Rapterra Media Day at Kings Dominion

Hey there Park Journey fans and welcome to our comprehensive look at the all new coaster Rapterra, the culmination of years of planning and kicking off the 50th anniversary of Kings Dominion! 

I believe this is the first time we've ever covered a media event at this park and we were thrilled that fan of the site PJ was able to head over to the park to not only get an incredible on-ride POV (seriously, have already heard from people who "don't like" on-ride POV's that they actually loved it) but we also have a comprehensive look at the ride and other prep for the 50th anniversary of the park. 

So let's head right in. 

And thanks again to PJ for the amazing coverage. I think we can all admit he knocked it out of the park! 

Let's start off with a few pictures provided by the park showing off Rapterra. Being from the West Coast I've only ridden 2 of these (X-Flight and Gatekeeper) but I loved both. We need one of these out here.

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It's not a media day with out food. Or in this case, Kings Dominion showing off some new food for their 50th celebration!

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Let's head in and check out Rapterra!

A couple of weeks ago the park announced a 48" height requirement for the coaster. Which was a very pleasant surprise!

Lots of cool stuff to see in the ride queue

Love the X-Files reference. One of my top 2 TV shows of all time.

Nice, PJ got us some sweet Trainless Tuesday pics! Or is it Thursday? =)

Let's head into the temple

How about some Rapterra action shots ...

Rapterra sure does look pretty ...

A few more action shots

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The park is also gearing up for their 50th with some amazing looking merchandise!

I don't know that I'll actually get out to the park this year, but I'll need somebody to pick me up a mug at some point. =)

Love this one!!

They even have a Spirit Jersey!

And of course, some sweet looking Rapterra merch is available too

For all you Nanocoaster enthusiasts out there

I don't usually buy "coaster shirts/hoodies", but I have to admit, I like this one

Thanks again to Kings Dominion for being so kind to invite us out to today's event, it's appreciated always. And another shout out to PJ for the incredible coverage today!

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