The theme park fully opened two years earlier with 15 attractions; its Lion Country Safari area had opened in 1974. Kings Dominion, along with Kings Island, Carowinds, Great America and Canada's Wonderland, were sold midway through the season to Paramount Communications, Inc. An exciting new attraction opened this year with Days of Thunder, a racing simulator ride. It is currently owned by Cedar Fair, and was part of the former Paramount Parks chain that Cedar Fair acquired from CBS Corporation on June 30, 2006. This could be a link to the alien activity. Kings Dominion did not open for its normal operating schedule in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Original themed areas were International Street, The Happy Land of Hanna-Barbera, Old Virginia, ConeyIsland and Lion Country Safari. [8] Daily admission price in 1975 was $7.50, and a dollar for parking. Grab a buddy and scream out loud on one of our 13 world-class roller coasters, including Intimidator 305 one of the tallest and fastest coasters on the East Coast. Formerly. Thunder Raceway Go-Karts also debuts this year. It was located in the mountain that is now home to Volcano, the Blast Coaster. He added, "At Kings Dominion, the suggestion of living miners left to die is meant to inject some enjoyable dramatic tension". In May 1979, the Lost World mountain opened at the Kings Dominion theme park in Doswell. The following season, in 1997, saw the debut of KidZville, which was a re-theming of the Hanna-Barbera section. [53] A steam train ride called Old Dominion Line operated nearby in the same park section. Kings Dominion is an amusement park located in Doswell, Virginia in Hanover County, 23 miles (37 km) north of Richmond and 83 miles (134 km) south of Washington, DC on Interstate 95. . New Ride Complex Opening At King's Dominion, https://coasterpedia.net/w/index.php?title=Time_Shaft&oldid=189946. They also returned the Rebel Yell roller coaster to its original red and blue colors. This exciting ride allowed guests to determine their own flight pattern, including the option to spin a dizzying 360-degrees. Originally opened in 1997 as Taxi Jam in Kings Dominion's "Kidsville," The Great Pumpkin Coaster is the perfect introductory coaster for "Thrill Seekers in Training.". Jungle X-Pedition is themed to an archeological base camp in a mysterious jungle. [34] Another expansion in 2017 updated the former Nickelodeon Central area of Planet Snoopy with three new attractions and a covered pavilion area. 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. The expansion included the addition of five new children's rides, more characters, as well as new games and shows. Is there anything still in there? On 7/10/15, the park confirmed that they would be removing the coaster Shockwave in August, with the last rides on August 9. . King Kobra was removed at the end of the season. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. You can cancel at any time. On June 30, Cedar Fair Entertainment Company purchases Paramount Parks from CBS Corporation for $1.25 billion. 2002: Ricochet and Triple Spin; Meteor Attack (feature in Action Theater); 2003: Drop Tower and SpongeBob SquarePants 3-D (feature in Action Theater), 2005: Tomb Raider Firefall (later known as The Crypt), 2007: Tidal Wave Bay, Tornado and Zoom Flume added to WaterWorks; FearFest becomes Halloween Haunt, 2009: El Dorado and Americana (both relocated from Geauga Lake); Grizzly retracked, 2011: Snoopy's Starlight Spectular; Shockwave repainted a new color; Grizzly retracked; El Dorado closes. Includes unlimited visits in 2023, free parking & more! An all-new Halloween event is introduced in the fall, Halloween Haunt. Media related to Kings Dominion at Wikimedia Commons. A fun new area opened this year with the addition of Wayne's World. A performance stage beneath the Eiffel Tower. "The Haunted River" opened in 1980 within the mountain replacing "Journey to Atlantis." In August 2019, Kings Dominion announced that Soak City would be expanded in 2020 to include a new sub-area called Coconut Shores, featuring a multi-level water play structure and a children's wave pool. The section originally opened as Nickelodeon Splat City in 1995, and was later renamed Nickelodeon Central in 2000. [11] They thought that if students were not able to attend school in August, then more families would spend money at Kings Dominion, and more teenagers would be able to provide a low-cost workforce to the amusement park. [62] Following the controversy, Kings Dominion dropped Miner's Revenge from its Halloween maze lineup the following season. These icons included the return of the classic singing mushrooms, the repainting of Anaconda, an improved queue line for Volcano: The Blast Coaster, the return of classic blue ice cream, among other additions. Drawing a crowd - a 17-story man-made mountain, housing three rides, opened yesterday at Kings Dominion theme park on Interstate 95. The northern Hanover County theme parks iconic sign along Interstate 95 is getting a face-lift with an updated logo, LED lighting and a bigger full-color screen. 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. The construction of Kings Dominion began October 1, 1972. American Financial Group later purchased KECO in 1987 but allowed KECO to continue to manage operations at the amusement parks. 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. The scheduling change adds additional weekends to the calendar in January, February, and early March, with regular park operations continuing throughout the rest of the year. After the 2000 season, Flight of Fear's trains received lap bars instead of shoulder restraints.[20]. Experience fun all season long with our world-class events. Land of the Doozwas replaced by Smurf Mountain. I'm Not Amused", "Cedar Fair, L.P. To Acquire Paramount Parks", "Cedar Fair, L.P. Completes Acquisition of the Paramount Parks", "Kings Dominion: Virginia's Premier Themed Amusement Park", Kings Dominion | Virginia's Premier Themed Amusement Park (Richmond), "Kings Dominion Announces Two New Rides for 2009", "Welcome to Virginia's Premier Themed Amusement Park | Kings Dominion", "Kings Dominion to roll out two attractions for coming year", "Kings Dominion announces expansion of Planet Snoopy", "Kings Dominion rebrands expanded water park as Soak City", "Kings Dominion eliminating Shockwave roller coaster", "Kings Dominion Is Renovating and Expanding Soak City for 2020", "Kings Dominion Reopening in 2020 with New Limited-Capacity Event, Kings Dominion's Taste of the Season! [4] Located just steps away from Kings Dominion, Camp Wilderness - a KOA Campground - features camp sites, RV sites and a number of well-appointed deluxe cabins that are far from roughing it. The Time Shaft spun approximately 40 to 50 revolutions per minute and once the revolutions reached 100 per minute the floor dropped down about six inches - just enough to scare your pants off! . New attractions included the Taxi Jam roller coaster. Stay at Kings Dominion Camp Wilderness, the official KOA campground of Kings Dominion and save on park admission. In 2012, two attractions debut with WindSeeker, a 301-foot-tall tower swing ride, and Dinosaurs Alive!, an animatronic dinosaur park that features nearly 40 life-sized, roaring, moving dinosaurs. The parkbuilt one of the top steel roller coasters in the world in 2010, Intimidator 305. In 1996, Kings Dominion unveiled the first LIM-launched roller coaster, The Outer Limits:Flight of Fear. In 2015, the water park was expanded and re-branded as Soak City.[35]. Much more so when all of the effects were working - which wasn't often. In 1983, Taft Broadcasting sold its theme park division to Kings Entertainment Company (KECO). More Days, More Fun - now open year-round. The Rotor is an amusement ride designed and patented by German engineer Ernst Hoffmeister in 1948. The partnership, their first in nearly 15 years, is part of the two parks 40th anniversary celebrations. And the Haunted Mansion; similar Scooby Doo-themed dark rides had opened at three other Paramount Parks during the three previous seasons. This giga coaster by Intamin is themed to the late NASCARdriver Dale Ernhardt and represents the largest capital investment to date in the park's history. Time Shaft, a rotor flat ride pinning guests with centrifugal . [26] The park continued to operate as Paramount's Kings Dominion until the beginning of the 2007 season when Paramount was dropped from the title. Owned and operated by Cedar Fair, the 280-acre (1.1 km 2) 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 Themulti-sensory rideappeals to park visitors and coaster enthusiasts alike with its thrills and specialeffects. On the business side, KECO reorganized so that the company owned and managed Kings Dominion, Carowinds, as well as the entertainment and design division, Kings Productions. 1975 - Park opened on May 3rd with five themed areas: Happy Land of Hanna Barbera, Safari Village, Coney Island, Old Virginia and International Street. Formerly, A flat ride where miniature airplanes fly in a circle. The park was also one of the amusement parks used as a set for the movieRollercoaster, filmed in 1977. The rides trains are themed to Olympic bobsleds from five countries:United States, Germany, France, Italy and Switzerland. [46] Other features that made a return to the area include a fully restored floral clock near the Carousel, oversized candy apples, and the popular blue ice cream that existed in the park for decades.[47]. Kings Dominion was also active in political lobbying. The area's fictional backstory centers around an explorer who discovered the uncharted land in 1935, naming the location "Site X. A rail-guided car ride across a pond. Today, the park offers more than 60 rides, shows and attractions as well as a water park. It was re-themed to the Peanuts for the 2010 season. [58], In 2013, Halloween Haunt featured a walk-through maze called Miner's Revenge. With more than 60 rides, shows, attractions, a kids area, and a waterpark, Kings Dominion has AMAZING fun for everyone. Starring everyone's favorite PEANUTScharacters and their summertime adventures,this colorfulpageant of lights invites guests to explore a breathtaking display the entire family enjoys. [28] The park announced plans to keep it running until a buyer was found. In the 2006 season, Kings Dominion opened the Italian Job Turbo Coaster, its fourth launched roller coaster. With more than 60 rides, shows, attractions, a kids area, and a waterpark, Kings Dominion has AMAZING fun for everyone. The expansion included a new 65-foot tall slide complex featuring three different attractions called Paradise Plunge, Aqua Blast, and Thunder Falls; a new children's area called Splash Island; expanded cabana areas, updated bathhouses, and other improvements to the area. It was standing room only this year, as Shockwave was introduced as the first stand-up roller coaster on the East Coast. Its name is derived from the name of its sister park, Kings Island, and the nickname for the state of Virginia, "Old Dominion.". 2. Aveline90 (1) Show contributions . The park sent visitors spinning around Candy Apple Grove in the new Apple Turnover ride. The amusement ride wiki. The Safari monorail station was nearby. Five years after The Outer Limits opened, Paramount Parks' licensing agreement to use theming from the television show after which the ride was named expired; the Outer Limits theming in the ride and its queue was removed, and the ride was renamed Flight of Fear. Features five, four-seated passenger trucks. [citation needed] Kings Dominion expanded WaterWorks for the 2007 season, adding a second wave pool called Tidal Wave Bay, a four-person family raft slide called Zoom Flume, and a ProSlide Tornado.[27]. Diamond Falls, the Shoot the Chute ride closed that season. In June 1975, the band Ice Water performed in the Flintstone Follies Theater at Kings Dominion in Doswell. The six-acre waterpark featured 15 water attractions, including a variety of slides. In 2004, Kings Dominion added Scooby-Doo! Centrifugal force, created as the ride spun, held passengers against the wall as the floor dropped out. The Grizzly roller coaster was retracked this year, providing riders with a smoother, more enjoyable ride experience. Shockwave had one loop, similar to the older King Kobra but added a helix. Thrills come in all sizes! Have a splashtastic blast with water slides, splash pads, a wave pool, a lazy river, cabanas, and more! On May 3rd, 2015 Kings Dominion celebrated it OFFICIAL 40th Birthday with a huge party at the park that included a plaque dedication for the front gate, live entertainment in all areas of the park, special birthday prizes for guests and much more. The following year, in 2005, Tomb Raider:The Ride (now The Crypt) was added. Candy Apple Grove's newest ride, steel coaster Twisted Timbers, opened in 2018 replacing Hurler and reusing some of the previous support structure. The area is themed to a showcase of various European cultures, with buildings representing France, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, and Italy. Following a limited preview of the park's Lion Country Safari, a drive-through animal zoo with 230 species of animals, and the Scooby-Doo rollercoaster in 1974,[6] Kings Dominion officially opened on May 3, 1975,[1][7] offering fifteen attractions including the Rebel Yell (later renamed Racer 75), the Lion Country Safari Monorail, Galaxie, and a junior wooden roller coaster known as Scooby-Doo. Today, the park offers more than 60 rides, shows and attractions as well as a water park. Our 20-acre water park, Soak City, is included with your park admission and features more than 2 dozen slides, a massive wave pool, cabanas, and more. Centrifugal force, created as the ride spun, held passengers against the wall as the . The area is Kings Dominion's largest section in the park, and in its early years, it featured an orchard theme that included three apple-themed rides: Apple Turnover,[45] Bad Apple, and Adam's Apple. The park is also the site for the American Coaster Enthusiasts' summer conference. In 2004, Kings Dominion added Scooby-Doo! 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. {{start_at_rate}} {{format_dollars}} {{start_price}} {{format_cents}} {{term}}, {{promotional_format_dollars}}{{promotional_price}}{{promotional_format_cents}} {{term}}, Independent Contractor (Newspaper Carrier), Busch Gardens and Kings Dominion offering joint park pass, Seeking amusement? Two other exciting attractions also debut this year with Planet Snoopy replacing Nickelodeon Central and Boo Blasters on Boo Hill replacing Scooby-Doo &The Haunted Mansion. The Kings Quarters Hotel also opened. [citation needed], As part of Kings Dominion's 40th-anniversary celebration in 2014, The Grove was restored to its original orchard theme, and the name was changed back to Candy Apple Grove. This 10-inch ostrich will grow to 8 feet and weight more than 300 pounds when it reaches maturity in three to four years. At the end of your wait for the Volcano, look up towards the mountain and you'll see a rusted broken track infused in the side of the mountain. In 1993, a motion simulator ride featuring the Days of Thunder film, debuted. In the water next to the gift shop, you can see the old track the Hauted River followed as well as one of the old cars filled with old baskets (presumably for decoration). This was later converted into Nick Central. [37] In 2017, Planet Snoopy was expanded with the addition of three new children's rides in the former Nickelodeon Central side of the area. This season saw the park unveil the Grizzly, a wooden roller coaster in a forest settingwith an 87-foot drop and high-speed twists and turns. While the park had always had a Halloween event, the new HAUNT event has been received very well. Located just steps away from Kings Dominion, Camp Wilderness - a KOA Campground - features camp sites, RV sites and a number of well-appointed deluxe cabins that are far from roughing it. "[49] Initially, the area was part of one of the park's original attractions, Lion Country Safari, which contained a monorail train through a nature preserve until its closure in the 1990s. Hypersonic XLC broke down frequently and was closed for the first three months of its second season; no other Paramount Parks installed a similar ride. Operating dates and times subject to change without notice. It opened in 1992 as Hurricane Reef and is included with admission to Kings Dominion. In 2017, Kings Dominion's Halloween Haunt was voted the second-best theme park Halloween event by USA Today. [4][5] The new park was designed with similar themes, rides, and activities as sister park Kings Island. And the Haunted Mansion; similar Scooby-Doo-themed dark rides had opened at three other Paramount Parks during the three previous seasons. Intimidator 305, a Intamin Giga Coaster, is unveiled as the biggest and fastest roller coaster on the East Coast. 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. The mountain's previous rides had all been removed several years previously, and Volcano gave the mountain a major transformation. Viacom purchases Paramount Communications. [43][44], Candy Apple Grove was known as Coney Island when the park first opened in 1975. New attractions include Nickelodeon Central in the main park and Pipeline Peak in WaterWorks. The area is home to many of the park's thrill rides and roller coasters. In 2015 Kings Dominion announced its Waterpark expansion project with WaterWorks being rebranded as Soak City. Acampground was added in 1978 and a popular attraction known as Lost World debuted in 1979. Asite was selected in Doswell, VA in the heart ofthe Mid-Atlanticto build the 400-acre park. Kings Dominion is bustling with activity this month. On October 15, 2016, Kings Dominion announced that the Hurler wooden coaster would be permanently closed.[37]. The first interactive family dark ride in the Mid-Atlantic region is unveiled in Scooby-Doo &The Haunted Mansion. Bengal tigers arrived at the animal preserve. The amusement ride wiki. In December 2006, Kings Dominion put Hypersonic XLC up for sale. A whole new theme area was added this year with Hurricane Reef. Hurricane Heights, a 65 ft. mega complex featuring 3 new slides and Splash Island, a family splash zone. With a maximum height of 8 off the ground and just about 200 of track, younger "thrill seekers in training . The early part of this decade saw Kings Dominion open major new rides and attractions starting with the HyperSonic roller coaster in 2001. The 2004 season saw the addition of a family dark ride experience, Scooby-Doo &The Haunted Mansion. [55] It has since been removed. Kings Dominion Attractions: International Street - Begin your journey of fun in this tiny European village. The coaster was later be renamed the Backlot Stunt Coaster in 2008. In 1998, the mountain was repurposed to accommodate Volcano, the Blast Coaster, which still operates today. Unlike the previously built launched coasters at Kings Dominion, each of which was faster than its predecessor, the Italian Job Turbo Coaster is designed more like a family ride and features multiple launches at 40 miles per hour (64km/h). Rider Safety Information Max Height 54" Maximum 2 guests per seat All restraint systems must be positioned and fastened properly 5.9K views, 187 likes, 12 loves, 11 comments, 40 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from KD Golden Years: 38 years ago, Kings Dominion's "Time Shaft" of The Lost World made its debut. From left are driver Ken Lion, Lora Becraft and Larry and Mary Tropea. Top 5 Reasons to Buy a Kings Dominion 2023 Silver Pass. The Rebel Yell and Ricochet coasters were renamed Racer 75 and Apple Zapple, respectively. Kings Dominion added to its lineup of world-class thrills by introducing its 14th roller coaster this year, Dominator. Also debuting this year is SpongBob SquarePants 3-D. KECOalso managed Kings Island, Canada's Wonderland and Great America in Santa Clara, California. From 1979 until 2019, the area was anchored by a large artificial mountain, originally home to the Lost World ride complex and later to Volcano: The Blast Coaster; the structure was demolished with the coaster in spring 2019. International Street is the park's main entry area, featuring a 320-foot-long (98m) fountain pool[52] in the center of the walkway leading up to the 1/3 scale replica of the Eiffel Tower at the end of the street. [32] Also for the 2010 season, the Kidzville and Nickelodeon Universe areas of the park began being re-themed to Planet Snoopy, as were the children's areas at Canada's Wonderland and Kings Island. [59] The attraction drew criticism in the press due to the region's experience with mining disasters. Families raced down 12 hills on the Rebel Yell racing roller coaster, took a spin on the Carousel, viewed the musical revue "Give My Regards to Broadway" in the Mason Dixon Music Hall and observed the park atop a 315-foot-tall Eiffel Tower. KD's Scrambler motor is located behind the operator's panel, and drives the ride via a long drive shaft in a plate-covered trough to the ride center. Kings Dominion opened May 3, 1975, offering fun and thrilling attractions that included the Rebel Yell roller coaster, Lion Country Safari Monorail, Log Flume, Steam Train and other family attractions. Replaced Boo Boo's Tree Swing (1975-2009) and Swing A Round (2010-2012), A 200-foot-long (61m) children's coaster. Kings Dominion 'The Lost World' manmade mountain hold three fantasy-adventure rides. The parks top show featured 16 college and high school students; it was presented in the $1.6 million Mason Dixon Music Hall. A circular flat ride on which riders lay face down and swing in a circle. The egg was incubated for 40 days. 2023: Year Round operations start; Grizzly retracked. 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. It was the first looping coaster to feature an underwater tunnel and the first coaster at Kings Dominion to feature more than one inversion. Formerly known as Triple Spin from (2002-2013). Arlington, VA. Apr 13, 2017. Riders were assured they would get wet on this ride. For over 40 years, Kings Dominion has been thrilling guests of all ages. Located near Rebel Yell, Americana became Kings Dominion's first Ferris wheel.[31]. The $7 million, 17-story attraction contained three components: the Journey to Atlantis flume ride (soon renamed the Haunted River), the Land of the Dooz childrens mine train and the Time Shaft rotor. The King Kobra featured a 50-ton counterweight drop launch and was the park's first launched roller coaster. The animatronic Singing Mushrooms, popular decades ago, was redeveloped with newer technology and placed back on display. Since its opening in the mid 70's, the park continues to change and evolve. A 40- to 60-pound hippopotamus was born at Lion Country Safari in Hanover County Thursday evening. A thrilling new ride was introduced in 1991, Anaconda, which was the first roller coaster in the world the feature an underwater tunnel. We also introduced 2 new attractions. 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. The ride features a cable lift hill, an 85 first drop and a maximum speed of 90mph (140km/h). New for this season was the Haunted River, which replaced Journey To Atlantisin the Lost World. 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Halloween Haunt and The Great Pumpkin fest will make you shriek and giggle in the fall, and our holiday event, WinterFest, immerses you in the seasons spirit. HUSS Troika. Time Shaft, Journey to the Land of Dooz) 1980 - Haunted River . It debuted in 2001 as FearFest,[56] but following Cedar Fair's acquisition of the park, the event was renamed Halloween Haunt in 2007. This page was last modified on 4 February 2022, at 15:43. With gift shops and dining locations featuring European architecture and stunning views of the royal fountains, this is surely a great way to start your day at Kings Dominion. 19751983: Adam's Apple/Vertigo (Himalaya ride), 19751995: Old Dominion Line (steam train), 19751995: Sky Ride (two entrances, one next to the Racer 75 and one in (Planet Snoopy)Hanna-Barbera Land; one entrance still stands), 19752011: Yogi's Cave (renamed and rethemed later, did not open in 2012 and was demolished after the season was over, replaced by Snoopy's Junction), 19761993: Apple Turnover (Enterprise ride next to Lake Charles), 19791980: Lost World Mountain: Journey to Atlantis (replaced by Haunted River), 19791995: Lost World Mountain: The Time Shaft, 19791983: Lost World Mountain: Journey to the Land of Dooz, 19801995: Lost World Mountain: The Haunted River, 19852002: Diamond Falls (shoot the chute) (located where Backlot Stunt Coaster sits), 19861996: Fred's Jungle Gym (children's play area), 19871996: Racing Rivers (waterslide complex), 19891998: Sky Pilot (Located near Racer 75 in Candy Apple Grove), 19922004: Kiddie Cove (children's area of WaterWorks(Soak City)), 19922007: Spiral Chute (two, body waterslides next to the Anaconda roller coaster), 19922014: Shoot-The-Curl (water slide, demolished to make room for a food stand), 19952012: Snoopy's Splash Dance (formerly Nickelodeon Green Slime Zone), 19972012: KidZville (This section became part of Planet Snoopy in 2013. 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