Comments on: Volcano, The Blast Coaster at Kings Dominion

By: ToDreamOn

ToDreamOn — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 21:27:58 +0000

My best friend was scared to death of this ride. I convinced her to give it a try, and now it's one of her favorites! Go figure. Love the feeling of the launch, and the airtime you get on the 3 barrel rolls really is great. Definitely one of my favorites in the limited amount of coasters I've been on so far.

By: DRU

DRU — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 15:04:10 +0000

Love the launches. The front row makes the second launch much more scary… It feels like you will fly straight into the wall as the track goes vertical before exiting the volcano. The rest of the ride is pretty slow but the height keeps it thrilling enough.

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 09:50:51 +0000

Volcano is quite the rush Although I think alpengeist is more intense, I really think the lack of airtime on alpy kinda disappoints me. The heartline rolls on Volcano though? You can't stay in your seat!

Anyways, I'm a little skittish about riding any roller coaster for that matter. I wish you could do a little post about roller coaster safety? Or how roller coaster restraints work? I have a real phobia about having a restraint flying open.

By: Coasterluva97

Coasterluva97 — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:06:08 +0000

<3 volcano

By: CFC

CFC — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 03:47:09 +0000

By: Coasterluva97

Coasterluva97 — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:53:12 +0000

By: Rebeka

Rebeka — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:40:30 +0000

I was so skiddish about riding it. But I rode it again and again and again. I think 5 o6 6 times. One of the best I've ever rode. One of the only inverted roller coasters I ever rode. Great review!

By: Zach

Zach — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:08:55 +0000

For a really unique ride, try getting to Kings Dominion as early as possible and be on the Volcano as soon as it opens. The first time I ever rode it, we had arrived at Kings Dominion early for a special event where they opened the coaster early for us so we were literally the first ride of the day (about a year after it opened). I was quite surprised by the takeoff, but even more surprised when half-way out of the top of the volcano, we lost all momentum and proceeded backwards back down through the inside of the mountain the the station!

Upon arrival the induction magnets slowed us down – so much so that it took about 5 minutes of slowly drifting backwards to reach the beginning of the magnet array. Employees explained this happened sometimes when the magnets weren't "warmed up yet." Not sure how scientific of an explanation this is, or whether the coaster still does this, but it was quite exciting and a unique experience.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:06:00 +0000

Love it!!!! Best in the front car!