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Media Day for Delirium

 

Kings Dominion unveiled their new Mondial Revolution, Delirium, during Media Day on Friday, March 18. Now I know that some of you may miss Shock Wave, the stand-up coaster in Candy Apple Grove that Delirium replaced (I am not among you). But, frankly, Delirium, while swinging through its 120-degree arc to a maximum height of 115 feet, delivers more airtime than the old Togo coaster ever did.

 

Park president Pat Jones, in her remarks before turning the ride over to the group, described it this way: While the park has been restoring classic decorative elements and maintaining classic rides in Candy Apple Grove, Delirium represents "another generation of thrills."

 

And thrill it does. I enjoyed riding Delirium, and my butt was out of that seat a couple of times. It's quite a sensation as you swing out 115 feet over the park, revolving as you go.

 

TPR thanks the park's media staff, Scott Clemmons and Katelyn Sherwood, and Pat Jones for the opportunity to participate in the Delirium Media Day.

 

Here's a look at what went on.

 

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Welcome to Kings Dominion! Perfect Weather for a media day!

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This is why we're here . . .

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. . . as well as for the cool Delirium patch.

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Hmm--something appears to be missing here. Wonder what it could be? ;)

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My first look at Delirium close up--and a nice sign photo for Larry and the Park Index.

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Park officials Scott, Pat, and Katelyn invite the group to become delirious.

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As I said, park officials, and a guy with a big hand, were present.

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Who's ready to ride?

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Very well! Let the awesome begin!

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This is for all those who rigorously study all ride manufacturers. You know who you are.

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Not quite to 115 feet yet--but close.

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Looks like they're enjoying themselves. The "hair time" gives it away.

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"Oh my god! Save me Jeebus!"

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Be sure to kick your legs out to make it swing even higher! ;)

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Here's a shot form the "Lawn Formerly Known as Shock Wave." This gives you an idea of how high this bad boy gets. You'll be interested to know that the black speaker was blasting out "We Built this City" at that moment.

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The park ran Bad Apple during the media day, too.

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When there is a media day, there's always fool. Red-velvet fried Oreos, anyone? (They were very good.) They also had chicken and waffles, beef sliders, and pulled-pork and shrimp tacos. It was all very tasty stuff.

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Not to mention ice sculptures and cupcakes.

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These Delirium Cookies were great.

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Well, looks like it's time to go.

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Heading out. Thanks again, Kings Dominion!

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Looks like a great addition for the park! I just hope they can extend the ride cycle by a swing or two.

 

One thing that looks a little odd, is all the empty space on both sides of the ride. It's hard to tell from the Webcam, but what is that trench to the left of the ride?

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Actually, I think the short ride cycle is a good idea. The lines this first season will be very long, and a longer cycle will just make the wait times even longer, and less people will ride it. But as the GP's hype dies down, they should extend the cycle in future seasons. Honestly, I thought Max Air and Black Widow were so awesome, I don't care if the ride is short this year!

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The lines this first season will be very long, and a longer cycle will just make the wait times even longer, and less people will ride it.

 

I think that is exactly the reason. When Sledgehammer (Bobbejaanland) opened back in 2004, the cycles were short aswell. But the next season, the ride time was much longer.

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Oh WOW! Any time we have a Media day and seeing the cool pictures of Kings Dominion always get me excited, actually more like X-SITE-TED!!! With the new ride in place, I but this whole are will be a lot of Applesauce - I mean, Awesome Sauce ( Is that one word or two? The computer misspells it as one word and corrects it as two. On the other hand, maybe I'll stick with applesauce.).

 

Now as for John Peck who asked this question "What is missing in that fourth photo?" Well, isn't it obvious? I"M NOT THERE RIDING THOSE RIDES!" That's what's missing, but I hope to correct that problem within the next few weeks.

 

And that would be a lot of Applesauce!

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What is missing in that fourth photo?

 

Much pain and misery.

 

Oh, okay... you were referring to Shockwave.... I thought it was something less obvious like a cart or building missing.

 

There very well could be some other things missing; you were merely "over-thinking" my joke.

 

As for the space around Delirium, I suppose there could be room for a few more flats.

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Delirium looks fantastic! I will be visiting the park in May. It will be my second time I've been to this park. Wasn't a big fan of Shockwave, so I'm glad they got a good flat to go in its place. But most of all, I'm looking forward to riding I-305 again. After riding Skyrush and Fury 325, I got to go back and judge I305 again to see if it's still #1 or not.

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Headed to the park today, they're warning of some delayed openings due to minimum temperature limits. Can someone please explain what they mean by that? Our home park is Six Flags Great Adventure so we're unfamiliar with this concept.

 

Certain rides can't run under a certain temperature. They maybe doing test rides until it gets warmer.

 

This happen to me with Millennium Force back in may last year when I visited.

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Headed to the park today, they're warning of some delayed openings due to minimum temperature limits. Can someone please explain what they mean by that? Our home park is Six Flags Great Adventure so we're unfamiliar with this concept.

 

Certain rides can't run under a certain temperature. They maybe doing test rides until it gets warmer.

 

This happen to me with Millennium Force back in may last year when I visited.

He was being facetious.

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This may have been asked brfore, but are KD and Busch Gardens offering a joint ticket for both parks again this year?

 

 

They did that last year. This year BGW is doing something with Williamsburg, packages and what not. KD and BGW are probably not doing the joint ticket this year, but I could be wrong. But I haven't been able to find anything online about it. Maybe the closer it gets to summer, they might again. Would be nice.

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Some quick shots from the park so far...

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... and not a single F**K was given that day

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We were lucky enough to be on the first public ride ever on Delirium! Great ride!

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Is this a new lighting package? It looks great as does the one on Delirium. This area should look great at night.

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Fun TV says it's 40 degrees so they finally fired up Intimidator!

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