Rapterra at Kings Dominion
Hanging off the sidea lot of force, riders say Large-scale set piecesshockingly detailed area

Kings Dominion, Doswell, Virginia

Rapterra

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“The thing sped through the layout like a rocket!!!”

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What riders love
  • It’s punchy and it’s a lot of force to be feeling when hanging off the side of the track like that.
  • The launch caught me by surprise where most launches happen from a stop this one just rolls out of the station and then takes off.
  • I liked when it launched off, that was my favorite part. It felt like you could touch the sky on the first hill!
  • Love all the old homages to Volcano. Atmosphere around the ride as a spectator is unparalleled.
  • The presentation is increadible, and there are so many layers of the story to unpack.
  • Kings dominion did a really nice job with the theming and presentation of this ride.
  • Not too intense, just fun and floaty in the inversions.
  • The hangtime throughout the ride is very good especially in the inversions and it has a great launch.
  • The launch nailed me down (never experienced another launch before tho) and the inversions were really trippy.
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Watch POVs and more

Rapterra Front Seat (4K HD POV) Kings Dominion

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Rapterra Back Seat Left Side 4K POV Kings Dominion!

youtube.com › Angelo Giles

Rapterra POV at Kings Dominion - NEW Tallest and Longest Launched Wing Coaster

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Rapterra **NEW FOR 2025** (4K OFF Ride POV)- Kings Dominion, Doswell, VA

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We Rode Rapterra! First Time Reaction to Kings Dominion’s New for 2025 Launched Wing Coaster

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Honest Rapterra Review at Kings Dominion

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Rapterra Review | Kings Dominion's NEW Wing Coaster

youtube.com › Coasting Along

Rapterra's First Flight - New Kings Dominion 2025 World’s Tallest & Longest Launched Wing Coaster

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New in 2025 - Rapterra, World's Tallest and Longest Launched Wing Coaster

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Rapterra: B&M’s Record-Breaking Launched Wing Coaster at Kings Dominion!

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Performance

Vs. other coasters at Kings Dominion

rapterra starts off great with it’s theming in the queue, the launch, the wingover, the dive loop, and the airtime hill gives some good air.

Sam M.

The S-turn is almost like a twisty airtime hill, the Wingslide provides incredible sideways airtime, and the corkscrew was buttery smooth.

Kyle

The start has a little punch and the ending has a nice ejector then inversion into a turn.

Adam Whitt

The overbank is super floaty and staring down at the ground to your right is surreal!

Beau

However there isn’t much airtime besides on the first top hat turn thing, and it feels incomplete or missing something.

David Jensen

It doesn’t have any air time, but it’s a good bridge element between the inversions.

Airtime Thrills

really smooth with nice pacing, cousin and i both agreed it feels like you’re "part of the track" and not being thrown around in your seat.

andrea

Each element was highlighted so well, with smooth transitions in-between.

Kyle

Back row, right side, outer seat was pretty bumpy for me yesterday.

Mushroom

I rode on the outside so that might have been my problem but I thought the rattle was a bit too much, I came off the ride with back pain.

Jay Lightning

Great forceful layout with good inversion and smooth transitions, completely different from Gate Keeper

Thunderbolt

The launch was fun, and the first few elements had strong positive Gs.

Duncan G.

It’s not too intense, and there aren’t really any moments that stand out, but this coaster is consistently fun throughout its entire layout.

Hammer Dee

It’s a very tame ride that doesn’t interact with the terrain particularly well and makes me miss Volcano even more.

Bryan Bonafede

If you ignore the very mild rattle and the bad restraint it’s a really good coaster with a great launch, a unique layout, exciting inversions and a speedy pace.

roller rider

In the front because it felt like you were going faster!

Andrew

The pacing and variety of elements kept the rise enjoyable throughout.

Nick Barrett

The thing sped through the layout like a rocket!!!

Aric The Kakapo

Layout is slow, and the launch is just there to get the ride going.

Dave Scott

I am glad it rained as we entered the park, because anything longer than the 5-minute wait would have made this worse.

John Hale

This ride was a walk on for the past 4 days and has a good launch with a fun layout.

DiamondOrPoor78

Operations were great on the Sunday of opening weekend; I waited about 30 minutes and the line moved quickly.

Duncan G.

Long lines are a problem later in the day, but if you run here first you can get a few rides in for free.

Sam Dickson

The line is always very long, but I’m not surprised since it is such a new ride.

Dara Jacobs

Should I ride it?

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Specifications

145 ftHeight
305 Pantherian 157 Dominator 145 Rapterra 112 Tumbili 111 TwistedTimbers 87 Grizzly
65 mphTop speed
Pantherian90 Rapterra65 Dominator65 Racer 7556 Flight of Fear54 TwistedTimbers54 090 mph
3Inversions

What riders say

Praised for

Great launchGreat themingGreat layoutGreat inversionsHangtime

Criticised for

Rough or rattlyLong waitsUncomfortable restraints

I expected it to be another flop of modern B&M, but this was surprisingly good and one of my favorite wing coasters.

DiamondOrPoor78, Captain Coaster review

Rapterra is beautiful to look at with a well-themed queue and an awesome presence in the Jungle X-petition area.

Michael G., Captain Coaster review

Rattle is barely noticeable in the front 2 rows, but in the back two it is very noticeable.

coasterguy, Captain Coaster review

I wanted to like this ride a lot more, but whenever we went up after the launch, the seatbelt stapled me to the point of almost unbearable pain.

spkybto, Captain Coaster review

The views are awesome as you blast through the ruins and soar above the rest of Jungle X-Pedition.

Kyle, review

Good Launch rest of the layout tracks fine but everything is too high off the ground.

X2fan710, Captain Coaster review

Planning your ride

History

March 29, 2025Opened

Built by Bolliger & Mabillard.

Sources

Restraint types: Captain Coaster. 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, coaster101.com, youtube.com, parkfans.net, read and scored by AirtimeFever.

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Quote at the top of the page: Aric The Kakapo, Captain Coaster review.

What riders love, by theme (themes in the order riders pick them most on Captain Coaster): Beau, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The launch is FANTASTIC! It takes 4 seconds to…”; Michael G., rider review on Captain Coaster: “It’s punchy and it’s a lot of force to…”; David, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The launch caught me by surprise where most launches…”; Andrew, published review on coaster101.com: “I liked when it launched off, that was my…”; Beau, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The set pieces are extremely large scale, and the…”; Coaster Carl, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Love all the old homages to Volcano. Atmosphere around…”; Dara Jacobs, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The presentation is increadible, and there are so many…”; Zach Payne, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Kings dominion did a really nice job with the…”; Ben Lilly, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The dive loop was pretty intense going in and…”; Sillius Billius, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Not too intense, just fun and floaty in the…”; David Jensen, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The hangtime throughout the ride is very good especially…”; Aric The Kakapo, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The launch nailed me down (never experienced another launch…”.

The photo slider at the top and the fading stills: Angelo Giles's back row POV, Rapterra Back Seat Left Side 4K POV Kings Dominion! (YouTube), and the page's Coasterpedia photographs.