Kings Dominion

Kings Dominion

A partial overview of Kings Dominion taken in 2010. Racer 75 in the foreground with Anaconda and Intimidator 305 in the background.
Location	Doswell, Virginia, USA
Status	Operating
Opened	1975
Owner	Cedar Fair
Area	400 acres (161.9 hectares)
Website	http://kingsdominion.com/

Kings Dominion is an amusement park located in Doswell, Virginia. The park is currently owned by Cedar Fair, and was part of the former Paramount Parks chain that Cedar Fair acquired from CBS Corporation on June 30, 2006. The park was named after its sister park, Kings Island in Kings Mills, Ohio, USA. Both parks were originally built and owned by Kings Entertainment Company.

History

Aerial view of the park in 1979

On August 4, 2020 the park announced that it would not operate at all in 2020 due to challenges associated with the coronavirus pandemic. However, it did reopen on December 5, 2020 for the Taste of the Season holiday event.

Roller coasters

Present (13)

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Status	Height Restriction
Anaconda	Arrow Dynamics	Sit-Down	1991	Operating	48 inches
Apple Zapple	Mack Rides	Wild Mouse	2002	Operating	44 inches (With Adult), 54 inches (Alone)
Avalanche	Mack Rides	Bobsled	1988	Operating	40 inches (With Adult), 46 inches (Alone)
Backlot Stunt Coaster	Premier Rides	Launched	2006	Operating	48 inches
Dominator	Bolliger & Mabillard	Floorless	2008	Operating	54 inches
Flight of Fear	Premier Rides	Enclosed/Launched	1996	Operating	54 inches
Great Pumpkin Coaster	E&F Miler Industries	Kiddie	1997	Operating	36 inches (With Adult), 40 inches (Alone)
Grizzly	Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters	Wooden	1982	Operating	48 inches
Intimidator 305	Intamin	Giga Coaster	2010	Operating	54 inches
Racer 75	John C. Allen	Wooden	1975	Operating	48 inches
Twisted Timbers	Rocky Mountain Construction	Hybrid I-Box	2018	Operating	48 inches
Woodstock Express	John C. Allen	Wooden	1974	Operating	40 inches (With Adult), 46 inches (Alone)
Unknown	S&S Worldwide	4th Dimension	2021	Under construction	54 inches

Past (6)

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Galaxi	S.D.C.	Sit-Down	1975	1983	Relocated to Myrtle Beach Pavilion
Hurler	International Coasters	Wooden	1994	2015	Scrapped
HyperSonic XLC	S&S Worldwide	Launched	2001	2007	Scrapped
King Kobra	Schwarzkopf	Launched	1977	1986	Relocated to Jolly Roger Amusement Park
Shockwave	Togo	Stand-Up	1986	2015	Scrapped
Volcano: The Blast Coaster	Intamin	Suspended Catapult Coaster	1998	2018	Unknown

Attractions

Operating

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened
Americana	Chance Rides	Ferris Wheel	2009
Bad Apple	HUSS	Troika	2002
Berserker	Intamin	Ranger	1984
Blue Ridge Tollway	Arrow Dynamics	Track Ride	1975
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill	Barbisan	Tracked Dark Ride	2004
Carousel	Philadelphia Toboggan Company	Gallopers	1975
Charlie Brown's Wind Up	Zamperla	Junior Chair-O-Plane	2013
Delirium	Mondial	Frisbee	2016
Drop Tower: Scream Zone	Intamin	Drop Tower	2003
Dodgem	Unknown	Dodgems	1975
Eiffel Tower	Intamin	Observation Tower	1975
Flying Ace	Chance Rides	Aviator	2000
Flying Ace Balloon Race	Zamperla	Balloon Tower	2013
Flying Eagles	Bisch-Rocco	Flying Scooters	1975
Grand Prix Raceway	R.E. Enterprises	Go-Karts	1995
Kite Eating Tree	Zamperla	Junior Drop Tower	2017
Linus Launcher	Zamperla	Kite Flyer	2013
Lucy's Crabbie Cabbies	Unknown	Junior Dodgems	1975
Lucy's Tugboat	Zamperla	Rockin' Tug	2013
Peanuts 500	Zamperla	Junior Whip	2017
Peanuts Road Rally	Zamperla	Track Ride	1990
Peanuts Turnpike	Arrow Dynamics	Track Ride	1978
Sally's Sea Plane	Zamperla	Junior Flying Carpet	2017
Scrambler	Eli Bridge Company	Scrambler	2000
Shenandoah Lumber Company	Arrow Dynamics	Log Flume	1975
Snoopy vs Red Baron	Chance Rides	Junior Jets	1990
Snoopy's Junction	Zamperla	Junior Railway	2013
Snoopy's Rocket Express	Zamperla	Monorail	2013
Snoopy's Space Buggies	Zamperla	Jump Around	2013
Wave Swinger	Zierer	Waveswinger	1975
WindSeeker	Mondial	WindSeeker	2012
White Water Canyon	Intamin	River Rapids	1983
Woodstock Whirlybirds	Zamperla	Junior Teacups	2013
Xtreme Skyflyer	Sky Fun 1 Inc.	Skycoaster	1996

Closed

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Apple Turnover	Schwarzkopf	Enterprise	1976	1993	Scrapped
Bad Apple	Eyerly Aircraft Company	Polyp	1975	1988	Unknown
Crypt	HUSS	Top Spin	2005	2019	Scrapped
Diamond Falls	Intamin	Shoot The Chute	1985	2002	Scrapped
El Dorado	Weber	1001 Nights	2009	2011	Scrapped
Haunted River	Arrow Dynamics	Log Flume	1979	1995	Scrapped
Jamestown Landing	Intamin	Flying Dutchman	1975	Unknown	Relocated to Australia's Wonderland
Magic Carpet Slides	Aero-Mar Plastics	Giant Slide	1975	1984	Scrapped
Mt. Kilimanjaro	Schwarzkopf	Bayern Kurve	1976	1990	Scrapped
Old Dominion Line	Crown Metal Products	Miniature Railway	1975	1995	Scrapped
Racing Rivers	New Wave Rides	Dinghy Waterslides	1987	1996	Scrapped
Sky Pilot	Intamin	Flight Trainer	1989	1998	Scrapped
Sky Ride	Von Roll	Cableway	1975	1995	Scrapped
Smurf Mountain	Arrow Dynamics	Tracked Dark Ride	1979	1995	Scrapped
Time Shaft	Chance Rides	Rotor	1979	1995	Scrapped
Vertigo	Unknown	Caterpillar	1975	1981	Unknown