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pkd804
11-21-2005, 10:13 PM
Tomb Raider: Firefall @ Paramount's Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia is a new ride that opened for thier 2005 season. It's a "huss floorless topspin" (if you know what a topspin is) that has two arms that hold up a gondola that riders sit on as the arms moves and the gondola flips upsidedown! This ride has real Fire effects, water effects, and steam effect! Thats not all, the ride also has themeing around it and music that is in sync with the ride. Please go to http://www.kingsdominion.com/attractions/detail.cfm?ai_id=234 and wait for the video to load. It should be in the little box in the top right corner. You will see what I mean when you watch it. It's an awsome ride start to finish! Heres the program.

Floors drop and music starts.
Arms raise slowly up and the gondola locks and an angle

Arms move down bringing the gondola upsidedown at the bottom and goes up the other side and release and flip 2 times in a row back downward...

Arms move back to the top swinging the gondola and locks at the top

Arms move back downward the way it just went up and the fire starts and riders face down to it as they feel the heat

At the last second water cannons pop and the gondola is released hlaf way down and swings.

Arms goes back up and gondola locks at an angle again

Arms move back downwards bringing the gondola upsidedown at the bottom and release half way up and flips 4 times in a row while the arms are mvoing back downwards and the fire comes on again

After the flips water cannons pop and arms raise gondola up

Then arm comes back down slowly and the music stops the floors come back up and the ride is over

You can also see my video of it here http://pkdsource.thrillnetwork.net/video... It's the one at the bottom called "Tomb Raider: Firefall w/ sound" Enjoy! :D

pkd804
11-25-2005, 09:21 AM
Ok, I found some pictures of the ride.... It's really cool. :cool:

http://www.coaster-net.com/pics/pkd/tombraider20_devinolson.jpg
Here is the ending 4 flips on the way back down...

http://www.coaster-net.com/pics/pkd/tombraider22_devinolson.jpg
Kinda look weird with the legs sticking out on both sides, don't it?

http://www.coaster-net.com/pics/pkd/tombraiderfirefall5_coasterclint.jpg

This ride goes right over real fire! You can also really feel the intense heat!

http://www.coaster-net.com/pics/pkd/tombraider7_blastcoaster.jpg



This ride is really disoreienting because those arms move downward as you do 4flips in a row all the way back down to the bottom of the ride. Also notice that this is the line for the ride witch can reach up to 2hours long!

http://www.coaster-net.com/pics/pkd/tombraider19_devinolson.jpg
Water cannons pop!

http://www.coaster-net.com/pics/pkd/tombraider21_devinolson.jpg
And the last pic... The ride flipping all the way back down to the bottom to end its ride. :rolleyes: