Haunted River (Paramount's Kings Dominion)

Haunted River

Paramount's Kings Dominion
Location	Doswell, Virginia, USA
Coordinates	37°50′21″N 77°26′25″W / 37.839206°N 77.440141°W / 37.839206; -77.440141
Status	Defunct
Operated	1979 to 1995
Replaced by	Volcano The Blast Coaster

Statistics

Manufacturer

Arrow Development

Product

Log Flume

Type

Log Flume

Haunted River was a Log Flume mqnufactured by Arrow Development that was previously located at Paramount's Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia, USA.

History

The ride was built as part of the new Lost World area which comprised an artificial mountain. It was called Voyage to Atlantis.^[1] The ride reopened as Haunted River on May 24, 1980.^[2]^[3]

Following the closure of the ride after the 1995 season, the mountain was reused for Volcano The Blast Coaster.^[4]^[5]

References

↑ "Visitors Find Lost World At Kings Dominion Park". The Daily Herald. 1979-04-29. p. 45. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
↑ "Haunted River Opens Today". The Times Dispatch. 1980-05-24. p. 7. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
↑ "25 Years of Memories". The Times Dispatch. 2000-04-28. p. 90. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
↑ "Kings Dominion coaster spews volcanic action". The Times Dispatch. 1998-08-04. p. 21. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
↑ "Mountain rides vanish at Kings Dominion". Richmond Times-Dispatch. 1996-04-12. Retrieved 2024-07-22.

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] "Visitors Find Lost World At Kings Dominion Park". The Daily Herald. 1979-04-29. p. 45. Retrieved 2022-09-22.

[2] "Haunted River Opens Today". The Times Dispatch. 1980-05-24. p. 7. Retrieved 2022-09-22.

[3] "25 Years of Memories". The Times Dispatch. 2000-04-28. p. 90. Retrieved 2022-09-22.

[4] "Kings Dominion coaster spews volcanic action". The Times Dispatch. 1998-08-04. p. 21. Retrieved 2022-09-22.

[5] "Mountain rides vanish at Kings Dominion". Richmond Times-Dispatch. 1996-04-12. Retrieved 2024-07-22.

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