During the Cedar Fair era, the park introduced Halloween Haunt. ), 1998-2019: Soak City Splash House (children's water play area; replaced by Lighthouse Landing), 20092011: El Dorado (where the WindSeeker is now located), 20102016: Snoopy's Moon Bounce (replaced by Sally's Sea Plane), This page was last edited on 20 February 2023, at 07:50. Experience fun all season long with our world-class events. The following year, in 2005, Tomb Raider:The Ride (now The Crypt) was added. In the 1995 season, The Skyride and The Singing Mushrooms were removed. Kings Dominion is Virginias only destination with two parks in one! New attractions included the Taxi Jam roller coaster. 1. [14], One of the first additions under the new management group was Berserker a looping starship ride added to International Street in 1984. And the Haunted Mansion; similar Scooby-Doo-themed dark rides had opened at three other Paramount Parks during the three previous seasons. In 2004, Kings Dominion added Scooby-Doo! #3. I might be mistaken, but wasn't Time Shaft located in the small mountain between the main Volcano mountain and Mt. On 7/10/15, the park confirmed that they would be removing the coaster Shockwave in August, with the last rides on August 9. . On May 3, 1975, after less than two years of construction, Kings Dominion opened its gates to the public. These two rides remain as popular as ever today. The Paramount Theater also changed its name to Kings Dominion Theater. Kings Dominion celebrates its 25th anniversary season. 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. Following the success of Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, Family Leisure Centers (a partnership formed between Taft Broadcasting Company and Top Value Enterprises) decided to expand into a new region of the country by opening a second park. Here is a timeline of Kings Dominion Attractions 1974 - Lion Country Safari & Scooby Doo Rollercoaster open as a preview. The focus is on families this year with the addition of two new rides, El Dorado and the Americana Ferris Wheel. It took nearly two years to build the park. Kings Dominion 'The Lost World' manmade mountain hold three fantasy-adventure rides. 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. 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. This page was last modified on 4 February 2022, at 15:43. April 27, 1974 King's Dominion Lion Country Safari. Formerly known as Triple Spin from (2002-2013). The ride was voted "Best New Roller Coaster of 2010"byAmusement Today. 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. While the park had always had a Halloween event, the new HAUNT event has been received very well. 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. Over the next two seasons, Kings Dominion added three new attractions starting with a thrilling steel roller coaster, Dominator. DOSWELL, Va. -- After more than 20 years of erupting in Doswell, Kings Dominion has decided to remove Volcano: The Blast Coaster. References [29], The 2008 and 2009 seasons saw Kings Dominion receive three rides that had operated at Geauga Lake during its dry amusement park's final season. For the 2015 season, Kings Dominion continued in celebration of its 40th anniversary with a major expansion to WaterWorks. Kings Dominion would add their second wooden . 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. You are using an out of date browser. [10] Also in 1977, Kings Dominion was one of several amusement parks serving as location for the film Rollercoaster. You have permission to edit this collection. 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. This May 1980 image shows a skeletal pirate captain, one of 60 ghouls in the Kings Dominion theme parks Haunted River flume boat ride. [33] Kings Dominion also added Dinosaurs Alive!, an upcharge dinosaur walkthrough exhibit, located in the Old Virginia section of the park. 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 ride was first demonstrated at Oktoberfest 1949 and still appears in numerous amusement parks. 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. The mountain's previous rides had all been removed several years previously, and Volcano gave the mountain a major transformation. 2013: Planet Snoopy 7-acre (2.8ha) expansion and merges with KidZville; 2014: 40th Anniversary celebration; International Street fountain restored, Candy Apple Grove and Safari Village return; Volcano: The Blast Coaster and Anaconda retrofitted. The early part of this decade saw Kings Dominion open major new rides and attractions starting with the HyperSonic roller coaster in 2001. It was renamed Candy Apple Grove in 1976. Take a wild, tumbling ride on Tumbili, Virginias first 4D spin coaster. In late April 1975, landscape workers prepared gardens in front of the Eiffel Tower replica at Kings Dominion. Riders soar 30 stories above the park on WindSeeker, a 301-foot-tall tower swing ride. 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. Were thrilled to be working with The Gravity Group and look forward to riding the refurbished Grizzly next year! Shockwave had one loop, similar to the older King Kobra but added a helix. In April 1974, the Lion Country Safari opened as the first part of the Kings Dominion amusement complex near Doswell. Time Shaft, Journey to the Land of Dooz) 1980 - Haunted River . For the 2010 season, Kings Dominion opened Intimidator 305, a 305-foot-tall (93m) giga coaster by Intamin. In 1996, Kings Dominion unveiled the first LIM-launched roller coaster, The Outer Limits:Flight of Fear. Originally, the Lost World featured three rides: a flume ride called Voyage to Atlantis, a children's attraction mine ride known as Land of the Dooz, and a rotor called Time Shaft. A new water ride was added this year, Diamond Falls. A 740-acre (3.0km2) site was chosen in Doswell, Virginia, with construction beginning on October 1, 1972. 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. This could be a link to the alien activity. Early history as Kings Dominion (197283), the television show after which the ride was named, List of Fast Lane attractions Kings Dominion, "Kings Dominion GM retiring after 40-plus years with theme park and parent company", "A Detailed History of Kings Dominion's General Managers", "IAAPA Oral History - Dennis Speigel | IAAPA", "With repeal of Kings Dominion law, Va. schools can now start before Labor Day", "The End-of-Summer Child Care Crunch Is Here. [59] The attraction drew criticism in the press due to the region's experience with mining disasters. 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. This 10-inch ostrich will grow to 8 feet and weight more than 300 pounds when it reaches maturity in three to four years. Replaced Boo Boo's Tree Swing (1975-2009) and Swing A Round (2010-2012), A 200-foot-long (61m) children's coaster. The park was named after its sister park, Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, USA. There are now 18 attractions covering 14 acres (5.7ha).[34]. On October 15, 2016, Kings Dominion announced that the Hurler wooden coaster would be permanently closed.[37]. 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 It was standing room only this year, as Shockwave was introduced as the first stand-up roller coaster on the East Coast. Stay at Kings Dominion Camp Wilderness, the official KOA campground of Kings Dominion and save on park admission. Expansion continued in the waterpark area with a re-theme to WaterWorks in 1999. It opened in 1992 as Hurricane Reef and is included with admission to Kings Dominion. Original themed areas included The Happy Land of Hanna-Barbera, International Street, Lion Country Safari, Old Virginia, and Coney Island. 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. Kings Dominion will open part of the theme park on Sept. 23 with free admission during the UCI Road World Championships. HUSS Troika. 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. In 2017, Kings Dominion's Halloween Haunt was voted the second-best theme park Halloween event by USA Today. Kings Dominion Attractions: International Street - Begin your journey of fun in this tiny European village. 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. In December 2006, Kings Dominion put Hypersonic XLC up for sale. [1] Opening day of the park saw 50,000 guests, with an additional 50,000-60,000 guests waiting to enter.[9]. The park has renamed the Hanna-Barbera-themed rides in Kidzville to match the Planet Snoopy theme, ending the park's 35-year run with Scooby-Doo and other Hanna-Barbera characters. 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. The nations oldest operating stand-up coaster will carry its last passengers on Aug. 9, the Hanover County theme park announced Thursday morning. [4][5] The new park was designed with similar themes, rides, and activities as sister park Kings Island. From left are driver Ken Lion, Lora Becraft and Larry and Mary Tropea. Kings Dominion later expanded Old Virginia with the addition of the park's third wooden roller coaster, the Grizzly, in 1982 and a river rapids ride called White Water Canyon in 1983. Volcano, which was manufactured by Intamin, was the world's first LIM-launched inverted roller coaster. Berserker, a giant Viking ship that takes riders through a series of 360-degree loops, was added to the park's lineup of world-class thrills this year. For the 2012 season, Kings Dominion installed WindSeeker in the Grove section of the park next to the Juke Box Diner. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. 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. The Rotor is an amusement ride designed and patented by German engineer Ernst Hoffmeister in 1948. Our 14-acre kids' area features 20 rides designed for families to enjoy together, live entertainment featuring Snoopy and the PEANUTS Gang, and more. In September 1976, a camera crew set up by the log flume at Kings Dominion in Doswell as filming continued on Rollercoaster. The movie, starring George Segal (in boat) as a ride inspector, was filmed at several amusement parks and is about an extortionist who demands $1 million to end his bombing campaign at parks. Time Shaft was a Rotor built by US manufacturer Chance Rides that was previously located at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia, USA. A slow-moving monorail ride over the area. Centrifugal force, created as the ride spun, held passengers against the wall as the floor dropped out. Kings Dominion added to its lineup of world-class thrills by introducing its 14th roller coaster this year, Dominator. Also new is "Dominion at Dusk" featuring Snoopy's Starlight Spectacular, a new live show and fireworks on all 10pm closes. 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