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Anaconda
Website: Kings Dominion Homepage
Ride Type: Steel Coaster
Ride Status: Running
Average Rating: 3.6875
TPC Overall Rank: #244 out of 2890 rides.
Reviews: 72
Last Review: 8/30/2009 5:34:00 PM
In User Top 10: 19 times.
User Tracker Count: 230 times.
 

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5 Rating
0 Rating Rate Down Rate Up bastrom19 on 8/30/2009 5:34:00 PM
It was definitely one of the best coasters I have ever been on. It near closing time , so I was able to ride it twice. the under water tunnel was very cool, although very brief as well. One of the only downsides about it is that it moves your head from side to side, but you come across that in most coasters. It was so good it was one of the reasons why i got 2010 season tickets after my first time there in 5 years.

3 Rating
0 Rating Rate Down Rate Up T-Rex on 12/21/2007 3:58:00 PM
Anaconda was a huge Arrow looper. The first drop was gigantic and was pretty fast. Then came the unique underwater tunnel followed by a great and smooth vertical loop, and then a smooth sidewinder element. Next came the brakes and the ride went downhill. The second half was very slow and there was quite a bit of headbanging, especially during the helixes, but the double corkscrews werent overly rough.

4 Rating
0 Rating Rate Down Rate Up ih10 on 6/8/2007 1:52:00 PM
It was okay I guess It had a loop that adds a improvment I rode it when I was six.I had a blast it goes so fast and its so fun.

4 Rating
0 Rating Rate Down Rate Up Canobie Coaster on 10/22/2006 5:44:00 PM
Anaconda was a fun Arrow looping coaster. Located in the Congo area of the park towards the left side of the park, Anaconda has an interesting setting over a giant lake. The ride looks exciting when looking at it with the giant twisting drop, giant loops, corkscrews over water, and the many twists and turns over the water. With red track, yellow rails, and green supports, Anaconda is a long ride. With a long queue line leading to the decent station, Anaconda was a walk-on when I rode it at night on a weekend. Easily the best two seats were the front and back, but none of them seemed better or worse than the other. Running two trains that each hold 28 riders, Anaconda has green trains with an orange stripe. Restrained by a black over-the-shoulder restraint, Anacondas train is dispatched soon after the previous one hits the final brake run. Beginning the ride is a very long climb up the 128ft tall lift hill. Following that is a long 144ft drop that plunges to the right. Following that is an exciting underwater tunnel where your picture is taken. Afterthat is a smooth 100ft tall vertical loop followed by a sudden sidewinder 90ft off the ground. After a small hill, Anaconda hits a mid-course brake run that severly slows the train down. Then Anaconda negociates its twisted second half. First, the train dives down a curved drop to the left followed by a banked turnaround with a brief instance of head-banging. Then, is another twisted turnaround that the train barely crawls around. Afterwards, the train travels around a right-handed banked turn followed by two consecutive corkscrews above the water. Anacondas train slowly travels through the corkscrews and some riders experience a brief moment of hang-time during the second corkscrew. Finally, Anaconda winds around a left handed turn that dives under the lift hill and then hits the brake run ending the ride. Overall, a fun Arrow looping coaster that still is a great ride. I highly recommend Anaconda to anyone who enjoys looping coasters. Anaconda isnt that rough as I only noticed one or two brief instances of head-banging.

3 Rating
+1 Rating Rate Down Rate Up sowinski on 9/22/2006 10:26:00 PM
The first part of this ride is pretty good with a decent sized lift hill and the very cool underwater tunnel. However, the last half of the ride is so boring, I can barely remember it. This adds up to an average coaster.

3 Rating
+1 Rating Rate Down Rate Up coasterf42 on 7/5/2006 5:28:00 PM
Anny is an average ride. Thats about all there is to it. It has a fun old chain lift towards the edge of the park and you can either look to the right and see beautiful Kings Dominion layed out before you, or look to the left and see some farms or whatever else is over there in rural Virginia.

Anny is deffinitely unique: a great setting and queue line. I find that the underwater tunnel doesnt really do much for me. The inversions arent too good(I find the sidewinder is a bit more fun than the loop), and neither are the turns after the MCBR. The MCBR is way too strong and is my biggest complaint of the ride. The best part though is the slow double corkscrew at the end. You get shifted around in your seat and it creates the illusion that your going to fall into lake Charles.

edit-Anaconda IS very reridable, but there is a very rough part in it. The "headchopper" area after the first turn after the MCBR is pretty bad. I still rode it 4 times in a row at night on Saturday, but I was a bit dissapointed in the headchopper: it looks like a great element. And I actually DID get a little splash once believe it or not.

3 Rating
+2 Rating Rate Down Rate Up MovieCoast on 6/17/2006 11:06:00 AM
A beautiful location and a great first half are the only saving graces on this ride. Anaconda starts off very promising. The first drop is amazing, especailly since it drops into a great underwater tunnel. The first two inversions after this are also a lot of fun and are very high up. After this, however, a midcourse break kills the remainder of the ride. The ride stops almost completely here and then drags on through the rest of the course. The corkscrews benefit from this, but the turns before do not. Had the finale been faster, the ride would have been awesome, but sadly its not that thrilling.

3 Rating
0 Rating Rate Down Rate Up Fedor on 5/5/2006 9:08:00 PM - User's Top Ride #19
Nice setting for a good looper. lots of inversions and turns. The first drop is not very exciting. The ride operation is always fast.

4 Rating
0 Rating Rate Down Rate Up Mr.C on 11/18/2005 4:41:00 PM
This is a great looper. I love the underwater tunnel and how they make it look like the train is literally going underwater. the loops are fun too but i have to take a point off because towars the end where all of the twisty parts are, it gets pretty darn rough.

5 Rating
0 Rating Rate Down Rate Up DIMMU SAK on 11/11/2005 4:07:00 PM
The ride itself I give a 9. The theme and atmosphere is great with the entire ride taking place over a lake and the nice underwater tunnel splash affect which always gets people excited who havent rode it. Full of many turns and 2 final loops that will surely bring you out of your seat. But I give it a 10 overall since the line always moves very quick and takes practically 10-15 minutes to get from the entrance to the queue line. Makes me get on again and again.

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