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An artificial mountain, originally called The Lost World, was constructed at Kings Dominion in 1979. It was located in the Safari Village section of the park and featured three rides inside – a dark ride named Land of the Dooz, a flume ride named Voyage to Atlantis, and a Rotor flat ride from Chance Rides named Time Shaft. [1]
[1] [2] Time Shaft was refurbished constantly because of people getting nauseous after riding. Due to declining popularity, Smurf Mountain was ultimately closed in 1995, two years after Paramount Parks' purchase of the park. [3] The former spot of Smurf Mountain was originally set to be home to an upcoming attraction themed to Congo.
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.
Time Shaft (Rotor Ride), Haunted River (formerly Journey to Atlantis), Smurf Mountain (formerly The Land of Dooz) were closed and removed in 1995 to make room for Volcano: The Blast Coaster. Vertigo was a caterpillar type ride manufactured by Mack Rides that opened in 1975 and closed in 1983.
Kings Dominion Time Shaft (1979 – 1995), Doswell, Virginia Kings Island (1972 – 1982), Mason, Ohio Lagoon Amusement Park (1972 – circa 1990), Farmington, Utah
Construction of Hypersonic XLC began in October 2000 when track pieces arrived at Kings Dominion. [7] Hypersonic XLC officially opened to the general public on time on March 24, the first day of the 2001 season. [8] The attraction suffered from constant downtime, since it was a prototype.
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Pantherian (originally known as Intimidator 305 and temporarily named Project 305 for the 2024 season) is a steel roller coaster located at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia, United States.