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Intimidator 305 - Kings Dominion Giga coaster

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As soon as I saw it, I instantly thought of Maverick. Those transitions in the beginning are not as heartlined as that one.. and the restraints will be better.. it all depends on those damn restraints.
 
^ Ha ha ha, roller coaster porn!
What ever did happen to Tim anyways?

As soon as I saw it, I instantly thought of Maverick. Those transitions in the beginning are not as heartlined as that one.. and the restraints will be better.. it all depends on those damn restraints.
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What? They have the same style OTSRs. Right?
 
WOW, nice! I can't say I exactly love the turns on Maverick because of my earrings, but aside from that, they're fun, and I expect this will be no exception!
 
^I think that is the vest isn't it?

It looks similar. Infact, I'm sure that is the vest.
 
(8/23/09) There has been some debate about the style of restraints to be used on Intimidator 305 ever since the announcement. The first press release that came out really said nothing about the restraints, but the video animation clearly showed off Intamin’s current style of OTS restraints. Once the Intimidator305.com website went live, it confused people a bit more by mentioning that the restraints would only be over the shoulder lapbars… which seemed to imply they may have been more like the system installed on Pilgrim’s Plunge. However the site has been updated once again to more clearly label the restraint system as featuring an, “overhead lap bar with shoulder straps”.
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After all this talk and second guessing about the restraint system that will be featured on Intimidator 305, I went right to the source and asked John Pagel, KD’s Marketing Manager, to try and clear up the issue for us. According to John, “The restraint system will not be like the ones seen on the animations and on Maverick.” Now this is where things get tricky, as even John isn’t 100% certain exactly what it will be as the only official descriptive information they have right now is what’s on the website that labels them as, “over the shoulder straps”. So until the train actually arrives on site at the park, we wont know anything for sure. HOWEVER… I’m going to make an educated guess that what we’ll see may end up being the new “should strap” looking version of the restraint just installed on Bakken’s new spinning coaster, Tornado. You can see them quite well in this Tornado video clip down below. If anything, the new belt looking system will fit the NASCAR theme quite well.
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http://www.screamscape.com/html/kings_dominion.htm

^I think that is the vest isn't it?

It looks similar. Infact, I'm sure that is the vest.
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No. It's the old OTSRs. That's what confused me in the first place.
Here is a picture of the "vest":
http://rollercoasterfreak.com/Inferno.jpg

I guess I just answered my own question!
I should have checked scream scape in the first place!
 
^ Less headbanging if your shorter. (in fact there won't be any!) The vest comes right around you and gives you a snug fit. There's more pressure on your shoulders. Not just a gap between you and the normal OTSR. It'll keep you in your seat a little bit better. I'm guessing.
 
Trust me, the west is really not comfortable...

First of all it's not as flexible as you think, and the edges are thin and the textile on the edges are hard and rough. So unless you have a turtle-neck or a jacket with a collar on you it will slash your neck pretty good on the twists...

They work all right on Zac-spins/Ball-coasters since there are no turns, but on the likes of Tornado it's really, really bad...
 
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