Being
turned upside down in total darkness without any warning is something that has
never particularly appealed to me, which is why I skipped Flight of Fear on my
previous visit to Kings Dominion.
However, on the second visit I decided to give it a go and am glad that
I did. The entire ride takes place inside
an unprepossessing building designed to look like a military fort. Like Volcano the Blast Coaster, Flight of
Fear has separate areas for unloading and loading the train, so that riders on
the loading platform see a completely empty train. Once the train is loaded and cleared for
dispatch, it’s launched from zero to 54 mph almost instantaneously, with no
preamble or period of anticipation.
(This is a linear induction motor launch coaster.) The riders go zooming
off into the darkness with little idea of what awaits them. What awaits them is a pretty wild ride with
four inversions, the first of which is a cobra roll. The other two are a sidewinder and
corkscrew. Inbetween these are multiple
twists and turns. The corkscrew comes up
after the first brake run, following a downward curve. Although there is faint illumination at
times, allowing the riders to see some of the turns, there is no illumination
during the inversions. These take place
in total darkness and I must say that going through a cobra roll in the dark
was a really freaky experience. I
should mention that the restraints consist only of a lap bar and seat belt that
fastens on the far side of the seat but does not go across the rider. Even so, it works. Flight of Fear is a novel and vastly
entertaining coaster. 4 ½ out of 5
stars. For more information about rides
at Kings Dominion, visit www.kingsdominion.com
ROLLER COASTER REVIEWS
- AFTERBURN
- ALPENGEIST
- AMERICAN EAGLE
- ANACONDA KINGS DOMINION
- APOLLO'S CHARIOT
- AVALANCHE KINGS DOMINION
- BACKLOT STUNT COASTER
- BANSHEE
- BATMAN: THE DARK NIGHT
- BATMAN: THE RIDE SFGA
- BATWING
- Behemoth
- BIZARRO SIX FLAGS GREAT ADVENTURE
- BIZARRO SIX FLAGS NEW ENGLAND
- BLUE STREAK CEDAR POINT
- BOOMERANG COAST TO COASTER
- BOULDER DASH
- CANNIBAL
- CAROLINA COBRA
- CAROLINA CYCLONE
- CEDAR POINT
- CHEETAH HUNT
- COLOSSUS THE FIRE DRAGON
- CONEY ISLAND CYCLONE
- Cyclone Six Flags New England
- DEMON - SIX FLAGS GREAT AMERICA
- DIAMONDBACK KINGS ISLAND
- DOMINATOR - KD
- DORNEY PARK
- DRAGON FIRE
- EL TORO
- FAHRENHEIT
- FIRECHASER EXPRESS
- FLASHBACK SIX FLAGS NEW ENGLAND
- FLIGHT DECK
- FLIGHT OF FEAR - KD
- FURY 325
- GALACTICA
- GATEKEEPER
- GEMINI
- GOLIATH - SIX FLAGS FIESTA
- GOLIATH - SIX FLAGS GREAT AMERICA
- GOLIATH - SIX FLAGS NEW ENGLAND
- GREAT BEAR
- GRIFFON
- GRIZZLY
- GWAZI
- HERSHEYPARK
- HOLIDAY WORLD
- HURLER - CAROWINDS
- HYDRA THE REVENGE
- INTIMIDATOR
- INTIMIDATOR 305
- IRON RATTLER
- JET STAR 2
- JOKER'S JINX
- JUDGE ROY SCREAM
- KINGDA KA
- KINGS DOMINION
- KUMBA
- LEVIATHAN
- LIGHTNING RACER
- LIGHTNING ROD
- LOCH NESS MONSTER
- MAGNUM XL 200
- MAVERICK
- MEAN STREAK
- MIGHTY CANADIAN MINEBUSTER
- MILLENNIUM FORCE
- MIND ERASER - SFNE
- MONTU
- MR. FREEZE REVERSE BLAST
- MY TOP TEN ROLLER COASTERS
- MYSTERY MINE
- NEMESIS - ALTON TOWERS
- NEW TEXAS GIANT
- NIGHTHAWK
- NITRO
- OBLIVION
- OUTLAW RUN
- PHOENIX KNOEBELS
- POLTERGEIST
- POSSESSED
- POWDER KEG
- RAGING BULL
- RAPTOR - CEDAR POINT
- REBEL YELL
- RITA - ALTON TOWERS
- ROADRUNNER EXPRESS
- ROAR
- ROLLER COASTER
- ROLLING THUNDER
- RUNAWAY MINE TRAIN - SFGA
- SHEIKRA
- SHIVERING TIMBERS
- SHOCK WAVE
- SIDEWINDER HERSHEY PARK
- SIX FLAGS GREAT ADVENTURE
- SIX FLAGS NEW ENGLAND
- SKYRUSH
- SKYRUSH PHOTO SHOOT
- STEEL FORCE
- STINGER
- STORM RUNNER
- SUPERMAN - RIDE OF STEEL
- SUPERMAN KRYPTON COASTER
- SUPERMAN SFGA
- TALON
- TEMPESTO
- TENNESSEE TORNADO
- THE BEAST
- THE DARK KNIGHT - SFGA
- THE HURLER
- THE HURLER KINGS DOMINION
- THE JOKER
- THE SMILER
- THE VOYAGE
- THEME PARK REVIEWS
- THI3TEEN - ALTON TOWERS
- THUNDERBOLT
- THUNDERBOLT - SFNE
- THUNDERHAWK - DORNEY
- THUNDERHEAD
- TITAN
- TOP THRILL DRAGSTER
- TWISTED TIMBERS
- TWISTER KNOEBELS
- VIPER - SFGAM
- VOLCANO THE BLAST COASTER
- VORTEX
- WICKED
- WICKED CYCLONE - SIX FLAGS NEW ENGLAND
- WICKER MAN
- WILD BEAST
- WILD EAGLE
- WILD ONE - SIX FLAGS AMERICA
- WILDCAT - LAKE COMPOUNCE
- WILDCAT HERSHEY PARK
- WILDFIRE
- WOLVERINE WILDCAT
- WOODEN WARRIOR
- X-FLIGHT
Sunday, July 7, 2013
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