Looking for statistics on the fastest, tallest or longest roller coasters? The 400-acre (1.6 km2) park is currently owned by Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, and was part of the former Paramount Parks chain that Cedar Fair acquired from CBS Corporation on June 30, 2006. Re: Classic Kings Dominion Photos 1990/1991 by alpengeistno3 at 8/27/13 9:42:28 PM I had this classic video recommended to me on my youtube digest. The 400-acre Kings Dominion opened on May 3rd, 1975 as Virginia's first amusement park of that scale. Kings Dominion. Kings Dominion is an amusement park located in Doswell, Virginia in Hanover County, 23 miles (37 km) north of Richmond and 83 miles (134 km) south of Washington, DC on Interstate 95. Mar 9, 2017 - Explore jennsparis's board "Kings Dominion Vintage Pics", followed by 147 people on Pinterest. I wish I could say a shot it, but it is classic pre-Paramount KD for those of you who wish to reminisce. See more ideas about Dominion, Pics, Amusement park. New signs in front of a Kings Dominion roller coaster have banned the presence of cell phones and other items on the ride following an accident involving a North Chesterfield woman in June. The Eiffel Tower at Kings Dominion was built by Bristol Steel. It is the centerpiece of the park, located in the International Street section of the park, just beyond the fountains at the main entrance. Kings Island is a 364-acre (147 ha) amusement park located 24 miles (39 km) northeast of Cincinnati in Mason, Ohio.Owned and operated by Cedar Fair, the park first opened in 1972 by the Taft Broadcasting Company.It was part of a larger effort to move and expand Coney Island, a popular resort destination along the banks of the Ohio River that was prone to frequent flooding. Find it all and much more with the interactive Roller Coaster Database. The park … It was modeled and built at Kings Island three years prior to construction. The park's name is a combination of its sister park in Cincinnati, Kings Island, and the nickname for Virginia, the "Old Dominion." Kings Dominion KOA Located just steps away from Kings Dominion, Camp Wilderness - a KOA Campground - features camp sites, RV sites and a number of …