In 1984, a Smurf ride, Smurf Mountain would replace the mine ride in the Lost World.
A swinging, inverting pirate ship known as the Berserker was added on International Street the following year. Also in 1983, a 13 year old boy died while riding on the Galaxie roller coaster. Kings Dominion opened its rapids ride, White Water Canyon, in Old Virginia in 1983. Kings Dominion would add their second wooden roller coaster, the Grizzly, in the forests of the Old Virginia section of the park in 1982. Journey to Atlantis was replaced by the Haunted River themed flume ride in 1980.
Originally, the Lost World featured three rides: a flume ride called Journey to Atlantis, a children's attraction known as Land of the Dooz, and a rotor called Time Shaft. In addition to the King Kobra, Kings Dominion opened a campground and its well-known Lost World mountain before the end of the 1970s. Also in 1977, Kings Dominion was one of several amusement parks used as sets for the film Rollercoaster. After several more relocations, it continues to operate today as Katapul at Hopi Hari in Brazil. It was in the park for nine seasons before being relocated to Jolly Roger Amusement Park in Ocean City, Maryland. The King Kobra featured a flywheel launch and was the park's first launched roller coaster. Kings Dominion added their fourth roller coaster, a Schwarzkopf shuttle loop known as the King Kobra, in 1977. In addition to the Lion Country Safari, the original themed areas of the park were called The Happy Land of Hanna-Barbera, Old Virginia, and Coney Island (renamed Candy Apple Grove prior to the next season).
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In addition, Kings Dominion's 1/3-scale replica of the Eiffel Tower, which features an observation deck where people could go in order to see the whole park, was open by the park's first full operating season. Another roller coaster, Galaxie, was located in the Grove next to the man-made Lake Charles, which took up 10 acres (40,000 m 2) of the park's property. By 1975, the park had added the Rebel Yell, a racing roller coaster designed by John Allen a log flume antique cars steam train and a collection of flat rides. However, in 1974, the park had a "soft" (partial, low key) opening only for the now-defunct Lion Country Safari attraction and a junior roller coaster, now called Scooby Doo's Ghoster Coaster. Kings Dominion officially opened in 1975 with 15 rides. History Early history as Kings Dominion (1975-89)
While Kings Island was named as a combination of Kings Mills (its location) and Coney Island (the theme park that it was built to replace), Kings Dominion's name was more than likely a reference to Virginia's nickname as the "Old Dominion". Both parks were originally built and owned by Kings Entertainment Company aka KECO. The park was named after its sister park, Kings Island in Kings Mills, Ohio, which opened in 1972. The 400-acre (1.6 km 2) park is currently owned by Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, and was part of the former Paramount Parks chain that Cedar Fair acquired from CBS Corporation on June 30, 2006. Paramount's Kings Dominion - 1993 to 2006Ģ3 miles (37 km) north of Richmond and 83 miles (134 km) south of Washington, DC on Interstate 95. Kings Dominion - 1975-93, 2007 to present Kings Dominion is an amusement park located in Doswell, Virginia in Hanover County,
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