When Kings Dominion opens for their 50th season on March 29, they will also unveil their brand-new roller coaster, Rapterra! Coaster101’s Kyle and his son Andrew were there to preview the record-breaking coaster and are ready to share their take...

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Today, Kings Dominion announced a robust lineup of special events for the 2025 season to celebrate the park’s 50th anniversary. The golden anniversary begins with the spring launch of the park’s newest roller coaster, Rapterra, and continues all season long with...

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It’s been a few years, but we’re back with another one of our highly scientific “capital of the world” questions. First, we wanted to determine which park had the most B&M track. Then, we were tasked with a follow up...

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Kings Dominion announced today that the park’s “Project 305” Intamin giga coaster (formerly known as Intimidator 305) will be rethemed and renamed “Pantherian” in 2025. The coaster will sport a new color scheme of orange track and black supports and...

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On July 31, Kings Dominion announced the park’s newest roller coaster, Rapterra, a launched wing coaster from Swiss coaster designers Bolliger & Mabillard. Located in the park’s “Jungle X-Pedition” area, Rapterra will become the third roller coaster in that area...

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With the recent announcement of Rapterra, Kings Dominion’s “new-for-2025” launched Wing Coaster, there was, of course, some discourse online about which Virginia park had the best coaster lineup. Debuting less than two weeks apart in May 1975 and separated by...

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Kings Dominion announced plans today to open Rapterra, a Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M) launched wing coaster, in 2025 for the park’s 50th anniversary season. Touted as the world’s tallest and longest launched wing coaster, Rapterra will feature a 0-65 mph...

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One of the best times of the year to be a fan of amusement parks in the United States is the late summer and early fall, probably better described as “Announcement Season.” During this period every year, parks around the...

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When you have the opportunity to connect with a long-time industry veteran, you’re bound to get some incredible stories. When that industry veteran is Dennis Speigel, the stories are even better. A former Kings Island and Kings Dominion General Manager,...

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While Walt Disney may have thought they were the way of the future, monorails have failed to become a widespread mode of transportation. Like stream trains, after the Disneyland monorail opened there was a building boom of theme park monorails...

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