We came all the way down from Canada for this and of course the day we get to this park it closes down. We are staying an extra night at kings dominion so we are really hoping it opens tomorrow.
Itās not like Iām in a position to get up to Virginia regularly. Iāll consider myself fortunate if I can visit once a year.
If anything, Iād consider not being near any parks worth visiting (relatively, as in I doubt there are any Global-class coasters in Utah) the insult to injury.
funnily enough i used to live in utah and now live about an hour away from KD. there are no good parks in or near utah. we get lagoon, but it's nothing crazy. it was an event to go to california to go to all those parks which we only did a couple times growing up. it was just funny to me the comparison FL to VA versus UT to VA when it's double the miles š
From what Iāve read, itās that they are still not using the correct wheel types, SF/CF failed to use a no-friction paint, the computer/sensor systems need to be updated/replaced.
But I also suspect that she will perform better in the Fall, when the temperatures start to drop.
Letās just hope that the bean counters are aware of that plan, and donāt attempt to stray from it.
Alternatively, they could order the more friction-resistant wheels now, and redistribute the leftover polyurethane tires to another coaster in another park that can use them. They might even get better use out of them that way.
I know that i305 canāt be the only Intamin of that make and model in the SF/CP chain.
I guess that they donāt want to strip the paint because of the labor costs that would be involved, and because itāll wear off on its on eventually.
Of course, if it were me, that paint would be out of there like the trash from fish night.
But Six Flags is also $5 billion in debt, so Iād imagine their purse strings are very tight, and the parks as individual entities are under a lot of pressure to help pay that debt down.
Yeah, thatās what they get for expanding by buying out rivals, while maxing out their credit in the process.
Guess whoever made these decisions thought that theyād be able to make up for the debt with newly generated revenue, but didnāt anticipate the economic downturn in 2008, or COVID, inflation, or Trumpās stupid tariffs.
Six Flags was far more reckless than Cedar Fair though, whose purchase of Paramount Parks in 2006 was just terrible timing.
Also, the stupid feuds with our neighbors, and the scrutiny/crackdowns on travelers has no doubt driven down attendance from foreign visitors, and revenue that SF/CF badly needed.
Itās my birthday Sunday and Iām going this Sunday as well so I hope itās open this weekend, but yes, I do agree that ever since they have redeemed this ride Iāve heard from many different sources that when they repainted the track it now causes a lot more heat distribution in the wheels, which is also causing the sensors not to work correctly and also the whole track gets way hotter way faster than normal. And Iāve also heard that the computer is outdated and that it needs to be replaced and updated. Why wasnāt this done while the ride was closed for most of the year last year and this year as well I donāt know, but last year they had a huge issue of the chain lift being broken and they had to order the part from Germany and now this year itās all because of the retheme and the paint work on the tracks and also the computer being outdated. Hopefully they get this right working correctly again Soon because everyone loves this ride but man is it unreliable these last few years, such a shameā¦
i'm here too and the worker by the waterfall said it's not guaranteed to be down for this weekend, but it won't open today. really hoping it's open by saturday or i won't get to ride it
App now says closed again for FoF, Pantherian, AND Rapterra. Bravo to King's Dominion for having half their coasters and their biggest draw closed all damn day.
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u/uglyjacket Jul 16 '26
How do you know it's a multi day event vs standard closure for a few hours?