RE: Time Shaft (1979- 1995) Time Shaft was my favorite ride, when I was young! A custom looping roller coaster. 2023: Year Round operations start; Grizzly retracked. 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. 1. It didn't take long for King Dominion to be recognized as the perfect family destination location in the Mid-Atlantic region. The ride opened on May 26, 1979 along with Journey to the Land of Dooz and Voyage to Atlantis as part of the new The Lost World themed area. Passenger-driven cars that ride along on a guide rail. Fast Lane is Kings Dominion's virtual queue system. [13] Three parks were involved in the sale Kings Island, Kings Dominion, and Carowinds along with a 20-percent stake in Canada's Wonderland. I think this would have placed Time Shaft's entrance somewhere near where Scrambler is now located. Control of Paramount Parks had been transferred from Viacom to CBS Corporation in 2007. Formerly known as Triple Spin from (2002-2013). 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. It is the first baby to be born from some 60 eggs that were laid in January. Drawing a crowd - a 17-story man-made mountain, housing three rides, opened yesterday at Kings Dominion theme park on Interstate 95. Here is a timeline of Kings Dominion Attractions 1974 - Lion Country Safari & Scooby Doo Rollercoaster open as a preview. In April 1974, the Lion Country Safari opened as the first part of the Kings Dominion amusement complex near Doswell. 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.". Hurricane Reef is expanded from six acres to 19 and rebranded WaterWorks. The decade of the 90's began with the expansion of Hanna-Barbera Land in 1990. 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. "the Time Shaft," on the other hand, is too much, at least for anyone subject ot claustrophobia and/or motion sickness. 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. Tickets are $75 for adults. Expansion continued in the waterpark area with a re-theme to WaterWorks in 1999. 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. This ride enables guests to experience what it would be like to be behind the wheel of a racecar. This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register. 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. This June 1975 image shows a performance of a splashy Cole Porter Anything Goes number, one of 25 song excerpts in the 30-minute Give My Regards to Broadway show at the just-opened Kings Dominion theme park in Doswell. The theme park fully opened the previous month with 15 attractions; its Lion Country Safari area had opened in 1974. Kings Dominion debuts the tallest drop tower ride in North America in Drop Zone Stunt Tower. With more than 60 rides, shows, attractions, a kids area, and a waterpark, Kings Dominion has AMAZING fun for everyone. 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. I recall unaccountably thinking the dance club vibe was really cool, and I loved the forces. DON'T Kings Dominion To Hire for 2,500 Positions - Hiring Event Kicks off on Presidents Day Weekend. Kings Dominion did not open for its normal operating schedule in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Lion Country theater, monorail station & monorail cars coming in from Lion Country. 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. Originally named, A small-scale swing ride. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. The area is home to many of the park's thrill rides and roller coasters. Diamond Falls, the Shoot the Chute ride closed that season. 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. 13,773 articles since August 2009. The makeover includes the addition of more water activities for families. In addition to rides, the area features an arcade, carnival games, counter-service restaurants, and a gift shop. It was renamed Candy Apple Grove in 1976. [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. April 27, 1974 King's Dominion Lion Country Safari. "[49] Initially, the area was part of one of the park's original attractions, Lion Country Safari, which contained a monorail train through a nature preserve until its closure in the 1990s. Time Shaft, Journey to the Land of Dooz) 1980 - Haunted River . An approximately one-third scale replica of the. The early 2000s saw Kings Dominion opening new rides similar to existing rides at other Paramount Parks. Top 5 Reasons to Buy a Kings Dominion 2023 Silver Pass. It was opened to the public in May 2010. [24] Hypersonic XLC was removed after the 2007 season. The Rotor is an amusement ride designed and patented by German engineer Ernst Hoffmeister in 1948. Formerly, A flat ride where miniature airplanes fly in a circle. [30] Dominator opened on May 24, 2008, becoming Kings Dominion's first roller coaster with five inversions. 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. Also that year, Smurf Mountain replaced the mine ride Land of the Dooz, transforming the Lost World into The Smurfs theme. It was located in the mountain that is now home to Volcano, the Blast Coaster. Replaced Boo Boo's Tree Swing (1975-2009) and Swing A Round (2010-2012), A 200-foot-long (61m) children's coaster. Only a year later in 1980, the flume ride was rethemed Haunted River. 3. On March 29, 2013, Kings Dominion unveiled its bigger, better Planet Snoopy children's area. and a rotor called Time Shaft. Time Shaft, a rotor flat ride pinning guests with centrifugal . Rangers manned a lookout tower at Kings Dominion Lion Country Safari Park, waiting for calls for assistance. On June 30 of that year, the park was sold to Cedar Fair Entertainment Company. [25] The sale was finalized on June 30, 2006 for $1.24 billion. Also new this year is Xtreme Skyflyer, an attraction that combines the elements of hang gliding and sky diving. A rail-guided car ride across a pond. http://community.webshots.com/album/419637432CUOxsq. The theme park fully opened two years earlier with 15 attractions; its Lion Country Safari area had opened in 1974. Here, the first visitors paid their admission fee. Also debuting this year is SpongBob SquarePants 3-D. 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. Kings Dominion added its fourth roller coaster, a Schwarzkopf shuttle loop known as the King Kobra, in 1977. 1974: Preview event featuring a film theater, Scooby-Doo (now called Woodstock Express), and Lion Country Safari. A new water ride was added this year, Diamond Falls. From left are driver Ken Lion, Lora Becraft and Larry and Mary Tropea. You have permission to edit this collection. The Hanover County theme park and Busch Gardens near. A little bundle of love. Time Shaft was a Rotor built by US manufacturer Chance Rides that was previously located at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia, USA. Centrifugal force, created as the ride spun, held passengers against the wall as the floor dropped out. [61] Kathleen Geier of Washington Monthly decried, "agonizing deaths are being served up for fun and profit to the gawking, peanut-crunching masses" and asked, "What next a thrill ride based on the Rana Plaza factory disaster in Bangladesh? This May 1980 image shows a skeletal pirate captain, one of 60 ghouls in the Kings Dominion theme parks Haunted River flume boat ride. Mike Gabay works as trainer with some of young pachyderms in 'Lion Country' elephant herd. Kings Dominion celebrates its 25th anniversary season. 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. The park sent visitors spinning around Candy Apple Grove in the new Apple Turnover ride. Kings Dominion is a theme park located in Doswell, Virginia, USA opened in 1975. 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). Halloween Haunt is an annual Halloween event at Kings Dominion on weekends during the months of September and October. On June 30, Cedar Fair Entertainment Company purchases Paramount Parks from CBS Corporation for $1.25 billion. This exciting ride allowed guests to determine their own flight pattern, including the option to spin a dizzying 360-degrees. Located just steps away from Kings Dominion, Camp Wilderness - a KOA Campground - features camp sites, RV sites and a number of well-appointed deluxe cabins that are far from roughing it. References This page was last modified on 4 February 2022, at 15:43. Hypersonic XLC, a Thrust Air 2000 air-launched coaster made by S&S Power, launched riders from 0 to 80 miles per hour (130km/h) in 1.5 seconds, taking them up an 87-degree incline and down an 87-degree drop. New owner Paramount Communications, Inc., begins the process of re-theming rides and attractions to movie themes. [16], Kings Dominion continued to expand over the next few seasons starting with Hanna-Barbera Land in 1990 with the addition of more children's flat rides. (1979 - 1995) Intimidator 305, a Intamin Giga Coaster, is unveiled as the biggest and fastest roller coaster on the East Coast. Since its opening in the mid 70's, the park continues to change and evolve. . This May 1979 image shows the interior of the new Time Shaft ride at the Kings Dominion theme park in Doswell. Is there anything still in there? The Rebirth of The Grizzly Part 3 - The Forces of Gravity. I built a replica of the Old Dominion Line station based on a few photos online. In 2013, Kings Dominion unveiled the bigger, better Planet Snoopy, the world's largest PEANUTS-themed children's area, featuring 8 new rides (18 total), a fresh market and more. The 305-foot-high (93m) Drop Zone at Kings Dominion was the tallest freefall ride in the world at the time it opened. 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. The Avalanche, which lasts 90 seconds and reaches a speed of 41 mph, is still operating today. This May 1979 image shows the interior of the new Time Shaft ride at the Kings Dominion theme park in Doswell. There are other versions of the ride in Cedar Fair parks such as Canada's Wonderland, Cedar Point, Kings Island, Knott's Berry Farm, and Carowinds. . 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. : If you look carefully, you can still see the splash zone and an old ride vehicle from the Haunted River, which is at the exit to the gift shop. 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. It remained in operation during the 2007 season and was closed and dismantled several weeks before the 2008 season started. In May 1975, Gov. It was re-themed to the Peanuts for the 2010 season. 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. I might be mistaken, but wasn't Time Shaft located in the small mountain between the main Volcano mountain and Mt. Washington Post writer Peter Galuszka (author of a book on the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster)[60] said the attraction "hits a little too close to home for me" since "the idea of abandonment is a difficult topic for miners". The upgraded section of the park, Jungle X-Pedition, is themed to an archeological research facility and dig site. The early part of this decade saw Kings Dominion open major new rides and attractions starting with the HyperSonic roller coaster in 2001. Candy Apple Grove's newest ride, steel coaster Twisted Timbers, opened in 2018 replacing Hurler and reusing some of the previous support structure. Over the next two seasons, Kings Dominion added three new attractions starting with a thrilling steel roller coaster, Dominator. Kiddie Racing Ride | PEANUTS 500 | Kings Dominion PEANUTS 500 Put the Pedal to the Metal for the Win! JavaScript is disabled. We learned an important thing in 2015: You like photographs of proms. I'm Not Amused", "Cedar Fair, L.P. 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[11] They thought that if students were not able to attend school in August, then more families would spend money at Kings Dominion, and more teenagers would be able to provide a low-cost workforce to the amusement park. In 1983, Taft Broadcasting sold its theme park division to Kings Entertainment Company (KECO). After restrictions were partially lifted by Virginia governor Ralph Northam in November 2020, the park opened for a limited capacity winter event titled "Taste of the Season" that operated for three weeks the following month in December. The Time Shaft (1979-1997) The Haunted River (1980-1997) Diamond Falls (1985-2002) Sky Pilot (1989-1994) Categories Categories: Virginia . A slow-moving monorail ride over the area. Avalanche, which remains the only Mack Bobsled roller coaster in the United States, opened in 1988. In 1996, Kings Dominion unveiled the first LIM-launched roller coaster, The Outer Limits:Flight of Fear. The Safari monorail station was nearby. They also returned the Rebel Yell roller coaster to its original red and blue colors. The $7 million, 17-story attraction contained three components: the Journey to Atlantis flume ride (soon renamed the Haunted River), the Land of the Dooz childrens mine train and the Time Shaft rotor. It may not display this or other websites correctly. I know this has been asked, but do they still have any room for such a ride in the mountain structure? [22] The entire ride's duration was about 25 seconds. The nations oldest operating stand-up coaster will carry its last passengers on Aug. 9, the Hanover County theme park announced Thursday morning. Aveline90 (1) Show contributions . You are using an out of date browser. Please subscribe to keep reading. I like to imagine it's down there, just as it was on it's last day of operation. This attraction features four new thrilling, enclosed water slides. Home Parks Kings Dominion Attractions Basic data. The park added its third launched roller coaster, Hypersonic XLC, in 2001. 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! 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. . ), 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. Almost as notable as the launch of The Outer Limits was the fact that the entire ride was in semi-darkness; the riders could not see where they were going. 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. Park: Kings Dominion Category: Flat ride Manufacturer: Chance Rides State: Out of operation Modify basic data Modify short description Contributors. A 40- to 60-pound hippopotamus was born at Lion Country Safari in Hanover County Thursday evening. [57] Kings Dominion cancelled the event in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 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. Jungle X-Pedition is set in the deep jungle, where explorers can visit base camp for a bite to eat the Outpost Caf and gear up at X-Plorer's Supplies. Kings Dominion would add their second wooden . Hurricane Heights, a 65 ft. mega complex featuring 3 new slides and Splash Island, a family splash zone. Also new is "Dominion at Dusk" featuring Snoopy's Starlight Spectacular, a new live show and fireworks on all 10pm closes. I guess this draws back to the age-old question: Was Volcano really worth it? There are now 18 attractions covering 14 acres (5.7ha).[34]. The six-acre waterpark featured 15 water attractions, including a variety of slides. Bengal tigers arrived at the animal preserve. [1] Opening day of the park saw 50,000 guests, with an additional 50,000-60,000 guests waiting to enter.[9]. In 2015 Kings Dominion announced its Waterpark expansion project with WaterWorks being rebranded as Soak City. American Financial Group later purchased KECO in 1987 but allowed KECO to continue to manage operations at the amusement parks. The Chance Rotor accommodated approximately 30 to 35 people and above the ride was an object straight out of a Frankenstein movie. With a maximum height of 8 off the ground and just about 200 of track, younger "thrill seekers in training . Some of the area's more notable rides include WindSeeker, a 301-foot-tall (92m) swing ride that opened in 2012, and Delirium, a type of pendulum amusement ride that opened in place of stand-up roller coaster Shockwave in 2016. Viacom purchases Paramount Communications. The focus is on families this year with the addition of two new rides, El Dorado and the Americana Ferris Wheel. It debuted in 2001 as FearFest,[56] but following Cedar Fair's acquisition of the park, the event was renamed Halloween Haunt in 2007. The complex cost $7 million to construct and can accommodate 6,800 persons an hour. 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. They and other entertainment businesses convinced Virginia to make it illegal for schools to start classes before the Labor Day holiday in early September. 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. 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. A performance stage beneath the Eiffel Tower. 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. In December 2006, Kings Dominion put Hypersonic XLC up for sale. On May 3, 1975, after less than two years of construction, Kings Dominion opened its gates to the public. The park added the new Taxi Jam roller coaster, and Scooby's Playpark became a construction-themed playpen called Kidz Construction Company. The Haunted River was a lot of fun. Once at full speed, the floor is retracted, leaving the riders . Full-time and seasonal jobs are available across all departments including rides, food service, maintenance, and more. [1] It was closed down in 1995. 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 complex cost $7 million to construct and can accommodate 6,800 persons an hour. [11][12] This law, known as the Kings Dominion Law after the amusement park, stayed in force until 2019. 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. Includes unlimited visits in 2023, free parking & more! photo: Kings Dominion. The park is also the site for the American Coaster Enthusiasts' summer conference. The coaster was later be renamed the Backlot Stunt Coaster in 2008. In the water next to the gift shop, you can see the old track the Hauted River followed as well as one of the old cars filled with old baskets (presumably for decoration). Thepark's 15th anniversary seasonsaw a fresh new lookin Hanna-Barbera Land. [35] On August 9, 2015, Shockwave closed in Candy Apple Grove permanently, and a swinging pendulum ride titled "Delirium" was built in its place. During the next two seasons, Kings Dominion expanded Hurricane Reef behind the Rebel Yell and renamed it WaterWorks. 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. In March 1988, Kings Dominion introduced the Avalanche. The construction of Kings Dominion began October 1, 1972. 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. Operating dates and times subject to change without notice. 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. 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Kings Dominion unveiled a TOGO stand-up roller coaster in 1986 called Shockwave, the first of three roller coasters to be added under KECO. Jungle X-Pedition is set in the deep jungle, where explorers can visit base camp for a bite to eat the Outpost Caf and gear up at X-Plorer's Supplies. The trend of adding launch coasters continued in 1998 when the park opened Volcano, The Blast Coaster. A water slide complex known as Racing Rivers opened in 1987, and Avalanche, which remains the only Mack bobsled roller coaster in the United States, debuted the following year in 1988. It is similar to the Backlot Stunt Coaster rides at Kings Island and Canada's Wonderland, which both opened in 2005. Get full ticket information. Can't disagree with you to be honest COS. A few small elements are still missing, but many key components are there. In 2002, Ricochet was added, followed by Drop Zone (now Drop Tower)in 2003. 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