I’m pretty sure they finished installing it
Project 2025/305: Pantherian (Intimidator 305 Retheme)
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I’m pretty sure they finished installing it
Yes, According to my sources, they will be testing through the night without the goal of opening tomorrow.
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Crane is back up and at least 10 trucks and every bit of 15-20 people down under the lift now. Why does it feel like something isn’t going as planned with this repair? 
God fucking dammitCrane is back up and at least 10 trucks and every bit of 15-20 people down under the lift now. Why does it feel like something isn’t going as planned with this repair?
Lmao. Im actually planning on going to Virginia in October for another hobby and wanted to see about doing Kings Dominion at some point. But if Pantherian isn’t running. Not gonna bother.
I don’t care if I have to sell a kidney or something to get this ride open before I go I just wanna ride it man. It’s been 3 years since I last rode it.
It's a lot of work they're doing. They have to reinstall the entire lift motor. Which consists of at least 2 motors (main and reverse motor), drum brakes, motor brakes, gearbox, wiring, sensors, reassemble the shelter structure, etc. Lots of heavy pieces with tight tolerances and fine tuning. To also add, they're working in a pit. Then once all that's done, they have to rewind the cable on the drum and ensure proper tension on the cable. It's not going to be a one day project unfortunately. From what I saw from Racer.... almost everything was removed out of the pit. The only thing that remained was the yellow support holding it all.
There are a handful of people who MAY have that answer, and I assure you we’re not them. I get that having your favorite coaster down for an extended period of time sucks, but sometimes you really just need to wait and see instead of doomposting. We’ve seen updates, that doesn’t mean we’re going to have any sort of timeline.
Ok, IF they push it back to 26, how big of a pr disaster would it be? Having your biggest coaster down for all of your 50TH anniversary season can’t be good for press right?
Can't go over any worse then tearing down the biggest coaster in the world with no announcement at the end of your 50th.
Let’s not manifest bad things…..
Shew I would not have a pass for at least five years they’d have to build Hyperiatron to Happiness.
Shew I would not have a pass for at least five years they’d have to build Hyperiatron to Happiness.
Minor at worst. Most people aren’t obsessed with a single roller coaster.
Plus, the majority of the damage that would be done has already been done. Strategically, solely looking at things from a profit-focused perspective, it would probably be "most right" for KD to delay it to 2026. Most of the extended closure damage is already done to guest satisfaction numbers, there will likely be next to no attendance benefit achieved by reopening it with little fanfair if/when it's ready in August, and KD is unlikely to have anything significant to market in '26. Relaunching Pantherian in '26 would generate positive news for the park over the off-season and give them a "new-ish" attraction to "debut" next Spring.
I'm certainly not advocating for this, but I think it would be a rational business decision. Be thankful if/when KD doesn't succumb to this argument.
Considering season passes are selling now, it's probably not a great idea to remind their customer base that this ride has been closed all year. Getting it back open keeps the season pass base satisfied enough and not considering negative things.
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