Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It might not be called the Intimidator anymore, but Carowinds is hoping “Thunder Striker” will still intimidate visitors. The ...

DOSWELL, VA – JULY 14: Patrons ride the “Intimidator 305” roller coaster at Kings Dominion Amusement Park in Doswell, VA on July 14, 2011. It’s 305 feet at the highest... Amusement parks around the ...

One of Carowinds’ most popular roller coasters is no longer named for a NASCAR legend, but it is keeping an auto racing theme. Still, some fans aren’t happy. The Intimidator roller coaster, named for ...

RICHMOND, Va. — An old Kings Dominion roller coaster is getting a new name — Pantherian. Pantherian, originally named Intimidator 305 after NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt, became the tallest roller ...

Manufactured by Intamin AG, Intimidator 305 certainly lives up to its name as there have been numerous reports of people blacking out after their rides. It has a height of 305 feet with a 300 feet ...

Taylor Earnhardt has never been frightened on a roller coaster. "I'm still looking for the one that scares me," said the 20-year-old daughter of the late race-car driver Dale Earnhardt Sr., the ...

Kings Dominion plans to build the tallest and fastest roller coaster of its type on the East Coast next spring, the park announced this morning. The $25 million price tag for the Intimidator 305 ...