steel roller coaster virginia united_states debuting april park fourteenth roller coaster located section near standing feet tall reaching speeds miles hour second coaster built north_america millennium force cedar point million investment largest ride park history named themed nascar driver drop feet maximum descent angle degrees features yellow supports red track lift hill structure unique lift hill crest main points support overall height higher observation platform making tallest rides history announcement coaster built steel dragon announced thursday august local news media ceo incorporated ceo daughter attendance announcement official announcement led kings dominion head manager accompanied animation videos ride working model roller coaster themed nascar racing legend construction sits land occupied closed kings dominion broke ground june pieces track arrived days later august pieces steel place foot lift hill topped november construction crews continued construct ride winter piece track lifted place january test run sunday march modifications riders experienced problems forces inherent ride original design riders reported drop kings dominion temporarily installed trim brakes drop order reduce speed long term solution devised brakes adjusted positioned late following season kings dominion widened high speed turn lower force experienced ride park goal reduce number riders experiencing modification allowed remove trim brakes ride drop allowing roller coaster achieve original maximum speed ride experience described mix located cedar point designed ride feature high lift hill like millennium force following lift hill low ground tight turns hills similar ride features air time near ground level high speed turns feet track layout train loaded station catch car cable lift middle car train train leaves station recording states gentlemen start engines heard followed loud sound train dispatched train degree lift hill miles hour maximum height feet train lift train descends foot degree drop reaching speeds miles hour drop steep sudden riders train thrown seats restraints foot near vertical drop feel fall ride train turns right degree turn reaching nearly modifications ascending foot hill train descends high speed hop entering high speed turn train maneuvers sharp twists entering final high speed turn train climbs hill followed hill entering final twist climbing small hop magnetic brakes cycle ride lasts minutes trains theme features trains themed black number car trains feature train advertisement found nascar cars train red silver train passenger cars allowing thirty passengers train trains arranged stadium style seating overhead lap bars fitted soft shoulder early july ride received unique new restraint design shoulder harness resembles seat belt typical shoulder restraints awards won golden ticket award best new roller coaster amusement today incidents performing test run prior park opening july roller coaster trains stuck near lift hill train eventually brought week later ride remained closed indefinitely kings dominion later explained closure statement released official facebook page august stated problem weight distribution gearbox caused warp fail replacement custom built country causing extended closure ride eventually reopened september
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