the volcano was built at kings dominion in 1998.
when was the volcano built at kings dominion?
1998
kings dominion added another launched roller coaster in 1998, volcano, the blast coaster, in the former lost world mountain. the mountain's previous rides had all been removed several years previously, and volcano gave the mountain a major transformation. volcano, which was manufactured by intamin, was the world's first lim-launched inverted roller coaster. the ride featured two separate launch sections, a roll out inversion on the top of the mountain, and three heartline rolls on the way back down. volcano was themed to the 1997 film "volcano"; the other paramount parks added inverted or suspended roller coasters themed to "top gun" around the same time. during the next two seasons, kings dominion expanded hurricane reef behind the rebel yell and renamed it waterworks. the new portion of waterworks includes pipeline peak, a set of four enclosed water slides, one of which (the night slider) is the world's tallest dark free-fall slide. in 2000, nick central opened, replacing nick splat city and part of kidzville.
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the early 2000s saw kings dominion opening new rides similar to existing rides at other paramount parks. in 2002, the park opened its new wild mouse roller coaster, ricochet (now known as apple zapple), carowinds also installed their ricochet in 2002. diamond falls, the shoot-the-chutes ride closed that season. 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. the drop zone at kings dominion was the tallest freefall ride in the world at the time it opened. in 2004, kings dominion added scooby-doo! and the haunted mansion; similar scooby doo-themed dark rides had opened at three other paramount parks during the three previous seasons. in the next season, kings dominion added an inverted top spin called tomb raider: firefall, now the crypt, which was an outdoor version of a similar ride named tomb raider: the ride, also now the crypt, at kings island. the differences between the two were that at kings dominion riders' feet dangle freely and at kings island there is a floor. in the 2006 season, kings dominion opened the italian job turbo coaster, its fourth launched roller coaster. unlike the previously built launched coasters at kings dominion, each of which was faster than its predecessor, the italian job turbo coaster is designed more as a family ride and features several launches at . the coaster would later be renamed the "backlot stunt coaster" in 2008. it is similar to the "backlot stunt coaster" rides at kings island and canada's wonderland, which both opened in 2005.
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