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Flight of Fear
Steel Launched at Kings Dominion, Doswell, Virginia. Opened 1996.
- Height
- 74 ft
- Drop
- n/a
- Top speed
- 54 mph
- Length
- 2,705 ft
- Inversions
- 4
- Ride time
- 2 min 24 s
- Designer
- Premier Rides
Flight of Fear is an enclosed launched roller coaster at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia. Built by Premier Rides, it opened on June 18, 1996, as The Outer Limits: Flight of Fear, on the same day as an identical ride at Kings Island in Ohio. The park says it was one of the first roller coasters in the world launched by linear induction motors.
Inside a dark building, the train launches from 0 to 54 mph in about four seconds and runs through four inversions, including a cobra roll, a sidewinder and a corkscrew, on 2,705 feet of track. RCDB lists a height of about 74 feet and a ride time of 2 minutes and 24 seconds. The original over-the-shoulder restraints were replaced with lap bars for the 2001 season. Riders must be at least 54 inches tall.
Sources
- sixflags.com/kingsdominion/attractions/flight-of-fear (Park page: launch from zero to 54 mph in four seconds; four inversions in total darkness; one of the first LIM-launched coasters in the world; minimum height 54 inches.)
- rcdb.com/138.htm (RCDB: operating since June 18, 1996; Premier Rides catapult launch coaster, enclosed; length 2,705 ft, height 74.2 ft, 54 mph, 4 inversions, duration 2:24; LIM launch, cobra roll, sidewinder, corkscrew; former name Outer Limits: Flight of Fear; shoulder restraints replaced with lap bars for 2001.)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_of_Fear (Wikipedia: Kings Island and Kings Dominion versions both opened June 18, 1996; formerly The Outer Limits: Flight of Fear.)
Numbers are from the ride's manufacturer and park where published; "n/a" means we have not confirmed that number yet. Spotted an error? Tell us.