[TrojanCamMan]

i305's turn at the bottom of the first hill is being expanded to a wider radius.

Pictures and more information.

http://www.kdfansite.com/forums/viewtop ... f=1&t=1722

[RiDeWaRrIoR]

I hope the re-profile of the turn helps it out. I am planning on going for the ace day in may, I have to ride this thing again. For those of you in charlotte, they now have this "Mega Bus" that goes to richmond and its like $1 per seat... I dont know if there is any kind of hidden fees or anything, but that sure beats the $80 for a train ride to there.

[arby]

I'm 99.9% sure I'm going to the Ace Day in May. It will be our first time back there since 2006. I wish I could get there for $80. $1 sounds even better but I know my family won't want to take the bus.

[RiDeWaRrIoR]

haha, yea. I think the bus would be an interesting experience and no where near as long of a ride as the amtrak we took last year. This one only stops in raleigh and then richmond and I think it goes on to DC. I am just very excited about the price and will definately be going for $1 and then whatever the room cost and ticket etc. I might even upgrade to the pass that gets me in all cedar fair parks, might be worth it. I dont have to get a new pass, they said to use the 2010 pass when I did my renew so that is interesting, kinda hopin for a new card the other is kind of worn anyway so I might just get another made if they let me. I am pretty sure I will be at the ace event because the one in august was a blast and this time if we get a behind the scene tour, my camera will NOT be dead

[Jonathan]

MegaBus is incredibly nice. The buses have WiFi and electrical outlets. I rode one with leather seats too, but that may have been BoltBus and not MegaBus.

Just keep in mind that $1 is only the starting price; once a date goes on sale those $1 seats start to go fast, and then the prices start rising.

The other thing is that Kings Dominion is nearly 25 miles outside of Richmond where the bus stops. I have no idea how you could get to the park from there. I imagine there is a city bus that goes there, but you'll want to check.

[RiDeWaRrIoR]

Thanks for the info. Their website said its so busy they have limited the ticket sales to like 28 days early or something so I will definately get one when I can. I saw at one point when i was pricing one seat was $3 but that is a LOT better than $85 or whatever it was for the amtrak. To get from richmond to the park, we just take a cab. Last year we used richmond taxi with no problem. I am not sure where the bus pulls into but the site says main street station, which is where the train stop was that we got off at. I think the cab ride was like $35 or something if I remember right each way, which I dont guess is to bad. We could rent a car but thats just a lot of work and hassle so...

Thanks again for the info, makes me look even more forward to the trip with wi fi and outlets etc.

[cwgator]

Testing yesterday of the reprofiled layout:

[youtube]ICVGMzN-_7Y[/youtube]

[RollerCoasterMommy07]

I was just looking at that over on Kdfansite. I can't wait to read what everyone has to say on opening weekend about the reprofile. I am planning my trip for the second weekend in April to get my platinum pass processed . So excited to finally get a chance to ride it.

[RiDeWaRrIoR]

Awesome! I am glad to see them testing...I was wondering when they were going to test last week. Sure hope all the hard work payed off and fixes all of the issues. I hope i get to ride it again!

[Trev32]

Could anyone fill me in on what the "reprofiled layout" is? Like, what did they do that's different? I rode it last summer and didn't really see a reason anything should be changed lol

[TrojanCamMan]

They are extending the first turn out further. This reduces the G's and helps against wheel ware.

[bgwfreak]

If that's the case, I wonder why they turned the trim back on towards the end of the ride.

They really need a better solution than killing all the air at the end of the ride.

[RiDeWaRrIoR]

Sneek peak of KD before opening weekend..

[youtube]hAaSYih656w[/youtube]

[intimidator rider]

WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!


305 testing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICVGMzN-_7Y

[coasterdave]

Maybe you would like to check the page before this one before posting?