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Racer 75 is a wooden racing roller coaster at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia.Designed by John C. Allen, the ride opened with the park in 1975 as Rebel Yell. [1] [2] It features a similar track layout to The Racer (1972) at Kings Island and the now-defunct Thunder Road at Carowinds (1976).
The park's major wooden roller coaster, The Skyrocket, was renamed simply "The Rocket" for the film. Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia, also appeared in the film. Some of the rides featured in the film, such as the Shenandoah Lumber Company and Rebel Yell wooden roller coaster (renamed Racer 75), still exist today.
Kings Dominion is an amusement park in Doswell, Virginia, United States, twenty miles (30 km) north of Richmond and 75 miles (120 km) south of Washington, D.C. Owned and operated by Six Flags, the 280-acre (1.1 km 2) park opened to the public on May 3, 1975, [1] and features more than 60 rides, shows and attractions including 13 roller coasters and a 20-acre (8.1 ha) water park.
The Rebel Yell is now called Racer 75, one of 13 coasters. The classic 1982 Grizzly wooden roller coaster is still there, too. In the '90s, Hanna Barbera land became Nickelodeon.
The Rebel Yell – A mini ride that played the famous Billy Idol song with the same name. Miniature Train (CP Huntington) – Closed 1983; Cloud Nine – Round Up – Closed 1980; Flight Thru Space – Dark Ride – Closed 1979 Rep. by Astro Liner. Wild Cat – Roller Coaster – Closed 1967; Skylift – went over adjacent highway and returned ...
Billy Idol talks 'Rebel Yell,' 40 years on: Hiding master tapes with heroin dealer, the shelved cover song, rejecting a Rick Springfield haircut and more Lyndsey Parker November 9, 2023 at 1:14 PM
The coaster train will then plunge down along 2,966 feet of twisting track at a top speed of 58 mph. In all, riders will experience 13 instances of weightless or so-called airtime moments along ...
The rebel yell was a battle cry used by Confederate soldiers during the American Civil War. Rebel yell can also refer to: Rebel Yell (whiskey), a whiskey brand introduced in 1936; Rebel Yell (roller coaster), the former name of Racer 75, a roller coaster premiering in 1975 at Kings Dominion near Richmond, Virginia