Kings Dominion announced their newest coaster, a 305 ft. monster. The ride will be built by Intamin and looks very impressive. The full press release is below but here are the quick stats.

5,100 ft. long
85 degree 300 ft first drop!
90 mph
2 trains
A winner (opps that’s a bit early)

“Doswell, VA. (Aug. 20, 2009) – The most exciting ride in Kings Dominion’s 35-year history will debut in the spring of 2010, as the amusement park introduces a mammoth 5,100-foot long steel Giga-coaster. Intimidator 305 takes its name from one of stock car …

CNN Money recently did an interview with Premier Rides which is based out of Millersville, Md (I live in Millersville, Pa).  It was nice to get some much information from a perspective that is actually in the industry. There are a lot of interesting things said.
One thing that suprised me is how new Premier is in the industry. The company was founded in 1994 after Peter Schnabel, the founder, left his job as head of US operations at Intamin AG. According to the article Intamin controls a quater of the …

I’ve been on quite a few coaster boards while following Fahrenheit construction. During my visits I’ve noticed a trend of people comparing Fahrenheit to Maverick. And for the life of me I don’t understand why these coasters are being related to one another.
Let me start off by saying that they do have a few things in common. The first is that they are both made by Intamin. Both of the rides feature a “beyond vertical drop” (I still hate that term). Finally they have those mini Intiman trains that now …