Pantherian

Pantherian (originally known as Intimidator 305 and temporarily named Project 305 for the 2024 season) is a steel roller coaster located at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia, United States. The ride was manufactured by Intamin and opened to the public on April 2, 2010. Originally themed to racing, the coaster was originally named after the late NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt, who was commonly known as "The Intimidator". It is located in the Jungle X-Pedition section of the park near Flight of Fear on the former site of the Safari Monorail ride. Standing at 305 feet (93 m) tall and reaching speeds up to 90 mph (145 km/h), it is the second giga coaster to be built in North America, following Millennium Force at Cedar Point. The $25 million investment was, at the time, the most expensive of any ride in park history. Pantherian was the 14th coaster to debut at the park. Pantherian has a first drop of 300 feet (91 m), which reaches a maximum descent angle of 85 degrees. Its lift hill structure was unique at the time, utilizing only two main points of support at the hill's crest. At its highest point, Pantherian reaches a height greater than the observation platform of the park's tallest structure, the Eiffel Tower attraction. Following Intimidator 305's first operating season, the first turn on the ride was extensively redesigned to reduce the number of greyouts and blackouts reportedly experienced by some riders. In early 2024, Kings Dominion temporarily renamed the coaster "Project 305" and announced that the ride was undergoing a transformation, likely due to expiring licensing rights to reference Dale Earnhardt and the Intimidator nickname for the ride. It began operation under the temporary name for the 2024 season. Later that year, Kings Dominion announced that the coaster would be...