Crypt (Kings Dominion)

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The Crypt

Entrance to Tomb Raider: Firefall in 2007

Kings Dominion
Location	Doswell, Virginia, USA
Coordinates	37°50′23″N 77°26′29″W / 37.83971°N 77.441284°W / 37.83971; -77.441284
Status	Defunct
Operated	March 19, 2005 to 2019
Rider height	54 inch minimum
Replaced by	Tumbili

Statistics

Manufacturer

HUSS

Product

Suspended Top Spin

Type

Top Spin

Capacity

38 per cycle

The Crypt, originally named Tomb Raider: Firefall, was a Top Spin built by German manufacturer HUSS previously located at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia, USA.

History

The ride was announced in 2004 as Tomb Raider: Firefall.^[1] It opened on March 19, 2005. Its theme was based on the 2001 movie Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and the Tomb Raider video games.^[2] The ride was located across from the entrance to Volcano The Blast Coaster. It was rethemed in 2008 after the park was sold to Cedar Fair.

On January 23, 2020, Kings Dominion announced that the Crypt would not reopen for the 2020 season and that it would be removed to make way for future development.^[3] In 2022, it was replaced by Tumbili, a 4D Free Spin model from S&S.^[4]

Images

Entrance to The Crypt
The Crypt in 2016
Tomb Raider: Firefall during a cycle

References

↑ "Tomb Raider Ride To Open At Kings Dominion In 2005". Ultimate Rollercoaster.
↑ "Tomb Raider Ride Opening At Kings Dominion March 19". Ultimate Rollercoaster. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
↑ Sellers, Maggie. "The Crypt is Sealed". Kings Dominion. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
↑ Pegram, Michael (2021-08-12). "Kings Dominion to debut new 4D roller coaster in 2022". NBC12. Retrieved 2021-08-13.

Present

Coasters

Apple Zapple Backlot Stunt Coaster Dominator Flight of Fear Great Pumpkin Coaster Grizzly Pantherian Racer 75 Rapterra Reptilian Tumbili Twisted Timbers Woodstock Express

Water slides

Paradise Plunge

Former

Coasters

Anaconda Galaxi Hurler HyperSonic XLC King Kobra Shockwave Volcano The Blast Coaster

[1] "Tomb Raider Ride To Open At Kings Dominion In 2005". Ultimate Rollercoaster.

[2] "Tomb Raider Ride Opening At Kings Dominion March 19". Ultimate Rollercoaster. Retrieved 26 January 2020.

[3] Sellers, Maggie. "The Crypt is Sealed". Kings Dominion. Retrieved 26 January 2020.

[4] Pegram, Michael (2021-08-12). "Kings Dominion to debut new 4D roller coaster in 2022". NBC12. Retrieved 2021-08-13.

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