Kings Dominion | Tumbili | S&S Freespin | 2022
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gengarhaunts87
Roller Poster
so where exactly is this located at ? 1st i thought over by avalanche. but to the left i see I 305, and the right i see dominator.
I don't know the park well, but figured I'd be able to reverse-logic it out from that picture. Turns out it's already noted on Google Maps!
gengarhaunts87
Roller Poster
so i could snag a ride after dominator or avalanche
Lori Marie Loud
Giga Poster
Where Crypt was. Simple.
Niles
Giga Poster
As we have talked about the re-paint, I’ll post this here. Avalanche will be re-themed to Reptilian, it will have a temple jungle theme:
The story for the coasters theme is in the link below.
Source:https://www.kingsdominion.com/blog/2022/1.24avalanche_retheme
The story for the coasters theme is in the link below.
Source:https://www.kingsdominion.com/blog/2022/1.24avalanche_retheme
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TPoseOnTantrum
Giga Poster
The popular rumor is that it's going to be a retheme of the Scrambler in order to accommodate it into the new area.
A local friend of mine also managed to trace the two articles that were used as newspaper clippings in the image, if anyone is curious; https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2022/02/17/hastings-england-coast/
A local friend of mine also managed to trace the two articles that were used as newspaper clippings in the image, if anyone is curious; https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2022/02/17/hastings-england-coast/
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TPoseOnTantrum
Giga Poster
Scrambler will hence be known as Arachidnia, a giant spider; https://www.kingsdominion.com/blog/2022/aannouncement
MLDesigns
Hyper Poster
Potentially much bigger 'news' than just Arachnidia, KDFans spotted this earlier:
Full disclosure, this could totally be an over-analyzation of why the map shows the full area (meaning Backlot, Anaconda, Flight of Fear, and Intimidator 305). On the other hand, the artwork could have very well have just cropped the "Jungle X" map to not include all of these attractions. It's definitely not a secret that they have more planned for the area, but I'd be pretty surprised if Jungle Xpedition expands that far... especially if it reaches I305. Retheming & repainting smaller rides is fine, but can you really attempt that with your MAIN RIDE?
Full disclosure, this could totally be an over-analyzation of why the map shows the full area (meaning Backlot, Anaconda, Flight of Fear, and Intimidator 305). On the other hand, the artwork could have very well have just cropped the "Jungle X" map to not include all of these attractions. It's definitely not a secret that they have more planned for the area, but I'd be pretty surprised if Jungle Xpedition expands that far... especially if it reaches I305. Retheming & repainting smaller rides is fine, but can you really attempt that with your MAIN RIDE?
Indy
Hyper Poster
Nah, you nailed the spelling.
I last visited the park on a Saturday in the summer and rarely had to wait more than a single train, if at all. It's not integrated into the park well and I really don't think the Dale Earnhardt theme resonates well with the average park goer. Seems like it could use a retheme. The bigger question is what do they do with Flight of Fear?
TPoseOnTantrum
Giga Poster
Go full Temple of the Night Hawk or something, idk. They'd have to entirely rework the interior and exterior. Would take more than a new coat of paint.
I305 is the elephant in the room. A retheme is almost inevitable as the Dale Earnhardt rights will expire eventually, although when is unclear. I wouldn't count on the park rushing to retheme it until they have to.
Backlot is the coaster that my local friends have been discussing. The coaster is built entirely around its current theme in such a way that it simply can't be rethemed without having to dump more capital into reworking the ride than it is worth. In short, they can't and won't retheme it.
The most logical option would be to keep the pathway with I305, Backlot, FoF, and Anaconda separately integrated from Jungle Expedition while it has the Volcano plot of land at its disposal. Props to the park for the and marvelously realized ride themes that are being integrated within the new area, but the retheme of the other coasters (bar Anaconda, which likely isn't going to last long enough to justify a makeover) is simply a hard pill to chew for the near future.
davidm
Strata Poster
TPoseOnTantrum
Giga Poster
KD opened for the season today in 34 degree weather, and Tumbili also opened without any previous media features or the high fanfare usually associated with a new coaster. Oh sure, it only managed to dispatch a grand total of two loaded trains before bad weather shut it down for the day… but it did open!
Magic-Man
Mega Poster
Great way to advertise your new coaster, KD.
Pear
Strata Poster
Should we still use this thread to discuss the eventual Volcano replacement as well seeing as this thread started by discussing its removal?