Dominator (roller coaster)
Dominator is a floorless roller coaster located at Kings Dominion amusement park in Doswell, Virginia. Built by Bolliger & Mabillard, it originally opened in 2000 as Batman: Knight Flight at Six Flags Ohio (later renamed to Six Flags Worlds of Adventure in 2001), in Aurora, Ohio. It was given its current name when Cedar Fair purchased the Ohio park in 2004. However, following Six Flags Ohio (renamed back to Geauga Lake by Cedar Fair)’s eventual permanent closure in 2007, the coaster was relocated to Kings Dominion, where it reopened on May 24, 2008. Dominator is located fairly close to the park’s main entry plaza, in the area known as International Street.
| Dominator | |
|---|---|
| Previously known as Batman: Knight Flight (2000-2003) | |
View of Dominator from the Eiffel Tower | |
| Kings Dominion | |
| Park section | International Street |
| Coordinates | 37°50′27″N 77°26′36″W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | May 24, 2008 |
| Geauga Lake | |
| Park section | Power City |
| Coordinates | 41.352197°N 81.374284°W |
| Status | Removed |
| Opening date | May 5, 2000 |
| Closing date | September 16, 2007 |
| Dominator at Geauga Lake at RCDB | |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel – Floorless Coaster |
| Manufacturer | Bolliger & Mabillard |
| Designer | Werner Stengel |
| Model | Floorless roller coaster |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 157 ft (48 m) |
| Drop | 148 ft (45 m) |
| Length | 4,210 ft (1,280 m) |
| Speed | 65 mph (105 km/h) |
| Inversions | 5 |
| Duration | 2:06 |
| Max vertical angle | 57° |
| Capacity | 1600 riders per hour |
| G-force | 3.8 |
| Height restriction | 54–78 in (137–198 cm) |
| Trains | 3 trains with 8 cars. Riders are arranged 4 across in a single row for a total of 32 riders per train. |
Fast Lane available | |
| Dominator at RCDB | |
Dominator is the world's longest floorless coaster, at 4,210 feet (1,280 m), and it has one of the tallest vertical loops in the world at 135 ft (41 m).