Top 12 Roller Coasters at Kings Dominion | Doswell, Virginia (2021)

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• Video Credits
Great Pumpkin Coaster Offride [Russell Humphrey]
Woodstock Express POV [Front Seat Media]
Woodstock Express Offride [Zombieface Coasters]
Volcano: The Blast Coaster POV [Front Seat Media]
Racer 75 POV [Front Seat Media]
Apple Zapple Offride [Zombieface Coasters]
Grizzly Offride [Zombieface Coasters]
Dominator POV [Kings Dominion]
Poltergeist Offride [Airtime Thrills]
Twisted Timbers POV [Kings Dominion]
Anaconda POV [Front Seat Media]
Grizzly POV [Front Seat Media]
Volcano: The Blast Coaster Offride [Zombieface Coasters]
Intimidator 305 POV [positiveG]
Avalanche Offride [Zombieface Coasters]
Flight of Fear Offride [Theme Park Archive]
Racer 75 Offride [Zombieface Coasters]
Backlot Stunt Coaster POV [Front Seat Media]
Flight of Fear POV [Front Seat Media]
Apple Zapple POV [Front Seat Media]
Avalanche POV [Front Seat Media]

[ThemeParkAvenue]

Dominator is so underrated. Smooth, intense, and really fun.

[summermorris]

This is my home park! I live 40 minutes away. I got to ride The hurler, volcano, and shockwave before the got removed. Hurler is now twisted timbers, volcano is now dirt, and shockwave is now delirium.

[TheOtakuWisher]

Im in the crew that grew up with the classic Volcano, Hypersonic, and Shockwave; I am a huge person on nostalgia and sad too see some of my favorites go, but they truly did add some bangers to this park!

[snakesghost]

I was born in the early 90's in Virginia and so I went to Kings Dominion every year in the summer. I knew Paramount didn't own it anymore, but I didn't realize so many of the names were changed. Everyone knew "Racer 75" as "The Rebel Yell". Such a shame that they changed the name.

[vapoet]

Twister Timbers tops my list. The intensity of I305 is intense and it used to be fun to see my daughter pass out during the opening year spring time. But I'd never had a coaster get better and better at every element. And that airtime was absolutely insane.

[ThreeZeroOne]

So glad you loved Volcano. Rode it when it opened. You nailed it by pointing out the rapid shift from near-total darkness to blinding light - i had the same thought. It's what sets it apart from stuff like Kingda Ka, etc. True the rest of the ride holds few surprises, but the last slope and sudden yet gentle brake is a nice finish. And all these years later, it still punches above its weight. Great review.

[PancakeJar_Lover]

Back before Grizzly got retracked, I would never have bothered to ride It, but now that its smooth and the drop got reprofiled, It is incredible. The drop in the back row is incredible and the airtime was good. I would honestly ride this over Flight of Fear if both had no wait. I am now a huge fan and have ranked this as my 3rd overall in the park.

[coasters]

KD has always been a bucket list park for me. The intensity of I305 is something I really want to experience. I love a good, intense coaster.

[coastercreation]

I love roller coasters, but I’m terrified of I-305 cause of its violent turns and crazy speed 😟😟

[ThemeParkAvenue]

I’m watching at Cedar Point right now! You wouldn’t believe the line for Raptor. Great day nonetheless!

[skyrushyesminderaserno]

1 Intimidator 305 - Still my favorite giga to this day. I admire its compact layout where I get a lot of Maverick vibes. If you gray out or black out, no big deal, it’s what makes this ride special.
2 Twisted Timbers - Currently my 2nd favorite RMC. It does not let up, no buzzkills. Absolutely perfect! The triple camelbacks are the best elements.
3 Volcano - I understand why it got removed but it’s still a crime to remove such an icon. By far the greatest defunct coaster of all time. Gotten thousands of rides on this coaster and even on the slower rides, I still walk off with a smile on my face. So sad it’s gone.
4 Rebel Yell - It’s not Racer 75. Damn political correctness! I’ve gotten standing airtime on most parts of the ride. Absolutely insane! My mom’s personal favorite coaster too.
5 Flight of Fear - Despite the horrible seat belts and the bulky lap bars, this ride is badly underrated. Great theming and an all-out intense coaster. I also love the operators that mainly joke with the riders before it takes off.
6 Dominator - Awesome coaster but it is rattly in the second half. Despite that, it’s so much fun.
7 Grizzly - I used to hate it, but it got so much better. It’s intense and has some strong ejector airtime.
8 Backlot Stunt Coaster - Pretty smooth and enjoyable. Fun for families and thrill seekers.
9 Avalanche - Tame but fun
10 Anaconda - Boring and pretty rough
11 Woodstock Express - Not a bad woodie at all
12 Apple Zapple aka Ricochet - It is smoother than Hershey’s Wild Mouse but it’s still not worth the long wait. Just a boring ride overall.

[parkerbowling]

Why I agree with you on grizzly’s roughness, I can look past it for the strong forces and setting(even in the back.). It really does need a retrack though.

[rogerkeen]

Two rides on Volcano back in 2013, it was incredible. Flame effect blowing out of the volcano and those rolls just made the rides. The launches were not to be slept on either… haven’t ridden Twisted Timbers yet but loved I305, only ridden 3 gigas and they’re all in my top 5.

[CoasterRoaster]

2:14 The perfect amount of trim brakes for a wild mouse is Ragin Cajun style (have them never ever hit to the point where you wonder if the park even knows if they're there)

[brademge]

Favorite ride on Volcano has to be the last ride I ever got on it back in 2014. It was a night ride during the fireworks. Absolutely incredible

[rixrobin]

I like thinking of dominator as the one ride that is keeping geauga lake’s legacy alive. It may seem silly but that history is cool to me.

[SkyySkip]

I got back to KD for my second visit this year, my only other visit was like 15 years back. I was lucky enough to catch *both* Hypersonic XLC and Volcano when I was there and I still talk about how bonkers those were. It hurt my heart to see the empty land where the mountain was. :(

[HM-keqm]

Intimidator and volcano are the best rides I've been on in my life.

[ianmcom]

I was just at KD yesterday and I couldn’t agree more with twisted timber’s and the intimidator! I really like the grizzly as well but I will admit that every time I got on it it gets worse and worse with the jerks. The dominator is really fun to me too. Sadly i never got the opportunity to go on the volcano. My first time I went it was closed and now it’s obviously gone.

[brianholland]

Awwww. The volcano was awsome. They always take away the best stuff from us. Thanks