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Kings Dominion is an amusement park in the eastern United States, located in Doswell, Virginia, 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 ...
Project 305 is a steel roller coaster located at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia, United States. Manufactured by Intamin, the ride opened to the public as Intimidator 305 on April 2, 2010. Themed to racing, the coaster was originally named after the late NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt, who was commonly known as "The Intimidator". [ 3]
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). In 2018, Rebel Yell was renamed Racer 75, dropping ...
Paramount Communications, previously known as Gulf+Western, in turn had acquired the parks from Nelson Schwab and his management group.Schwab and his KECO Entertainment acquired the group in a management-led LBO from the Taft Broadcasting Company, which had built Kings Island in Cincinnati using rides that were moved from the Coney Island amusement park in Cincinnati, Ohio Taft had just closed.
The train was eventually brought down a week later, and the ride remained closed for more than two months. Kings Dominion later explained the closure was due to a problem with the weight distribution on the gearbox, which caused a part to warp and fail. The replacement part had to be custom-built in another country, leading to the extended closure.
Flight of Fear at RCDB. 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]
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.
The Eiffel Tower at Kings Dominion was built by Bristol Steel. [ 1] It was modeled and built at Kings Island three years prior to construction. It is the centerpiece of the park, located in the International Street section of the park, just beyond the fountains at the main entrance. It is currently the tallest attraction at Kings Dominion if ...