Volcano: The Blast CoasterRoller coasterMinimum height to ride: 54 inches Written by James Rao At the start of the ride the train slowly creeps around a corner then launches from 0 to 70 mph in 3 seconds. The train goes full speed around a long flat section of track behind the mountain. As the train approaches the mountain from the rear, another series of magnets blasts the train straight up and out the top of the Volcano. From there, the train circles the Volcano once, makes a right dive back into the mountain and into the brake run. There are three heart line twists while you circle the Volcano. [Update this description | Read previous versions]
Reader reviews of Volcano: The Blast Coaster
Best ride in the park! Amazing launch, Roll Out, Turns, and headline rolls. Volcano is a must with it's smoothness and incredible height. Short definitely but Best theming in the park (flight of fear is losing it's theming to halloween crap). 12/10 - Edward Morgan The LIM Launch out of the tunnel is awesome! - Jaret Reveille best coaster there, followed by dominator - bryan shepard Great launch. - Jean Seo-Park Although I like Intimidator more, I think that the Volcano is KD's most unique roller coaster there. The launch is amazing, I like the flip out of the top of the volcano, and the wrap around the volcano is sweet. Note: longest line in park. - Justin Curtis One of our favorite rides at KD. We only rode once, as it was not operating all day, and finally by the end of the night it was operating so we made sure to ride! It was so much fun, though seemed pretty short, I thought there would be more time inside the Volcano, but we were out of it pretty quickly. Like someone else said, and my husband also said, we wish there was more to see inside the Volcano. Very smooth ride. - Monica DellaVecchia Volcano is the best ride at Kings Dominion and is truly one of the better coasters I have experienced. Sadly, the beleaguered beast broke down no less than four times during my most recent visit and the ride ops seemed to be in a constant state of apprehension as to when the ride would break down next. Cedar Fair needs to do whatever they can to ensure the constant operation of Volcano, because it truly is a unique masterpiece worth the price of admission. I would give this coaster a 10 rating except for the misstep of being completely devoid of theming inside the volcano itself. Otherwise, the ride is pure genius. - James Rao Great ride, getting to be a little rough though. - Chase Gray I love the ride, I just wish they had a big drop for air time... - Penelope Newman I was a huge fan of this coaster & wish I could have gotten more than one ride on my brief park visit. I expected a lot more head banging, but was surprised with a pretty smooth ride & some amazing heartline rolls. - Erin B This may be perhpas Kings Dominion's most popular ride up to 2010. Even with its low capacity trains, hard-core riders will wait for hours to get blasted 75 mph out of a Volcano, which has the highest inversion in the world. 10/10! - Aaron Clark
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