Kings Dominion: A Lifetime of Memories [Full Documentary]

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6 жыл бұрын

For over 40 years, Kings Dominion has been thrilling guests of all ages. Since its opening in the mid 70's, the park continues to change and evolve. See where the park began, since that first original concept, to opening Lion Country Safari, and then eventually to where the park is today. Visitors come from all over to experience thrilling rides, breathtaking shows, beautiful scenery, and most importantly, to spend time with their loved ones. Because this is more than just a park -- to some, its home.
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@uprlvl 6 жыл бұрын

Taylor, this is some of the best work I've seen in quite sometime! You have an AMAZING GIFT as a film director/producer and I see nothing but success in your future! From the music scoring, film quality, transitions, etc....you conveyed your vision thoroughly and I was amazed by the great stories that was told! This is on the same level of some very distinguish TV/Film Companies; VERY PROFESSIONAL....WOW!

@CoasterStudios 6 жыл бұрын

Dewey Barfield thank you so much Dewey!

@DCfan-xm7fp 6 жыл бұрын

Coaster Studios Taylor, do you believe in God?

@CoasterStudios 6 жыл бұрын

DCfan819136 90 100%

@rcky6506 6 жыл бұрын

Coaster Studios I’m going to worlds of fun soon what’s your favorite there?

@Bkeithcamp 6 жыл бұрын

Dewey Barfield un

@Lkendrick 6 жыл бұрын

I cried a little bit during the story of the guy who's dad passed. Great documentary.

@ThoosieJP 6 жыл бұрын

same

@theunknown0887 5 жыл бұрын

My dad is still here and knowing that’s not the case for everyone hurts

@JohnSmith-mn7dg 6 жыл бұрын

"Fun isn't always easy" shows anaconda footage

@luc6284 6 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@lars4356 6 жыл бұрын

SomeDapperDude youre picture makes it with your comment

@PurpledMC 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing video. This park means a lot to me and I'm glad to see other people feel the same way.

@pcfllms 2 жыл бұрын

Of all people I didn’t expect you to comment here! That’s awesome though! This park is incredible!

@wisdumbhaswon1501 Ай бұрын

i did not expect purpled to be in this comment section wow

@coasterbot 6 жыл бұрын

Fantastic work, the documentary was awesome. I look forward to the next one! ;)

@CoasterStudios 6 жыл бұрын

COASTER BOT thanks man!

@Trioxo 6 жыл бұрын

Coaster Studios Next one?? Hmmm let me think... Bush Gardens Williamsburg: a lifetime of memories... TAYLOR PLEASE MAKE IT HAPPEN 😃

@tevaunstewart4606 6 жыл бұрын

Coaster Studios do one to canadas wonderland I could really help out with that😂 and cedar point if you do cedar point I won’t be able to help out with it bc I live in canada and I only go once a year but I could still get some things done😂

@XGaming1 6 жыл бұрын

Will their be a next one???

@TS_Mind_Swept 6 жыл бұрын

Next documentary from Coaster Studios, Vekoma (and why they suck)

@gunnarparrish3904 6 жыл бұрын

Taylor this belongs in a movie theatre. This is better than professional. Wonderful work! You are truly the best!

@WalkerFilmsOfficial 3 жыл бұрын

The story of the kid whose dad passed, and how he's always there when he rides coasters to this day....man that warmed my heart. Amusement parks and coasters can mean so much more than simple thrills. On another note, can't believe I haven't watched this yet! I will watch all of these documentary pieces you make, keep it up dude!

@thomas-ui5cv 6 жыл бұрын

You couldn't have done better Taylor I'm only 10 minutes in but it's already the best documentary I've ever seen

@medmac2112 6 жыл бұрын

Alan Schillke Agreed

@ZoniesCoasters 6 жыл бұрын

Haven't you seen legacy of arrow yet?

@XGaming1 6 жыл бұрын

Alan Schillke hi arrows CEO

@blyons2000 6 жыл бұрын

For someone who lives in DC, and grew up going to Kings Dominion, this was well done. Thank you!

@HighfalutinLowCarb 6 жыл бұрын

This is fantastic. I’ve never been to either park, but this was very entertaining to watch!!

@tijdvoor4903 5 жыл бұрын

Me2

@kevincui5282 6 жыл бұрын

Taylor, After watching this I am literally dumbfounded, astounded, amazed. I couldn't believe this is what a 19 year old could produce. I watched the whole thing even though I still had loads of homework. It really is just addicting. Way to go, Taylor! I really think they should play an excerpt of this on the Kings Dominion FunTV, it would be so awesome!

@AngeloGiles 6 жыл бұрын

Taylor I must say so myself, you did an excellent job on this documentary, from the beginning to end, loved the old pictures and videos from the park, the animations and transitions in the video, as well as getting to hear some of the upper managements stories, once again great job and keep doing what you do.

@irishmusiclover100 6 жыл бұрын

This documentary is really amazing! Kings Dominion is an awesome park and I can tell how much you love this place Taylor! This is so good I think it should be featured on television!

@arikomorovski9544 6 жыл бұрын

*The perfect documentary doesn’t exi-* Honestly you did an incredible job with this Taylor. The whole documentary was amazing.

@happyhurricane5921 6 жыл бұрын

THE BEST DOCUMENTARY EVER

@earthlymatt 6 жыл бұрын

Oh my god. I’m shook. This is INCREDIBLE. BEST KZfaq VIDEO EVER. YOU DID FANTASTIC. Should’ve earned 10,000 bucks for this. Movie theater material right here. I love this so much!

@CoasterStudios 6 жыл бұрын

thank you!

@roxynano 6 жыл бұрын

Taylor, I know you are being worshipped in the comments for making this, but you deserve it. This is one of the best documentaries I've seen in a long time. I'm interested to make a KZfaq channel and if I ever do, I'll be looking back at your channel. You're probably the inspiration if I ever make a coaster channel. I can't wait for what's up your sleeve.

@jakeb1686 5 жыл бұрын

This made me appreciate Kings Dominion so much more than I already do!

@noahzeitlin6850 6 жыл бұрын

Taylor... Time well spent.

@stevebrown8604 5 жыл бұрын

Fantastic documentary! I have many fond memories of KD from childhood all the way through to a middle aged adult. Thank you so much for taking me down memory lane! On a sad note...RIP Shockwave and Volcano.

@Sara_McKenna 3 жыл бұрын

This is so special I will hold on to this for the rest of my life Home Park-Kings Island

@jacobkendall5388 6 жыл бұрын

One of the best if not the best coaster/theme park documentary I have ever seen

@emmarubenstein9085 2 жыл бұрын

I went to Kings Dominion in 1988....and I just loved it and actually went twice as a young 20 year old Australian.....great theme park and the rides were awesome.

@IC-lg5ll 6 жыл бұрын

Travis, that's such a good story. Such inspiration there.

@StamfordBridge 6 жыл бұрын

When he mentioned the arm around the adjoining seat ... :,-/

@joetyler5816 6 жыл бұрын

His tory made me cry.

@nationalcoasternews5798 6 жыл бұрын

Illinois Coasters Archive - Old Channel IKR! That really was powerful

@kw6stheater539 6 жыл бұрын

Travis’ story almost made me cry... such a heartbreaking story.

@brycefourn2001 6 жыл бұрын

Amazing documentary!

@zechariahellis 6 жыл бұрын

This. Is. Incredible. I've never been to kings dominion but now I feel like I've been there my entire life. Great job Taylor

@coastermonium515 6 жыл бұрын

This Documentary deserves WAY MORE VIEWS

@chefjed2897 6 жыл бұрын

wow, i was completely blown away. best park documentary i've personally watched.

@ryanwinders6912 6 жыл бұрын

Hearing the guy's story who lost his dad was very powerful. The entire documentary is well done.

@patrickkim4195 6 жыл бұрын

This is probably next to the Arrow documenary for the best roller coaster documentary I have watched.

@brenttaylordotus 6 жыл бұрын

When I was a kid the animal park was still open but it wasn't drive through. The train you see in the video was called the "Monorail" or something like that. Tracked right through the animal area. So awesome.

@quintaeco 4 жыл бұрын

I had a Volvo 144 in High school,(78') my girlfriend and I skipped classes once a week and drove to Kings Dominion for the last year of our high school. The pictures we took are a time capsule to many fond memories for 2 teenagers!

@isJudgingYou 11 ай бұрын

Awww i love this!!! My grandad took me here every year. Every single summer. I’ve been on all the coasters and grandad came with me. So many amazing memories. I miss him dearly. But, I hope I will get a chance to take my kiddo to kings. ❤

@goonies80s98 6 жыл бұрын

Such a heartwarming and emotional documentary. Travis and the loss of his father is truly inspirational.

@CoasterGuy95 2 жыл бұрын

This was incredible the whole way through. Especially the guy who lost his father, I genuinely started to cry during that. Thank you for this great video.

@quintaeco 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the memories... America will never be the same again as it was in the 70's

@DuecePiece 6 жыл бұрын

Wow the kids story at 16:00 is awe inspiring. I love that he leaves an open seat for his dad, I can only wish when my son grows up and I pass away that he'd do something so nice for me

@sophiesblog0489 6 жыл бұрын

Omg this actually looks like a real documentary that airs on TV! And a KZfaqr with like 50k subs made this impressive!

@PrincessAshly 6 жыл бұрын

That was an amazing experience. My home park is Kings Island. But I could feel the same love for your home park as I do mine. It truely shows what it means to be a park and ride enthusiast.

@estop1332 6 жыл бұрын

What the awesome documentary?!?!?!

@mrcoasterenthusiast4416 6 жыл бұрын

This is the all time best documentary! It is even better than documentary on the history channel or any other proffesional documents. Plz keep up the great content, excellent job Taylor!!!!

@rockymountainconstruction2217 6 жыл бұрын

This is honestly one of the best documentaries I've seen a while. Bravo.

@andressantiago4785 6 жыл бұрын

Usually, I get bored watching documentaries. That was until I clicked this video and watched the best documentary I have ever seen.

@evil_me 6 жыл бұрын

Beautiful! And as a person who grew up going to the park, there are so many memories that this brought back.

@JamesTaylor6 6 жыл бұрын

When Travis Potts told the story about his dad I nearly cried

@blakestoudt2131 6 жыл бұрын

Needs more singing mushrooms

@StamfordBridge 6 жыл бұрын

Yes! I was honestly surprised there was no discussion of them at all and only one quick shot of them! I think Taylor was fighting his natural instincts on that one!

@roxynano 6 жыл бұрын

Blake Stoudt I read that, the first thing that popped into my mind was Christopher Walken saying, "You got to have those Singing Mushrooms!" Parody idea!

@pythomas29 2 жыл бұрын

Every summer (1-3x a season) of my childhood, we would drive the hour and a half from the DMV to Kings Dominion. A huge part of my youth thru college years. This is great to learn the behind the scenes! Take me back to the 90’s!! It was like being in a whole different world!

@IC-lg5ll 6 жыл бұрын

Amazing documentary. You are truly an inspiring creator. Keep on going!

@coasterport 6 жыл бұрын

One of the best documentaries I've ever seen.....GOOD JOB TAYLOR!

@emily.xgarten9047 6 жыл бұрын

Amazing Speechless Unbelievable. Awesome Best video I have ever seen

@bobbyswanson3498 6 жыл бұрын

One of the only documentaries I care about

@alexleblanc1992 6 жыл бұрын

WOW. Thank you Taylor, I'm speechless.

@whardingjr 6 жыл бұрын

I am so happy that you took the time to make this video. I grew up going to Kings Dominion. Those memories are priceless to me. The fact that Kings Dominion continues to enchant the minds of kids and those of us who refuse to grow up. Great work on the video. You never disappoint your fans.

@connorfeezel3946 6 жыл бұрын

Wow this is absolutely incredible

@mattnewman4287 6 жыл бұрын

Taylor... This is TV worthy. Well, it's better than half the other documentaries currently on TV anyway!

@soulsealsaul5553 6 жыл бұрын

A Beautiful crafted masterpiece. All the hard year and a half work has paid off in my opinion.

@Nitrolord 3 жыл бұрын

Who else is excited for the RMC documentary?

@tamjam4205 6 жыл бұрын

best documentary PERIOD

@olbillybobo 6 жыл бұрын

Best documentary ever

@RonaldDScum 6 жыл бұрын

Holy cow that was emotional! I wanna go to Kings Dominion now.

@Trioxo 6 жыл бұрын

IT IS FINALY UPLOADED IM SO HYPED TO WATCH

@rideonreviews593 6 жыл бұрын

Reminded me of an old Kings Island Documentary I've watched a couple times, loved it gained so much more insight and knowledge on the park, KI & CP are my home parks this year I made it to Carowinds for the first time and next year I gotta get to Kings Dominion for the first time!

@joshuagrajales4336 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Taylor. This has changed my aspect of what my future will be. When I think of where I wanna go next it's gonna be Kings Dominion, I hope I can see you sometime in the future.

@DIsaac614 6 жыл бұрын

really is one of the best docs I've seen on KZfaq or anywhere. It really shows the different stories that this one place can spawn but all are good memories that can be held forever. Excellent Job, Taylor!

@GoomEevee 6 жыл бұрын

When the guy said that he always thinks of the empty seat beside him as his dad who passed, i cried for 2 minutes straight. This is some incredible work.

@wardvanassche6888 6 жыл бұрын

Taylor, this documentory is totally awesome! You can’t have done a better job with this, this is definitly the best duco I have ever seen

@anonymous_preferred7737 6 жыл бұрын

This documentary blew my expectations out of row 6.

@calliethecoasterenthusiast 6 жыл бұрын

One word to describe this: amazing!! - your work definitely paid off

@Skiingdef 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent! This is how I feel every time I go to Cedar Point. Something is magical.

@zackhankins6143 6 жыл бұрын

I am in awe. This is my favorite video on KZfaq

@mackenziefritz8169 6 жыл бұрын

Wow! Just wow! My first time visiting the park was for its 40th anniversary, and I was so stunned at how beautiful this park was. Kings Dominion was filled with bright colors, wonderful staff, top quality rides, and I had absolutely no bad things to say about it! Over 3 years later, the only park that I have enjoyed more is Dollywood, and that just shows how much Kings Dominion blew me away! My family doesn’t have a lot of money, and we live 3 hours away, but we went again in 2016 to see if the park had gone down in quality, and guess what? It went in the opposite direction! I brought a friend to ride their first ever roller coaster, and they love coasters now! Kings Dominion truly has a soft place in my heart as a true high quality park!

@Sythe5665 6 жыл бұрын

Great job! This must have taken a LOT of hard work. Kings Dominion is finally getting the documentary it deserves.

@jackrosner1019 6 жыл бұрын

We waited almost a whole week for a new video...and it surely didn’t disappoint and was totally worth the wait

@clayfissel5392 6 жыл бұрын

Great job on this Taylor!! Fantastic quality! This documentary is Hollywood worthy

@Molochai01 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Taylor; I am late commenting, but i just watched this for the first time and am blown away. I loved all the little stories and memories the people shared with you. I have never been to Kings Dominion, but i am sure I will make it one day! Much love from Germany!

@PlanetToaster 6 жыл бұрын

Never clicked on a video so fast, and I’m not kidding this time

@Trioxo 6 жыл бұрын

Mr Doggo same

@scorpiusvlogz3886 5 жыл бұрын

Just now watching this. Absolutely amazing.

@smittyhimself4673 6 жыл бұрын

This was absolutely amazing Taylor. So happy I could’ve been at the very least a little bit apart of this.

@domenickbisacca9207 6 жыл бұрын

That was the best short film documentary or whatever you want to call it I’ve ever seen great work Taylor

@5MadMovieMakers 6 жыл бұрын

Nice work! And surprise appearance by Clint Novak!

@CoasterStudios 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@chrisleonardo5621 6 жыл бұрын

Danggggg that was good! Especially when you interviewed people with different perspectives of the park, most people would pick all coaster enthusiasts for a documentary

@OfficialJosephology 6 жыл бұрын

This was a great documentary Taylor! I haven’t been to Kings Dominion in 7+ years, this video just really made me wanna go back.

@dizzymelodies6845 6 жыл бұрын

Only two minutes in and it already looks great for a one-man project, especially since it's your first, I love it

@kylesullivan371 6 жыл бұрын

This video is amazing. It was completely worth the wait. I think you have a real talent in making documentaries!

@nationalcoasternews5798 6 жыл бұрын

WOW! What an incredible documentary. I'm speechless but I've just gotta say this was one of the best things I've ever seen. Great job!

@jibjubtoaster2311 6 жыл бұрын

Incredible documentary... truly incredible

@tombrd7181 6 жыл бұрын

AWESOME ! Don't know what to say ! The images are great, the video montage is great, the musics are great ! Fantastic job ! Now i know that it is a MUST DO !

@warwicklane6591 6 жыл бұрын

Your the best KZfaq channel ever

@medmac2112 6 жыл бұрын

Warwick Lane I agree. Taylor Bybee rules!

@Antizyr 6 жыл бұрын

You're*

@thefloralcandy 6 жыл бұрын

That was amazing. It is everything I love about coasters and parks. Coaster people are some of the nicest people I have ever meet and this documentary showed that.

@tracibeaman5654 6 жыл бұрын

What an awesome documentary! I can't wait to see more documentaries about theme parks!

@bray27bray 6 жыл бұрын

This was so good Oml this is the best roller coaster documentary ever I love it 😀

@HonduDan 6 жыл бұрын

Beautiful Taylor, this video is beautiful. Thanks man.

@allisonsalyer2870 6 жыл бұрын

Taylor this is FANTASTIC!! I've never been to Kings Dominion and I felt emotional at the end! You have such a bright future in filmmaking and I hope you stick with it! Simply amazing work!!

@KatieLHall-fy1hw 3 жыл бұрын

Worked there, got to see the end of Hanna Barbara, the Paramount days, Nickelodeon, and the beginning of the Peanuts theming. It’s not a bad park, and working there was excellent. I remember being an easy scare, and during Halloween the scare actors would always come up behind me in the park to get a yelp. 😆

@gavinross1794 6 жыл бұрын

OMG Taylor, I am amazed by this docunentary! Cannot wait for Busch Gardens! I never have been to Kings Dominon (WILL SOME DAY!) and I have always wanted to go, but now I want to go even more!

@damian8400 6 жыл бұрын

this is the best documentary i've ever seen good job Taylor

@ChicagolandCoasters 6 жыл бұрын

You are the best film director I have ever seen. You are on par with some movies and TV shows. You will have nothing but success in your life

@kennywo09 Жыл бұрын

I'm definitely not into documentaries, but this is an incredible, well done, and enjoyable documentary. Great job 👍

@destikos 6 жыл бұрын

Dude, watching this was so good. I love it!

@dialga3056 6 жыл бұрын

You nailed this Taylor. It is clear how much passion and time you have devoted to completing this project and it shows. A fantastic documentary that really shows just how influential Kings Dominion is to the area and others.

@pieterlootsma8706 5 жыл бұрын

I can't believe I haven't gotten around to seeing this until now. Such an amazing video. Professional grade quality in everything from the interview questions to the filming and music. Keep up the good work Taylor!