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 Review of Volcano, The Blast Coaster @ Kings Dominion
1 Rating Posted by: coasterf42 on 10/18/2005 11:57:00 AM
Yet another redo of my Volcano review:

Volcano is still my favorite coaster after 40 for a couple of reasons. One is that it is just really good, and the other is that it does have sentimental value to me. It was my first of what I would call "extreme" coasters for me, after I went on it in 2001. Back then, probably the most intense ride I had been on was Batman the Ride. After this, I was totally sold on roller coasters and couldnt wait to go ride more, and had no inhibitions.

So enough of my story, heres my review:

Volcano is well themed. The queue line starts walking through the Volcanos structure itself. Its themed around an "expedition" into the Volcano. You will find boats, shields, and even skeletons as themeing. The park used to play a good (but annoying) soundtrack in the line, but they seem to have gotten rid of it as of 2006.

The line moves quickly and then you finally arrive in the station ready to get "blasted." The train begins inching its way out of the station. All of a sudden, you are catapulted from a slow speed to 70 miles an hour in seconds. Simply one of the best launches you will find. Whats better is that you maintain this speed for quit a while after the train maneuvers around a strait away and a turn before actually going up out of the Volcano. This is really one of my favorite parts on any roller coaster. So much speed unleashed for such a long time. Then, a second launch kicks in, and the train goes STRAIT UP and out of the Volcano. This part of the ride seems to go quickly and unnoticeably, but it is pretty cool to be going strait up. And that first inversion is really intense. The train then looses a bit of speed, but the riders suddenly find themselves 150 feet above the ground! A series of turns and heartline rolls follow. Dont get me wrong, these are great elements, but it is kind of a let down compared to the rest of the ride. The heartlines are a great, tight motion, and they are fairly intense. The turns are solid too. What gets me is that all these motions are so darn comfortable. The ride really becomes an ace again with the final heartline roll transitioning into the drop! The train seems to pick up speed for the climactic finale, and to me its just a great end to the ride.

I really like Volcano a lot for a lot of reasons: Speed, launches, elements, uniqueness, and intensity. The beginning and end to this coaster really are great. I know there are better rides out there, so I wont give it a ten, but for now, Volcano is tops on my list.
 
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