We also introduced 2 new attractions. White Water Water Canyon opened this year, presenting guests with a fun, thrilling watery course and spouting geysers. The parkbuilt one of the top steel roller coasters in the world in 2010, Intimidator 305. Unforgettable adventures await at Kings Dominion, home to some of the best things to do around Richmond, Virginia. ), 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. [14], One of the first additions under the new management group was Berserker a looping starship ride added to International Street in 1984. [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. In 2015 Kings Dominion announced its Waterpark expansion project with WaterWorks being rebranded as Soak City. The Hurler, the park's fourth wooden roller coaster, highlighted the new attractions in thisarea of Kings Dominion. [43][44], Candy Apple Grove was known as Coney Island when the park first opened in 1975. The area received similarly-themed restaurants and retail shops, as well as a new roller coaster named Tumbili, a 4D Free Spin model manufactured by S&S Sansei Technologies. Riders on this unique attraction are sent roaring through a series of inversions in total darkness. This attraction features four new thrilling, enclosed water slides. Time Shaft, a rotor flat ride pinning guests with centrifugal . [5] In addition, Kings Dominion's 1/3-scale replica of the Eiffel Tower and the International Street Fountain greet visitors near the main entrance to the park. Another new roller coaster joined the park's lineup in 2006 in Italian Job:Stunt Track (now Backlot Stunt Coaster). Just a few of these attractions were the Candy Apple Grove and the Singing Mushrooms. Anaconda was also originally billed as having six loops,[17] but unlike Arrow's six-inversion coaster Drachen Fire that opened at Busch Gardens Williamsburg the following year, the Anaconda actually has only four inversions: a vertical loop, a sidewinder, and two consecutive corkscrews. Looking to get value out of your tax return this year? The following year, in 2005, Tomb Raider:The Ride (now The Crypt) was added. Bengal tigers arrived at the animal preserve. STart-up problems plagued two of the rides, but many. 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. For the 2012 season, Kings Dominion installed WindSeeker in the Grove section of the park next to the Juke Box Diner. Kings Dominion celebrates its 25th anniversary season. The new ride resembled a bobsled run and even got a thumbs-up from members of that years Jamaican Olympic bobsled team, who visited the park to help introduce the ride. [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. It was renamed Candy Apple Grove in 1976. Is there anything still in there? 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 mountain also once held two other attractions, Time Shaft, which was a gravitron on the south side of the mountain (near the entrance to Flight of Fear), and Smurf Mountain, which was a. New Ride Complex Opening At King's Dominion, https://coasterpedia.net/w/index.php?title=Time_Shaft&oldid=189946. The King Kobra featured a 50-ton counterweight drop launch and was the park's first launched roller coaster. The amusement ride wiki. The Time Shaft spun approximately 40 to 50 revolutions per minute and once the revolutions reached 100 per minute the floor dropped down about six inches - just enough to scare your pants off! [62] Following the controversy, Kings Dominion dropped Miner's Revenge from its Halloween maze lineup the following season. [8] Daily admission price in 1975 was $7.50, and a dollar for parking. Grab a buddy and scream out loud on one of our 13 world-class roller coasters, including Intimidator 305 one of the tallest and fastest coasters on the East Coast. It was built by Rocky Mountain Construction utilizing many of the original wooden supports from Hurler. Hypersonic XLC broke down frequently and was closed for the first three months of its second season; no other Paramount Parks installed a similar ride. This page was last modified on 4 February 2022, at 15:43. It is similar to the Backlot Stunt Coaster rides at Kings Island and Canada's Wonderland, which both opened in 2005. Time Shaft, Journey to the Land of Dooz) 1980 - Haunted River . 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. [28] The park announced plans to keep it running until a buyer was found. In August 2019, Kings Dominion announced that Soak City would be expanded in 2020 to include a new sub-area called Coconut Shores, featuring a multi-level water play structure and a children's wave pool. The magic left the place long aog. [23] Nevertheless, Hypersonic XLC helped establish Kings Dominion's reputation as "the launched coaster capital of the world". Aveline90 (1) Show contributions . A fun new area opened this year with the addition of Wayne's World. In 2004, Kings Dominion added Scooby-Doo! 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 rides trains are themed to Olympic bobsleds from five countries:United States, Germany, France, Italy and Switzerland. On June 30, Cedar Fair Entertainment Company purchases Paramount Parks from CBS Corporation for $1.25 billion. In addition to rides, the area features an arcade, carnival games, counter-service restaurants, and a gift shop. In 2000, Nick Central opened, replacing Nick Splat City and part of Kidzville.[21]. You can cancel at any time. The Rebel Yell and Ricochet coasters were renamed Racer 75 and Apple Zapple, respectively. [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. In 2013, Cedar Fair merged the KidZville section of the park and introduced 12 new and re-themed attractions. The attraction opened in 1979 as Voyage to Atlantis but was rethemed the next year. 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. A thrilling new ride was introduced in 1991, Anaconda, which was the first roller coaster in the world the feature an underwater tunnel. For the full story, one must go back in time almost twenty years from that fateful August day at the end of the millennium - back to the year 1979. . 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. I snapped these over the weekend of the former Time Shaft site. A light coating of dust, just waiting to be brushed away. The section originally opened as Nickelodeon Splat City in 1995, and was later renamed Nickelodeon Central in 2000. Originally it featured the Monsoon Chutes (two pairs of free-fall body slides, at 70 and 50 feet (15m) high, respectively), the Torrential Twist (two enclosed body slides that wrapped around each other), the Pipeline (four open body slides), Cyclone (three enclosed body slides, the center of which was a free-fall), Tidal Wave (two open slides, which riders rode on inner tubes), Splash Island (an area for children with five water slides), and a lazy river.[19]. Kings Dominion-The Time Shaft - YouTube 0:00 / 0:15 Kings Dominion-The Time Shaft 7,921 views Jun 29, 2014 18 Dislike Share Save KDGoldenYears 838 subscribers Phil Collins "In Too. Full-time and seasonal jobs are available across all departments including rides, food service, maintenance, and more. 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. JavaScript is disabled. Unlike the previously built launched coasters at Kings Dominion, each of which was faster than its predecessor, the Italian Job Turbo Coaster is designed more like a family ride and features multiple launches at 40 miles per hour (64km/h). You have permission to edit this collection. The egg was incubated for 40 days. Along with International Street, Old Virginia is the only original section of Kings Dominion that has kept its same name throughout the park's history. [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. This 10-inch ostrich will grow to 8 feet and weight more than 300 pounds when it reaches maturity in three to four years. The Chance Rotor accommodated approximately 30 to 35 people and above the ride was an object straight out of a Frankenstein movie. 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. 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. With more than 60 rides, shows, attractions, a kids area, and a waterpark, Kings Dominion has AMAZING fun for everyone. 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. One of the first additions the new management group installed was Berserker, a looping starship ride on International Street in 1984. [4] It is the first baby to be born from some 60 eggs that were laid in January. The theme park opened with 15 attractions; its Lion Country Safari area had opened a year before. A little bundle of love. Our 20-acre water park, Soak City, is included with your park admission and features more than 2 dozen slides, a massive wave pool, cabanas, and more. An Intamin Flying Dutchman flat ride called Jamestown Landing operated in Old Virginia through the 1970s, and was removed in 1980. An attraction for adventure seekers is unveiled this year in Tomb Raider:The Ride (now The Crypt). When I was there last weekend I was trying to walk up to that tunnel and look inside but I was afraid I would get in trouble to I decided not to. I recall unaccountably thinking the dance club vibe was really cool, and I loved the forces. The 305-foot-high (93m) Drop Zone at Kings Dominion was the tallest freefall ride in the world at the time it opened. 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. As part of the major water park expansion, the area was renamed Soak City. The six-acre waterpark featured 15 water attractions, including a variety of slides. The ride also features one of the largest vertical loops in the world. [39] The event featured specialty food trucks, seasonal decorations, a small selection of rides. The area's name changed from Lion Country Safari to Safari Village in the mid-1980s and was changed again by Paramount to Congo in the 1990s. 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. Once at full speed, the floor is retracted, leaving the riders . . Kings Dominion introduces one of the biggest and baddest rides around, Anaconda. Please subscribe to keep reading. Advertisements for the attraction characterized it as "the worst coal mine accident in history," and the attraction featured depictions of dead miners' bodies that had been mangled by a mining disaster. At the end of your wait for the Volcano, look up towards the mountain and you'll see a rusted broken track infused in the side of the mountain. In 2007, WaterWorks was expanded, adding a second wave pool, Tidal Wave Bay and a four-person raft ride. The new portion of WaterWorks includes Pipeline Peak, a set of four enclosed water slides, one of which (the Night Slider) is the world's tallest dark free-fall slide. Tomb Raider: Firefall received the name The Crypt. For the 2018 season, Kings Dominion opened Twisted Timbers on March 24, 2018, three years after Hurler operated for the last time, converting the track from wood to steel. 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 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. 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. Thunder Raceway Go-Karts also debuts this year. 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. After less than two years of construction, Kings Dominion opened to the public on May 3, 1975. Formerly named. 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 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 2016, Kings Dominion introduced the gravity defying thrill ride, Delirium! 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. Its name is derived from the name of its sister park, Kings Island, and the nickname for the state of Virginia, "Old Dominion.". And the Haunted Mansion; similar Scooby Doo-themed dark rides had opened at three other Paramount Parks during the three previous seasons. 1) Great Pumpkin Coaster. 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. 3. Jungle X-Pedition is themed to an archeological base camp in a mysterious jungle. Avalanche, which remains the only Mack Bobsled roller coaster in the United States, opened in 1988. All in all, "Lost World" is a fine addition to Kings Dominion, and . Set in the Blue Ridge Mountains, the area has a vintage, rustic theme marked by its wooded architecture and country-style decor. Also added was a new children's play area, Scooby's Play Park. The parks top show featured 16 college and high school students; it was presented in the $1.6 million Mason Dixon Music Hall. A circular flat ride on which vehicles attached to a central console bounce up and down. I think this would have placed Time Shaft's entrance somewhere near where Scrambler is now located. 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. Diamond Falls, the Shoot the Chute ride closed that season. New attractions include Nickelodeon Central in the main park and Pipeline Peak in WaterWorks. 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. [1] Opening day of the park saw 50,000 guests, with an additional 50,000-60,000 guests waiting to enter.[9]. Kings Dominion Park Hours Beginning in 2023, Kings Dominion will expand to year-round operations. [10] Also in 1977, Kings Dominion was one of several amusement parks serving as location for the film Rollercoaster. [33] Kings Dominion also added Dinosaurs Alive!, an upcharge dinosaur walkthrough exhibit, located in the Old Virginia section of the park. 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. 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. 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. Viacom purchases Paramount Communications. Features five, four-seated passenger trucks. The Safari monorail station was nearby. Today, the park offers more than 60 rides, shows and attractions as well as a water park. 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. . Coconut Shores within Soak City offers a mini-wave pool, 45-foot multi-level play structure, and unique dining. A performance stage beneath the Eiffel Tower. Also new this year is a popular family ride, Triple Spin. Two new attractions debut this year. Kings Dominion is an amusement park located in Doswell, Virginia, 20 miles (30km) north of Richmond and 75 miles (120km) south of Washington, D.C. It was in the park for nine seasons before being relocated to Jolly Roger Amusement Park in Ocean City, Maryland, Alton Towers in England, and later to Hopi Hari in Brazil where it exists today as Katapul. Also named Fred's 4x4's, Alley Cat 500, and Road Rally. 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. DOSWELL, Va. -- After more than 20 years of erupting in Doswell, Kings Dominion has decided to remove Volcano: The Blast Coaster. In 2002, the park opened its new wild mouse roller coaster, Ricochet (Now known as Apple Zapple), Carowinds also installed its Ricochet in 2002. In June 1975, the band Ice Water performed in the Flintstone Follies Theater at Kings Dominion in Doswell. It was opened to the public in May 2010. Themulti-sensory rideappeals to park visitors and coaster enthusiasts alike with its thrills and specialeffects. The first interactive family dark ride in the Mid-Atlantic region is unveiled in Scooby-Doo &The Haunted Mansion. 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. More Days, More Fun - now open year-round. The theme park fully opened the previous month with 15 attractions; its Lion Country Safari area had opened in 1974. The expansion included a new 65-foot tall slide complex featuring three different attractions called Paradise Plunge, Aqua Blast, and Thunder Falls; a new children's area called Splash Island; expanded cabana areas, updated bathhouses, and other improvements to the area. On October 15, 2016, Kings Dominion announced that the Hurler wooden coaster would be permanently closed.[37]. 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! The Showplace re-opened as the Kingswood Amphitheatre. We offer a wide array of group activities that can be tailored for your needs plusemployeeoffers on group ticket sales. [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. Drop Zone Stunt Tower became Drop Tower Scream Zone and The Italian Job: Turbo Coaster became Backlot Stunt Coaster. 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