Much of the Lion Country Safari occupied the land behind the Anaconda roller coaster Kings Dominion still owns the land but has used most of it primarily for storage rather than opening new attractions. The trains of Avalanche are themed after the United States', France's, Germany's, Canada's and Switzerland's bobsleds, so that riders in different trains can simulate being in a bobsled race in the Winter Olympics.Īlthough the Lion Country Safari attraction was the first portion of the park to open, it was phased out after Paramount bought the park. (The similarly-named King Cobra roller coaster at Kings Island, which was a stand-up coaster similar to Shockwave, closed in 2002.) The third and last roller coaster that Kings Dominion added during the 1980s was Avalanche, which remains the only Mack bobsled roller coaster in the United States. Shockwave, like King Cobra, has one loop but also has a helix. The mountain was rebuilt in 1997, and has been occupied solely by Volcano: The Blast Coaster since 1998.Īfter three seasons without a new roller coaster, Kings Dominion unveiled its TOGO stand-up roller coaster, Shockwave, in 1986, the same year that the park removed King Kobra. From then on, the Lost World was known as Smurf Mountain. In 1984, a Smurf ride, Smurf Mountain would replace the mine ride in the Lost World.
A swinging, inverting pirate ship known as the Berserker was added on International Street the following year. Also in 1983, a 13 year old boy died while riding on the Galaxie roller coaster. Kings Dominion opened its rapids ride, White Water Canyon, in Old Virginia in 1983. Kings Dominion would add their second wooden roller coaster, the Grizzly, in the forests of the Old Virginia section of the park in 1982. Journey to Atlantis was replaced by the Haunted River themed flume ride in 1980. Originally, the Lost World featured three rides: a flume ride called Journey to Atlantis, a children's attraction known as Land of the Dooz, and a rotor called Time Shaft. In addition to the King Kobra, Kings Dominion opened a campground and its well-known Lost World mountain before the end of the 1970s. Also in 1977, Kings Dominion was one of several amusement parks used as sets for the film Rollercoaster. After several more relocations, it continues to operate today as Katapul at Hopi Hari in Brazil. It was in the park for nine seasons before being relocated to Jolly Roger Amusement Park in Ocean City, Maryland. The King Kobra featured a flywheel launch and was the park's first launched roller coaster. Kings Dominion added their fourth roller coaster, a Schwarzkopf shuttle loop known as the King Kobra, in 1977. In addition to the Lion Country Safari, the original themed areas of the park were called The Happy Land of Hanna-Barbera, Old Virginia, and Coney Island (renamed Candy Apple Grove prior to the next season).
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In addition, Kings Dominion's 1/3-scale replica of the Eiffel Tower, which features an observation deck where people could go in order to see the whole park, was open by the park's first full operating season. Another roller coaster, Galaxie, was located in the Grove next to the man-made Lake Charles, which took up 10 acres (40,000 m 2) of the park's property. By 1975, the park had added the Rebel Yell, a racing roller coaster designed by John Allen a log flume antique cars steam train and a collection of flat rides. However, in 1974, the park had a "soft" (partial, low key) opening only for the now-defunct Lion Country Safari attraction and a junior roller coaster, now called Scooby Doo's Ghoster Coaster. Kings Dominion officially opened in 1975 with 15 rides. History Early history as Kings Dominion (1975-89)
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