bobbyd Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 (edited) This last Saturday, I went on a trip with others from my school to Kings Dominion for about 7 hours. When we got there, the first thing I noticed was how cold and windy it was. I knew that this could either be a great thing because it will scare away the crowds and there will be little to no lines, or it will be too windy and cold for a lot of different rides to operate and there would even be a possibility of the park closing early. Well it turned out the combination of just the right amount of cold and the wind made this an amazing day by scaring away much of the crowds. Even though some major rides were closed for the day, or ended up closing later in the day, I ended up getting in lots of rides. I will let the pictures do the talking, but I will give my ride count for the day here. Backlot Stunt Coaster, Delirium, Grizzly, The Crypt, Ricochet, Bad Apple, Eiffel Tower, Flying Eagles, Wave Swinger, Boo Blasters, Woodstock Express: x1 Volcano, Flight of Fear, Anaconda, Rebel Yell, Avalanche: 2x I305: 5x (closed later in the day) Dominator, Wind Seeker, Drop Tower, Hurler: Closed On to the photos! I welcome you to this trip report with the obligatory Eiffel tower/fountain/logo picture Some nice theming at this Cedar Fair park to start the day! Many rides similar to those in Great Adventures past can be found at Kings Dominion. This is the parks Looping Starship called Berzserker. I never did get around to riding it today though Overpriced Chinese food! Did I mention the park was dead today?! Wave Swinger Swinging away The legendary singing mushrooms. They were recently brought back for the parks 40th anniversary, but I guess they have taken up permanent residence at the park noted My first ride of the season! It was so cold at the park, that they hosted the olympic bobsled time trials today! "all clear means you're out of here" This water path used to be part of an old water ride that ran through the mountain where volcano now resides How much water can fit into a jeep? Tune in next week to find out! The gates to heaven Old meets new!! 305 feet of pure bliss A train going down the second hill The exit to I305 lets you get really close to the ride Dale Earnhardt approves Kings Dominion. Where you can launch out of a volcano, drive a nascar, and go to space, all while walking about 300 yards ooh aliens Ready to launch! After this ride I went to Anaconda Through the trees Surprisingly, this ride wasn't too rough Sploosh!! After seeing that Great Adventure is paving their parking lot, Kings Dominion decided to build this parking garage right in the middle of the park! Ride billboard, and train For how small it is, Backlot Stunt Coaster is a fun ride that's perfect for families. Especially if all the effects are working New for 2016, this new mondial frisbee Its a very dizzying ride, and it actually goes up pretty high Delirium is a much better ride than Shockwave; the parks old stand-up coaster that was in this spot last year Rebel Yell was rough both times I rode it today A train full of cold riders Last month it was announced that Hurler would be closed for the season Que speculation for Iron Hurler 2017! Can't you just imagine a zero-g roll drop right there next year Shrubbery tunnel The entrance to Grizzly is kind of strange. You have to walk through the Dinosaurs alive gift shop to get to it Rawr!!! Around 10 years ago, that was the station for Hypersonic XLC. You can still see some of the footers in this picture Its really hard to get good pictures of Grizzly since its buried deep in the Virginia wilderness Wind Seeker was closed due to seeking too much wind You can't forget the classics If you need a rest from coaster riding, you can take a nice quiet car ride through the forest Or watch the parade Story time: In 1971 Apollo 14 went into space it brought along with it several seeds. When the seeds came back down and were distributed to different areas of the United States, one of the places that received seeds was Kings Dominion. This tree is from one of those seeds, giving this tree the honor of being called "moon tree" At around 1 the park was still dead. I made my way over to Dominator and saw that it was closed. Loop De Loop Dominator never got the chance to dominate anything today I believe the rectangles in the track were from a catwalk from when Dominator was over the water at Geauga Lake I'm blue daba de daba die Fun Fact, this ride opened up in 1974 one year before the park did in 1975 The front side of water... I ended up eating at this nice little restaurant called Outer Hanks Giant snoopy guarding over his area Dino Falls The only crowd in the park today was in front of the theater because of this indoor cheerleading event the park was having Drop Tower was closed due to high winds today effectively killing the area around it Don't worry Intimidator, I'll be back soon I never rode this ride until today, and it was very fun. Kings Dominions Top Spin "The Crypt" has some cool water fountains and.. FIRE!! I went over next to the parks bobsled Avalanche and rode it twice. This ride is really fun, and also great for families. I like how the ride goes over the path like this Cool Dale Earnhardt car they have at the entrance to the ride More twisty Goodness Happy riders I then went up to the Eiffel tower to grab some pictures The wind up here was crazy I didn't want to risk dropping my phone so sorry about the bars Dominator sitting idol. Notice the lack of people on the paths Some huge flowers WAIT... how did I end up at Busch Gardens Williamsburg?!? Americana The parks 100 year old carousel originally from Roger Williams Park in Rhode Island R.I.P Flying Wave It seems that they old Great Adventure lion has made its way down to Kings Dominion for the day It was stuck at this time all day. But you know what they say, "a broken clock is right twice a day" For some reason, I went back to the Hurler area and took some pictures and rode Ricochet the parks wild mouse I'm glad its getting a refurbishment cause it really needs it. Each time I have ridden it, even on the busiest of days, it had no wait what so ever. Not to mention it was incredibly rough. I also hope they do something about that large grey box they call a station. Since everything around it is closed, I don't even know if people know it is even here Peace out!! I like the do not touch sign After walking all the way to Intimidator, it closed due to high winds when I was next in line. Oh well, so close yet so far away. My last ride of the day was the parks Shooting ride For how out of the way it is, and how cheesy the theming is, it is still enjoyable in its own special way more giant flowers and birds At around six it was time to bid farewell to Kings Dominion after a wonderful day And I'll leave with this shot of Dominator from the parking lot Thank you guys so much for reading this, I hope you enjoyed it. Edited April 14, 2016 by bobbyd 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoshi Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 Great report and pictures. Seeing the pictures of the park really makes me want to go back since my last trip was in 2003 and the only credits I have are 1 side of Rebel Yell and the junior wooden coaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyd Posted April 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 Thank you, I am glad you enjoyed it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatansHockey Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 (edited) Great pictures! I went in 2014 and had a blast there, I love intimidator, I had such a hard time keeping my eyes open on that ride from the speed, especially in the front row lol The ride isn't for me but I love the theme on the krypt, looks so much nicer then ads for twixs bars. I also thought it was weird how you had to walk through the store to get to grizzly. Edited April 14, 2016 by SatansHockey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdc12192 Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 I'm jealous. It's on my list of parks I'd like to visit- mainly for intimidator. One day I'll get there. Great TR and pictures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 Nice pictures, last time I was down there was 2002, when Hypersonic was still running which supposedly broke down every day. Outer Hanks used to be a Bubba Gump back then,do they still have a working Sim theater? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyd Posted April 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 (edited) They do still have the sim theater. It had some Robinson Crusoe film in there. I don't think it was open though Edited April 14, 2016 by bobbyd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertleax Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 Nice trip report and photos. Makes me want to go back this summer when I visit my dad in Virginia (he lives about 2 hours south at Lake Gaston). Have not been there in a few years and every time we went to the park it was either mid June or Late August and crowds were small. And even though we can visit for the day, most of the time we stay at the hotel on site and hit the water park the next day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 Beautiful photos and great trip report bobbyd! Looking through everything I just realized I haven't been there since 1988 when the bobsled was new. Time flies. Dominator is one good looking ride. It just has a "wow" factor when you see it even though it isn't huge. I rode it when it was back in Geauga and really enjoyed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyd Posted April 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 I am so glad you guys liked the PTR and thank you for all the compliments! I have always loved reading the trip reports from this site, and it feels great to be able to share one of my own! Kings Dominion is a very fun park with tons of things to do, and I highly recommend visiting it if you are in the area Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pineracer Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 I was supposed to go in 2013 as part of our school Williamsburg Trip but it closed; I wasn't really into thrilling rides at the time so I feel its all my fault and I wish we had gone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pashacar Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 Great report and pictures. Seeing the pictures of the park really makes me want to go back since my last trip was in 2003 and the only credits I have are 1 side of Rebel Yell and the junior wooden coaster. Agreed. My last visit was in 2004 and there's so much high-profile new stuff to do -- in addition to a clean and pleasant park. I will miss Hypersonic XLC, though.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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