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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 train was brought down a week later, and the ride remained closed for more than two months. Kings Dominion later explained the closure through a statement released on their official Facebook page on August 28, 2013, which stated that a problem with the weight distribution on the gearbox caused a part to warp and fail.
A video released in October 2016 on Kings Dominion's Facebook page announced that their Hurler was closing permanently, showing a headstone with its name and years of operation (1994–2016). [9] The video ended with a teaser stating: "for now", indicating it may be refurbished and reopened. [ 9 ]
The merger of Kings Dominion’s owner with amusement park giant Six Flags became official Monday. It’s the fifth owner in the park’s 49-year-history.
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).
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.
Volcano: The Blast Coaster, or simply Volcano, was an inverted launched roller coaster located at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia, United States.Designed by Werner Stengel, it was the first launched roller coaster manufactured by Intamin and the first of its kind in the world to be inverted.
Smurf Mountain was a powered mine train ride through a mountain past several animated scenes at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia, United States. History