be cool.

I highly doubt that will happen anytime soon. What I want to see is for them to tear down Shockwave and put it a compact GCI coaster about the same size as American Thunder.

Also, exactly how much land does KD have available for expansion? Just curious.

They own enough land they could double the size of the park easy. But that's never gonna happen. The Animal Country Safari (ACS) has not been touch by the modern park other than the Intimidator/Flight of Fear site

[bull24471This B&M donkey is so smooth!]

The area below the wave pool and I305 is the parks plus more out of picture.

[KDCOASTERFANI prefer to mate with donkeys over humans!]

One is over gravel, one is in the dark, one is inverted, and one WOULD be over a lake. All totally different experiences. I'm not saying its going to happen, I'm saying it would be cool.

The last thing KD needs is another launcher & they don't need another coaster in the congo area,unless of course Anaconda were to be removed in favor of something new like a B&M wingrider or flyer.

It would be interesting to see planet snoopy be upgraded/expanded to include a new ride or two for families to enjoy since flying ace(aka windseeker JR.) is the only ride back there.That would also follow in line with the park's usual pattern of thrill rides one year,family oriented rides/attractions the following year which could lead to something new for the thrill seekers/coaster lovers come 2014.

[T-BONDIcoasterkidI wrote the book about donkeys!]

One is over gravel, one is in the dark, one is inverted, and one WOULD be over a lake. All totally different experiences. I'm not saying its going to happen, I'm saying it would be cool.

The last thing KD needs is another launcher & they don't need another coaster in the congo area,unless of course Anaconda were to be removed in favor of something new like a B&M wingrider or flyer.

It would be interesting to see planet snoopy be upgraded/expanded to include a new ride or two for families to enjoy since flying ace(aka windseeker JR.) is the only ride back there.That would also follow in line with the park's usual pattern of thrill rides one year,family oriented rides/attractions the following year which could lead to something new for the thrill seekers/coaster lovers come 2014.

Read the last sentence of my post that you quoted.

[KDCOASTERFANI prefer to mate with donkeys over humans!]

One is over gravel, one is in the dark, one is inverted, and one WOULD be over a lake. All totally different experiences. I'm not saying its going to happen, I'm saying it would be cool.

The last thing KD needs is another launcher & they don't need another coaster in the congo area,unless of course Anaconda were to be removed in favor of something new like a B&M wingrider or flyer.

It would be interesting to see planet snoopy be upgraded/expanded to include a new ride or two for families to enjoy since flying ace(aka windseeker JR.) is the only ride back there.That would also follow in line with the park's usual pattern of thrill rides one year,family oriented rides/attractions the following year which could lead to something new for the thrill seekers/coaster lovers come 2014.

Read the last sentence of my post that you quoted.

Yes I'm aware that it's not gonna happen but I'm just saying that,in the future I'd hope KD doesn't put it's next coaster(whenever that comes) in congo.

[_koppenA donkey is a domesticated member of the Equidae or horse family.]

Word is that Shockwave may be leaving the park.
This would be one awesome replacement for it, and would fit well in at the park IMO

I don't think that's going to happen. KD is already the park with the most launched coasters in the world. Having yet another one would be pointless...

This has to be the dumbest thing I read today, you do realize that the launch is the new lift hill, right?
A park can put in as many launch coasters as they want to!

[imawesome1124I prefer to mate with donkeys over humans!]

^ I don't think that would be a good fit for KD. I want to see a compact GCI coaster in Shockwave's spot.

Hasn't "the word" been that Shock Wave is being removed for the past ten years or so? Yet, there it still stands. Hurler too.

You can't just replace Shock Wave with "the compact GCI I want so much" and expect everything to be peaches and cream for all eternity. People ride Shock Wave because it's a stand-up coaster - it's unique and different. People ride it so they can go home to their friends and brag about how they rode "the super scary coaster that you stand up on".

The point of a coaster like Shock Wave is to provide an attraction that you can't get anywhere else, or in King's Dominion's case, within a two-hour drive and separate admission to Six Flags America. I'm sure that's one of the reasons why Volcano still stands even though it apparently has such terrible capacity. Avalanche too.

If you're going to replace Shock Wave, replace it with an equally unique attraction, like an Intamin Zacspin, S&S El Loco or Free Fly, or even another stand-up coaster.