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Park News - (5/1/12) I thought I had mentioned this before, but it seems I had forgotten. The Coaster Zombies and Coaster Crew will present “Virginia is for Coaster Lovers 2012” on June 2nd and 3rd. The masses will descend upon Kings Dominion on June 2nd for some AM ERT on Volcano and Intimidator 305, games & prices at a catered lunch in the Pavilion, a photo tour of I-305 in action, and then night ERT on Windseeker and Grizzly.  
    Busch Gardens Williamsburg is the site for June 3rd, which will feature morning ERT on Apollo’s Chariot, more lunch with prizes and fun and then NIGHT ERT on Verbolten and possibly more.
    Registration will end soon, so if you want to attend, sign up now. Click here for details on how to sign up and all the rest of the official details.
    (4/20/12) If you visit Kings Dominion this summer, be sure to get your ride on Volcano: The Blast Coaster while you can. The coaster isn’t leaving… but I’ve heard it reported by Coaster Crew that Volcano is expected to close down before the end of the summer to begin a major renovation on that ride and station area that is supposed to increase capacity and allow for three train operation.
    (4/5/12) Theme Park Review will be holding East Coast Bash 2012 at Kings Dominion and Busch Gardens Williamsburg on August 4th and 5th. Check out all the details here.
    (2/8/12) With the five year rehab on Carowinds’ Thunder Road nearly complete, I’ve heard a rumor that Cedar Fair may next take on the task of rebuilding Rebel Yell over a five year period in phases starting as early as late 2012.
    (9/22/11) Special thanks to “Officer Jim” for sending in two pictures of the tombstones on site in the parking lot at Kings Dominion.
    (9/21/11) Going with the unofficial theme of the week, it seems Kings Dominion also has a cemetery out in the parking lot. I believe it is located here, but does anyone have a ground level picture of it?
    (8/31/11) Kings Dominion has launched their new official Halloween Haunt site which mentions two new mazes (CornStalkers & Outbreak: The Evolution), three new Scare Zones (IronWorX, Necropolis, and The Lair) and three new shows (Uprising, The Night Shift and Blood Drums). Elvira’s Superstition simulator ride will also be showing in the Action FX Theater.
    The park will also attempt a world record by having the largest gathering of “Fully Dressed” Vampires on September 30th. Visit here for details on how you can join in the fun.
    (8/29/11) I find it hard to believe but after just bringing El Dorado to Kings Dominion’s lineup in 2009 (importing it from the close Geauga Lake) the park is ready to part ways with the ride this October. How do we know this? Because the unique ride has been placed up for sale on Ital, with an October 2011 available date. Makes me wonder if they want to use the site for the rumored Windseeker for 2012.

2012 - Windseeker / Dinosaurs Alive / 3D Film - (4/10/12) A look at the opening of Kings Dominion’s Windseeker and Dinosaurs Alive has been posted to Behind the Thrills this week.
    (3/30/12) POV video footage taken during a test ride on Windseeker at Kings Dominion has been posted to YouTube this week. While it’s a great way to see the view from the ride in advance, about half-way through you’ll notice the cars swaying a bit closer together than looks comfortable. I know there was a problem with this that delayed the opening of the four Windseeker rides installed last year at but I thought that it had been solved.

    (3/29/12) Kings Dominion will be showing off a new 3D film this season called Dinosaurs: Giants of the Patagonia 3D in the park’s Action Theater. Even better… according to the Kings Dominion website, the new 20 minute long 3D film will be “Free with park admission” which is very cool.
    (3/2/12) New construction pictures of Windseeker at Kings Dominion have been posted to the CoasterCrew Facebook page. The carousel frame is up and looks like they’ve managed to get at least one set of seats in place.
    (2/13/12) A Windseeker construction update video has been posted by CoasterCrew this week, though it’s a bit dated, as the tower was not finished yet during the shoot, but they did get up close to the tower for a nice view of the overall ride area.

    (2/8/12) Just when you thought Carowinds was going to take the Windseeker race by a good lead, and having installed seven tower pieces so far according to the latest webcam shots, Kings Dominion pulls out the win. Somehow over the last day or so Kings Dominion’s crews have managed to put up their entire tower, including the cap on top with a little red light. At this rate Carowinds will have their own tower topped off in the next day or so I would think, barring any problems, but I’ve got to hand it to KD.
    The only thing left to see is which park will get their ride open first. Carowinds first day of the 2012 season is March 31st, while Kings Dominion wont open until April 6th, giving Carowinds a slight edge there.
    (2/7/12) And now our guest reports is back with the latest episode of the Windseeker: Race to the Top. “Hello and welcome to Screamscape's second episode of The WindSeeker Race: Carowinds vs Kings Dominion!!! To start off, this past Friday Carowinds installed tower pieces 5 and 6 only meaning that they have 4 more to put in and then they are done...only with the tower. But don't be fooled thinking that Carowinds now has a 5 tower piece lead...Kings Dominion stepped it up and installed 4 TOWER PIECES!!!”
    (1/31/12) A construction video for Windseeker and Dinosaurs Alive has been posted by KDTV.

    (1/30/12) The following update comes to us courtesy of a reader who decided to take this story to the next level.
    "Hello and welcome to the first "episode" of the WindSeeker Race: Carowinds vs Kings Dominion! Both parks are fighting to be the first to the top! Last week we saw both parks place the first (base) piece of WindSeeker's eight piece tower (not including the maintenance platform and "UFO"). On Saturday, Carowinds installed not one...not two but THREE PIECES putting them in the lead! This makes Carowinds half way done the tower while Kings Dominion is still at 1 piece tall. At this rate, Carowinds could finish the tower by early February!!! Tune back soon for the next "episode" of the WindSeeker Race: Carowinds vs Kings Dominion."
    (1/24/12) Matching the progress at Carowinds, the first Windseeker tower section has also been put into place at Kings Dominion. I wonder if they’re having some kind of race to the top.
    (1/6/12) Kings Dominion has posted a video construction update for Windseeker and Dinosaurs Alive. Check it out below!

    (9/7/11)  In case you were wondering where Dinosaurs Alive will be placed at Kings Dominion, the park has stated that the entrance to the upcharge attraction will be placed next to the Grizzly wooden coaster.
    (9/2/11) In addition to Kings Dominion’s website confirming that Windseeker is coming in 2012, the website has also now confirmed that Dinosaurs Alive will also be coming to the park. Much like how it ran at Kings Island, there will be a separate $5 charge to see it.
    (9/1/11) Kings Dominion has confirmed the addition of a 301 foot tall Windseeker ride on their website, though they have not yet made any kind of formal press release about it.
    (8/4/11) While we’re still waiting for some sign that Kings Dominion will be getting a major new ride for the 2012 season, I’ve got a hunch that the park may be getting their own version of the Windseeker tower swing ride. Meanwhile, sources have also mentioned that Kings Dominion is also expecting to import the Dinosaurs Alive upcharge attraction from Kings Island, which really has not received the best reviews… so I’ve got to ask, “Why?”