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Racer 75 is a wooden racing roller coaster at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia.Designed by John C. Allen, the ride opened with the park in 1975 as Rebel Yell. [1] [2] It features a similar track layout to The Racer (1972) at Kings Island and the now-defunct Thunder Road at Carowinds (1976).
Kings Dominion is an amusement park in Doswell, Virginia, United States, twenty miles (30 km) north of Richmond and 75 miles (120 km) south of Washington, D.C. Owned and operated by Six Flags, the 280-acre (1.1 km 2) park opened to the public on May 3, 1975, [1] and features more than 60 rides, shows and attractions including 13 roller coasters and a 20-acre (8.1 ha) water park.
The Loch Ness Monster helped the Williamsburg park to reach national recognition through the 1978 season, [51] as well as compete against another Virginia amusement park, Kings Dominion. [ 52 ] [ 53 ] The initial Golden Ticket Awards in 1998 placed the Loch Ness Monster as the 15th best steel roller coaster, tied with Taz's Texas Tornado at Six ...
Twisted Timbers, previously known as Hurler, is located in the Candy Apple Grove section of Kings Dominion. The roller coaster takes riders to a height of 111 feet (34 m) before entering a barrel roll inversion and dropping them 109 feet (33 m) down the first hill.
Flight of Fear is the name of two identical enclosed roller coasters located at Kings Island and Kings Dominion amusement parks. [1] [2] Built and designed by Premier Rides, they were the world's first launched roller coasters to feature linear induction motor (LIM) technology. [3]
A media preview event was held on April 1, 2010, [17] and the ride opened the following day, when Kings Dominion opened for the season. [18] [15] The plaza near the ride's entrance featured Dale Earnhardt's black Monte Carlo on display, as well as commemorative plaques celebrating the famed driver's career. [16]
Dominator is a floorless roller coaster located at Kings Dominion amusement park in Doswell, Virginia.Built by Bolliger & Mabillard, it originally opened in 2000 as Batman: Knight Flight at Six Flags Ohio (later renamed to Six Flags Worlds of Adventure in 2001), in Aurora, Ohio.
The ride opened at Kings Island for previews on April 29, 2005, followed by its grand opening several weeks later on May 20. [7] It opened at Canada's Wonderland on May 1, 2005. [ 1 ] On October 12, 2005, Kings Dominion announced they would be adding a clone of Italian Job: Stunt Coaster but with a slightly different name, Italian Job: Turbo ...