The ride was Kings Dominion's first roller coaster with more than one inversion and the first roller coaster with inversions to have an underwater tunnel. It is stunning, absolutely stunning and far superior an experience than any Cedar Fair Park.Anaconda is an Arrow Dynamics sit-down roller coaster located at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia. I am more jealous of your being close to Busch Gardens. Overall, you may be surprised at how much KD has to offer. Something I've never forgiven them for, and doubt I ever will. ICKĪs if that weren't bad enough, they removed the "Old Dominion Line" train in leiu of "Waynes World."īut I guess it's apples vs oranges since KI removed the Flying Eagles and the picturesque Antique cars in leiu of the piece of %$ junkyard Backlot Stunt Coaster. They drained "Lake Charles" and eliminated the ski show in leiu of. Anaconda was the first looping roller coaster in the world to feature an underwater. Searching for VTG 90s Kings Dominion Anaconda T-shirt L Weve got Vintage tops starting at 20 and plenty of other tops. However KD committed a horrific sin in the early 1990's. A long-time favorite of park visitors and roller coaster enthusiasts alike. KD has the WONDERFUL Avalanche Bobsleds (best ride in the park! The Only Mack Bobsled ride located in North America!)
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KD has the legendary Rebel Yell featured in "Roller Coaster" the movie. This one-of-a-kind looping, steel roller coaster at Kings Dominion takes riders through a series of four inversions at speeds of reaching 50 mph. Anaconda has one of the worst jaw-breaking head jerks on any Arrow Dynamic looper. Shockwave remains a fun standup, but KI's King Cobra was superior.
KD's FOF has always braked trains mid-course. Grizzly is fun, but a shell of its former self. The 400-acre (1.6 km 2) park opened on May 3, 1975, and is currently owned by Cedar Fair and offers over 60 rides, shows and attractions including 13 roller coasters and a 20-acre (81,000 m 2) water park. Their Fairly Odd Coaster (or whatever it's called there) is run better than KI's and retains it's final bunny hop. Kings Dominion is a theme park in Doswell, Virginia 20 miles (30 km) north of Richmond and 75 miles (120 km) south of Washington, D.C., off Interstate 95. They have a superior, albeit ridiculously short, invert. Speaking specifically about coasters/rides, KD seems to have the better collection of flats. They specifically want to revitalize the "feel" that's been tarnished by the crime and neglect the park saw in the 1990's and early 2000's. That's been the reason for the new coasters. KD saw a dramatic decrease in family attendance over the years while the over-the-top amazing Busch Gardens down the highway soared in popularity and reputation. KD was the first "KECO" park to have metal detectors, which were installed years before KI had them.įrom what I understand, CF has an initiative to overhaul KD. There's been a bit of publicity related to gang incidents and altercations at the park. KD is now looked upon as being "rough." It attracts a large amount of people from high-crime metro areas such as Richmond and DC. Heck, the trees on International Street almost obscure the view of the Tower base and International Street shops. KD's trees have matured and parts of the park have a density to it. I think KI's is about 10 feet wider on each side. KD's International Street was built much narrower than KI's. The whole kids area/congo access at KD is utterly confusing to me. KD has a "lop-sided" feel and has some areas that I find hard to manuever with much narrower paths etc. I personally give the edge to KI, mostly because of how it was the "original." KI seems larger to me, and I much prefer the layout of KI. Of course they both have many of the same attractions, but they also have unique ones. The parks are remarkably similar, but remarkably different. mostly because Lost World/Fantasy Mountain had just opened! An Arrow Dynamics looping roller coaster with a 126 foot underwater. I hold a soft spot for KD, as it was the place that I first rode a coaster. Congo Roller coaster - 48 inches to ride Not enough votes yet to rank. Later, after I graduated and moved out on my own, I ended up living in Cincinnati for a number of years where I was a KI regular (and still am to an extent.) I manage to get to KD every few years, although the last time I was there was 2003.
I was also fortunate that I had a sister that lived in Ohio and that allowed me to travel to KI many times in my youth/teen years.
I grew up in Eastern Virginia, and was lucky enough to visit KD many, many times.
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