KD also has an entire water park to distribute the crowds even further
Flight of Fear
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Right, unlike BGW’s separate waterpark site. Soak City is further divided in half by Racer 75 so it’s always impossible to tell just from a visual standpoint how crowded the waterpark or the dry park really is.
Per a Facebook post in the KD Uncensored group citing a ride op, lights on FoF is Saturdays only.
“Every operating day in August” can parks just STOP FUCKING LYING? IM SICK OF THIS BULLSHIT! FUCK THIS!
Update: the post appears to have been taken down. Guess I’ll confirm it when I’m at the park next week 
Jennifer (park manager) said it’s everyday. She was going to talk to them tonight. Ride op was wrong. It’s everyday.
Can confirm, lights are on tonight. MCBR also felt a little lighter than usual.
Love to hear the MCBR is hitting lighter.
My next visit may be the first ever time when I’m not going for pantherian. Wow!
Got a solo / zen ride in the front of FoF tonight around 6:45. Lights are on and even the overhead light that wasn’t on when I rode Saturday.
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That midcourse is NOT hitting hard! At all! WOW!
Could all of this be signs they are preparing to close it down?? The first thing I thought when everyone started talking about it.
I mean probably but at this point, I don't care. They should completely turn off the midcourse for haunt. Run it as fast as possible. Might as well.
I wouldn't be surprised if they pull a kingda ka and removed the coaster after the park closed for the season
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I swear, thoosies will never just be satisfied that parks are giving us something cool. American Eagle racing? FoF with lights on and a weaker MCBR? Both of these are totally getting removed after this year!
I remember hearing they were working on Flight of Fear’s structure earlier in the year and riding it today I noticed there are a few supports that are nice shiny black and not coated in 30 years of dust and grime. (Not like the whole support but like pieces of supports, like one side of the spot where they’re bolted together is old and crusty and the other end is new and shiny)
There’s one pretty big piece in there too that looks new. I mean I guess they could’ve painted random pieces of supports but I doubt it because they’re more well painted than Pantherian. Plus if it’s just a little fix usually they paint the spot and not the whole piece.
If those are really new support pieces then I think that bodes very well for Flight’s future. I mean they refused to pay ~40-50k to replace one support piece on Anaconda and just demolished it instead, so if they were willing to do anything for Flight I feel like that shows they have plans to keep it around for at least a few more years. If anything the fact it’s using the mcbr less is probably bc it’s more structurally sound.
There’s one pretty big piece in there too that looks new. I mean I guess they could’ve painted random pieces of supports but I doubt it because they’re more well painted than Pantherian. Plus if it’s just a little fix usually they paint the spot and not the whole piece.
If those are really new support pieces then I think that bodes very well for Flight’s future. I mean they refused to pay ~40-50k to replace one support piece on Anaconda and just demolished it instead, so if they were willing to do anything for Flight I feel like that shows they have plans to keep it around for at least a few more years. If anything the fact it’s using the mcbr less is probably bc it’s more structurally sound.
Kings Dominion has been having to do pretty wild patch jobs on Flight of Fear's structure for ages now. It has long been aging very, very poorly. Combine the structural issues with all of the electrical/launch problems and it is a significant drain. KD has continued the bandaids this long, but there will be a time—likely in the not too distant future—where they pull the plug. I wouldn't onboard too much confidence re: FoF's future just because the plug hasn't been pulled yet, personally.
It's a fun ride, but color me someone who can't wait for the plug to be pulled. That building is an eyesore from the outside and sticks out like a sore thumb amongst all the new Jungle X-Pedition stuff.