Dominator at Kings Dominion
No floor under youforces that never let up Shoulder harnesswith a seat belt too

Kings Dominion, Doswell, Virginia

Dominator

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Ride it: back row POV
Back row
I haven an overwhelming urge to ride it
What riders love
  • The loop is gigantic and gives some excellent hangtime, the cobra roll is intense and smooth and the corkscrews give some very solid whip.
  • You can definitely feel how tall that loop is.
  • The first drop into the loop, as well as the massive cobra roll are some of the best inversions ever.
  • The seemingly pointless turns are actually very forceful, and the turn over the station made me grey out.
  • You really feel the positives during those inversions and on all those low curves.
  • The inversions are very forceful and the intensity never really lets up.
  • There are some unique moments of the layout - the high speed turn after the loop in particular is a clear standout.
  • The overbanking turns at high speed and the interlocking corkscrews are my favorite elements.
  • The loop and low to the ground turn are awesome.
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Performance

Vs. other coasters at Kings Dominion

The drop off the MCBR also gives surprising sustained airtime and the transition between the 2 corkscrews gives a nice airtime pop too.

Carter Eckhart

I rode second row, and every airtime sent me crashing back to earth with a headache.

Emerson Head

The drop off the mid corse gives great floater, and the corkscrews are very whippy.

Ben Lilly

...only having 5 inversions because those fast overbanks after the loop are surprisingly forceful and the coaster gives two great ejector moments to add with the mcbr drop and pop into the final brakes.

Cooper Zimmerman

The layout is good (although it lacks airtime) and the stats are impressive but that isn’t enough for me to rate this any higher.

angela

I also noticed the restraints and seats are very comfortable which is unusual for that type of ride.

Shmee

The ride is smooth but the headbanging was especially painful

Katlyn Bauman

Sadly, Dominator does not provide a particularly pleasant ride experience: it’s a bit of a bone shaker and rather rough.

Theme Park James

At first it wasn’t that rough, but then the headbanging got worse and worse to the point that it was difficult to appreciate the ride.

angela

but dominator exceeded expectations, it is whippy, it’s intense, it has a little shake at the valleys but it’s not the worst thing ever!

Sam M.

Good layout with some forceful and whippy inversions.

Jack Jack J.

And sitting in the back row is the most overwhelming ride experience I’ve ever had.

John

Forceful, smooth, compact, well paced, huge, and fun.

Eric Esty

...headbanging than its contemporaries but there’s still quite a bit in a way that feels wholly unnecessary for a ride that’s not actually all that intense since it’s mostly slow, sweeping inversions.

Zach O.

There are some unique moments of the layout - the high speed turn after the loop in particular is a clear standout.

uhhh roller coasters

...lack of that iconic B&M Floorless Zero-G Roll, Dominator’s creative layout shines- throwing several intense inversions at riders while traveling at impressive speeds which are very much felt on-ride.

Anthony DeNight Jr.

More intense than I thought it would be and had some really great pacing.

Matt A.

That fast paced overbank after the Vertical Loop is really cool.

Ben Lilly

By the time you get to the end, the speed is gone, and the ride feels like it should have been over a long time ago.

Nathan F

The pacing was loose and it didn’t maintain a feeling of speed.

Jackie ODoyle

It’s got a very solid, long, and intense layout, along with all the high-capacity people eating B&Ms are famous for.

Evangelion Martini

Main reason is the pacing is awesome and due to capacity the line moves very fast.

Adam Whitt

Only bad part about this ride is that because it’s up front it tends to get some of the longest lines at the park.

Sam Dickson

It also has a long line because it’s one of the first roller coasters you see in the park.

Ayren The Coaster Nerd

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Specifications

157 ftHeight
305 Pantherian 157 Dominator 145 Rapterra 112 Tumbili 111 TwistedTimbers 87 Grizzly
148 ftFirst drop
300 Pantherian 148 Dominator 109 TwistedTimbers 50 AppleZapple 31 BacklotStuntCoaster
65 mphTop speed
Pantherian90 Dominator65 Rapterra65 Racer 7556 Flight of Fear54 TwistedTimbers54 090 mph
57°Drop angle
85°Pantherian82°TwistedTimbers57°Dominator55°Grizzlydashed line: straight down, 90°
5Inversions

What riders say

Praised for

Great inversionsIntenseSmooth rideGreat layoutLong ride

Criticised for

Rough or rattlyHead bangingWeak theming

Probably my favorite B&M floorless so far but that’s not saying too much.

Zach O., Captain Coaster review

This Floorless coaster has a fantastic layout that has so much potential.

Nate C., Captain Coaster review

This is a good ride with fantastic inversions but I never rate these floorless/Kumba B&M products as high as what they had the potential to be.

Max S., Captain Coaster review

This coaster will always hold a special place in my heart and I need to go back to kd to ride this again!!

Caleb Metzger, Captain Coaster review

Sadly, Dominator does not provide a particularly pleasant ride experience: it’s a bit of a bone shaker and rather rough.

Theme Park James, published review

I don’t remember much of my experience on Dominator, but the first loop did deliver some good hangtime and the whole ride had a consistent pace to it.

Kw6sTheater, Captain Coaster review

Photos

Dominator at Kings Dominion
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A picture of Dominator, a rollercoaster at Kings Dominion, Virginia
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Dominator, roller coaster at Kings Dominion
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Dominator at Kings Dominion
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A turn on the Dominator roller coaster at Kings Dominion in Virginia
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Dominator at Kings Dominion
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Dominator's station
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Dominator at Kings Dominion in Virginia
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Dominator at Kings Dominion
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Dominator at Kings Dominion
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Dominator at Kings Dominion
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Planning your ride

History and awards

May 24, 2008Opened

Built by Bolliger & Mabillard, designed by Ing.-Büro Stengel.

3.8 gStrongest force on riders

Golden Ticket Awards, top steel coaster: ranked in 2 polls, 2008 to 2013

43rd2008, its first poll
47th2013, most recent

Sources

Restraint types: Captain Coaster. History, incidents and awards: Wikipedia. Height requirement: Kings Dominion. Specifications and status: Coasterpedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Also read: Captain Coaster (converted to feet and mph). Rider sentiment and performance scores: rider reviews on Captain Coaster, themeparkjames.co.uk, youtube.com, read and scored by AirtimeFever.

Photographs via Wikimedia Commons: Coasterman1234 (CC BY-SA 3.0), ~delta (CC BY-SA 4.0), Jeremy Thompson (CC BY 2.0). Video thumbnails remain the property of their channels and link back to them.

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What riders love, by theme (themes in the order riders pick them most on Captain Coaster): Pine To The Cone, rider review on Captain Coaster: “This is one of my favorite floorless coasters, it…”; Cooper Zimmerman, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The loop is gigantic and gives some excellent hangtime,…”; Coaster Nerds, rider review on Captain Coaster: “You can definitely feel how tall that loop is.”; GoesBy Jay, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The first drop into the loop, as well as…”; The Real E-Rock, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Probably the best forces of any floorless I’ve been…”; John, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The seemingly pointless turns are actually very forceful, and…”; Kristofer Wempa, rider review on Captain Coaster: “You really feel the positives during those inversions and…”; Michael M., rider review on Captain Coaster: “The inversions are very forceful and the intensity never…”; Ben Lilly, rider review on Captain Coaster: “That fast paced overbank after the Vertical Loop is…”; uhhh roller coasters, rider review on Captain Coaster: “There are some unique moments of the layout -…”; Jeff Kahn, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The overbanking turns at high speed and the interlocking…”; Jack Jack J., rider review on Captain Coaster: “The loop and low to the ground turn are…”; MAE, rider review on Captain Coaster: “This ride is just plain fun. As soon as…”.

The photo slider at the top and the fading stills: ThemeParkMark's back row POV, Dominator - Kings Dominion - Back Row (4K HD POV) - May 2025 (YouTube), and the page's Wikimedia Commons photographs.