After The Wing
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The worldwide invert inversion record is only 7. That's beatable.
8 inversions would likely require either a big, lengthy ride or multiple lifts/launches. A compact 8 inversion rise would end up either being gimmicky or a nauseating ride for many.
Or a shuttle coaster with four inversions, which would be an even bigger gimmick. That said, I've always liked the Invertigos better than the regular boomerangs, especially with their face-off seating, so maybe a super Invertigo with a more out-and-back layout wouldn't be so bad. Make the lifts vertical, and we might be talking.
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After the recent announcement of Six Flags America's closure, I looked over their attraction lineup (just like everyone else). There are three rides at SFA that I think KD would greatly benefit from; none are roller coasters. Here's my wish list:
- RipQurl Blaster (water coaster for Soak City)
- SteamWhirler (Nebulaz for OV or CAG)
- Capital Railways (railroad)
A water coaster would be great for soak city.
How thrilling is a nebulaz? They look so pointless
How thrilling is a nebulaz? They look so pointless
NebulaZ is a cool concept but falls short in so many ways. It’s not even that thrilling aside from a small hint of floater as you fly over the top, and the load times take FOREVER
I noticed that at carowinds. Everytime i walked by it it was loading. I never saw it operating lol and i spent 2 days at the park and probably walked by it 6 times. Seems like such a wack gimmick ride.
Good question! KD doesn't have a transportation ride (skyride, train, etc), so it simply fulfills a need. It would be good fan service/throwback too; they used to have train.
I would imagine they could simply acquire the engine/cars and build new rails to go wherever they wanted. However, there's a reason this was number 3 in my list; I think the first two choices (the water coaster and Nebulaz from SFA) are perfect fits.
Nebulaz are more of a family ride. I really enjoyed my ride at Carowinds. They provide light floater air and they're visually impressive if themed well. They're not intense, just fun!
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Nebulaz provide an important role to park lineups. Sure they aren’t super thrilling to some, but is to others. I’m just curious which park will put in 2-3 at the same time themed together to they can cycle the operations.
Guys after the wing I think what kd really needs is a 305 ft tall Intamin Giga that the GP are scared of themed to nascar!
I am definitely in favor of RipQurl Blaster going into Soak City. In fact if that’s KDs only shot at a water coaster GIMME.
I thought I’d share just a random thought that popped into my head.
With KD likely closing the Skyflyer/GoKarts, and the closed attractions in Planet Snoopy, there’s quite a lot of room for new coaster development. Six Flags has been working with Vekoma quite a bit lately, and Siren’s Curse has opened to overwhelmingly positive reviews from what I’ve heard. So, could KD get a kind of package deal with two smaller scale Vekomas over a few years, with a compact family boomerang going in Snoopy and a smaller thrill coaster in Skyflyer/GoKart plots (which is surprisingly large when I looked at Google Earth and has a ton of potential if viable for a coaster)?
Personally, a huge Vekoma top hat going out towards the path where Skyflyer is now, and then diving back into the woods again afterwards would look/feel awesome. It would be a great spectacle. Plus, a forceful, airtime-filled launch coaster from a non-Intamin manufacturer could help KD compete with Busch Gardens.
Again, totally 0 basis for this idea, and maybe there’s already plans for these plots that I don’t know of. But just my thoughts!
With KD likely closing the Skyflyer/GoKarts, and the closed attractions in Planet Snoopy, there’s quite a lot of room for new coaster development. Six Flags has been working with Vekoma quite a bit lately, and Siren’s Curse has opened to overwhelmingly positive reviews from what I’ve heard. So, could KD get a kind of package deal with two smaller scale Vekomas over a few years, with a compact family boomerang going in Snoopy and a smaller thrill coaster in Skyflyer/GoKart plots (which is surprisingly large when I looked at Google Earth and has a ton of potential if viable for a coaster)?
Personally, a huge Vekoma top hat going out towards the path where Skyflyer is now, and then diving back into the woods again afterwards would look/feel awesome. It would be a great spectacle. Plus, a forceful, airtime-filled launch coaster from a non-Intamin manufacturer could help KD compete with Busch Gardens.
Again, totally 0 basis for this idea, and maybe there’s already plans for these plots that I don’t know of. But just my thoughts!
I would love a tilt coaster at KD. Hoping whatever the next big coaster that comes to the park is a Vekoma or Mack.
I've always thought that the Vekoma hyper they talked about for Energylandia would be a perfect fit at Kings Dominion.
I love the idea of doing a Vekoma package deal for a family coaster in Planet Snoopy and a thrill coaster in Old Virginia. Could kill two birds with one stone.
My two cents is they should go for the Vekoma hyper in Old Virginia since I think it would use the DA plot very well, and have some flat rides replace the Skyflyer and go-karts. I don’t know if this will happen exactly but I can dream.
My two cents is they should go for the Vekoma hyper in Old Virginia since I think it would use the DA plot very well, and have some flat rides replace the Skyflyer and go-karts. I don’t know if this will happen exactly but I can dream.
KD needs a hyper imo. A sirens curse is to close to i305 in my opinion. It's pretty intense and whippy