Also, before Smurf Mountain, it was called Land of the Dooz. Includes unlimited visits in 2023, free parking & more! Originally named, A small-scale swing ride. [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. It is similar to the Backlot Stunt Coaster rides at Kings Island and Canada's Wonderland, which both opened in 2005. I've been on other centrifugal force rides, but they weren't quite the same. 2018 also marked the debut of WinterFest, a Christmas-themed holiday event, during the winter season. Mike Gabay works as trainer with some of young pachyderms in 'Lion Country' elephant herd. While in line for the Volcano (or while on the assent for the Avalanche) if you look closely you can still see the boarding area and que section for the old smurf ride. Tomb Raider: Firefall received the name The Crypt. The Kings Dominion Campground opened, increasing the number of two-day visits to the park. [38] In January 2020, the park also announced the removal of The Crypt to make room for future development in the Safari Village section of the park. Park visitors enjoyed five magical lands -- International Street, Old Virginia, ConeyIsland, The Happy Land of Hanna-Barbera and Lion Country Safari, which opened as a preview to Kings Dominion in 1974. [43][44], Candy Apple Grove was known as Coney Island when the park first opened in 1975. [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]. Anew waterpark addition opened in 1992, Hurricane Reef. The rotor attraction was one of three inside the just-opened Lost World mountain. You must log in or register to reply here. In 1996, Kings Dominion unveiled the first LIM-launched roller coaster, The Outer Limits:Flight of Fear. The 400-acre (1.6 km 2) park opened on May 3, 1975, and is currently owned by Cedar Fair and offers over 60 rides, shows and attractions including 13 roller coasters and a 20-acre (81,000 m 2) water park. 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 egg was incubated for 40 days. By the end of the decade, in just five short years, Kings Dominion had established itself as a destination place for families seeking fun, thrills and adventure. I'm referring to the structure that faces riders as they leave Volcano's station and that runs parallel to the launch track. The park is also the site for the American Coaster Enthusiasts' summer conference. The theme park opened with 15 attractions; its Lion Country Safari area had opened a year before. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. The idea for a family amusement parknorth of Richmond, VA and south of Washington, D.C., began as a dream in 1971. The Outer Limits has a 56 miles per hour (90km/h) launch, four inversions, and an identical "spaghetti bowl" layout to Flight of Fear at Kings Island. In April 1974, the Lion Country Safari drive-thru animal park at Kings Dominion in Doswell was ready to open, featuring several hundred animals antelope, elephants, lions, rhinos, giraffes and more. [11][12] This law, known as the Kings Dominion Law after the amusement park, stayed in force until 2019. [63], Original Kings Dominion logo used from 1975 to 1992; sometimes used in-park since 2014, Paramount's Kings Dominion Logo used from 1993 to 2003, Paramount's Kings Dominion logo from 2003 to 2006, Logo used briefly in 2007 after the switch from Paramount Parks. [25] The sale was finalized on June 30, 2006 for $1.24 billion. A custom looping roller coaster. 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. Control of Paramount Parks had been transferred from Viacom to CBS Corporation in 2007. With more than 60 rides, shows, attractions, a kids area, and a waterpark, Kings Dominion has AMAZING fun for everyone. 2023: Year Round operations start; Grizzly retracked. Busch Gardens & Kings Dominion aren't far away, It's the last weekend for Kings Dominion's Shockwave roller coaster, Kings Dominion opening part of park with free admission for one day during bike race, Kings Dominion starting work on Delirium thrill ride, A look back at Kings Dominion's opening day in 1975. The Time Shaft. (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). [4] In 2017 we're making room for more fun, more laughs and more thrills will our Planet Snoopy expansion that includes 3 new thrill rides- Kite Eating Tree, Sally's Sea Plane, and Peanuts 500. A thrilling new ride was introduced in 1991, Anaconda, which was the first roller coaster in the world the feature an underwater tunnel. [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. 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. The movieRollercoasterstarring George Segal and Timothy Bottoms was filmed at the park. An Intamin Flying Dutchman flat ride called Jamestown Landing operated in Old Virginia through the 1970s, and was removed in 1980. Intimidator 305, a Intamin Giga Coaster, is unveiled as the biggest and fastest roller coaster on the East Coast. Virginia's Premier Destination for FUN Unforgettable adventures await at Kings Dominion, home to some of the best things to do around Richmond, Virginia. From music festivals to seasonal celebrations, our special events calendar dishes out unique experiences and family activities all year. Kings Dominion was also active in political lobbying. And the Haunted Mansion; similar Scooby Doo-themed dark rides had opened at three other Paramount Parks during the three previous seasons. in 2014 Kings Dominion celebrated its 40th Anniversary with the return of some of your favorite past attractions including Candy Apple Grove, Safari VIlliage and the Singing Mushrooms. The 2014 season also saw the return of the iconic floral clock, the popular clown band, and the renaming of Johnny's and Trail's End Grill restaurants to the original names, Dinner Bell and Hungry Hippo, 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.. The complex cost $7 million to construct and can accommodate 6,800 persons an hour. Candy Apple Grove's newest ride, steel coaster Twisted Timbers, opened in 2018 replacing Hurler and reusing some of the previous support structure. 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. A light coating of dust, just waiting to be brushed away. After the 2000 season, Flight of Fear's trains received lap bars instead of shoulder restraints.[20]. 2. [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. DON'T Kings Dominion To Hire for 2,500 Positions - Hiring Event Kicks off on Presidents Day Weekend. 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. "Part of getting ready for a new operating season includes an. Centrifugal force, created as the ride spun, held passengers against the wall as the floor dropped out. 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 Kings Dominion would add their second wooden . For the 2012 season, Kings Dominion installed WindSeeker in the Grove section of the park next to the Juke Box Diner. Kings Dominion began operating its animal safari area during the summer of 1974 as a way to drum up advance interest in the park. 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. This exciting ride allowed guests to determine their own flight pattern, including the option to spin a dizzying 360-degrees. [8] Daily admission price in 1975 was $7.50, and a dollar for parking. New this year is Sky Pilot. [4][5] The new park was designed with similar themes, rides, and activities as sister park Kings Island. Diamond Falls, the Shoot the Chute ride closed that season. The park's kids' area, Hanna-Barbera Land, is transformed into KidZville. A 740-acre (3.0km2) site was chosen in Doswell, Virginia, with construction beginning on October 1, 1972. The park was also one of the amusement parks used as a set for the movieRollercoaster, filmed in 1977. A 115-foot-tall (35m) spinning pendulum flat ride. Planet Snoopy at Kings Dominion will feature 8 new rides (18 total), a newly expanded 1,100 square-foot Family Care Center, daily meet-and-greet opportunities with the PEANUTS characters, the Richmond-based self-serve frozen yogurt shop SweetFrog and more. During the next two seasons, Kings Dominion expanded Hurricane Reef behind the Rebel Yell and renamed it WaterWorks. The attraction opened in 1979 as Voyage to Atlantis but was rethemed the next year. They also returned the Rebel Yell roller coaster to its original red and blue colors. A new water ride was added this year, Diamond Falls. The Rotor is an amusement ride designed and patented by German engineer Ernst Hoffmeister in 1948. On October 23, 2007, Kings Dominion announced that Dominator, a floorless roller coaster, would be moved to Kings Dominion and located in the International Street section. 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. An attraction for adventure seekers is unveiled this year in Tomb Raider:The Ride (now The Crypt). 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. [1] Opening day of the park saw 50,000 guests, with an additional 50,000-60,000 guests waiting to enter.[9]. King Kobra was removed at the end of the season. Also new this year is Xtreme Skyflyer, an attraction that combines the elements of hang gliding and sky diving. 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Volcano, which was manufactured by Intamin, was the world's first LIM-launched inverted roller coaster. Home Parks Kings Dominion Attractions Basic data. After less than two years of construction, Kings Dominion opened to the public on May 3, 1975. As part of the major water park expansion, the area was renamed Soak City. Its name is derived from the name of its sister park, Kings Island, and the nickname for the state of Virginia, "Old Dominion.". 1) Great Pumpkin Coaster. 1975 - Park opened on May 3rd with five themed areas: Happy Land of Hanna Barbera, Safari Village, Coney Island, Old Virginia and International Street. New this year is Avalanche, a bobsled-style family roller coaster with twisting curves, deep valleys and steep hills. The 180-degree theater opened, which allowed visitors to cruise through the Baja desert and see a volcano up close! 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. In 2000, Nick Central opened, replacing Nick Splat City and part of Kidzville.[21]. Also in 2013, Kings Dominion has its largest entertainment line-up in years, with 7 new shows, including "All Wheel Sports" with bikers and skaters who were semifinalists on Season 7 of NBC's America's Got Talent, along with "On Broadway", a Broadway-style musical revue. The six-acre waterpark featured 15 water attractions, including a variety of slides. In 1993, they added a motion simulator attraction, originally featuring the Days of Thunder film, and Lion County Safari was removed at the end of the season. The Avalanche, which lasts 90 seconds and reaches a speed of 41 mph, is still operating today. DOSWELL, Va. -- After more than 20 years of erupting in Doswell, Kings Dominion has decided to remove Volcano: The Blast Coaster. Kings Dominion opened in 1975 and is currently owned by Cedar Fair Entertainment Company who purchased Paramount Parks from CBS Corporation on June 30, 2006. In the next year, another children's area, known as Nickelodeon Splat City, opened near the Shockwave roller coaster, this was a product of Viacom purchasing Paramount in 1994. In 2017, Kings Dominion's Halloween Haunt was voted the second-best theme park Halloween event by USA Today. Senior executives with Taft Broadcasting purchased the theme park division of Taft and formed Kings Entertainment Company (KECO) with Kings Dominion, Carowinds in North Carolina, Kings Island in Ohio and Canada's Wonderland in Toronto. Only a year later in 1980, the flume ride was rethemed Haunted River. Get your motors runnin' and head out on the speedway with Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the rest of the PEANUTS gang to compete in one of the hottest races around -- the PEANUTS 500. Both mother and baby seem to be doing fine, said Larry Mather, zoological manager, though he added that the baby's chance of survival "is not 100 per cent. As for when it was removed, it doesn't mention it, but it must have been before 1998 because that was when they introduced "Volcano: The Blast Coaster. We offer a wide array of group activities that can be tailored for your needs plusemployeeoffers on group ticket sales. Thrills come in all sizes! The Hurler, the park's fourth wooden roller coaster, highlighted the new attractions in thisarea of Kings Dominion. A fun new area opened this year with the addition of Wayne's World. The idea for a family amusement park north of Richmond, VA and south of Washington, D.C., began as a dream in 1971. It's Here! It was the first looping coaster to feature an underwater tunnel and the first coaster at Kings Dominion to feature more than one inversion. I might be mistaken, but wasn't Time Shaft located in the small mountain between the main Volcano mountain and Mt. "the Time Shaft," on the other hand, is too much, at least for anyone subject ot claustrophobia and/or motion sickness. In the next season, Kings Dominion added a Huss Top Spin called Tomb Raider: Firefall, and was named The Crypt, which was a standard size and outdoor version of a similar, but larger, ride named Tomb Raider: The Ride, also now The Crypt, at Kings Island. Jungle X-Pedition is themed to an archeological base camp in a mysterious jungle. Some of the area's more notable rides include WindSeeker, a 301-foot-tall (92m) swing ride that opened in 2012, and Delirium, a type of pendulum amusement ride that opened in place of stand-up roller coaster Shockwave in 2016. I built a replica of the Old Dominion Line station based on a few photos online. Formally. This May 1979 image shows the interior of the new Time Shaft ride at the Kings Dominion theme park in Doswell. Racing Rivers, a water slide complex, opened in 1987. This year is one of the most exciting in the park's history. There is appearently no way to get to it but it is still there littered with trash and debris. The differences between the two were that at Kings Dominion riders' feet dangle freely and at Kings Island, which installed a Giant Top Spin, there was a floor. The 305-foot-high (93m) Drop Zone at Kings Dominion was the tallest freefall ride in the world at the time it opened. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}). Formerly. Also during the 20072008 offseason, Cedar Fair renamed the park's last two rides to open with Paramount theming. [33], For the 2013 season, Planet Snoopy merged with KidZville during a 7-acre (2.8ha) expansion to form the largest Planet Snoopy in the Cedar Fair chain. This new steel roller coaster sends riders screaming through six loops and is the first roller coaster in the world to feature and underwater tunnel. A rail-guided car ride across a pond. The upgraded section of the park, Jungle X-Pedition, is themed to an archeological research facility and dig site. In 2015 Kings Dominion announced its Waterpark expansion project with WaterWorks being rebranded as Soak City. 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. Drawing a crowd - a 17-story man-made mountain, housing three rides, opened yesterday at Kings Dominion theme park on Interstate 95. [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. The nations oldest operating stand-up coaster will carry its last passengers on Aug. 9, the Hanover County theme park announced Thursday morning. 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. 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. Kings Dominion unveiled a TOGO stand-up roller coaster in 1986 called Shockwave, the first of three roller coasters to be added under KECO. It debuted in 2001 as FearFest,[56] but following Cedar Fair's acquisition of the park, the event was renamed Halloween Haunt in 2007. . There seems to be ALOT of mountain left behind the trees. For the 2014 season, Kings Dominion commemorated the 40th anniversary of Lion Country Safari and the preview-opening of Kings Dominion by returning park icons from past eras. #3. The amusement ride wiki. Kings Dominion celebrates its 25th anniversary season. Here, the first visitors paid their admission fee. [23] Nevertheless, Hypersonic XLC helped establish Kings Dominion's reputation as "the launched coaster capital of the world". Also debuting this year is SpongBob SquarePants 3-D. Mills E. Godwin Jr. greeted a porpoise on the opening day of the Kings Dominion in Doswell. 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. 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. The parks top show featured 16 college and high school students; it was presented in the $1.6 million Mason Dixon Music Hall. 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. Kings Dominion is filled with AMAZING fun for everyone in the family. [36] Hurler closed permanently at the end of the season on November 1, 2015. Replaced Boo Boo's Tree Swing (1975-2009) and Swing A Round (2010-2012), A 200-foot-long (61m) children's coaster. New for this season was the Haunted River, which replaced Journey To Atlantisin the Lost World. This was later converted into Nick Central. 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. Yogi's Cave was rethemed to Treasure Cave and many rides in KidZville, such as Scooby-Doo's Ghoster Coaster, George Jetson's Spaceport, and Huck's Hot Rods, continued to bear the names of Hanna-Barbera characters. It took nearly two years to build the park. The 1994 season saw the addition of a new themed area of the park called Wayne's World, which featured a wooden roller coaster , The Hurler. New Ride Complex Opening At King's Dominion, https://coasterpedia.net/w/index.php?title=Time_Shaft&oldid=189946. Top 5 Reasons to Buy a Kings Dominion 2023 Silver Pass. A few small elements are still missing, but many key components are there. The ride stands 301 feet (92m) and gives riders a view of the surrounding area. Visitors to the park are able to step back in time to periods between 245 million and 65 million years ago in the all-new Dinosaurs Alive! Today, the park offers more than 60 rides, shows and attractions as well as a water park. Washington Post writer Peter Galuszka (author of a book on the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster)[60] said the attraction "hits a little too close to home for me" since "the idea of abandonment is a difficult topic for miners". You are using an out of date browser. The theme park fully opened the previous month with 15 attractions; its Lion Country Safari area had opened in 1974. The ride featured two separate launch sections, a roll-out inversion on the top of the mountain, and three heartline rolls on the way back down. Over the next two seasons, Kings Dominion added three new attractions starting with a thrilling steel roller coaster, Dominator. The ride opened on May 26, 1979 along with Journey to the Land of Dooz and Voyage to Atlantis as part of the new The Lost World themed area. This May 1977 image shows a busy day at Kings Dominion in Doswell, with its trademark Eiffel Tower in the background it is one-third the size of the Paris landmark. {{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? 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. 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