Author Topic: Intimidator 305 is Now Completed! (Read 11608 times)

steel · « **Reply #150 on:** Oct 26, 2009, 07:07 »

That really is an incredible piece of work.

Cory · « **Reply #151 on:** Oct 26, 2009, 07:56 »

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that this ride is going to be fun.

Swoosh · « **Reply #152 on:** Oct 27, 2009, 09:48 »

I sure wish this did not have OTSRs. It might prove to be painful in some of those turns.

Bradley Robertson · « **Reply #153 on:** Oct 27, 2009, 11:41 »

Quote from: Swoosh on Oct 27, 2009, 09:48

I sure wish this did not have OTSRs. It might prove to be painful in some of those turns.

I worry about painful turns even without the OTSRs.

Jason · « **Reply #154 on:** Oct 27, 2009, 12:00 »

It certainly won't have the same amount of karate chops to the neck that Maverick has but I can see a couple of spots where you might take one to the jugular.

I'll willing to take a punch or two in the throat for this one though.

Swoosh · « **Reply #155 on:** Oct 27, 2009, 02:11 »

If it karate chops like Maverick, it will be a "one and done" for me.

CWN Reporter · « **Reply #156 on:** Jan 11, 2010, 10:27 »

Intimidator 305, the new coaster coming to Kings Dominion for the 2010 season, was just completed over the weekend! Construction began on this mammoth coaster on June 1st 2009. You can see the latest construction pictures of the coaster at the parks official site: link.

Swoosh · « **Reply #157 on:** Jan 11, 2010, 11:01 »

I'm still rather timid about riding this thing. Some of those transitions with the speed it will be going through them make me very nervous. I just don't think having that big of a hill right into a curve is a good thing and then some of those "flip flop" transitions at that speed are just asking for trouble. I sure hope this doesn't have Maverick style restraints, cause if it does you will be lucky to have any neck left when you get back to the station.

Jason · « **Reply #158 on:** Jan 11, 2010, 11:25 »

With regular lap bars this would be a ride I was really looking forward to. With Maverick neck slappers I'm in agreement with you.

Hopefully they find a happy medium with those over the shoulder belts that they used on the spinner in Europe. There seems to be a lot of conflicting information about the actual restraints. I guess we'll know for sure when the trains show up.

steel · « **Reply #159 on:** Jan 12, 2010, 03:12 »

I would not ride this if it had regular lap bars. No way in hell. That could get dangerous to your spinal chord (i.e. why we have the OTSRs in the first place). I'd rather have a mild headache than be paralyzed.
I think I heard somewhere that they are using the same restraints as that spinner, not the ones they used on Maverick.

Swoosh · « **Reply #160 on:** Jan 12, 2010, 03:20 »

I mean I'd even be happy with the new restraints they have on Vekoma hang and bangs then the nasty things they have on Maverick

Prowler182 · « **Reply #161 on:** Jan 13, 2010, 06:44 »

I agree with everyone on those Maverick restraints. That first quick transition from the first turn into turn 2 threw my neck pretty hard.

Jason · « **Reply #162 on:** Feb 11, 2010, 10:34 »

The trains showed up and it's hard to tell but it doesn't look as if the restraints are the same as Maverick. I actually can't see the shoulder part at all. They might just be over the shoulder lap bars.

zztop · « **Reply #163 on:** Feb 11, 2010, 11:38 »

thats what it looks like but you can't really tell from this side

Jason · « **Reply #164 on:** Feb 11, 2010, 11:44 »

It's probably just wishful thinking.

Jason · « **Reply #165 on:** Feb 11, 2010, 02:15 »

I took a quick look at KDFanSite to see what they were saying and they're all pretty confident that they're going to be the shoulder straps like those on Tornado at Bakken.

This is the best shot I could find. Definitely something I can live with.

Swoosh · « **Reply #166 on:** Feb 11, 2010, 03:54 »

They look like Pilgrim's Plunge restraints.

steel · « **Reply #167 on:** Feb 11, 2010, 05:09 »

They aren't the same restraints as Maverick. The park said that ages and ages ago.

Swoosh · « **Reply #168 on:** Feb 11, 2010, 09:09 »

I thought the park said that they were over the shoulder restraints -- that's not saying that they are not like Maverick's -- that is almost confirming that they are.

sawblade5 · « **Reply #169 on:** Feb 11, 2010, 10:35 »

Quote from: Jason on Feb 11, 2010, 02:15

I took a quick look at KDFanSite to see what they were saying and they're all pretty confident that they're going to be the shoulder straps like those on Tornado at Bakken.

This is the best shot I could find. Definitely something I can live with.

Is that Mini Me from Austin Powers? I didn't think he was big enough to ride those rides.

Jason · « **Reply #170 on:** Feb 12, 2010, 06:58 »

Quote from: steel on Feb 11, 2010, 05:09

They aren't the same restraints as Maverick. The park said that ages and ages ago.

That certainly slipped by me. The guys at KDfansite seem to agree though.

Jason · « **Reply #171 on:** Feb 18, 2010, 07:46 »

No shoulder harness of any kind as of yesterday. Even if they add soft straps that wouldn't be to bad. I highly doubt that they would add hard Maverick style straps.

http://www.kdfansite.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=30284#30284

Prowler182 · « **Reply #172 on:** Feb 19, 2010, 02:20 »

Really liking the ride and I'm hoping it does not get those hard restraints. As I've said before. Those final turns would be very painful. But if the reviews come in strong(I'm sure they will be great!) I might have to try and make my way out to KD this year.

Swoosh · « **Reply #173 on:** Feb 19, 2010, 03:58 »

^We plan on going there in June. We'll let you know.

zztop · « **Reply #174 on:** Feb 22, 2010, 07:10 »

its going to be the tornado restraints

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Jason · « **Reply #175 on:** Feb 23, 2010, 07:49 »

I've never experienced those types of restraints but I'm assuming that anything would be better than the Maverick style.

I wonder if the Tornado restraints are just fabric or if they have a small metal strip inside of them.

zztop · « **Reply #176 on:** Feb 23, 2010, 08:42 »

the test seat doesn't have the fabric part on yet so who knows

AyTrane · « **Reply #177 on:** Feb 23, 2010, 04:03 »

Jason, I would think for fail-safe purposes, the vest would have some sort of metal strip or cable inside it. Maintenance would be pretty heavy if they had to replace a vest every time they found a torn or loose seam. Then again, Skycoasters don't typically have any fail-safes in the harness (I know first hand from the one at Kings Island).

Anyone else notice that the test seat has a lot of sharp edges?

Swoosh · « **Reply #178 on:** Feb 24, 2010, 12:34 »

Quote from: AyTrane on Feb 23, 2010, 04:03

Anyone else notice that the test seat has a lot of sharp edges?

I'd say it's not in it's "final form" yet.

steel · « **Reply #179 on:** Jul 7, 2010, 10:27 »

Well, I rode Intimidator 305 this morning and I must say, I was a little let down. Theywere using the Tornado restrains, which was a nice surprise, but they were fairly restricting. The transitions were WAY better than Maverick - no discomfort at all, and it was a fun ride, but it definitely could have been much better. Volcano (#200 for me yaaaay) was a lot more fun.