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if themeparksandtravels.com is a reliable source, they say that they have confirmed that hurler is getting the iron horse RMC conversion in the link posted below and it shows very little being done to it right now but lots of 2x4 backstage. but i'm thinking that this is a load of crap for the simple fact that once they show the pics of hurler they say "Okay, back to the serious news!" wouldn't you consider hurler getting the RMC iron horse treatment serious news? any credibility to these people? link to what I saw posted below. I think if anything GCI would get the job just due to quality of work and reliability
http://www.themeparksandtravels.com/cedar-fair/kings-dominion-april-2016-update-delirium-review-hurler-update-and-more/
 
This has already been discussed here. That post's claims appear to be wild speculation and the wood pointed out does not appear to be enough for any type of rework on Hurler, and is most likely for something else. Not to mention, that review was posted months ago.
 
yeah. this thread just seems stale. trying to find something to bring it back to life. maybe KD will announce something soon and breath new life into thing into the park as well as this thread.
 
Only tiny, tiny things have happened to Hurler so far.

One thing I noticed back in March is that the two back walls of Hurler's station have been taken down. However, these were "temporary" walls made of curtain-like flaps that probably weren't difficult to move. In fact, they could have been removed as a safety precaution, because I remember them being in rough shape last year.

The only other change is that the second train is missing. It's not on the transfer track, but it may only have been taken away to protect it from the elements. The first train is still sitting in the station.

Other than that, nothing is changed. Nothing. They still have the same disappointing setup at the ride's entrance that they've had since Preview Day. A trash can, a chain across the entrance, and a temporary "This ride is closed..." sign. What gives?

It's almost July, and practically nothing has happened. I hate to buy into conspiracy theories, but I'm not sure I buy the park's "Closed for extensive maintenance..." excuse that's on their website anymore. Something's fishy.

Frankly, I don't think the park really knows Hurler's fate. I think Hurler is Kings Dominion's Son of Beast. Their Drachen Fire. Their Gwazi.
 
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Agree with everything you said joe. Its almost confusing now. Again, im not holding my breath on anything at the moment. Kd has a world of strange things going on at the moment. To many for me to keep up with
 
since CF likes re-doing their parks entrances with roller coasters, do you really think that they would do it to KD or KI for that matter since they both have nice entrances with fountains and the Eiffel tower as the background?
 
Seems more likely than not that Hurler is on the chopping block to make room for a new attraction. When will we get this attraction? No one knows.

But, I do agree with Joe, Hurler is KD's Gwazi. It's on its way out the door, but when? Perhaps the park is still trying to figure out numbers from corporate, ect, ect.

Only time will tell.
 
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I actually just found out that the Hurler failed a structural Inspection and the park is still trying to figure out what to do. A Retrack wouldnt fix a Structural problem as it isnt part of the structure holding the ride up. Now it makes much more sence why they closed the ride unexpectively and havnt been able to touch it. So this only opens up even more possibilities for something new, but what?
 
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I actually just found out that the Hurled failed a structural Inspection and the park is still trting to rlfigure out what to do.
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Source?
 
Alright so.... After reading the official thing, its based off of an experiance a guy had with a park official. The screenshot didnt show the bottom half, however most of what was said made sence.(exept the rebell yell and ricoshet theory) If youd like to read the page itself you can go to page 1455 in the KD thread. Heres what the guy said in the meantime.

Re: Kings Dominion (KD) Discussion Thread
by Vonni » Sat Jun 11, 2016 12:12 am
Sythe wrote:
VACoasterdude wrote:
I was talking with some ACE members at a SFA a few days ago. One of them mentioned he spoke with KD official who told him a new coaster was not in KD's future. He was also told Hurler was shut done because it did not pass a structural inspection. It's fate is uncertain as they are trying to determine how they are going to proceed. It was mentioned that Pat Jones wanted the ride saved and possibly retracked, but now that she is moving on to Carrowinds, who knows. It was also mentioned in jest that Hurler, Richochet and Rebel Yell will all be removed and replaced with a record breaking coaster in 2018.

(My thoughts: I think its safe to say Rebel Yell isnt going anywhere. Ill leave it at that untill I learn more
 
I don't know if I'd put money on Hurler failing it's inspection (is that even precedented in this industry?), but I suspect what could have been lost in translation is that it didn't pass inspection because it wasn't inspected. That seems more likely to me.

On that note, I can confirm that it didn't pass state inspection this year. No idea whether or not it was inspected though.
 
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Zachary said:
I don't know if I'd put money on Hurler failing it's inspection (is that even precedented in this industry?)
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I wouldn't think it impossible. Couldn't an inspection be failed if just one part of the "checklist" isn't met? If that is the case, I would assume parks would just fix the issue, which is most likely minor, and then get it re-inspected. This may or may not be why failing inspection is not heard to happen often. Could it be that this happened and KD just decided to take the alternative and not open the ride? It may be unlikely, but with the ride's unpopularity, I wouldn't be surprised.
 
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Hey im just translating stuff I heard. Im not inspector gadget or anything so I couldnt tell you whats good/not good with the ride. Im just translating over something I found interesting. I didnt know every ride had to pass some special inspection??? I just assumed they were safe. Glad to know
 
For those who don't know, every coaster is thoroughly inspected every single day before a ride opens, and is evaluated with a comprehensive checklist.

It's odd that anything could have happened to Hurler's structure to cause such severe damage, as the Theme Park Review member has reported. Hurler is by far the park's youngest wooden coaster, its footprint is on completely level ground, and there are no large trees nearby. Plus, Kings Dominion might not have the best operations, but there's no way their maintenance is so bad that a major coaster is considered unsafe due to negligence.

Even if something were wrong with the coaster, it's doubtful that the damage would be so extreme it couldn't be fixed for an entire season. More concerning is that zero work has been completed to fix this supposed damage. So, if Hurler really does have a serious safety issue, it's obvious that fixing it isn't one of the park's priorities.

Kings Dominion isn't one of Cedar Fair's high-up parks, but Cedar Fair is still a multi-billion dollar company with a high profile. They don't invest the same cash into their lower-down parks, but I can't imagine Cedar Fair giving Kings Dominion such a big middle finger that they refuse them the funds to fix a broken ride... not just some kiddie ride or a measly flat- a huge, highly visible wooden coaster that's one of just three coasters on its half of the park. Surely if KD wanted to fix Hurler quickly, CF already would have made the investment.

Like Matthew said, it's very possible that KD just took the loss and decided it wasn't even worth the cash to get Hurler running, given its horrendous reputation and dismal popularity. Or, at the very least, they decided not to rush the funding for a refurbishment and figured reconstruction could wait until next season.
 
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There's plenty of reasons Hurler's structure is in poor shape.

The first turn is brutal. Easily the worst part of the ride. As we've seen with 305, you've got trains running full speed from the first drop into a sharp turn. There's a reason 305 had to have track modified and replaced. Perhaps there was a ton of wear right there.

Next up, PTC's aren't really designed to navigate turns at high speeds like the ones Hurler has. That's why less parks are going with those trains and moving toward Flyers and Timberliners. Years of those trains running the track is bound to screw something up. Combine that with lack of care and you've got structural problems.

The ride was built under Paramount, which eventually cut costs on maintenance and upkeep throughout the park. Who's to say Hurler wasn't a victim of those cost cutting measures?
 
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Hello fellas, first time poster here. The land clearing by I305 is thought to be the place of fireworks. However, searching on Youtube I found an interesting video that clearly shows differant. https://youtu.be/ooLJizevEQI this video posted today, fireworks appear to be coming behind Drop Tower(More the water park). If this is the case, what is the land clearing really for?
 
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They stripped that land of sod, and placed it all around Delerium back in April.
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Have we confirmed this somewhere? This isn't a typical practice, and the grass that was placed around Delirium is not a fescue you would find in a fairly un-maintained field next to a Roller Coaster.
 
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