Feel the need for speed? Then head to Kings Dominion, the future home of the Intimidator 305, a giga-coaster that will go 90 mph, according to the Caroline Progress. The new ride will be the highlight of the park's larget capital improvement program ever.

The expansion will help to draw more tourists to the area and boost the local economy.

"Officials of Kings Dominion amusement park announced Aug. 20 the largest capital improvement program in the park’s 35-year history.
The centerpiece of the park’s expansion is the $25 million Intimidator 305, a “giga-coaster” named after stock car legend Dale Earnhardt.

It will take its riders at speeds exceeding 90 mph and almost as high as Kings Dominion’s landmark one-third scale replica of the Eiffel Tower.

The new ride, scheduled to open in April 2010 will be nearly a mile long, rise to a height of 305 feet, then plunge 300 feet at an angle of 85 degrees. It will climb a second 150-foot hill and bring riders back to the finish line for a total ride time of three breathtaking minutes.

The new ride is expected to accommodate 1,350 riders an hour in two trains. The four-passenger cars will use overhead lap-bars and no over the shoulder harnesses. Designed by Intiman AG of Switzerland, the ride uses the Fail Safe Eddy Current Braking System."

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