Carowinds & Kings Dominion Removing Intimidator Theme from Rides

The easiest & most obvious name they could’ve gone with: “Imitator: Nascaren’t”.

OhioStater:

Now you have Thunder Striker.

Yeah, it's pretty bad, but I was thinking about KD's version which hasn't announced the new name/theme yet. I have a feeling it won't be that. I hope I'm right, but honestly I really don't care what it's called unless the name and theme somehow detract from the ride experience.

There may not have been an announcement for KD’s, but this is on their website…

https://www.kingsdominion.c...roject-305

Yeah, that's what led me to think it won't follow Carowinds' name and theme.

Thunderhawk? Steel Thunder? Steel Hawk? Flight Hawk? Hawk Deck? Thunder Deck? The possibilities are limitless!

Steel Thunder Deck Hawk Flight

Submissive

Vater:

Steel Thunder Deck Hawk Flight

Because I have too much free time and my sense of humor often leans heavily on the side of stupid, I decided to put all of those words above into an anagram generator. It took quite a bit of time, but it completed all the 3 word anagrams.*

flighted knucklehead strewth
fluttered heckled nighthawks
headright knuckled twelfthes
knucklehead righted twelfths
knuckleheads righted twelfth
sketched thankfuller wighted
thankfullest thighed wrecked

I submit that all of these are more interesting than most Cedar Fair ride names of the last couple decades. I'm not sure I can put into words how badly I want to see Knucklehead Righted Twelfths in the CoasterBuzz Top 100.

*Nearly two hours later it's managed to find over one thousand 4-word anagrams and looks like it's about 10% complete, so I'm not really interested in waiting as long as a typical Cedar Fair ride queue on a Saturday for this to be done.

Surprised I305 isn’t being named “The Flash” given the DC Comics ownership that you know is going to be carelessly thrown around the parks. 🤮

carelessly thrown around the parks

Im really curious how long the last licensing agreement is for, and if for a set number of parks. But I doubt they will throw any DC themeing around at CF parks.

Vater:

I was thinking about KD's version which hasn't announced the new name/theme yet. I have a feeling it won't be that.

Yea it probably wont be Thunder Striker 305, either a Jungle X theme or maybe a space theme with FOF

Thunder Striker may be a throw back to the park's previous dueling coaster, Thunder Road. Either way, I'm excited to actually get some decent merch.

I'm really interested to see what goes down at Kings Dominion. Jungle X-Pedition is one of the best themed areas out of the Cedar Fair parks. This is especially the case because of how wooded most of Kings Dominion is. It would be awesome to see them mix in the science fiction of Flight of Fear with the jungle theme. A friend of mine thought they could use a research lab theme, which I think would work well.

Flight of Fear always seemed out of place where it is…until, I guess, Intimidator 305 was built. Then that area just became an amalgam of stuff that didn’t belong together.

Jeff:

I mean, next year it would be Superman: Thunder Striker.

Superman: Thunder Striker proudly presented by Taki's.

Thunder doesn't even strike. That would be lightning.

Are you saying AC/DC has been getting it wrong for decades?

Touche.

I suppose. But I'd be in the minority for sure.

(Never been a fan, despite being a lifelong metalhead. But you can't argue with their success.)

Vater:

Then that area just became an amalgam of stuff that didn’t belong together.

Wonder if theyll do Jungle X retheme or an Xbase/Area 75 theme? either or I am excited. The lore of a secret military base in the jungle works so well

I've never paid attention to the lyrics. Ha ha.

We met some girls
Some dancers who gave a good time
Broke all the rules
Played all the fools
Yeah, yeah, they, they, they blew our minds
And I was shaking at the knees
Could I come again, please?
Yeah, them ladies were too kind
You've been
Thunderstruck, thunderstruck
Yeah, yeah, yeah, thunderstruck
Ooh, thunderstruck, yeah

Alexander James:

Wonder if theyll do Jungle X retheme or an Xbase/Area 75 theme? either or I am excited. The lore of a secret military base in the jungle works so well

it would make more sense to redeem that zine as Area 75. Flight of Fear already has a good theme. Why spend money changing FOF when it could be used to retheme the ugly junkyard coaster in Jungke X?