Kings Dominion
www.kingsdominion.com/
Owner
Cedar Fair
Open
1975
Previous Names
Kings Dominion – 1975-1993, 2007 so far
Paramount Kings Dominion – 1993-2006
Operating season
Late March to October
Area
400 acres (1.62 km)
Racing
60 total
14 mountains roller
14 water rides
Slogan
"Ride On"
Kings Dominion is an amusement park located in Doswell, Virginia Hanover County, 23 miles (37 km) north of Richmond and 83 miles (134 km) south to Washington, DC on Interstate 95.
Part 400 acres (1,6 km2) park is now owned by Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, and was of the former Paramount Parks chain to Cedar Fair acquired from CBS Corporation on 30 June 2006. The park is named after its sister park, Kings Island in Kings Mills, Ohio, which opened its doors in 1972. Both parks were originally built and owned Kings Entertainment Company kecoa alias. While Kings Island has been named as a combination of Kings Mills (location) and Coney Island (theme park to be built to replace), Kings Dominion name was more than likely a reference to Virginia as the nickname "Old Dominion".
Content
1 History
1.1 Beginnings as Kings Dominion (1975-1989)
1.2 The first 1990s/transition Paramount property
1.3 Paramount Kings Dominion (1993-2006)
1.4 The Cedar was Fair (2006-present)
2 Current rides and attractions
International Street 2.1
Old Virginia 2.2
2.3 The Grove
Nick Central 2.4
2.5 KidzVille
Congo 2.6
WaterWorks 2.7
3 Kings Dominion Timeline
View all 4 games and attractions
5 References
6 External links
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History
Early history as Kings Dominion (1975-1989)
The entrance to the park, seen from the observation deck of the replica Eiffel Tower
Kings Dominion officially opened in 1975 with 15 attractions. However, in 1974, the park had a "soft" (partial key, low) only for the opening of the now defunct Lion Country Safari attraction and a junior coaster, now called the Scooby Doo Coaster Ghosted. Also in 1974, the park was over Rebel Yell's rollercoaster career (designed by John Allen of the Philadelphia Toboggan Company), however, was not opened until 1975 with the rest of the park. When the park premiered in the spring of 1975, also included a recording channel, antique cars, steam train, and a collection of flat racing. Another roller coaster, Galaxie, was located in the Grove next to the man-made Lake Charles, which took up 10 acres (40,000 m2) of park property. In addition, 1/3-scale replica Kings Dominion Eiffel Tower, with a viewing platform where visitors could view the whole park was opened by the first full season of operation of the park. In addition to Lion Country Safari, the original thematic areas of the park is called The Happy Land of Hanna-Barbera, Old Virginia, and Coney Island (named Candy Apple Grove before next season).
Kings Dominion added their fourth roller coaster, a Schwarzkopf carrying handle known as the King Kobra, in 1977. The king offered a release Kobra of 50 tons in weight and fall to counter roller park was first launched mountain. It was in the park for nine seasons before being moved to Jolly Roger Park of attractions in Ocean City, Maryland. After several more shipments, continues to operate today as in Katapul Hopi Hari in Brazil. Also in 1977, it was Kings Dominion one of several amusement parks used as sets for film roller coaster.
In addition to King Kobra, Kings Dominion opened a camping and well-known-Lost internationally in the mountains before the end of the 1970s. Originally, the lost world appears three rides: a flume ride called Journey to Atlantis, the attraction Children known as Land of Dooz, and a rotor shaft called Time. Journey to Atlantis was superseded by the river channel Haunted theme ride in 1980. Kings Dominion would add its second wooden coaster, the Grizzly, in the forests of Virginia's old park in 1982. Kings Dominion opened its rapid progress, Agua Blanca Canyon in the 1983 Old Virginia. Also in 1983, a 13 year old boy killed while riding on the roller coaster Galaxie. A swing, a pirate ship called the Berserker investing were added on the street next year's International. In 1984, a walk Smurf, Smurf Mountain replaced the ride of mines in the lost world. Thereafter, the Lost World it was known as Smurf Mountain. The mountain was rebuilt in 1997, and has been occupied only by Volcano: The Blast Coaster since 1998.
The replica of the Tower Eiffel at Kings Dominion
After three seasons without a new roller coaster, Kings Dominion announced its TOGO foot roller coaster, Shockwave, in 1986, the same year that the park removed King Kobra. Shockwave, like King Cobra, has a loop, but also has a propeller. (Also known as The King Cobra roller coaster at Kings Island, which was a roller coaster-like stand-up shock wave closed in 2002.) Third and last roller coaster to Kings Dominion added during the decade 1980 was Avalanche, which remains the only Mack bobsled roller coaster in the United States. Avalanche trains are themed after the United States, France, Canadian, German and Swiss sleds, so that train drivers can simulate different being in a sled race in the Olympic Winter Games.
Although Lion Country Safari attraction was the first portion of the park to open, it was eliminated after Paramount bought the park. Much of the Lion Country Safari occupied the ground behind the Anaconda roller coaster, Kings Dominion still owns the land, but has used most of it in the first place for storage rather to open new attractions. Diamond Falls, another flume ride, opened in 1985 until closing in 2002. Three Rivers Racing sets of water slides slides opened in 1987 and has remained open during the 1990s.
The first property 1990s/transition Paramount
Kings Dominion continued to add new areas to its fleet in early and mid-1990s. In 1990, Hanna-Barbera extended to include the Earth more games for children. The 1991 season saw the addition of mountain next to the large roller, the Arrow looper Anaconda, which was also first roller coaster in the world to have an underwater tunnel. (The tunnel was partly Lake Charles.) Anaconda was also originally advertised as having six loops and continues to bill that way. However, unlike Drachen Fire, an investment six Arrow looper which opened at Busch Gardens Williamsburg the following year, the anaconda is actually only four investments: a vertical loop, a sidewinder, and two consecutive corkscrews.
Kings Dominion opened its water park as Hurricane Reef in 1992. In its inaugural season, which included the first Chutes Monsoon (Two pairs of free falling body slides, at 70 and 50 feet (15 m) high, respectively), the torrential Twist (two enclosed slides that wrap around the body the other), Pipeline (four slides open body), Cyclone (three slides closed the body, the center of which was a free-fall), Tidal Wave (two slides open to riders mounted on inner tubes, Splash Island (an area for children with five waterslides), and a lazy river. Building the water park Kings Dominion in full two-thirds of Lake Charles accuracy of Candy Apple Grove Park region, the Anaconda continued to spend the rest of the lake.
Reyes Paramount domain (1993-2006)
The Kings Dominion Theatre (called "the Paramount Theatre during the era of Paramount Parks)
Used Kings Dominion Logo from 1993 – 2002 During the years of Paramount (a review was used from 2003 to 1906)
Kings Dominion continued its growth when it became part of Paramount Parks in 1993 and changed its name to Paramount's Kings Dominion. The new rides and amusement park areas of television programs and movies from Paramount appeared Paramount Kings Dominion in almost every season they were under the ownership of Paramount. In 1993, added a motion simulator attraction originally with the movie Days of Thunder, and the Lion County Safari retires at the end of the season. The 1994 season saw the addition of a new area of Paramount theme park 1992 film Wayne's World, which featured his third wooden coaster full-size wheels, Hurler, a store called the Rock Shop, restaurant and another similar to the one Stan Mikita appears in Wayne's World. Since then, Wayne's World section has been merged in Candy Apple Grove (later was renamed the Grove), Stan Mikita became the Cafe Happy days, and Hurler has no theming Wayne's World, with the exception of an aerosol some painted "Wayne's World" logo near the departure. In the following year, another children's area, known as Nickelodeon Splat City was opened near the roller coaster Shockwave. This became later in Nick Central. Smurf Mountain was also eliminated in 1995, leaving a mountain of fiber glass suspended in the back of the park.
In 1996, Paramount's Kings Dominion submitted its second set in motion roller coaster, and the first LIM-launched mountain coaster, The Outer Limits: Flight of Fear. The Outer Limits had a 56 miles (90 km) per hour of release, those investments, and an identical "spaghetti bowl "design for the ride of the same name at Kings Island. Almost as remarkable as the release of The Outer Limits was the fact that the whole trip was in darkness, pilots could not see where it's going. (Six Flags America, a nearby park in Maryland, another "spaghetti bowl" roller coaster with the same provision as Flight of Fear, known as Jinx Joker. Joker Jinx, however, is a mountain outdoors.) Five years after The Outer Limits opened, the Paramount deal License to use parks theming series television after the trip was appointed expired Foreign-related limits to the theming ride and its tail was removed, and the trip was renamed flight of fear.
1997 Kidzville first introduced, a re-theming of the section of Hanna-Barbera. Added is the new roller coaster Taxi Jam, Scooby Kids Park became an issue of the construction yard called KIDZ Construction Company. Yogi was Rethem Cave Treasure Cave Scrappy full of other themed walks. Many Kidzville rides like Scooby Doo Ghost Coaster, George Jetson's Spaceport, and hot rods Huck continues bearing the name of Hanna-Barbera.
Paramount Kings Dominion continued what became a trend to add roller coasters launched in 1998, when they opened the volcano, the mountain Blast in the former International Lost in the mountains. previous trips to the mountain had been removed several years earlier, and the volcano Mountain gave a major transformation. Volcano, which is manufactured by Intamin AG, was first LIM-launched inverted roller in the world mountain. The trip included Released two separate sections, one loop style Immelman at the top of the mountain, and three rolls Heartline on the way back down. (Explosions of fire shot out the top of the mountain for added effect.) Paramount Volcano was the subject of 1997 film of the volcano, the other Paramount Parks added inverted or suspended coaster Top Gun themed around the same time. Over the next two seasons, Paramount's Kings Dominion Reefs expanded hurricane behind the Rebel Yell and changed the name of Water Supply. (Most of the original Hurricane Reef is open from 2006, the two zones are linked by a path in the Rebel Yell.) The new section includes pipe Water Peak, a closed set of four slides, one of which (the slider of the night) is the World's Tallest weak ray of light in free fall. In 2000, Nick Central opened in what was Nick Splat the city and part of Kidzville.
The park added its third mountain launched coaster, Hypersonic XLC, in 2001. Hypersonic XLC a push Air 2000 Mountain air-launched by S & S Power, released drivers 0-80 miles (130 kilometers) per hour in 1.5 seconds, taking them up an incline of 87 degrees and down a drop of 87 degrees. The entire trip takes about 25 seconds. Hypersonic XLC often broke and closed for the first three months of its second season, no other Paramount Parks set up a similar journey. However, Hypersonic XLC helped Paramount's Kings Dominion establish the reputation as "the capital of Russia launched the world." Hypersonic XLC was retired after the 2007 season.
The decade 2000 saw the Paramount's Kings Dominion amusement opening of new attractions similar to those existing in other Paramount parks. In 2002, the park opened its new wild mouse coaster, Ricochet. Carowinds also installed its rebound in 2002. Diamond Falls, giant flume ride at Kings Dominion Paramount also closed the season, leading several seasons of speculation park visitors traveling on would take his place. The 2003 season has become the Kings Dominion end of several of the Paramount parks to open a Drop Zone Stunt Tower. The Drop Zone at Kings Dominion Paramount, at 305 ft (93 m) tall, was the trip more highest free fall in the world at the time of its opening. In 2004, Paramount Kings Dominion added Scooby-Doo! and Haunted Mansion, Scooby-Doo like dark themed rides opened in three other Paramount parks during the three previous seasons. The following season, Paramount Kings Dominion adds a higher reverse rotation called Tomb Raider: Firefall, which was an outdoor version of a similar ride called Tomb Raider: The Ride at Paramount's Kings Island. The differences between the two was that at the feet of Kings Dominion drivers' hang freely and Kings Island is a flat. In the 2006 season, Paramount's Kings Dominion opened the Italian Job Turbo Coaster, released its fourth roller mountain. Unlike the previously built up mountains in the Paramount Kings Dominion, each of which was faster than its predecessor, the Italian Job Turbo is designed more coaster ride as a family and has several releases to 40 miles (64 km) per hour. Backlot Stunt renamed coaster in 2008 the journey is similar to games Backlot Stunt Coaster at Kings Island and Canada's Wonderland, which both opened in 2005.
The Cedar Fair era (2006-present)
Logo used briefly in 2007 after the transition of the Paramount Parks. It is still used today in signaling and in the direction of the park.
Control of the Paramount Parks had been transferred from Viacom to CBS Corporation at the beginning of the 2006 season, the parks had been on sale since the previous offseason. CBS made several controversial moves to Paramount's Kings Dominion during the 2006 season. First, a roller coaster based on The Italian Job had been announced in the broadcast such as the start of the 2006 season the park, while not actually open until late May, nearly two months of the season. The placement of the trip was rather dubious, some fans ridiculed the park administration to place the entrance of The Italian Job, which was the subject of a persecution of the street at the park Congo African themed section near the Anaconda rollercoaster. Second, visitors to the park during the 2006 season that the trees found in the tail Grizzly were felled to make way for a surcharge of new go-kart attraction called Thunder Raceway. Third, Paramount's Kings Dominion closed Flight of Fear. Paramount's Kings Dominion gave no indication in the previous campaign of fear that the flight will close for the year 2006. The rumors had suggested he would be transferred to another ex Park Paramount, Cedar Fair acquired from Paramount Kings Dominion, the park is working on making the ride operated again. Fear of Flying reopen on August 18, ending speculation relocation of the walk and / or sale.
WaterWorks in 2007, showing the new Tornado.
On May 22, 2006, Cedar Fair Entertainment Co. announced that they would buy five Paramount Parks. The sale was finalized on June 30, 2006. Paramount's Kings Park retains its domain name until the end of the 2006 season and returned to begin his original name Kings Domain in the 2007 season. For the 2007 season, the park cut its revenue in a single day for $ 5 to $ 44.95, a year after Cedar Point had done the same change in the prices of their tickets. This was the first time that Kings Dominion has lowered its ticket prices for an entire season. Also brought its discount Starlight allowing entry to the park for $ 29.99 after 4pm. Kings Dominion WaterWorks expanded for the 2007 season, adding a second wave pool called Tidal Wave Bay, a series of slides of the family of four persons called Zoom Flume, and a tornado ProSlide.
In December 2006, Kings Dominion also put the Hypersonic XLC sale. The park has announced plans to continue operating until a buyer is found. From the end of the 2009 season, did not sell. It remained in operation for the 2007 season and was shut down and dismantled several weeks before the 2008 season began. Also during the 2007-2008 season, Cedar Fair park renamed last two races to open with Paramount theming. The Italian Job: Turbo Coaster became Backlot Stunt Coaster, and Tomb Raider: Firefall was named The Crypt. Paramount Theater changed its name to Kings Dominion Theatre.
The seasons of 2008 and 2009, was Kings Dominion receive three races that had taken place Geauga Lake during the last season of dry amusement park. On October 23, 2007, Kings Dominion announced that Dominator, a floorless roller coaster, he moved Kings Dominion, located in the International Street section. Dominator was inaugurated on May 24, 2008, becoming the first roller coaster Kings Dominion, with five investments. For the 2009 season, two plane rides once located at Geauga Lake, as the Dominator, opened in 2009. Located near the Rebel Yell, American became the first Wheel of Fortune Kings Dominion. El Dorado, a ride on the pendulum, was opened in the former site of Hypersonic XLC Skyflyer next to the Xtreme.
For the season By 2010 Intimidator Kings Dominion has installed 305 by 305 feet (92,464 m) high by gigacoaster Intamin AG. The trip will include a cable car hill, a fall of 85 first and a maximum speed of at least 92 mph (145 kph). The trip, which has the theme of the late NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt, was announced on August 20, 2009, and represents capital largest investment the park's history. It's scheduled to open in the beginning of 2010 season. Also for the 2010 season, the areas Kidzville and Nickelodeon Universe the park are Rethem to Planet Snoopy, and the children in areas of Canada's Wonderland and the Isle of the Kings. The park has changed the name of Hanna-Barbera Kidzville racing themed to match the theme Planet Snoopy, ending 35 years of implementation of the park with Scooby Doo and other Hanna-Barbera.
rides Current and attractions
Dominator, a Bolliger & Mabillard floorless roller coaster located at the former Geauga Lake opened in 2008 along International Street.
Street International
International Street is the area of the park from the main street, which welcomes guests as they enter the park. Both sides of the street are filled with boutiques, souvenir shops including two related to the park, just inside main gate of the park. International street also has a route map, Berserker. Originally, only the streets and shops were considered part of the International Street area, for years the park of the Paramount, the limits of the street Expanded to include the International Action Theatre.
As King Island, the centerpiece of Kings Dominion is the third scale replica of the Eiffel tower, on the other side International Supply Street main entrance. This tower was built by the company late Bristol Steel, which was located in Richmond, Virginia. An elevator regular customers up to the viewpoint, it offers the opportunity to see the entire park. The observation deck offers the best view of fireworks every nights (which no longer works), and fireworks, which left behind the Anaconda roller coaster.
Magnificent features Bandstand Live
Tower Eiffel (opened 1975) is a 1.3 scale replica of the Eiffel Tower, guests can travel by elevator to a deck at 275 feet (84 m).
Berserkers (Open 1984) is a swinging Viking ship similar to a spaceship in the Loop.
Theatre Action Motion simulator attraction has opened in the park since 1993. It dates back to 1975, Park had a country-themed program in the same location called Hoedown, although it was considered part of Old Virginia section. In early 1990, this became at the Crossroads Country amphitheater. The Country Crossroads Amphitheater closed after the 1992 season the park and was replaced by Days of Thunder a motion simulator in this point, the street international boundaries expanded to include Days of Thunder. After five seasons with the Days of Thunder movie theater Action received its present name and has been playing a variety of films in its two motion simulator theaters, including James Bond 007. Action Theater is currently showing Sponge Bob 3-D, during the Halloween season Owning your superstition known to show Elvira.
Dominator (opened 2008) is a floorless roller coaster built by Bolliger & Mabillard. It has five investments, more than any other roller coaster Kings Dominion, and holds the record for the largest vertical loop on a mountain Russian (135 feet) and the roller coaster world's longest floorless (4210 feet). Initially operated at Geauga Lake.
Old Virginia
Along with International Street, Old Virginia is the only original section of Kings Dominion has kept its name in the history of the park, one of the current attractions, the Shenandoah Lumber Company (log flume) is one of the longer walks in the park. In the 1970s, Old Virginia had a ride on the Intamin Flying Dutchman Jamestown called flat landing behind him, Old Virginia had a steam train ride, the Old Dominion Line, which ran through the woods in the back of the park. Jamestown Landing closed at 1980, the Old Dominion Line stay in the park until its closure in the 1990s. White Water Canyon, the park river ride fast, Opened in 1983. Since then, the old Virginia has added its current ride flat, Super Eagles, who moved from the park's first World Wayne section.
The elevation of Grizzly Hill
Kings Dominion Theater (opened 1975 as Mason Dixon Music Hall, operated through 2007 as the Paramount Theatre) Park is the largest indoor theater and has hosted a variety of shows, including ice skating and musical.
Super Eagles, a set of Bisch-Rocco Flying Scooters, first opened the park in 1975 and has had several changes in location and name changes since its opening. In the 1970s, the ride was called Parrot Troopers and was located in the Safari Village section, with views of Lake Charles. Parrot Troopers closed in the 1980s and reopened in new section Wayne Scream Park World as Weaver in 1994. Scream Weaver, located on part of the former Hypersonic XLC, to accommodate the new roller coaster, Kings Dominion moved Scream Weaver to Old Virginia, compared to Kings Dominion Theatre, and changed the name (and Rethem) that Super Eagles to fit in the Old Virginia section.
Log flume Shenandoah (opened 1975), one of the original attractions of the park is a log flume with two hills and a course that travels through the forests of the old queue Virginia and past Canyon White Water.
White Water Canyon (opened 1983) is a rafting trip with six boats, waterfalls and geysers. White Water Canyon also has a part the internal towards the end of the journey. In recent years, the ride has often open for lunch (with WaterWorks) than in the rest of the park opening time, the ride of popularity also gives some of the longest lines in the park.
Blue Ridge Tollway (opened 1975) is an antique car ride, where riders ride vintage cars with gas-engine (guided by rails) around a track.
Grizzly (opened 1982), Mountain Park second full-size wooden roller design has a Coney Island Wildcat. Grizzly California's Great America, which also has a Coney Island Wildcat Design, but is slightly taller and long, opened four years later.
The Grove
The Grove, which opened the park in 1975 as "Coney Island", was renamed Candy Apple Grove, and currently most of Kings Dominion. The Candy Apple Grove first opened with a garden theme, with mushrooms sing, and contained large caramel apples Thematic block three plane rides, a company called The Apple turnover, a Himalayan named Adam's Apple, and a Monster model known as Bad Apple. Lost much part of the theming for the 1990s and changed its name to Grove in 2001.
Today, The Grove is the Main Midway park, the largest arcade park, which opened in the 1970s, still works there. Grove has grown several times since early 1990. From the 1980s to 1995, the park had a small section Shady Grove at the current location of the shock wave and the Showplace Theatre. When Nickelodeon Splat City opened its doors in 1995, most of the section of Shady Grove was demolished and Slime Zone was built in its place, Shockwave has since been part of the Grove. The park also World Wayne operated a themed section for several years, starting in 1994 with the opening of Hurler. Hurler (traveling from the former facilities of Old Old Dominion online at Virginia) are now part of The Grove. The Grove is also known for the roller coaster Rebel Yell, the park's first full-size mountain Russian; Drop Tower Scream Zone, the world's tallest drop tower, and its carousel, which was the first built in 1917. For 2009, El Dorado and American have been added.
Carousel (opened 1975) was the first built in 1917 by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company, before the opening of Kings Dominion in the first season of the park, which operated Riverside Amusement Park in Springfield, Massachusetts, from 1917 to 1938, and Roger Williams Park in Providence, Rhode Island, from 1938 to 1973. This carousel all-wood has 50 jumping horses, 16 standing horses and two chariots, divided into four rows.
Ricochet (opened 2002) is a Mack wild mouse coaster. Its design Compact contains a series of curves.
Triple Spin (opened 2002) is a Huss Troika.
Dodgem bumper cars with the park opened in 1975 and are on the edge of the section Grove, close to the Backlot Stunt Coaster.
Drop Tower: Scream Zone (opened in 2003 as the Drop Zone: Stunt Tower) is the world's tallest drop tower to 305 meters (93 m) high. Drop Tower may take up to 56 pilots at a time in its 272 feet (83 m) drop, travel 72 miles (116 km) per hour before the ride magnetic braking decreases. Both this trip and his sister attration, Drop Tower: Scream Zone at Kings Island claim to be the tallest towers in the world fall. In fact, both rightly title. Reyes structure of the island is 10 feet (3.0 m) higher than the King's Dominion. However, Kings Dominion Tower breaking start further down the structure, which allows riders to drop 8-foot (2.4 m) beyond the riders at Kings Island.
Hurler
Hurler opened in 1994 as part of the Kings Dominion Wayne Paramount World section, which has since become part of the Grove. Hurler design has a triple round.
Rebel Yell (opened 1975) is a mountain racing wooden coaster with a design that travels back and forth next to Lake Charles. Since the 1990s, there is a train track backwards, and the pilots could choose to walk either forward or backward. This feature was removed in 2008, and both tracks have now trains going forward only.
Shockwave (open 1986) is a stand-up rollercoaster TOGO located in part of the old Shady Grove section of the park. It has a vertical loop and a helix.
Wave Swinger (opened 1975)
Xtreme Skyflyer (opened in 1996) is a bungee jumping attraction Skycoaster
El Dorado (opened 2009) is a pendulum swinging trip for families, with the theme 1950 to a style of El Dorado convertible car that can carry a total of 40 drivers to 85 feet in the air.
Americana (opened 2009) is first Wheel of Fortune Kings Dominion. It is 110 feet high, and is located in the former location of the launch pad, right next to exit the Rebel Yell.
Nick Central
Meet Blue is a meet and greet area where guests can meet the star of Blue's Clues.
Nickelodeon Meet & Greet to meet and greet is another area This time with characters as Tommy, Chuckie and Angelica from Rugrats, SpongeBob and Patrick SpongeBob, and Cosmo and Wanda from The Fairly OddParents.
The Showplace is a theater games and entertainment programs with Nickelodeon characters.
Slime Zone, a maze filled with pipes shooting water in all directions, was one of the original kings Dominion Nickelodeon Splat City attractions.
Rugrats Toonpike, is a walk where children can drive on a simulated city Rugrats small car on a track limits designed to resemble a miniature city.
Nickelodeon Space Surfer is an opportunity where vehicles Aviator Morgan pilots table as the kite and glide through the sky at an angle of 90 degrees. Riders travel in the surrounding trees and reach almost the same height as the nearby mountain roller, Shockwave. The Safety Car in the drivers seat 1-2 similar to those of an inverted roller coaster.
KidzVille
KidzVille is an area for children International Street and the Congo. It opened the park in 1975 as Earth Hanna-Barbera and became known as KidzVille from the 1997 season. It, along with Nickelodeon Central, Planet Snoopy Rethem in 2010.
Treasure Cove is a fun house with precious stones in the walls and sloping floors. Changed the name and Rethem twice, first called Yogi Bear Cave and has also called Cave of the Pirates.
Boo Boo Hill Blasters (opened 2004 as Scooby-Doo and the Haunted Mansion) is a dark ride themed shooting a big ghost. The Passengers traveling in a car and shoot at objects to gain points.
KIDZ Construction Company is a children's play structure, major themes at a construction site that contains the slides and ball pits similar to those found at Chuck E. Cheese.
Alleycat 500 is a little theme Topcat car ride. Have a cow passing cyclists.
Boo Boo's Tree Swings is a small swing ride next to the Treasure Cove.
Rock Tops is a bumper cars ride indoors for children.
Airfield Dick Dastardly is a junior walk flat with small aircraft going in a circle on a stream.
George Jetson's Spaceport Junior aircraft The Jetsons theme ride.
Hot Rods Huck, a driving tour of Huckleberry Hound, Alleycat is near 500.
Jeep Ranger Smith Tours is a small jeep ride for young children.
Topcat Turnpike is a road trip junior.
Touche Turtle Clipper is a boat ride similar to a reduced scale Berserker trainer.
Taxi Jam Coaster is a roller coaster junior eight-feet tall.
Ghosted Coaster (opened 1974, Scooby Doo, then as Ghost Scooby-Doo coaster) junior roller coaster, is located near the front of the park near the former site of the slides Racing Rios. Coaster Enthusiasts of America gave the ride an ACE coaster classic plate but have since removed the ride of your list due to design changes.
KidZVille Gazebo is a place for children's shows.
Congo
Congo is West Kings Dominion and predominantly African-themed section. It was inspired by one of the original amusement park, the Lion Country Safari. Containing a boat ride and a monorail through a nature reserve, the closed section in the 1990s but the issue remains. Section Congo has some of the best rides like Volcano, Anaconda, The Crypt, and Intimidator 305
Avalanche (opened 1988) is from 2009, the only mountain Mack Russian bobsled stay in the U.S., the cars on its trains are themed Olympic sled five countries.
Scrambler (reopening 2003), one of the two plane trips, the Congo, is a classic fun ride like a Huss Breakdance. Was located on International Street and was moved to Candy Apple Grove in 1993 near the location that holds the drop tower today, moved to the section of Congo in 2003.
Anaconda Roller Coaster, seen from its tail
Anaconda (Opened 1991) is well known for his tunnel that travels under Lake Charles. The trip is still going through most of its route on the lake. When opened Anaconda four investments were the most of any roller coaster in the park.
Backlot Stunt Coaster (opened 2006 as The Italian Job: Turbo Coaster) was third Kings Dominion LIM-launched roller coaster. It's a car chase theme and is an almost exact replica of races are at Kings Island and Canada's Wonderland. Originally issue of The Italian Job, was the last trip to open Paramount theming in the park was renamed in 2007 season.
The Crypt (opened in 2005 as Tomb Raider: Firefall) is originally a suspension Top Spin themes of the movie Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. He still has the same characteristics theming physical but was renamed in the 2007 season, following the change in ownership of the park.
Volcan Mountain Blast (opened 1998) was the second of the mountains Kings Dominion roller LIM-launched, is also the fastest roller coaster park (after removing Hypersonic XLC). The trip, which occupies the former Lost World mountain, is remarkable for two tosses, the first being 70 mph (110 km / h).
Flight of Fear (1996 opened as The Outer Limits: Flight of Fear) is a roller coaster first two LIM-launched in the world, together with Flight of Fear at Kings Island, with which it shares the same design and topic. It is a mountain covered in complete darkness, with the theme to a local military installation 51-style. Its name was changed in 2001 when Paramount lost right of Outer Limits. Also in 2001 the harness over the shoulder restrictions were replaced by the back bar after five seasons of the guests complained a raw driving experience.
Intimidator 305 (under construction, scheduled for April 2010) is the mountain giga second in North America (third the world), after Millennium Force at Cedar Point. The trip, with name and subject after late NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt, Sr., sits on the land used initially for Lion Country Safari from the Safari had used closed in the 1990s. Using a cable groove system similar to the Millennium Force, Intimidator 305 leads to 305 meters before falling to 85-degree first drop of 300 feet. Its height matches the total height of fall of the Tower: Scream Zone and its first drop is Like the first drop of the Millennium Force. It will feature the biggest drop to date in a mountain giga. The maximum speed of travel 92 miles per hour will be reached by a faster ride once located at Kings Dominion, and the fifth fastest roller coaster in North America.
WaterWorks
WaterWorks, Kings Dominion water park, you can think in terms of its two sides, Northside, which was formerly known as Coral Hurricane and Southside, which is the newest section water. The WaterWorks rides Reef had a hurricane in the mid-1990s are located in front of the Rebel Yell roller coaster, rides Newer behind the Rebel Yell and are accessible on foot under the Rebel Yell on a walkway between the curves of Baja California and Shoot the Curl. The original Hurricane Arrecife attractions were renamed Kings Dominion when you renamed the WaterWorks water park in 1999.
Lazy Rider (opened 1992 as the Lazy River) is a lazy river that travels through the center of the water park. With the exception of Freestylin ', all remaining slides that originally opened in Hurricane Travel Lazy Reef Rider, which allows the lazy river have several short tunnels during its course. Since 2005, the Lazy Rider entry and exit is found in different parts of the river pilots who have more than one lap of it without having to leave.
Baja Bends (opened in 1992 as Pipeline) is a set of four slides open sea green located behind the Lazy Rider and in front of Lake Charles. Late travel slides Bends laziest Rider and end in a splashdown pool.
Spiral Chute (opened in 1992 as torrential Twist) is a pair of slides closed wrap around each other in a spiral. Spiral tail Chute Anaconda goes under, the charging of the slides was built on the lake. Spiral Chute was closed for part of 2005 due to road construction the Backlot Stunt Coaster was cut through its tail, making it inaccessible station. The slides were reopened in 2006, but parachute Spiral not opened for the 2009 season due to structural deficiencies of the platform structure, and is now standing, but does not work.
Shoot the Curl (opened in 1992 as the cyclone) is a closed set of three blue slides in front of the Rebel Yell, slides travel over the lazy Rider. The center slide is a free-fall slide, though not as high as the Night Slider on Pipeline Peak. The other two slides mirror each other and have propellers 360 degrees.
Freestylin '(Inaugurated in 1992 as Tidal Wave) is a pair of blank slides open, which riders ride inner tubes of a single person, the end slide in a splashdown pool. Because the drivers carry their own tubes, the ride has two separate loading stations, towers connected, and the tail, starting like a tail, is divided into two parts of his height.
Big Wave Bay (opened 1999), the park wave pool first, has 650,000 gallons of water, their wave machines generate waves of four feet.
Surf City Splash House (opened 1999) is a water play structure of several levels with several small slides and a bucket of 800 liters, which turns all their water to guests every few minutes.
Barefoot, Lil 'Beach (opened 1999) is a water play structure smaller for young children.
Peak Oil Pipeline (opened 2000), the largest park in the structure of a slide in 2006, is a set of four slides manufactured by ProSlide closed. The upper level Tower features two body flumes: Night Slider, who, at 77 feet (23m) high, is the world's tallest free-fall water slide dark and Power Plunge, a long fall, twisting which is 77 feet (23 m) tall at its beginning. Turbo Twister slide and Rip, who are in the tower 50 feet (15 m) lower level are two raft slides open in several places in the middle of their course to splash water on the runners.
Tidal Wave Bay (opened 2007) is the second wave pool park. Several other Cedar Fair parks pools include multiple waves. Dorney Park opened a second wave pool in 2006, Paramount's Great America also open the second wave pool in 2007, and Adventures of Michigan has three swimming pools with waves of different sizes and depths.
Tornado (opened 2007) is a slide 65 feet high that deposits riders into a large funnel. ProSlide Tornados have opened in many Six Flags parks and several other Cedar Fair parks in early 2000, Kings Dominion the second ex Paramount Park to receive a tornado.
Zoom Flume (opened 2007) is a raft of slides from the family of four.
Reyes chronology Dominion
1974: Preview of the inauguration of the Centre with a cinema, mountain style wooden children (then called Scooby Doo), and Lion Country Safari. (At this time, visitors had to drive their own vehicles through the Safari section, which would later be replaced by a monorail system years later.) Rebel Yell wooden coaster career was over at that time, but did not open until the spring of 1975 along with the rest of the park.
1975: Park opened its doors in spring 1975 (one week after Busch Gardens Old Country "in nearby Williamsburg, Virginia)
1975: Apple turnover (Company-style plane ride)
1977: King Kobra (steel roller coaster)
1978: Kings Dominion opened Camping
1979: Lost World subject area, with Journey to Atlantis, Land of Dooz, and the time axis (a journey of rotor)
1980: Haunted River replaced Journey to Atlantis
1982: Bear; Showplace Amphitheatre also opened
1983: White Water Canyon, Galaxie Closed
1984: Smurf Mountain replaced Dooz Land; Berserker
1985: Diamond Falls, Scooby Play Park
1986: Shockwave, King Kobra removed
1987: Rivers Racing
1988: Avalanche
1989: Sky Pilot (Flat ride took the place of Apple Turnover)
1990: Hanna-Barbera land expansion
1991: Anaconda
1992: Hurricane waterpark Reef
1993: Days of Thunder (motion simulator theater)
1994: Hurler, Old Dominion steam train line removed
1995: Nickelodeon Splat City; Showplace Amphitheatre reopened its doors as Kingswood Amphitheatre; Smurf mountain retreats
1996: The Flight of fear Xtreme Skyflyer
1997: Taxi Jam Coaster, Hanna-Barbera KidZville renowned land
1998: Volcano; Theatre replacing Action Days of Thunder
1999: Extension of park Hurricane Reef Water WaterWorks
2000 Nickelodeon Central Pipeline Peak added to WaterWorks
2001: Hypersonic XLC (Xtreme Launch Coaster)
2002: Ricochet spin Triple Diamante Falls closes
2003: drop tower, Sponge Bob 3-D Action Theater
2004: Scooby-Doo and the Haunted Mansion
2005 The Crypt, children's area of hydraulic retires
2006: Backlot Stunt Coaster, Flight of Fear closed until mid-August, when it reopened last year FearFest before stepping to a new level of fear, Halloween Own
2007: Tidal Wave Bay, Tornado, Zoom Flume WaterWorks added last year for Hypersonic XLC; Halloween HAUNT
2008: Dominator (b & M floorless coaster from Geauga Lake)
2009, El Dorado and American (both moved from Geauga Lake)
2010: Intimidator 305 (Intamin AG mountain giga) and Planet Snoopy (Nickelodon Rethem of Central).
View rides and attractions
1975-1983: Galaxie (Galaxy) made SDC
1977-1986: King Kobra (steel coaster)
1979-1980: The Lost World Mountain: Journey to Atlantis, El Tren de las Minas, and Timeshaft (Located Volcano Mountain)
1980-1997: The Haunted River (located in the mountains of the volcano)
1984-1995: Smurf Mountain (located on the mountain Volcano)
2001-2007: Hypersonic XLC mountain compressed air-launched by S & S Power
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External Links
Official Website
Official Website Intimidator 305
Kings Dominion Historical Gallery
Kings Dominion Pictures c. 1981.
Kings Dominion to open the section that has five water attractions – 1992 article from Travel Weekly announced the opening of Hurricane Reef (requires Subscription)
Kings Dominion attraction schedule
People park: Kings Dominion always takes you back – article in the weekly hook
Online Reyes Time Domain: 1971-2005
Old Dominion Monarchs Photos: 1975-2004
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