The History of Hurler

Removed in 2015. Operated 1994 to 2015. Rebuilt as Twisted Timbers in 2018.

Hurler was a wooden coaster with a movie theme and a sense of humor. It ran from 1994 to 2015, and unlike most lost coasters, it did not really disappear. Its wooden structure became the steel hybrid Twisted Timbers.

Wayne's World on wood

Hurler opened in 1994 as part of a Wayne's World themed area, and the park billed it as the first movie-themed wooden coaster in the United States. Its name was a nod to the characters' fondness for the word "hurl." At its preview, Wayne and Garth impersonators and actress Tia Carrere took the first rides. It had an identical twin at sister park Carowinds.

A second life

The Kings Dominion Hurler grew rough over the years and closed after the 2015 season. But in 2018 the park brought it back, converting its wooden structure into a steel hybrid coaster called Twisted Timbers, built by Rocky Mountain Construction. So while Hurler is gone, its bones still run.

Sister coasters

Hurler was a clone of the Hurler at Carowinds, which still operates as a wooden coaster. The two former twins have diverged: one preserved in wood, the other, at Kings Dominion, reborn in steel as Twisted Timbers.

One thing to know

At its 1994 preview, actress Tia Carrere and Wayne and Garth impersonators took the first rides, tying into the coaster's Wayne's World theme.

Hurler is one chapter in the fifty-year history of Kings Dominion.

Hurler at a glance