El Dorado

El Dorado in 2005

Kings Dominion
Location	Doswell, Virginia, USA
Status	Defunct
Operated	April 4, 2009 to 2011
Replaced	HyperSonic XLC
Replaced by	WindSeeker

Geauga Lake
Location	Aurora, Ohio, USA
Operated	1991 to September 16, 2007

Boardwalk and Baseball
Location	Haines City, Florida, USA
Operated	1985 to January 1990

Prater
Location	Vienna, Austria
Operated	During 1980s

Statistics

Manufacturer

Weber

Product

1001 Nacht

Capacity

32 per cycle

HELP

El Dorado was a 1001 Nacht built by German manufacturer Weber that was previously located at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia, USA.

History

The ride opened in 1991 at Geauga Lake and was called Mirage. After the 1999 season, the ride was removed and rethemed. It reopened under the new name El Dorado in 2001.^[1] After the 2007 season, Cedar Fair announced that the amusement park side of Geauga Lake would not reopen for the 2008 season.^[2] El Dorado was subsequently dismantled and sent to Kings Dominion, where it reopened on April 4, 2009.^[3]^[4]

El Dorado was removed after the 2011 season.^[5] As of December 2012, the ride remained in the park's boneyard.^[6]

References

↑ "Geauga Lake History". Roller Coaster Freak. http://rollercoasterfreak.com/Geauga_Lake/History.html.
↑ "Geauga Lake silences rides; water park remains". https://www.mytownneo.com/article/20070930/NEWS/309309531.
↑ "More Park Openings II". NewsPlusNotes. http://newsplusnotes.blogspot.com/2009/04/more-park-openings-ii.html.
↑ "Kings Dominion To Debut Two New Attractions Saturday". Ultimate Rollercoaster. https://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/news/stories/20090401_01.shtml.
↑ "Kings Dominion set to remove El Dorado at end of 2011 season". Theme Park Tourist. https://www.themeparktourist.com/news/20110829/4681/kings-dominion-set-remove-el-dorado-end-2011-season.
↑ "Kings Dominion Boneyard Pictures". KD Fansite. http://kdfansite.com/2012/12/kings-dominion-boneyard-pictures/.

Articles on Kings Dominion

Coasters

Present	Anaconda Apple Zapple Backlot Stunt Coaster Dominator Flight of Fear Great Pumpkin Coaster Grizzly Intimidator 305 Racer 75 Reptilian Tumbili Twisted Timbers Woodstock Express
Former	Galaxi Hurler HyperSonic XLC King Kobra Shockwave Volcano: The Blast Coaster

Other attractions

Present

Former

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Former coasters	Beaver Land Mine Ride Big Dipper Corkscrew Cyclone Dominator Double Loop Head Spin Little Dipper Raging Wolf Bobs Steel Venom Thunderhawk Villain Wild Mouse X-Flight
Former rides	Americana Bel-Air Express Black Squid Boardwalk Typhoon El Dorado Grizzly Run Hay Baler Merry Oldies Mr. Hyde's Nasty Fall Pepsi Plunge RipCord Shipwreck Falls Skyscraper Texas Twister Thunder Alley Speedway Time Warp Yo Yo

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Present	Auto BergBahn Boomerang Der Zug des Manitu Dizzy Mouse Gesengte Sau Hochschaubahn Insider Maskerade Megablitz Olympia Looping Race Volare Wiener Looping Wilde Maus
Former	Achterbahn Cortina Bobs Düsenspirale Einschienenbahn Euro Coaster Flugbahn Galaxia Höllenblitz Hochbahn Hochbahn Hochbahn Hochschaubahn Jet Star II Looping Bahn Loopingbahn Luna-Bahn Niagara-Wasserbahn Rodelbahn Speedy Gonzales Super 8er Bahn Teststrecke Vierer-Bob Wasserrutschbahn Wiener Looping Wilde Maus

[1] "Geauga Lake History". Roller Coaster Freak. http://rollercoasterfreak.com/Geauga_Lake/History.html.

[2] "Geauga Lake silences rides; water park remains". https://www.mytownneo.com/article/20070930/NEWS/309309531.

[3] "More Park Openings II". NewsPlusNotes. http://newsplusnotes.blogspot.com/2009/04/more-park-openings-ii.html.

[4] "Kings Dominion To Debut Two New Attractions Saturday". Ultimate Rollercoaster. https://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/news/stories/20090401_01.shtml.

[5] "Kings Dominion set to remove El Dorado at end of 2011 season". Theme Park Tourist. https://www.themeparktourist.com/news/20110829/4681/kings-dominion-set-remove-el-dorado-end-2011-season.

[6] "Kings Dominion Boneyard Pictures". KD Fansite. http://kdfansite.com/2012/12/kings-dominion-boneyard-pictures/.

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