Flight of Fear
| Flight of Fear | |
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Former entrance to the ride at Kings Dominion
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| Previously known as The Outer Limits: Flight of Fear | |
| Kings Dominion | |
| Park section | Safari Village |
| Coordinates | 37°50′20.30″N 77°26′21.30″W / 37.8389722°N 77.4392500°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | June 18, 1996 |
| Kings Island | |
| Park section | Coney Mall - X-Base |
| Coordinates | 39°20′34.58″N 84°15′48.79″W / 39.3429389°N 84.2635528°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | 1996 |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel – Launched – Enclosed |
| Manufacturer | Premier Rides |
| Designer | Werner Stengel |
| Model | LIM Catapult |
| Lift/launch system | LIM Launch |
| Height | 74.2 ft (22.6 m) |
| Length | 2,705 ft (824 m) |
| Speed | 54 mph (87 km/h) |
| Inversions | 4 |
| Duration | 1:00/2:24 |
| Capacity | 600 riders per hour |
| Acceleration | 0-54 mph in 4 seconds |
| G-force | 4.5 |
| Height restriction | 54 in (137 cm) |
| Trains | 2 trains with 5 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 20 riders per train. |
| URL | Flight of Fear at RCDB |
Flight of Fear (previously known as The Outer Limits: Flight of Fear) is an enclosed launched roller coaster at two Cedar Fair parks, Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia and Kings Island in Mason, Ohio. Both Flight of Fear roller coasters first opened in 1996 and were the world's first roller coasters to feature a linear induction motor launch. Flight of Fear has won three awards from the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions, including one for Major Theme/Amusement Park Ride/Attraction and two for Technology Applied to Amusements.
Flight of Fear is located in the Safari Village section of Kings Dominion. It is one of three launched roller coasters at the park.
For most of the 2006 season, the Flight of Fear at Kings Dominion had been standing but not operating, possibly awaiting removal and relocation to another Paramount park. However, on August 18, 2006, Flight of Fear reopened, under the park's new owner, Cedar Fair, L.P., which now intends to keep the ride at Kings Dominion. The track is a duplicate of Joker's Jinx at Six Flags America, with the exception of Flight of Fear's mid-course brake run.
Flight of Fear is located in the X-Base section of Coney Mall at Kings Island. For years it was the only ride on the other side of The Racer. With the addition of Firehawk in 2007, the area took on its own theme centered on flight and propulsion.
During the 2007 season, the ride was equipped with cameras that recorded video of riders that were available for purchase. The in-car video cameras were removed for the 2008 season. It has an identical layout to Kings Dominion's Flight of Fear, with four inversions.
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