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Jul 31 Rapterra Launched Wing Coaster Opening at Kings Dominion in 2025

Kings Dominion (Doswell, VA) has announced Rapterra, “the world’s tallest and longest wing coaster.” The new coaster will open in 2025 to celebrate the park’s 50th anniversary season.

Raptera will be a new attraction in the park’s highly-themed land Jungle X-Pedition, which opened in 2022. Here’s the official backstory:

Centuries ago, ancient leaders built a shrine to honor the mighty Jungle Hawk. People who enteredthe shrine became spiritually linked to—and temporarilypossessed—the powers and abilities of the bird of prey.

Building the temple at the base of a volcano, Mt. Inferna, proved unfortunate. The ground surrounding the magma chamber collapsed, burying the Jungle Hawk temple under mounds of volcanic rock. The temple seemingly vanished from the earth.

Archaeologists recently discovered the volcanic site and unearthed the remains of the Jungle Hawk shrine. The bird’s ferocious spirit remains at the site, launching brave riders to exhilarating new heights. Rapterra: The world’s tallest and longest launched wingcoaster.

Ride Facts

Rapterra is a Launched Wing Coaster model manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M) from Monthey, Switzerland.

Here are some of the ride facts:

Length: 3086 feet
Tallest point: 145 feet (at end of launch)
Maximum speed: 65 mph
Capacity: 1140 guests per hour
Trains: Two 20-passenger trains with five coaches (four seats per coach)
Color: basalt gray with patina green track

Ride Elements

The coaster will feature a 0 to 65mph 4-second Launch, a Wingover, Dive Loop, S-Turn, Wing Slide, Flat Spin Corkscrew, an Airtime Hill, and a 360-degree Raptor Roll.