Intimidator 305 Timeline

Here is a timeline of the new Intimidator giga coaster coming next year to Kings Dominion:

April 4, 2009 - There has been recent clearing in what used to be Lion Country Safari.

April 21, 2009 - A page from the local government says that Kings Dominion is planning a new coaster.

May 25, 2009 - The site is rumored to be behind Anaconda and Rebel Yell.

May 28, 2009 - A survey crew has been spotted behind Anaconda.

June 1, 2009 - They have begun construction by clearing land behind the Anaconda:



















June 2, 2009 - Yellow supports have arrived. Early rumors are that the coaster would be a B&M Hypercoaster, but the supports that arrived are not B&M but Intamin AG:



















June 3, 2009 - A fence has gone up around the supports and the construction site. Land clearing has expanded to Rebel Yell.

June 4, 2009 - The poles and the doors for the fence are up.

June 10, 2009 - The restricted fence around the site of the supports is finished. They somehow removed most of the supports from the parking lot:



















Footer flags have appeared on the construction site.

June 12, 2009 - While the supports are now gone (some are still there), red track has arrived:



















A crane has arrived at the construction site.

June 19, 2009 - They begin preparations for footers.

June 22, 2009 - The coaster is confirmed to be an Intamin Giga Coaster:













June 25, 2009 - The lift pieces have arrived and they look like the cable lift hill of Millenium Force, thus confirming that the new giga coaster will have a cable lift:



















June 29, 2009 - Kings Dominion will announce the giga coaster in August 2009. Footers have begun getting poured:












July 6, 2009 - The top of the lift has arrived:

















July 21, 2009 - An Adena Corporation truck is in the parking lot:



















Adena Corporation has built Diamondback, Top Thrill Dragster, Maverick, and Thunderhawk. They dug a ditch behind Rebel Yell possibly for drainage.

July 27, 2009 - The new giga coaster will be announced on August 20, 2009 at 11 am.

August 3, 2009 - The stairs for the lift have arrived. The supports that were taken away have returned:



















Attachment pieces for the supports have arrived. A tractor is digging a ditch for a possible site for the lift motor underground (like Millenium Force). Lift footers have been poured.

August 7, 2009 - A part of the parking lot to the left of the original fenced off area has been fenced off (creating a narrow path for the exit). The new fenced off area is half the size of the old one:



















August 18, 2009 - They installed wheels on the top piece of the lift:



















August 19, 2009 - The first support beams for the track have gone up on the construction site thus beginning vertical construction:



















August 20, 2009 - The new Intamin AG giga coaster is announced under the name Intimidator 305. It will be themed to Dale Earnhardt from NASCAR (nickname "Intimidator") and the coaster will be 305 ft. tall.

BTW, you can find out more of these photos come from at:

http://www.kdfansite.com/gallery/index.php?cat=10
http://www.kdfansite.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=441&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=2430
http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=46500&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=570

Enjoy! =)