Dominator (roller coaster)
| Dominator | |
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View of Dominator from the Eiffel Tower
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| Previously known as Batman: Knight Flight (2000-2003) | |
| Kings Dominion | |
| Park section | International Street |
| Coordinates | 37°50′27″N 77°26′36″W / 37.84083°N 77.44333°WCoordinates: 37°50′27″N 77°26′36″W / 37.84083°N 77.44333°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | May 24, 2008 |
| Geauga Lake | |
| Park section | Power City |
| Coordinates | 41°21′08″N 81°22′27″W / 41.352197°N 81.374284°W |
| Status | Relocated to Kings Dominion |
| Opening date | May 5, 2000 |
| Closing date | September 16, 2007 |
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| 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 | 3.9 |
| Height restriction | 54 in (137 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 |
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Dominator at RCDB Pictures of Dominator at RCDB |
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Dominator is a steel floorless roller coaster built by Bolliger & Mabillard at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia. It originally opened at Six Flags Ohio on May 5, 2000 under the name Batman: Knight Flight. Cedar Fair Entertainment Company purchased the park in 2004 and renamed it Dominator. In 2007, the park closed and Dominator was relocated to Kings Dominion where it opened on May 24, 2008 in the International Street section of the park.
Dominator is notable for having the 4th-tallest vertical loop in the world at 135 ft (41 m). Only three are larger: Superman: Krypton Coaster at Six Flags Fiesta Texas has a 145 ft (44 m) loop, Viper at Six Flags Magic Mountain has a 144 ft (44 m) loop and Full Throttle, also at Magic Mountain, has a 160 ft (49 m) loop. It is also the world's longest floorless coaster at 4,210 feet (1,280 m).
Dominator, then known as Batman: Knight Flight, was announced at an event on December 9, 1999 as the only floorless roller coaster in the Midwest. It opened on May 5, 2000 at what was then known as Six Flags Ohio. The ride was a part of the conversion and major expansion that occurred between the 1999 and 2000 season, transforming the park from Geauga Lake to Six Flags Ohio. Dominator was built in the Gotham City section of the park, a common themed area in many Six Flags parks.
In March 2004, Six Flags sold Geauga Lake (then known as Six Flags Worlds of Adventure) to Cedar Fair for $145 million. All references to Looney Tunes and DC Comics characters had to be removed prior to opening day the same year, since Cedar Fair did not have licensing rights. As a result, Cedar Fair renamed Batman: Knight Flight to Dominator. The process included the melting of the Batman symbol off every seat, the removal of the Bruce Wayne Foundation text on the station, and the renaming of the Gotham City section to "Power City."
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