when was the volcano built at kings dominion
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title: Kings Dominion text: It was built by Rocky Mountain Construction utilizing many of the original wooden supports from Hurler. The park will also debut WinterFest, a Christmas-themed overlay, during the winter season of 2018. The Rebel Yell and Ricochet coasters were renamed Racer 75 and Apple Zapple, respectively. International Street is the park's main entry area, featuring a fountain pool in the center of the walkway leading up to the 1/3 scale replica of the Eiffel Tower at the end of the street. The area is themed to a showcase of various European architectures, featuring shops and restaurants of different cultures. Originally, only title: Volcano: The Blast Coaster text: Volcano: The Blast Coaster Volcano: The Blast Coaster (often shortened to Volcano) is a launched inverted roller coaster at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia. Designed by Werner Stengel and built by Intamin, Volcano was the world's first inverted roller coaster to feature an linear induction motor (LIM) and is the only one of its kind that completes a full circuit. The roller coaster opened to the public on August 3, 1998. A portion of the ride is enclosed inside a man-made Volcano. Volcano was designed around a dormant attraction originally known as The Lost World, and later as Smurf Mountain. title: Kings Dominion text: 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. The park added its third launched roller coaster, Hypersonic title: Kings Dominion text: Kings Dominion Kings Dominion is an amusement park located in Doswell, Virginia, north of Richmond and south of Washington, D.C.. Owned and operated by Cedar Fair, the park opened to the public on May 3, 1975, and features over 60 rides, shows and attractions including 13 roller coasters and a water park. Its name is derived from the name of its sister park, Kings Island, and the nickname for the state of Virginia, "Old Dominion". Following the success of Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, northeast of Cincinnati, Family Leisure Centers (a partnership formed between Taft Broadcasting Company and Top Value title: Kings Dominion text: The King Kobra featured a 50-ton counter weight drop launch and was the park's first launched roller coaster. It was in the park for nine seasons before being relocated to Jolly Roger Amusement Park in Ocean City, Maryland, Alton Towers in England, and later to Hopi Hari in Brazil where it exists today as "Katapul". Also in 1977, Kings Dominion was one of several amusement parks serving as location for the film "Rollercoaster". A campground was completed in time for the 1978 season and the park's well-known Lost World mountain debuted in 1979. Originally, the Lost World featured three rides: