Intimidator 305 Review | The Most Intense Roller Coaster Ever Built | Kings Dominion, Virginia
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- Is this the most intense roller coaster ever built? Intimidator 305 has built up a bit of a reputation for it's high G first turn, causing riders to grey out, and sometimes even black out. It's one that you either love or hate! Let's dive into this massive 305 foot tall monstrosity!
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I was one of the first to ride I305, before the re-track and trim brakes..... It was the most amazing thing ever!
Same! first time I experienced grey/blackouts too and still to this day the only ride that does it to me
They took the trims off with the re-track, they’re only in the small airtime hill towards the end now
I loved it but my daughter passed out every time for the first half of that season before the breaks. We were there that first weekend, My daughter and I had our hands up and I watched her arms fall and go completely limp in that first turn.
@@brandonfulcomer2924great times!!
I'm so jealous, since I'll never even have a chance to ride it in it's original form! I mean, it can't be much worse than a Skyscraper, right?
I'm curious whether or not I could take those forces without passing out, but I guess I'll never find out.
When the ride is by far the tallest and fastest in Virginia and it gets a small line just because of the intensity shows how crazy it is.
Well id on't really get it why this park is so quite compaired to the other parks i visited. Not done a whole lot of parks in the states yet but this was defently one of the more pleasant ones. I would have loved to ride volcano i think thats the one kind of coaster this park is still missing. And maybe swap out the old arrow ( i'm assuming its an arrow and not a vekoma) with a new gen vekoma. Not that the ride was bad but the newer ones are so much better.
Yeah, Anaconda is an arrow
Line wasn't small when I went in 8th grade. Took forever
Yes!! The intimidator is so intense there’s never really a line. It’s Awesome
there used to always be a line, now the past several times i’ve gone it’s just been straight up closed😂. it’s a very fun coaster but not nearly as scary as you’d expect bc it’s so quick.
Will never forget riding this on a super hot day (prob dehydrated too) and remember coming to with the restraint seatbelt smacking me in the face 🤣
Amazing
I think its safe to say this is my #1 bucket list coaster. I live intensity more than anything. Positive Gs and whip.
Yeah you'll love this then. It's basically all that to the max
It's my #2 bucket list coaster, right behind Iron Gwazi
As VA native, I305 was my number 1 until i went to BGT in the summer of 2022 and rode Gwazi. Both amazing
The best I've got like that so far is Goliath at sfmm
Riding this is like....a roller coaster trying to kill you but you escaped lol
undoubtedly my favorite coaster i've ever been on. i would ride it over and over for hours whenever i had the time. the fact that it blacks you out for a second is just surreal and i love it. i'm very lucky to live so close to this park :)
KD is my home park as well. One thing I would emphasize is this: INTENSE does not mean ROUGH. This coaster is super-smooth. It doesn't bang you around. But it does subject you to some of the most extreme G-forces available on a coaster. It's my all-time #1.
Let's just say it's amazing how Taylor's opinions and filming has evolved!
the channel has come a long ways since the days of filming with an ipod touch!
@@CoasterStudios it's incredible the effort you put into your videos!
The first time I got the chance to ride this I was blown away and was like "yeah this is definitely fitting into my top three." However a year later I got to experience it in the front seat at night and it has not moved from my number one spot in over 5 years.
At night, front row, on the Intimidator 305 is truly an experience you can’t get anywhere else. During Halloween haunt, they actually have all of the lights around the track off, and that’s an even crazier experience.
So crazy to see a video on this coaster. I’ve lived an hour away from kings dominion my entire life and have ridden the intimidator so many times. I gray out every single time too. It’s unfortunate that the volcano you talk about in this video is gone now, that was another big favorite of mine. The flight of fear being a completely indoor rollercoaster is also so awesome and the alien theming is excellent. KD is such an amazing amusement park!
Kings Dominion was my home park growing up. I remember when Anaconda was new and dwarfed Rebel Yell. It felt huge towering over the trees and lake. Then I305 was built and was literally twice as tall. Anaconda and the whole park look like a joke from the top of that hill. And the speed of cable life! Tears flying out of my eyes… best ride. It’s my #2 out of 184 credits only after El Toro.
I've only ever gotten one ride on I305, back in 2022, and I had the full blackout experience. Your visualization of what the blackout is like was so accurate! That was exactly what it was for me. It's still an awesome ride, but I'd love to get another chance to experience it and hopefully stay conscious throughout the entire thing 😂😂😂 It's a weird feeling to have the credit but not remember much of it
it was the third roller coaster ive ever ridden on which is why i love it, it gives me the confidence to ride everything else
As somebody who loves Orion, it has completely changed with how it rides. It used to have minimal forces and was rattling. Now it runs fast, has great forces, and is smooth as glass. Every time I go back it gets better.
Lmao minimal forces. You guys are so obnoxious and weird with your “forceless” criticisms. You’re the reason I don’t tell people I like coasters, because they will instantly look down on me for doing so because of entitled ass people like you
I-305 was my number 1 until fury opened and it’s still in my top 10. I love this relentless thing. I have a soft spot for this ride because on my July 2014 visit, I had my first front row ride on it, at night no less and I felt a spirit went through me while riding. My dad passed away the day before my visit so I knew he watched over me. 🙏🏾💙
Hugs...it's strange how that can happen at any point...to have on a coaster is special. Thanks for sharing that.
I still must do fury going there in june but i like the intimin better then the B&M at least usually. The one exception are the inverts B&M rules in that one altough if you want a bit more of an relaxed ride the new stc from vekoma isn't that bad either.
You are talking about Carowinds.
I remember back when the fast pass was unlimited I rode this ride like 5 times within half an hour and started to get lightheaded 😂
Last time I rode this was the only time I’ve blacked out on a roller coaster. Ridden this before, but I ended up riding it in the back row on a super hot day, and coming out of FoF with no refreshment afterward. So it was 95 degrees out and hadn’t had a drink for like 30 minutes. How you describe the blackout is exactly how it felt to me, I woke up when the snappy transitions started and regained my vision when the trimmed airtime hill kicked in. I’ve never hit the brake run on a roller coaster, covering my face and trying to comprehend what happened until then. And again, that’s coming from someone who’s ridden it multiple times.
One thing I love about it only having only 2 supports for the lift is that you can see it sliiiiightly sag when you’re in the station. Perfectly adds to the intimidation!
I am in that last category, I marathon this ride whenever I go, this is why I like going by myself lmao
Absolutely solo trips are the best 👍🏻
Exactly, I enjoy rides better without people next to me, its breaks the vibe off as soon as upu sit down, it like dam it. Its happend to me all the time.
I love the new animations you guys are doing!
I've ridden I305 over the years and agree on the intensity and incredible speed that doesn't let up until the final brake run. It is one of my favorite rides. I usually greyed out after the first drop until I rode next a woman whose father was a fighter pilot. She told me that in order to prevent blacking out on high G maneuvers, the pilots squeeze their abdomen very tightly to keep their blood in the upper part of the body. I tried that on the first drop and it worked! I do that for the first drop now and don't get light headed or grey out anymore. The high speed turns do get a little painful on my neck and back though. I do make a point of riding this whenever I visit KD, but I can't ride it too many times before I start to feel light headed and worn out.
I rode I-305 for the first and only time a couple years ago, and absolutely loved it! It was a hot summer day (but I was keeping myself well hydrated) and I rode it multiple times, and each and every time, I greyed out exactly as Taylor described. I was surprised that even at age 49, I could do about 7 or 8 rides without feeling beat up physically. Amazing ride, as intense as what I'd heard, so much worth the trip to KD.
I'm 30 years old. This roller coaster, to this day, is the only one that has ever made me lose my vision, but that was before the track re-work at the bottom of the hill.
I love roller coasters, I’ve been on every coaster in Busch Gardens and Kings Dominion. I went on the Intimidator once, and it is the only ride I’ve ever come close to blacking out on. It was the only ride I’ve ever greyed out on even, and while it was a unique experience, it’ll probably be a while before I do it again (but I will do it again eventually). I honestly don’t remember much of the ride past the start because I was still coming back to
i grew up 2 hours south from doswell and i remember the times before I305, growing up and gradually being allowed to ride the big coasters.. i’ll NEVER forget us one day approaching the park for another yearly trip and seeing the brand new I305 appear in the skyline, and your passionate explanation of it encapsulates my entire first ride experience. it’s truly a must-ride for any enthusiast and kings dominion will always be one of my favorite parks!
Last year for my birthday I went with my best friend to KD who had never been before even though she, like me, grew up in VA, and the “GENTLEMEN START YOUR ENGINES” wasn’t working 😭😭 I hyped her up about it too.
Wait, that’s the part you hyped her up about? Out of everything on the coaster, that’s one of the worst things to spotlight
@@marcusmcgraw3519 of course I hyped up the whole ride, but I did tell her that they had a cool voiceover audio and it kinda sucked that the station was pretty much dead silent
omg, what has been going on with i305, has KD just given up on it? i haven’t heard the voiceover in so long😭 and half the time when i’ve gone i305 is closed!
I’ll give the nod to Eejanaika for most intense coaster ever. But I will say, the more I ride i305, the more I ‘respect’ it
Also, don’t give Six Flags any Pizza Hut Sponsorship ideas 😂
Haven't done that one but yes that might take the nr 1 spot in intensety till that day this is the one for me in that category. Well at least in intensity weill still being enjoyable.
VA native here love i305. EEjanaika is my #1 bucketlist
I think this is the best coaster review of the channel. Thanks.
can’t believe i went on that, you could see the whole park from up there because it stops for a second before dropping. it wasnt the funniest that would be the denominator but the it sure was the scariest and intense
This ride intimidated me so much while waiting on that short line that I wanted to run away from getting on the coaster. Massive anxiety attack. When the time came to get on, to walk across the seats, I sat down and experienced the most intense ride ever! The first drop happened and I was in pure adrenaline bliss. Wow! I was so happy I experienced, but definitely it was a one and done for me. Killer coaster!
Such a well-done video, playlists by coaster name is huge!
still can’t believe this ride opened the exact same day i was born. this is probably my #1 bucket list coaster because of this and just seeing this makes me excited
This is my favourite review you’ve done so far! Along with after your ROH first ride reaction, the feeling of “I MUST RIDE THIS ASAP” is so strong right now - I’ve always wanted to ride it, but now I simply need to get there as a priority. Thank you 🙏
Love to hear it!!
I love this rollercoaster! I still haven't made up my mind which coaster I like best, but Intimidator 305 and Fury 325 are definitely my top 2 favorites.
They’re both really different rides, but both worth a try. I prefer Fury for the longer and more well rounded ride, but some people love the intensity i305 provides.
Rode both of these in the same day with my son. Did Carowinds one day, then the next morning did a quick ride on Fury, then drove to KD & hit I305 on our way back home to Maryland. One of my best days ever.
We spent summer 2023 traveling around trying to hit all the CF parks... 305 was by far one of our favorites out of the parks we got to. Carrowinds, Kings Dominion, Michigan Adventures, Multiple KI and CP as they are our home parks.... Great Coaster! We want to go back to Kings Dominion- beautiful park and excellent rides! Tumbili is also a new favorite!
Rode it opening season in 2010, blacked out hard. This was after I visited Cedar point, so I wasn't actually scared or worried since I handled top thrill dragster and millennium force just fine, but that really put me off it for a while. Tried it again a few years later, I dunno what they changed but it's great now, no grey vision, no nothing, just fun!
I have not watched this yet, but one time my best friend and I went on the Intimidator at least 8 times straight in a row. One of my best memories from my college days.
Only trip ive made to KD was about 10 years ago, rode I 305 4 times, greyed out each time, i remember freaking out initially cause no ride had ever done that to me before and only one ride (Goliath, 6Flags Ga) has done that to me since, but what an experience, ill never forget it, alot of fun, definitely in my top 5
I went nearly a dozen years without going to a theme park between early undergrad and getting back into things after the pandemic hooked me with a return to RCT... I went to KD for the first time in 2022 as my first theme park after that gap. I had heard about I305 from enthusiast YT videos and decided, with a few similarly wary friends who had previously avoided it, to make that my first coaster of my adult experience. We ended up up lapping it multiple times over a half hour or so before finally getting to other coasters. 😂 I only have about 36 credits total so far, including several from before undergrad, but it's easily my favorite coaster of that list by a wide margin!
Well i have close to 700 and its still in me top 5 so you ve done at least one of the great ones. Not suprised its by a wide margin. From what i'v seen and not ridden yet i don't expect that it will move out of my top 10.
No one can call themselves a serious coaster connoisseur unless they've done I305. It just has to be experienced to be believed. As a Brit who isn't able to get out to the States that often, I'm very fortunate to have been on this (and lived to tell the tale!).
This Rollercoaster is definitely in my top 3. It’s truly a great experience every time. The fast climb gets you going pretty much right away and you don’t even have time to get scared before you’re flying down
I’ve been obsessed with Intimidator 305 ever since I was a kid, and I finally got the chance to ride it last year, it’s my number 1 coaster now.
It’s the first roller coaster that I’ve ever grayed out on, I figured out on that day that everything I thought might be a gray out before, was not really a gray out, I only managed to resist it on my one ride in the front row!
I could go on about how much I love I305 for hours, like I consider that front row ride at sunset to be the greatest moment of my entire life!
I would trade Orion for it in a heartbeat, cuz it’s just way too far away, the only reason I even got out there in the first place was cuz I flew to Pennsylvania to ride Wildcat’s Revenge, which was closed down for both days I was there, so I drove down to Kings Dominion to lighten that devastation.
As much as it pains me to say I’m glad WCR was closed, cuz if it wasn’t I would’ve just went home satisfied and probably wouldn’t have even thought of going to Kings Dominion, it’s almost like fate lured me into riding Intimidator 305!
Also this was the last (lift hill) giga credit I needed, it’s crazy to think I rode Steel Dragon 2000 before riding this 😅
I've always loved this coaster and have ridden it multiple times in a row. I always pick the back car. The grey outs are so memorable but I've never passed out fully on it.
This is my #1. I love it so much.
I305 is one of those coasters that you really can’t tell what it will feel like through a screen. With KD basically being my home park, I luckily can ride i305 whenever the parks open.
One thing that the videos will never be able to translate is the feeling of those fast snappy turns. You’ll never know what it means for something to be aggressive yet BUTTERY SMOOTH until you try this 😅
im going for spring break should I be scared?
I love roller coasters that challenge my perception of what a roller coaster is capable of doing. There is nothing else on earth like I305. When it's running in peak form, it's my favorite coaster on the planet.
Hands down one of my all time favorite rides. I was fortunate enough to be able to marathon it 17 times without getting out of my seat one during ERT for an event. Unforgettable experience.
Kings Dominion is also my home park and I LOVE this ride and is absolutely my favorite ride in the park!!! If there’s no line, I just stay seated for back to back runs until my head feels woozy. I think my max consecutive run was 6 🥴.
Love this ride a lot. Ride it 286 times last year. Give this ride a 10! 👍
Its always nice hearing people talk about their home park and referring it as "we" as in "were getting..." or like "our..." just kinda funny and wholesome.
This is still my favorite coaster by far. The coolest memory I have is of it getting to the top of the lift hill right towards the end of dusk and turning around to see a mammoth of a thunderstorm brewing miles away. Saw some distant lightning illuminate the purple and navy skies, and then we went down. So good.
Didn’t know what to expect from this when I first rode it last year. Now I’m grateful for it only being three hours from where I live now. Hoping to get plenty of rides on it this year. Easily in my top 5
This ride is my favorite of all time. It is legit what started my enthusiasm for coasters at 15 years old. I remember being at KD for Halloween haunt in 09 and seeing the track being in the parking lot. The forums speculating what this could be and being shocked that we were actually getting a giga. I am so glad i was able to experience it before the re track even though i still love it. Nothing compares
Rode this for the first time last summer and loved it. Ended up going on it 5 or 6 times that day. Can't wait to do it again this year!
This has been my number 1 bucket list coaster ever since it opened. I finally got the opportunity to ride it in August and it was well worth the wait. I only got 1 ride but I was in the front row. It immediately took my #1 spot out of 157 credits. It’s ridiculous
this thing is my number 1 (and my home park has Steel Vengeance, so that says alot) specifically for the positives... blistering positive gs immediately followed by amazing negatives.
I305 has plenty of airtime imo. The drop in the back row has great ejector along with the following hill. The transitions also provide some nice airtime.
I'm a local to the Kings Dominion area and vividly remember riding this the summer it came out. It was so hot out and so many people were reporting black outs. I did too! It was the first time that had happened to me on a coaster before and was honestly a little bit scary.
Went on this last year. Loved it. I think I can handle pretty much anything if im strapped in secure.
It's a perfect 10/10 for me, and neck and neck with Velocicoaster for my favorite Intamin. I love the airtime you get on those high speed turns. Even though I barely get a slight greyout, if any, I still love it. I wish I would greyout or blackout on it. It's really cool when it happens. For my first ride in 2018, I intentionally didn't eat or drink anything for 16 hours, and not even a slight greyout, but it has happened on a few of my rides.
On my visit last year, most of the people in the park had i305 as their top priority; THE reason they wanted to go to the park. I think it's more popular than we realize. But the operations are so awesome, that it doesn't get a long line. I've always seen it on 2 trains, even though all 8 days I've been here have been slow days. On those slow days, everyone flooded i305 and kept going around for more laps. The line stayed short, but the trains were always full, and this does ride best with a full train.
I rode this back in 2018 and it’s been in my top 10 since then. That first banked turn might be my favorite element I’ve ever experienced on any coaster ever, and my current count is 378.
Big roller coaster person. I’ve never liked a roller coaster so much that I literally cried tears of sheer joy upon pulling into the station. I-305 changed that when I rode it for the first time. My wife immediately made fun of me for it.
I don't tend to grey out for some reason but I305 is the one coaster that's pulled it off. f you're familiar with Newton's laws and understand what exactly a "force" is then you realize how insane it is to have a turn which rapidly changes your vector of momentum right after a giga drop. It was a truly demented idea and I don't think anyone else will ever do that again. The engineers who designed this knew exactly what they were doing and I'm really surprised Intamin let them getaway with it. But I'm glad they did. There's nothing fancy or especially creative about I305. It's more just a case of engineers doing something really ballsy that few other people would dare try.
Ive got a funny story about this coaster. So i live about 10 minutes away from KD, well one day in HS, me and my buddies went during halloween haunt, where coasters were still open, at night, in the cold. We went on intimidator. HOLY CRAP IT WAS COLD. But while riding, at one point, i screamed out "I CANT FEEEEL MY NIIIPPPPLLLLEEEESSSSS". Turns out, the car in front of our had some college dudes in it, and when we all got off thdy were DYING laughing, turned found out i (a quite overweight guy) said it, and busted out laughing even harder. Hung out with them for an hour, cool dudes lol
Did some front and backrow nightrides on I-305 this summer, truly amazing ❤
We loved this coaster when we rode it last year!
Best rollercoaster out there. Travelled halfway across the US to ride this!
Easily my favorite coaster of all time. Also my first Intamin I ever rode. And for 2023 it was running insane. I don’t know what they did, but that air time was hitting even in the front row on the trimmed hills.
Edit: Just wanted to mention, I rode this in the rain in 2018….. That was fun🤣🤣
You're absolutey right. I've visited in 4 different years and this year in October it was absolutely flying. Second only to opening year and not a whole lot slower. The front row night ride I had was one of the best rides ive ever had on a coaster
This is now on my dream coasters bucket list!
As a Richmond resident having this thing in my backyard, I’ve got to ride this more than I have. Can’t take it for granted
I’ve been on more than 1000 different roller coasters and I305 just plays in its own league when it comes to forces and intensity. I just love it, something you can not experience anywhere else.
Great review Taylor for this beast of a coaster. By far my favorite ride I have ever been on so far. I gotta say when I went to Hersheypark and heard that Skyrush was more intense or better than I 305 I couldn’t wait to ride it. After riding it though I found it pretty underwhelming compared to this. I love speed and rapid transitions and this ride is amazing with those elements. I wish they would make more of these kind of rides but it sounds like Cedar Fair did not get the return on investment they expected and scared off other parks from putting a similar ride at their park. It really is a one of a kind coaster and I am fortunate to live just over an hour away from this park and get to visit frequently.
I love this thing. I was not ready for that first turn the first time I rode it and I definitely grayed out. Now I prepare myself to ride it by hydrating and making sure I’ve had a light breakfast
Came down to King's Dominion from Toronto this past weekend and I305 was everything we hoped for! What an amazing experience!!
I grew up in central va and kings dominion was my home park for a long time. I loved this ride so much. Still a top for me and I hope I can get back one day to ride it. I used to gray out every time but I’ve seen a friend blackout too haha
Love this coaster. I rode it one day with a friend during the work week. We rode it three times in a row without getting off since the park was so empty. Got super sick lol.
This rides amazing, like you said around 7:30 about the blackouts. i have 111 credits and this is the only ride thats made me blackout ever, was literally insane. I kind of did it intentionally though, took a deep breath at the top of the drop and held it in until the turn around, which caused me to blackout for like 5-10 seconds lmao. I felt like I was deeply sleeping and was dreaming that I was on intimidator 305, and then I woke up and was like "Holy SH*T, I actually AM on intimidator 305" and felt groggy like I just woke up from a nap. Was one of the most surreal experiences I've ever had. Amazing roller coaster.
I remember riding this thing the first month it opened. It had a metal over the shoulder restraint and man did that hurt! I still have no idea how that passed safety checks, so glad they changed it.
Head to the park on a cool Tuesday morning, and you can ride this thing over and over again with no line. It's insane. I'd take this over Volcano any day of the week, and I don't even have to wait 2 hours to get on.
In the 8th grade we took a field trip to Kings Dominion. The dominator was my first ever roller coaster followed by Rebel Yell (Racer 75) and for my third ever roller coaster I rode the Intiminator on opening day. I loved it, my buddy said he blacked out at the top but I didn't. Still to this day one of my best memories was that field trip where I found my love for roller coasters. Still have a gold pass for Kings Dominion and still loving riding the Intiminator. That last turn into the brake hill is brutal tho.
I road this with my sister last year. the first time I road it I didn't really gray out but the second time my vision got fuzzy and I kind of felt light-headed until we unbanked.
I hold my breath from dispatch until the top of the lift hill whenever I want a guaranteed blackout. Even some coaster enthusiast friends of mine think I’m nuts for doing this lol.
This coaster dislocated my back in 3 different places. Would recommend 10/10
Oww
Worth it 😂
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I went to kings dominion on a school trip. when we got to I305, the rest of my class settled for middle row seats, but I decided to wait it out for the front row. just as it becomes my turn to ride, the ride gets shut down because my classmate vomited all over it, and I never got a chance to ride it. watching this video feels so bad because I can see all that I missed out on
I found that if you scream enough, that keeps your core muscles engaged, and helps to keep you from blacking or graying out. You can just flex and tense your legs and abs and that helps too. When I've gone multiple times in a row, sometimes I like to stay relaxed and just let it happen, and sometimes you fight it cause you want to take in the whole ride, lol.
Rode this last year with my 50-year old dad, we lapped it 4 times for a total of 5 rides, we both absolutely loved it, and it was unique compared to the other 2 gigas on our trip (Orion an F325) because it was different than anything we had ever rode before (and I've been on Maverick several times)
Love that he mentioned iron gwazi at the end. I live right by busch gardens and love the hype around it
Just rode it yesterday. Top 3 out of the 80ish rides I've been on. So amazing. Completely grayed out the second ride and my vision was pulsing black the first ride
Intimidate 305 is by far my favorite coaster I've been on. Lucky to live only 20 minutes from the park. Blacking or graying out is one of my favorite things about this ride
I remember looking forward to this on a trip there in 2022. After the first ride, I wasn't sure I could handle much more of it. Later on in the day though is when I really started to enjoy it. I eventually stopped graying out by my last few rides. Needless to say, I want to go back to KD to get more rides.
I actually REALLY love this ride. I had two days at K.D. two years ago and I let this ride abuse me 5 times, 3 of them back to back and I loved every face crushing, bone breaking, grey out moment of it.
Once rode it 9 times in one visit which I definitely felt after I was done. As far as air time maybe I’m shaped differently so I fit in the seat and restraints differently but I get airtime on the way down where I’m thrown in to the shoulder harness and also get airtime in the next 2 hills. The third hill with the trims you’re right I’m not sure what it would be like without them.
I'll be riding this in a few days, weather permitting. The forecast is still iffy on the possibility of rain.
I enjoyed rollercoasters to a point as a kid. Never liked the first drop though. I'm currently visiting my dad in Virginia and we went to Busch Gardens for the first time in thirty years just last week. I wasn't sure how I'd feel about rollercoasters as an adult, but omg, I had an absolute blast! We rode just about every coaster in that park and I've been watching tons of videos since then. I'm hooked! We decided to go to Kings Dominion to experience the Intimidator before my flight home. (As well as the other rides at the park, of course.)
Great narrative, but remember… (if you’re old enough to remember) I-305 is positioned where the King Cobra shuttle rollercoaster was.. you can even still see the footprint. The safari was there too of course I remember it all, I’m 51 and have been going to Kings Dominion my entire life.
this ride made my aunt see black on the 2nd turn, her vision came back when the ride was slowing down. she said it was the best coaster she ever rode, we rode it 3 times that day and I havent been back to kings dominion since.
This ride was a 90 minute wait the one day I went. I was surprised to see it with such a massive wait
Love it--still remember the shock after riding it the first time.
I love coasters and don’t get nervous riding any of them. This truly caught me off guard, I hadn’t heard anything about the greying out or blacking out on this coaster and I have never experienced either on any coasters I’ve ridden. I greyed out twice on this coaster and It threw me for a loop completely. I’m not sure if I’d ride it again… I like my vision lol
I remember going on a band trip to Kings Dominion right when I 305 opened and our band director passed out it was hilarious
On a slow Wednesday many years ago a friend and I went round 28 times in a row. Every few rides the ride ops would make us walk around and get back in line. During # 28, it started to rain which is super painful on this ride, so we went to Flight of Fear to stay dry and let the headaches from riding over and over subside.
Rode this for the first time in the rain. Was the most painful and memorable coaster experience ever.
Wow.. definitely need to visit here at least once.. that drop and the aggressive banking is wild.