Can't disagree with you to be honest COS. Kings Dominion is an amusement park located in Doswell, Virginia, 20 miles (30 km) north of Richmond and 75 miles (120 km) south of Washington, D.C. The 1994 season saw the addition of a new area of the park themed to the 1992 Paramount motion picture Wayne's World, which featured its third full-size wooden roller coaster, Hurler, a shop called the Rock Shop, and a Stan Mikita's restaurant similar to the one featured in the film. The Congo and Grove sections of the park were returned to the original themes, Safari Village and Candy Apple Grove, respectively. Kings Dominion is a theme park in Doswell, Virginia 20 miles (30 km) north of Richmond and 75 miles (120 km) south of Washington, D.C., off Interstate 95.. Includes unlimited visits in 2023, free parking & more! In 2013, Kings Dominion unveiled the bigger, better Planet Snoopy, the world's largest PEANUTS-themed children's area, featuring 8 new rides (18 total), a fresh market and more. Kings Dominion is bustling with activity this month. On June 30 of that year, the park was sold to Cedar Fair Entertainment Company. [11], Taft Broadcasting Company sold its theme park division in late 1983 for $167.5 million to Kings Entertainment Company (KECO), a new company formed by senior executives and general managers of Taft's Amusement Park Group. Anew light show, Snoopy's Starlight Spectacular, was added in 2011. You must log in or register to reply here. Candy Apple Grove's newest ride, steel coaster Twisted Timbers, opened in 2018 replacing Hurler and reusing some of the previous support structure. Kings Dominion-The Time Shaft - YouTube 0:00 / 0:15 Kings Dominion-The Time Shaft 7,921 views Jun 29, 2014 18 Dislike Share Save KDGoldenYears 838 subscribers Phil Collins "In Too. The 2003 season saw Kings Dominion become the final of several of the Paramount Parks to open a Drop Zone: Stunt Tower, now Drop Tower: Scream Zone. Take a wild, tumbling ride on Tumbili, Virginias first 4D spin coaster. Kings Dominion added to its lineup of world-class thrills by introducing its 14th roller coaster this year, Dominator. The theme park fully opened two years earlier with 15 attractions; its Lion Country Safari area had opened in 1974. [22] The entire ride's duration was about 25 seconds. In late 1998, an explosive force ripped through a theme park known as Kings Dominion, and things have never exactly been the same. The mountain's previous rides had all been removed several years previously, and Volcano gave the mountain a major transformation. Halloween Haunt is an annual Halloween event at Kings Dominion on weekends during the months of September and October. I'm referring to the structure that faces riders as they leave Volcano's station and that runs parallel to the launch track. After the 2000 season, Flight of Fear's trains received lap bars instead of shoulder restraints.[20]. The idea for a family amusement parknorth of Richmond, VA and south of Washington, D.C., began as a dream in 1971. Volcano was themed to the 1997 film Volcano; the other Paramount Parks added inverted or suspended roller coasters themed to Top Gun around the same time. Auschwitz: The Theme Park?". This was later converted into Nick Central. Along with International Street, Old Virginia is the only original section of Kings Dominion that has kept its same name throughout the park's history. Also new was The Showplace, a 7,500-seat, outdoor concert venue. The first interactive family dark ride in the Mid-Atlantic region is unveiled in Scooby-Doo &The Haunted Mansion. 1997 featured the debut of KidZville, a re-theming of the Hanna-Barbera section. I know this has been asked, but do they still have any room for such a ride in the mountain structure? This three-pound ostrich was born this week at King's Dominion near Ashland, but the only mother it knows for now is Ms. Loris Tauer, an animal management specialist at the amusement park. Thrills come in all sizes! In 1983, Taft Broadcasting sold its theme park division to Kings Entertainment Company (KECO). Thunder Raceway Go-Karts also debuts this year. Kings Dominion debuts the tallest drop tower ride in North America in Drop Zone Stunt Tower. 2023: Year Round operations start; Grizzly retracked. The area's name changed from Lion Country Safari to Safari Village in the mid-1980s and was changed again by Paramount to Congo in the 1990s. In May 1979, the Lost World mountain opened at the Kings Dominion theme park in Doswell. The 2004 season saw the addition of a family dark ride experience, Scooby-Doo &The Haunted Mansion. New attractions and areas of the park themed to Paramount's television shows and films appeared at Paramount's Kings Dominion almost every season that they were under Paramount's ownership. Zimmy, SWStevo and Unagi. Also new is "Dominion at Dusk" featuring Snoopy's Starlight Spectacular, a new live show and fireworks on all 10pm closes. The coaster was later be renamed the Backlot Stunt Coaster in 2008. Avalanche renamed Reptilian and Scrambler renamed Arachnidia. It's that time of year where come together as ONE Team and become KD Proud. The partnership, their first in nearly 15 years, is part of the two parks 40th anniversary celebrations. Since then, the Wayne's World section has been merged into the Candy Apple Grove; the Stan Mikita's was converted to the Juke Box Diner, and the Hurler was converted into Twisted Timbers, the park's newest roller coaster, in 2018. 'The Lost World' manmade mountain hold three fantasy-adventure rides. Hypersonic XLC, a Thrust Air 2000 air-launched coaster made by S&S Power, launched riders from 0 to 80 miles per hour (130km/h) in 1.5 seconds, taking them up an 87-degree incline and down an 87-degree drop. Green slime was the rage of the summerfor Kings Dominion's20th anniversary seasonwith the addition of Nickelodeon Splat City. #3. American Financial Group later purchased KECO in 1987 but allowed KECO to continue to manage operations at the amusement parks. Kings Dominion's commitment to providing its guests with world-class thrills, fun and family entertainment continues into this decade. Original themed areas included The Happy Land of Hanna-Barbera, International Street, Lion Country Safari, Old Virginia, and Coney Island. 2022: Tumbili coaster replaces The Crypt. I think this would have placed Time Shaft's entrance somewhere near where Scrambler is now located. Originally, only the walkway and its shops were considered part of the International Street area;[53] during the park's Paramount seasons, the boundaries of International Street expanded to include the Action Theater.[54]. Set in the Blue Ridge Mountains, the area has a vintage, rustic theme marked by its wooded architecture and country-style decor. We'll know more in three or four days, when we'll have a better idea of how well the mother is taking care of it.". [5] In addition, Kings Dominion's 1/3-scale replica of the Eiffel Tower and the International Street Fountain greet visitors near the main entrance to the park. Riders on this unique attraction are sent roaring through a series of inversions in total darkness. A custom looping roller coaster. The egg was incubated for 40 days. To build the water park, Kings Dominion filled in two-thirds of Lake Charles near the Candy Apple Grove region of the park. Also present at the opening was a log flume, steam train, a collection of flat rides and a cable-car sky ride that transported visitors between Old Virginia and The Happy Land of Hanna-Barbera. Formerly known as Triple Spin from (2002-2013). The park sent visitors spinning around Candy Apple Grove in the new Apple Turnover ride. Fast Lane is Kings Dominion's virtual queue system. Kings Dominion introduces the world's first linear induction launch-style roller coaster with Outer Limits:Flight of Fear. More than 1.5 million visitors would follow during Kings Dominion's first season. The park's signature attraction was the EiffelTower, a one-third scale replica of the original Eiffel Tower in Paris,France. Busch Gardens is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. King Kobra was removed at the end of the season. 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They and other entertainment businesses convinced Virginia to make it illegal for schools to start classes before the Labor Day holiday in early September. and a rotor called Time Shaft. Land of the Doozwas replaced by Smurf Mountain. Guests plunge a staggering 27 stories from a height of 305 feet at a speed of 72 miles per hour, providing them with a thrill they'll never forget. One of the first additions the new management group installed was Berserker, a looping starship ride on International Street in 1984. Watch the park go from scary to merry as the park transforms into a winter wonderland full of enchantment and holiday cheer with millions of lights, festive shows, and more during WinterFest. For the full story, one must go back in time almost twenty years from that fateful August day at the end of the millennium - back to the year 1979. . Tomb Raider: Firefall received the name The Crypt. Located near Rebel Yell, Americana became Kings Dominion's first Ferris wheel.[31]. In 2015 Kings Dominion rebranded its Waterpark to Soak City and added a new Mega Slide Complex, Hurricane Heights and family splash zone, Splash Island. New lighting packages were added to the International Street fountains and Rebel Yell. [30] Dominator opened on May 24, 2008, becoming Kings Dominion's first roller coaster with five inversions. 1974: Preview event featuring a film theater, Scooby-Doo (now called Woodstock Express), and Lion Country Safari. The Rotor is a large, upright barrel, rotated to create an inward acting centripetal force supplied by the wall's support's force. There are other versions of the ride in Cedar Fair parks such as Canada's Wonderland, Cedar Point, Kings Island, Knott's Berry Farm, and Carowinds. [1] It was closed down in 1995. Lion Country theater, monorail station & monorail cars coming in from Lion Country. Kids can experience AMAZING fall fun at The Great Pumpkin Fest and as the park descends into darkness, fear rises as hundreds of monsters take over the park at Halloween Haunt. After restrictions were partially lifted by Virginia governor Ralph Northam in November 2020, the park opened for a limited capacity winter event titled "Taste of the Season" that operated for three weeks the following month in December. The Kings Quarters Hotel also opened. Also in 1993, Smurf Mountain was removed, leaving only the Time Shaft and Haunted River remaining in The Lost World Mountain until 1995 when both rides were removed. For over 40 years, Kings Dominion has been thrilling guests of all ages. The new portion of WaterWorks includes Pipeline Peak, a set of four enclosed water slides, one of which (the Night Slider) is the world's tallest dark free-fall slide. 13,771 articles since August 2009. Paramount Action FXTheater becomes the new name for the Days of Thunder motion simulator theater, featuring a new film:James Bond 007:ALicense to Thrill. There seems to be ALOT of mountain left behind the trees. Also added was a new children's play area, Scooby's Play Park. Riders soar 30 stories above the park on WindSeeker, a 301-foot-tall tower swing ride. [4] Here is a timeline of Kings Dominion Attractions 1974 - Lion Country Safari & Scooby Doo Rollercoaster open as a preview. Kings Dominion celebrates its 25th anniversary season. It debuted in 2001 as FearFest,[56] but following Cedar Fair's acquisition of the park, the event was renamed Halloween Haunt in 2007. A slow-moving monorail ride over the area. [43][44], Candy Apple Grove was known as Coney Island when the park first opened in 1975. Owned and operated by Cedar Fair, the 280-acre (1.1km2) park opened to the public on May 3, 1975, and features more than 60 rides, shows and attractions including 13 roller coasters and a 20-acre (81,000m2) water park. On June 30, Cedar Fair Entertainment Company purchases Paramount Parks from CBS Corporation for $1.25 billion. In April 1974, the Lion Country Safari opened as the first part of the Kings Dominion amusement complex near Doswell. The complex cost $7 million to construct and can accommodate 6,800 persons an hour. April 27, 1974 King's Dominion Lion Country Safari. Park: Kings Dominion Category: Flat ride Manufacturer: Chance Rides State: Out of operation Modify basic data Modify short description Contributors. Full-time and seasonal jobs are available across all departments including rides, food service, maintenance, and more. Soak City, formerly known as WaterWorks, is Kings Dominion's water park. A new water ride was added this year, Diamond Falls. I might be mistaken, but wasn't Time Shaft located in the small mountain between the main Volcano mountain and Mt. For an increased cost, visitors get a wristband enabling them to get to the front of the line on 17 of the most popular attractions without queueing. An indoor performance theater. The King Kobra roller coaster was the new attraction this year, featuring a 75-foot drop. In 2015 Kings Dominion announced its Waterpark expansion project with WaterWorks being rebranded as Soak City. Opened in 1990, and re-themed in 2013. The park added its first Ferris Wheel in 2009 with Americana, as well as El Dorado, a family flat ride. [14], One of the first additions under the new management group was Berserker a looping starship ride added to International Street in 1984. This shaft drives a series of pinion gears, providing rotation to not just the center mast but the four individual "sweeps." A small wooden roller coaster. A water slide complex known as Racing Rivers opened in 1987, and Avalanche, which remains the only Mack bobsled roller coaster in the United States, debuted the following year in 1988. The theme park fully opened the previous month with 15 attractions; its Lion Country Safari area had opened in 1974. Have a splashtastic blast with water slides, splash pads, a wave pool, a lazy river, cabanas, and more! The early 2000s saw Kings Dominion opening new rides similar to existing rides at other Paramount Parks. In 2023 we're highlighting White Water Canyon, Dominator, Reptilian, and so much more! Our Congo area was also rebranded Safari Village in honor of Lion Country Safari that debuted in 1974. During the next two seasons, Kings Dominion expanded Hurricane Reef behind the Rebel Yell and renamed it WaterWorks. This scream machine sends rider through five inversions at speeds up to 67 milers per hour on the longest floorless roller coaster in the world at4,210 feet. 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