text: dominator ( roller coaster ) dominator is a steel floorless roller coaster built by bolliger & mabillard at kings dominion in doswell , virginia . it originally opened at six flags ohio on may 5 , 2000 under the name batman : knight flight . cedar fair entertainment company purchased the park in 2004 and renamed it dominator . in 2007 , the park closed and dominator was relocated to kings dominion where it opened on may 24 , 2008 in the international street section of the park . dominator is notable for having the 4th - tallest vertical loop in the world at 135 ft ( 41 m ) . only three are larger : superman : krypton coaster at six flags fiesta texas has a 145 ft ( 44 m ) loop , viper at six flags magic mountain has a 144 ft ( 44 m ) loop and full throttle , also at magic mountain , has a 160 ft ( 49 m ) loop . it is also the world 's longest floorless coaster at 4 , 210 feet ( 1 , 280 m ) . history geauga lake era ( 2000 – 2007 ) six flags era ( 2000 – 2003 ) dominator , then known as batman : knight flight , was announced at an event on december 9 , 1999 as the only floorless roller coaster in the midwest . it opened on may 5 , 2000 at what was then known as six flags ohio . the ride was a part of the conversion and major expansion that occurred between the 1999 and 2000 season , transforming the park from geauga lake to six flags ohio . dominator was built in the gotham city section of the park , a common themed area in many six flags parks . cedar fair era ( 2004 – 2007 ) in march 2004 , six flags sold geauga lake ( then known as six flags worlds of adventure ) to cedar fair for $ 145 million . all references to looney tunes and dc comics characters had to be removed prior to opening day the same year , since cedar fair did not have licensing rights . as a result , cedar fair renamed batman : knight flight to dominator . the process included the melting of the batman symbol off every seat , the removal of the bruce wayne foundation text on the station , and the renaming of the gotham city section to " power city . " in august 2007 , rumors of dominator being relocated to kings dominion surfaced . on september 21 , 2007 , cedar fair announced that geauga lake would no longer operate as a traditional amusement park , and instead become solely a waterpark , wildwater kingdom . as a result , september 16 , 2007 was the last day the ride would operate at geauga lake . with that announcement , the rides from the amusement park side began to be relocated to other cedar fair properties . the new location of dominator , however , was not released . kings dominion era ( 2008 – present ) on october 23 , 2007 , it was announced that the dominator would be moved to kings dominion in doswell , virginia . dominator sits on the former site of the bus parking lot , behind berserker , an intamin looping starship . when it was relocated to kings dominion , it received a new paint job . the supports remained dark blue , but the track was painted orange instead of yellow . the record - breaking loop , however , is still painted yellow . it opened to the public on may 24 , 2008 . experience while at geauga lake , the ride was notable for interacting with the lake numerous times throughout the course . when it was relocated to kings dominion , it was built behind the berserker flat ride , in the international street section of the park . layout after leaving the station , the train makes a small dip before making a 180 degree right turn to climb the 161 - foot ( 49 m ) lift hill . once the train apexes the top of the lift , riders drop 148 feet ( 45 m ) to the right at a 57 degree angle , reaching a top speed of 67 miles per hour ( 108 km / h ) . the train then enters the record breaking , 135 - foot ( 41 m ) tall vertical loop . following the loop , riders go past the queue and rise up into a turnaround around the ride 's station . after the turn , riders enter a cobra roll , which contains two of the ride 's five inversions . riders then pass by the station again and enter the mid - course brake run . after the brakes , there is a small drop followed by the interlocking corkscrews , the last two inversions of the ride . following the corkscrews , the train completes a 135 - degree curve to the left that dives into a 270 - degree curve along the ground , entering the final brake run . one cycle of the ride lasts about 2 minutes and 6 seconds . trains dominator operates with three open - air steel and fiberglass trains . each train has eight cars that have four seats in a single row for a total of 32 riders per train . riders are secured by an over the shoulder restraint with a lap belt . track the steel track is approximately 4 , 210 feet ( 1 , 280 m ) in length , making it the longest floorless coaster in the world . the height of the lift is approximately 161 feet ( 49 m ) . dominator features the fourth - tallest vertical loop at 135 feet ( 41 m ) . when the coaster first opened at geauga lake , it was painted with blue supports , yellow track and unpainted rails . when dominator was relocated to kings dominion , the supports remained blue and the rails remained unpainted . the track was painted orange but the loop remained yellow . theme during six flags ' ownership , dominator was the star attraction of the gotham city themed area and featured various batman theming . the seats of the ride 's trains had the batman symbol engraved into the headrests and the station originally had text reading , " bruce wayne foundation . " when cedar fair bought the park in 2004 , they did not own the rights to dc comics characters . all batman theming had to be removed before opening day , which included melting the batman symbol off every seat , removing the bruce wayne foundation text on the station , and renaming the gotham city section into " power city . " there has been no theme for the ride while it has been owned by cedar fair . incidents on july 20 , 2012 , a 48 - year - old woman from pitt county , north carolina , was found unresponsive on dominator after its train returned to the ride 's unloading station . an incident report described that she had a " seizure - like episode " after riding the roller coaster . the woman was taken to a hospital , where she died . autopsy results revealed that she had a brain aneurysm . a hanover county , virginia , inspector found no operational problems with dominator . the ride reopened on july 23 , 2012 , after it passed two safety inspections .