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Intimidator 305 is a
steel roller coaster by
Intamin at
Kings Dominion in
Doswell,
Virginia, United States. Debuting on April 2, 2010
[1] as the park's fourteenth roller coaster, Intimidator 305 is located in the
Safari Village section near
Anaconda. Standing at 305 feet (93 m) tall and reaching speeds of 91 miles per hour (146 km/h), it is the second
Giga Coaster to be built in North America – the first was
Millennium Force at
Cedar Point. The $25 million investment was the largest of any ride in the park's history. It is named and themed after
NASCAR driver
Dale Earnhardt, the
Intimidator.[3]
Intimidator 305 has a first drop of 300 feet (91 m), with a maximum descent angle of 85 degrees.
[1] Intimidator 305 features yellow supports with red track. The
lift hill structure for Intimidator 305 is unique in that the lift-hill and crest only have two main points of support.
[4] The overall height of Intimidator 305 is higher than the observation platform of the
Eiffel Tower, making it one of the tallest rides at Kings Dominion.
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