2015: 40th Anniversary celebration continues; WaterWorks expands and is renamed to Soak City with new attractions including Aqua Blast, Paradise Plunge, Splash Island and Thunder Falls; Shockwave and Hurler close, 2016: Delirium opens in place of Shockwave, 2017: Planet Snoopy expansion with the addition of Kite Eating Tree, Sally's Sea Plane, and Peanuts 500; Tornado closes, 2019: Big Wave Bay, Dinosaurs Alive, and Volcano: The Blast Coaster close, 2020: The Crypt is removed; park closed until December due to the, 2021: Coconut Shores area opens in Soak City with Lighthouse Landing and Sand Dune Lagoon, replacing Big Wave Bay and Soak City Splash House. Anew waterpark addition opened in 1992, Hurricane Reef. RE: Time Shaft (1979- 1995) Time Shaft was my favorite ride, when I was young! It was located in the mountain that is now home to Volcano, the Blast Coaster. After less than two years of construction, Kings Dominion opened to the public on May 3, 1975. The theme park fully opened two years earlier with 15 attractions; its Lion Country Safari area had opened in 1974. The Avalanche, which lasts 90 seconds and reaches a speed of 41 mph, is still operating today. The trend of adding launch coasters continued in 1998 when the park opened Volcano, The Blast Coaster. Kings Dominin will also be adding free park WIFI for guests and introducing FunPix, afun and easy way to capture, collect, and share photos while you're at the park. 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. ), 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. [1] Opening day of the park saw 50,000 guests, with an additional 50,000-60,000 guests waiting to enter.[9]. In 2002, the park opened its new wild mouse roller coaster, Ricochet (Now known as Apple Zapple), Carowinds also installed its Ricochet in 2002. The area's fictional backstory centers around an explorer who discovered the uncharted land in 1935, naming the location "Site X. The 17-story Lost World mountain was the new attraction this year, featuring three separate rides:Journey To Atlantis,Land of the Doozand the Time Shaft. The Time Shaft. The makeover includes the addition of more water activities for families. [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. I might be mistaken, but wasn't Time Shaft located in the small mountain between the main Volcano mountain and Mt. A fun new area opened this year with the addition of Wayne's World. In the 2006 season, Kings Dominion opened the Italian Job Turbo Coaster, its fourth launched roller coaster. 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. 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. 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. 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. In the 1995 season, The Skyride and The Singing Mushrooms were removed. It opened in 1992 as Hurricane Reef and is included with admission to Kings Dominion. and a rotor called Time Shaft. Another new roller coaster joined the park's lineup in 2006 in Italian Job:Stunt Track (now Backlot Stunt Coaster). This was later converted into Nick Central. Today, the park offers more than 60 rides, shows and attractions as well as a water park. 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. The amusement ride wiki. 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. 2022: Tumbili coaster replaces The Crypt. The park added its third launched roller coaster, Hypersonic XLC, in 2001. The Eiffel Tower at the amusement park, which would open the following year, is in the background. (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). The rides trains are themed to Olympic bobsleds from five countries:United States, Germany, France, Italy and Switzerland. The next year, the park installed a monorail that guests used instead of driving their cars among the several hundred animals, which included lions, elephants, zebras, giraffes and other jungle dwellers. As part of the major water park expansion, the area was renamed Soak City. For the 2010 season, Kings Dominion opened Intimidator 305, a 305-foot-tall (93m) giga coaster by Intamin. Riders soar 30 stories above the park on WindSeeker, a 301-foot-tall tower swing ride. Find more thrills at our ginormous collection of roller coasters among the East Coasts largest at 13 including Intimidator 305 . I'm Not Amused", "Cedar Fair, L.P. To Acquire Paramount Parks", "Cedar Fair, L.P. 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Located near Rebel Yell, Americana became Kings Dominion's first Ferris wheel.[31]. Also debuting this year is SpongBob SquarePants 3-D. A light coating of dust, just waiting to be brushed away. A rail-guided car ride across a pond. The Hanover County theme park and Busch Gardens near. 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. This attraction features four new thrilling, enclosed water slides. "the Time Shaft," on the other hand, is too much, at least for anyone subject ot claustrophobia and/or motion sickness. American Financial Group later purchased KECO in 1987 but allowed KECO to continue to manage operations at the amusement parks. 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. The idea for a family amusement park north of Richmond, VA and south of Washington, D.C., began as a dream in 1971. #3. The ride also features one of the largest vertical loops in the world. The King Kobra featured a 50-ton counterweight drop launch and was the park's first launched roller coaster. New for this season was the Haunted River, which replaced Journey To Atlantisin the Lost World. 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. Tornado, Dinosaurs Alive, and Volcano: The Blast Coaster were all removed before the 2019 season. 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. Kings Dominion is filled with AMAZING fun for everyone in the family. 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. On May 3, 1975, after less than two years of construction, Kings Dominion opened its gates to the public. Kings Dominion is an amusement park located in Doswell, Virginia, USA. Features five, four-seated passenger trucks. Three new attractions are added in WaterWorks:Tidal Wave Bay, Tornado and Zoom Flume. 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. 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. Experience fun all season long with our world-class events. 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. Mills E. Godwin Jr. greeted a porpoise on the opening day of the Kings Dominion in Doswell. [22] The entire ride's duration was about 25 seconds. [55] It has since been removed. The magic left the place long aog. Kings Dominion's fountains play on International Street, in the shadow of the 'Eiffel Tower' Taken 10-22-1974. Centrifugal force, created as the ride spun, held passengers against the wall as the floor dropped out. Kiddie Racing Ride | PEANUTS 500 | Kings Dominion PEANUTS 500 Put the Pedal to the Metal for the Win! when I arrived at Kings Dominion on April 14 of last year Volcano was . 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. Tickets are $75 for adults. 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. I built a replica of the Old Dominion Line station based on a few photos online. Kings Dominion added its fourth roller coaster, a Schwarzkopf shuttle loop known as the King Kobra, in 1977. [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. This exciting ride allowed guests to determine their own flight pattern, including the option to spin a dizzying 360-degrees. Volcano, which was manufactured by Intamin, was the world's first LIM-launched inverted roller coaster. Formerly named. In 1998, the mountain was repurposed to accommodate Volcano, the Blast Coaster, which still operates today. In 1993, a motion simulator ride featuring the Days of Thunder film, debuted. 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. 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. DOSWELL, Va. -- Kings Dominion is set to launch Tumbili, a new 4D spin roller coaster, next year as part of the theme park's renamed and updated Safari Village, park officials announced Thursday. In 1998, the mountain was repurposed to accommodate Volcano, the Blast Coaster, which still operates today. 1975 - Park opened on May 3rd with five themed areas: Happy Land of Hanna Barbera, Safari Village, Coney Island, Old Virginia and International Street. 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. Kings Dominion was also active in political lobbying. 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. The design of the new park was similar to Kings Island near Cincinnati, OH, using similar rides, attractions and themes includinga 315-foot-tall Eiffel Tower replica and twin-track, racing roller coaster. Centrifugal force, created as the ride spun, held passengers against the wall as the . In 2002, Ricochet was added, followed by Drop Zone (now Drop Tower)in 2003. The parkbuilt one of the top steel roller coasters in the world in 2010, Intimidator 305. Beginning in 2023, Kings Dominion will expand to year-round operations by adding additional weekends to the calendar. Kings Dominion began operating its animal safari area during the summer of 1974 as a way to drum up advance interest in the park. I think this would have placed Time Shaft's entrance somewhere near where Scrambler is now located. In 2004, Kings Dominion added Scooby-Doo! Viacom purchases Paramount Communications. Also expanding the Planet Snoopy experience includes a new event space and upgraded food and beverage locations. On June 30 of that year, the park was sold to Cedar Fair Entertainment Company. 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. 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. . HUSS Troika. I guess this draws back to the age-old question: Was Volcano really worth it? Acampground was added in 1978 and a popular attraction known as Lost World debuted in 1979. The construction of Kings Dominion began October 1, 1972. In 2014, Kings Dominion began celebrating its 40th Anniversary with the return of some favorites from the past. [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. An indoor performance theater. An approximately one-third scale replica of the. 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. Avalanche, which remains the only Mack Bobsled roller coaster in the United States, opened in 1988. Standing 305 feet at its highest point, riders race down a 300-foot first drop and through high-speed twists and turns at speeds over 90 miles per hour. The park was also one of the amusement parks used as a set for the movieRollercoaster, filmed in 1977. 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. The attraction opened in 1979 as Voyage to Atlantis but was rethemed the next year. 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. Extras and crew assembled at 7 a.m., but it was 2:15 p.m. before everything was ready so this scene could be shot. 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. Formerly known as Triple Spin from (2002-2013). They also returned the Rebel Yell roller coaster to its original red and blue colors. I snapped these over the weekend of the former Time Shaft site. 1975: Grand opening, Eiffel Tower, Rebel Yell (wooden coaster), and Galaxie (steel coaster), 1976: Apple Turnover (Enterprise flat ride), 1979: Lost World (Themed area) featuring Journey to Atlantis, Land of the Dooz and Time Shaft, 1980: Haunted River replaced Journey to Atlantis, 1983: White Water Canyon; Galaxie coaster closed, 1984: Berserker; Smurf Mountain replaced Land of the Dooz, 1985: Diamond Falls and Scooby's Play Park, 1993: Days of Thunder; Smurf Mountain removed, 1995: Nickelodeon Splat City; The Time Shaft and The Haunted River are removed, leaving The Lost World completely empty, 1997: Taxi Jam; Hanna-Barbera Land renamed KidZville, 1999: Expansion of Hurricane Reef to WaterWorks, 2000: Nickelodeon Central; Pipeline Peak added to WaterWorks. There seems to be ALOT of mountain left behind the trees. Set in the Blue Ridge Mountains, the area has a vintage, rustic theme marked by its wooded architecture and country-style decor. 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. Formally. Operating dates and times subject to change without notice. A new night time light show highlights the new attractions this year, Snoopy's Starlight Spectacular. In 2014, the area's name reverted to Safari Village to commemorate the park's 40th anniversary. This 10-inch ostrich will grow to 8 feet and weight more than 300 pounds when it reaches maturity in three to four years. 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. 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. The 305-foot-high (93m) Drop Zone at Kings Dominion was the tallest freefall ride in the world at the time it opened. Just a few of these attractions were the Candy Apple Grove and the Singing Mushrooms. Kings Dominion debuts the tallest drop tower ride in North America in Drop Zone Stunt Tower. 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. After the 2000 season, Flight of Fear's trains received lap bars instead of shoulder restraints.[20]. It was opened to the public in May 2010. A little bundle of love. 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.". Also new is "Dominion at Dusk" featuring Snoopy's Starlight Spectacular, a new live show and fireworks on all 10pm closes. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}). http://community.webshots.com/album/419637432CUOxsq. [18], A new 20-acre (81,000m2) water park addition called Hurricane Reef opened in 1992. Asite was selected in Doswell, VA in the heart ofthe Mid-Atlanticto build the 400-acre park. During the Cedar Fair era, the park introduced Halloween Haunt. Unforgettable adventures await at Kings Dominion, home to some of the best things to do around Richmond, Virginia. A performance stage beneath the Eiffel Tower. For the 2009 season, two flat rides once located at Geauga Lake, like Dominator, opened in 2008. 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. The Haunted River was a lot of fun. 2018 also marked the debut of WinterFest, a Christmas-themed holiday event, during the winter season. [24] Hypersonic XLC was removed after the 2007 season. For the 2012 season, Kings Dominion installed WindSeeker in the Grove section of the park next to the Juke Box Diner. From music festivals to seasonal celebrations, our special events calendar dishes out unique experiences and family activities all year. {{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? [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]. 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. 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. 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! [35] On August 9, 2015, Shockwave closed in Candy Apple Grove permanently, and a swinging pendulum ride titled "Delirium" was built in its place. 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 King Kobra roller coaster was the new attraction this year, featuring a 75-foot drop. In 1996, Kings Dominion introduced its second launched roller coaster, and first LIM-launched roller coaster, The Outer Limits: Flight of Fear. The park's signature attraction was the EiffelTower, a one-third scale replica of the original Eiffel Tower in Paris,France. A 740-acre (3.0km2) site was chosen in Doswell, Virginia, with construction beginning on October 1, 1972. 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. More Days, More Fun - now open year-round. 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 (1979-1997) The Haunted River (1980-1997) Diamond Falls (1985-2002) Sky Pilot (1989-1994) Categories Categories: Virginia . Kings Dominion introduces the world's first linear induction launch-style roller coaster with Outer Limits:Flight of Fear. Includes unlimited visits in 2023, free parking & more! 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. Kings Dominion added to its lineup of world-class thrills by introducing its 14th roller coaster this year, Dominator. 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. Rangers manned a lookout tower at Kings Dominion Lion Country Safari Park, waiting for calls for assistance. 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. 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. You can cancel at any time. This May 1980 image shows a skeletal pirate captain, one of 60 ghouls in the Kings Dominion theme parks Haunted River flume boat ride. The park sent visitors spinning around Candy Apple Grove in the new Apple Turnover ride. Original themed areas were International Street, The Happy Land of Hanna-Barbera, Old Virginia, ConeyIsland and Lion Country Safari. It is similar to the Backlot Stunt Coaster rides at Kings Island and Canada's Wonderland, which both opened in 2005. 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