Kings Dominion added its fourth roller coaster, a Schwarzkopf shuttle loop known as the King Kobra, in 1977.
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17 Facts About Kings Dominion
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Also in 1977, Kings Dominion was one of several amusement parks serving as location for the film Rollercoaster.
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Kings Dominion unveiled a TOGO stand-up roller coaster in 1986 called Shockwave, the first of three roller coasters to be added under KECO.
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Kings Dominion continued to expand over the next few seasons starting with Hanna-Barbera Land in 1990 with the addition of more children's flat rides.
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Kings Dominion continued its growth when it became part of Paramount Parks in 1993 and switched its name to Paramount's Kings Dominion.
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In 1996, Kings Dominion introduced its second launched roller coaster, and first LIM-launched roller coaster, The Outer Limits: Flight of Fear.
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Kings Dominion added another launched roller coaster in 1998, Volcano: The Blast Coaster, in the former Lost World mountain.
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The 2003 season saw Kings Dominion become the final of several of the Paramount Parks to open a Drop Zone: Stunt Tower, now Drop Tower: Scream Zone.
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The 305-foot-high Drop Zone at Kings Dominion was the tallest freefall ride in the world at the time it opened.
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The differences between the two were that at Kings Dominion riders' feet dangle freely and at Kings Island, which installed a Giant Top Spin, there was a floor.
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Kings Dominion expanded WaterWorks for the 2007 season, adding a second wave pool called Tidal Wave Bay, a four-person family raft slide called Zoom Flume, and a ProSlide Tornado.
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Kings Dominion did not open for its normal operating schedule in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Fast Lane Plus at Kings Dominion is converted into regular Fast Lane during Winterfest due to a decrease in operating rides.
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Kings Dominion cancelled the event in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Kings Dominion added, "At Kings Dominion, the suggestion of living miners left to die is meant to inject some enjoyable dramatic tension".
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Original Kings Dominion logo used from 1975 to 1992; sometimes used in-park since 2014.
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