Paramount's Kings Dominion

[1]. This, and the dark interior, will preserve food longer than if it were stored outside. On January 27, 2006, the website of the Dayton Daily News reported that CBS Corporation would be selling Kings Dominion and other parks in its Paramount Parks division. Furthermore, in hot countries the temperature inside a cupboard is likely to be cooler than outside. Kings Dominion was one of the amusement parks featured in the 1977 movie Rollercoaster. The storage of foodstuffs in cupboards was a major advance in public health as it protected foods from insects and vermin. It features a 1/3 scale replica of the Eiffel Tower. For the last few centuries, "cupboard" has referred to a storage area enclosed by doors.

Schools often visit the park for a "Science field trip" where students study the physics of roller coasters firsthand. A cupboard specialized for the storage of guns is an armoire, though the word armoire today typically refers to any tall standalone cabinet and a cabinet for holding guns would simply be a gun cabinet. As the name suggests, this piece of furniture was originally a simple board or table on which to place cups - recorded use of such a name dates back to at least the Middle Ages. The park also has a private "Picnic Pavilion" for catered parties and company events. A cupboard is a type of cabinet, often made of wood, used indoors to store household objects such as food and crockery, and protect them from dust. In addition to rides, Kings Dominion hosts many live concerts and performances. Recently, Paramount's Kings Dominion has added many new rides and attractions including a water park, the Hypersonic Xtreme Launch Coaster, one of two compressed-air launch coasters in the world, and Drop Zone, the highest vertical drop ride in the U.S.

Paramount's Kings Dominion has 12 roller coasters, the largest collection on the East coast, the oldest being the Rebel Yell and the junior coaster Scooby Doo. In 1993 Paramount purchased Kings Dominion and changed its name to Paramount's Kings Dominion. Although the Lion Country Safari attraction was the first portion of the park to open, it was phased out by the late 1980s. The name derived from its Lion Country Safari attraction which featured a small preserve of lions, ostrich, and other live exotic animals.

Kings Dominion was opened in 1975 by Family Leisure Centers, a joint venture between Top Value Enterprises and Taft Broadcasting Company, both of Cincinnati, Ohio. The park is owned by CBS Corporation and is part of the Paramount Parks chain. Paramount's Kings Dominion is located in Doswell in Hanover County 23 miles north of Richmond, Virginia on Interstate 95. 2006: Italian Job Turbo Coaster (under construction as of November 2, 2005).

2005: Tomb Raider Firefall (giant top spin). 2004: Scooby Doo and the Haunted Mansion. 2003: Drop Zone Stunt Tower (freefall ride); Spongebob Squarepants 3D. 2002: Ricochet (coaster); Triple Spin; Diamond Falls closes.

2001: HyperSonic XLC (coaster); 7th Portal. 2000: Nickelodeon Central; Pipeline Peak added to Waterworks. 1999: Expansion of Hurricane Reef water park to Waterworks. 1998: Volcano, The Blast Coaster (coaster); Paramount Action FX Theater replaces Days of Thunder.

1997: Taxi Jam (coaster); Hanna-Barbera Land renamed KidZville. 1996: Outer Limits: Flight of Fear; Xtreme SkyFlyer. Showplace Amphitheatre reopened as Kingswood Amphitheatre. 1995: Nickelodeon Splat City.

1994: Hurler (coaster); Old Dominion Line steam train removed. 1993: Days of Thunder. 1992: Hurricane Reef water park. 1991: Anaconda (coaster).

1990: Hanna Barbera Land expansion. 1989: Sky Pilot. 1988: Avalanche (coaster). 1987: Racing Rivers.

1986: Shockwave (coaster); King Kobra coaster removed. 1985: Diamond Falls; Scooby's Play Park. 1984: Smurf Mountain replaced Mine Train; Berserker. 1983: White Water Canyon.

1982: Grizzly (coaster); Showplace Amphitheatre. 1981: Widescreen movie theater. 1980: Haunted River replaced Journey to Atlantis. 1979: Lost World themed area, featuring Journey to Atlantis, The Mine Train, and Timeshaft.

1978: Campground opened. 1977: King Kobra (coaster). 1976: Apple Turnover. Rebel Yell (coaster).

1975: Park opened.