The Closed History of Volcano: The Blast Coaster - Kings Dominion

The Closed History of Volcano: The Blast Coaster - Kings Dominion | Expedition Theme Park

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5 жыл бұрын

Join us on Expedition Theme Park Weekly as we look at the recently closed Intamin inverted launch coaster Volcano The Blast Coaster at Kings Dominion in Virginia. Opening in 1998 it replaced the Lost World Mountain and Smurf Mountain rides among others until it was closed in 2019 unexpectedly.
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Video Credits -
A LOOK INSIDE VOLCANO THE BLAST COASTER : 1998-2019 AT KINGS DOMINION - Brian Sterowski - • A LOOK INSIDE VOLCANO ...
KD Golden Years - / kdgoldenyears
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• Kings Dominion - Safar...
• Kings Dominion - Smurf...
• Smurf Mountain at King...
• -Kings Dominion- The H...
Cincyborn - • Kings Island History -...
Shawn Haas - • Kings Island 1972 - Fu...
Jeremyrockjock - • Kings Dominion 1975
KDFanPre91 - • Kings Dominion History...
psyclonesteve - • Avalanche, Kings Domin...
zach_clarke - • Volcano | 2017
zomebieface coasters - • Volcano: The Blast Coa...
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@citizenofcorona8783 5 жыл бұрын

Maybe now they'll add an XTREME Smurfs-themed roller coaster

@SeekerLancer 5 жыл бұрын

It's always sad when a ride closes and lives on only in people's memories. It's even sadder when it's a ride so iconic to its park like Volcano was. Volcano was my first launch coaster so I'll never forget that experience.

@thomasthedank4369 5 жыл бұрын

I didn't realize the Volcano was closing. Loved the Volcano. Got a nasty bruise on it once but still loved it. I'll miss you Volcano, the first below track ride I rode.

@abbabeththehamster4320 5 жыл бұрын

Nobody, not even staff, knew it was closing until this past week. Volcano had been down for extensive maintenance since last May, but apparently the bugs got too great. Man, I bet KD just won't look the same without this thrill machine anymore. :-(

@FairGround7Delorean 5 жыл бұрын

Vomit based corrosion is a saying I didn't need while eating my dinner haha Love the videos keep it up.

@sharkyfish3492 4 жыл бұрын

PUKE

@Danielle-gc6il 5 жыл бұрын

Kings Dominion is my home park, and I loved the Volcano. Ive probably been on it at least 50 times, and I understand why it’s closed, but it’s still upsetting.

@ashleytompkins1221 5 жыл бұрын

I whole heartedly agree with you .

@TyrellDunn 5 жыл бұрын

I live in PG County, MD and I used to go to Kings Dominion a lot as a kid. Volcano was my favorite roller coaster in that park. So upsetting to hear of it’s closure. I wish they could tear it down and reconstructs whole new and better Volcano Blast Coaster. I had many great times on that ride

@gavv5911 4 жыл бұрын

@Danielle I agree, who thinks they should relocate banshee here to make alpengiest irrelevant?

@SuperEnthused 5 жыл бұрын

I love starting my day w some sweet, sweet Expedition Theme Park! I always knew the world was run by weird little creatures turning cranks, but no one would ever listen!

@Goblin_1105 5 жыл бұрын

I had no idea Volcano was gone. I have so many fun memories of that ride. Remember going one summer where the park was pretty empty, and I rode this maybe seven times. I love launch coasters so this is kinda sad. At least there's still flight of fear.

@ArrowThrills 5 жыл бұрын

I'm sure fof sucked

@shannong2174 4 жыл бұрын

I've been watching a lot of theme park videos lately and this is the first one I've seen dedicated solely to a ride at my home park instead of just mentioning it in passing. I'm not a coaster fan (other than Volcano's neighbor Avalanche) and haven't been there in years, but I always loved watching Volcano, especially that fireball. Everyone loved it. It's closing was truly shocking. Thank you for taking me back down memory lane.

@TheVloggerDude2018 5 жыл бұрын

This was my first upside down roller coaster. It taught me to overcome my fears. R.I.P. to one of the best coasters on the planet. Thank you for the tribute

@MewisMe700 5 жыл бұрын

Mt. Kilimanjaro was actually opened before the addition of the Lost World Mountain. The coaster originally was planned to have way more theming than it did, like a nightly live show, but never was fulfilled due to budget cuts. You can still see track to Haunted River to this day, as well as the Smurf mountain ride queue. Who knows what will happen. It's so sad and a centerpiece of the Safari Village area.

@PG_935 5 жыл бұрын

This rollercoaster held so many memories with me and my friends. We used to ride this rollercoaster all the time and it’s really saddening to see it go. R.I.P Volcano 💔

@RealSolarRays 5 жыл бұрын

Wow! This came out of nowhere. I remember riding this back in 2010. My Boy Scout troop was there for the centennial that year in VA and we had enough time (and money) to spend a day at KD. Out of the 10 or so coasters I rode (13 year old me skipping the more intense rides like Intimidator 305) this was one of the best. The ride system was something I had never experienced prior, the thrill factor was through the roof (or volcano hole in this instance), and even today it remains one of my favorite coasters I've riden ever. Sad to see this one go but if they keep the mountain look for the new ride I'd chalk up this as a bittersweet loss. If not, and the mountain has to go, it's like thinking of Disney without the castle: the skyline is going to look real different, and it's going to take some time to get used to it.

@brycevo 5 жыл бұрын

This sounds like a wicked coaster, too bad it's gone.

@katelyng1019 5 жыл бұрын

Oh, it was man

@SpiderandMosquito 5 жыл бұрын

Wicked? It was wonderful! I am so freaking shocked by this!

@MarkVerstappen93 5 жыл бұрын

^What Bryce said. 🙂

@eviltom17 5 жыл бұрын

It was and it is too bad it's gone now.

@sharonw5696 5 жыл бұрын

I rode it and my brain flew out not really what I'm saying is it was really really really fun

@deonatestreet5333 4 жыл бұрын

I’ll always love Volcano: The Blast Coaster. I remember working in the Expedition Gear selling pictures to all the riders when I was 15-16 .. good times!!

@ocfos88 5 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you used the term "Dormant" at the end. I was hoping you would.

@wesleygarcia3164 5 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately the last time Volcano operated was around early May 2018. Over the last few years Volcano spent more time down for maintenance than operating. I luckily got on it a few times last year without knowing it would be the last time ever riding it. Reports from the park was that they were torn between trying to fix it just to have it break again, or just finally pull the plug and put effort into making something new in its place.

@medea27 2 жыл бұрын

That looks like such a cool ride, and truly unique. I can't help but feel that more needs to be done to 'preserve' these types of rides into the future, like is done with woodies.... before you know it every original steel coaster will have vanished or been replaced, and such unique & creative rides deserve to continue to deliver fun to more generations! Just the idea of 'erupting' from the volcano is worth keeping IMO 🌋

@AnotherSwissYoutubeUser 5 жыл бұрын

Intamin should build a modern version...

@NickyD 5 жыл бұрын

cedar fair owner of KD doesnt work with intamin anymore rumor is moutain is going aswell

@willausterman3104 5 жыл бұрын

@@NickyD wouldn't surprise me if Cedar Fair demolishes the mountain. They have little interest in preserving anything remotely important in any park that's not Cedar Point.

@uhmgreg9769 5 жыл бұрын

Intamin developer V2 of the Inverted Launch Coaster. This was the only full circuit the rest are inverted impulse coasters.

@pazuzu66613 5 жыл бұрын

They're too busy building Harry Potter rides for Universal.

@phillipjacques8884 5 жыл бұрын

@@pazuzu66613 lol, rip...

@jeffcunningham308 5 жыл бұрын

Who else gets excited when Expedition Theme Park uploads, thanks for another great vid.

@ExpeditionThemePark 5 жыл бұрын

I get excited!

@mela5821 5 жыл бұрын

A+ job Sam. As always.

@TheOtakuWisher 5 жыл бұрын

This was my favorite ride when I was a kid, and I think my entire family teared when I told them that Volcano closed. Such great memories from the place. RIP Volcano

@sheldonglassner6247 5 жыл бұрын

I have had a annual pass for kd for almost 5 years or more. Sadly this ride has been going down hill for sometime but the ideal of it is amazing. I’m just confused what they are going to do next because this ride forsure always had the longest line.

@caseybottiger4090 4 жыл бұрын

Volcano was one of the first steel coasters I ever got to ride when I was young. It will forever be one of my favorites since it brings back so many memories for me. :)

@fifthrider 5 жыл бұрын

Tuned in just to hear "Smurfs replaced by a volcano". I had to keep playing that part over and over. Thank you volcano.

@bsgsmusic3451 5 жыл бұрын

No words can describe how sad I am to see Volcano go. KD was my first theme park, and Volcano was my favorite roller coaster.

@GrandPunkTrainwreck 5 жыл бұрын

Wow, Kings Dominion!! I went the first year they opened, my family went pretty much every year in the 70s. We couldn't wait until the mountain was finished. We rode all the original rides in there, loved it. When Kings Dominion was Hanna Barbera themed, it was so much fun. After the early 80s, I only went back once in the mid 90s when Paramount owned it, Volcano hadn't opened yet, and now I'm sorry I won't have the chance to ride it, even if we do head back this year. Great vid, I've been watching your channel for a while & always appreciate the quality work you do. Thanks for the trip down memory lane in the old Mountain of Dreams 😀

@rocknrollnichole1071 4 жыл бұрын

Scooby doo rollercoaster!!!

@cryptidshuffle 5 жыл бұрын

omg i remember this! i went to this park all the time back in middle school when we only lived like 10 minutes away. this one was a fav of mine, this brings back fond memories for sure

@rockandrollrockandrollrock6930 9 ай бұрын

I’ll never forget when I was 14 or 15 and me and my cousin were at the park. It rained hard for like an hour and the park emptied out. We stuck around and the rides all reopened. We went to the volcano and there was no line and we could keep riding without getting off. We had to have gone at least 10 times in a row. A very precious memory for sure. I’m just sad my daughter never got to ride it.

@kityenna9839 11 ай бұрын

One of my favorite rides. (Born in 2000) I remember being a kid and not being able to ride it yet. I waited years and I enjoyed every minute of it when i was finally big enough. Now it stands as nothing. I’m not sure what there plans are but it breaks my heart. I wish they would re do it and make it better. They’re sticking with the jungle theme

@thisismysea 5 жыл бұрын

King's Dominion was my home park growing up and it's so cool to see that footage of its early days because my experiences with it started in the 90s. I remember when Volcano was built and being too scared to ride it because I wasn't an enthusiast yet. Also, it seemed like it was literally always down for part or all of the day whenever I visited and that stayed true for years. I did eventually ride it a few times, but nothing close to the many dozens of times I've been on all the other coasters in the park. It was an awesome ride! Fast and thrilling and unique. Too bad it's closing but it did seem to have a lot of problems so I'm not surprised either.

@jfbeinwood 5 жыл бұрын

They need to pull a Kennywood with this iconic classic coaster. Kennywood park took Steel Phantom a coaster with a history of disdain and complaints and made its successor, Phantoms Revenge. They need to make a successor to Volcano. Bigger and better, but keeping the same theme... Definitely one of the best, and sad to see Volcano go!

@oz1077 5 жыл бұрын

Kennywood is still one of my favorite parks

@TheKurtsPlaceChannel 5 жыл бұрын

A great video I enjoyed. A classic ride I have ridden almost every Saturday night since it's opening day when I went during the summer days to Kings Dominion. I average over 20 trips a year and will miss this ride forever. RIP Volcano The Blast Coaster. You will live on in my memory forever.

@Michael-px8qu 5 жыл бұрын

Kinda made me wanna cry when it closed this year. Wish i could have gone on this gem of a coaster. 😣

@ConnorTerrell 5 жыл бұрын

Nice to see my home park on here! Loved going to it as a kid and enjoyed working at Winterfest

@nateknowles4769 5 жыл бұрын

This ride closed the day before I came, I never got to ride it but I’m sure it was good, thanks for reviewing it Expedition Theme Park!

@joyholmes254 5 жыл бұрын

I only got to ride Volcano once, but I’m so glad that I got the chance. It was such a fun coaster.

@FuchsiaMuffin 5 жыл бұрын

I always wanted to go to Kings Dominion. My home park is Kings Island. Great to know history of the park.

@layne721 5 жыл бұрын

Kings Island was the park I grew up with, but I did get to go to King's Dominion once - unfortunately it was before Volcano. I totally remember that bobsled coaster next to it, though! I also remember feeling like King's Dominion had alot more trees than King's Island did.

@sevensaturdaystravels3952 5 жыл бұрын

I love seeing the old commercials and ride footage, brings back memories! I will miss Volcano but hopefully they will bring something new in for that area. Excited to see if that happens.

@RampagingRex 5 жыл бұрын

Wow, you wasted no time making this! I sadly never got to experience VtBC as I've never been to Kings Dominion. Makes me wonder what will become of the mountain now, as it's an important structure to the park's history.

@robkrasinski6217 5 жыл бұрын

Knowing Cedar Fair, it probably will go to the landfill. It's probably not structurally sound to reuse for a dark ride or something. There were two dark rides in there until the mid-90's, Haunted River and Smurf Mountain. I hated Paramount's decisions to remove slow and family rides from the park in favor of fast coasters and other rides that appealed to teens and thrillseekers as well as theming everything to Paramount movies. They removed the steam train Old Dominion Line after 1995, they built an Xtreme SkyFlyer where the train station was. Kings Island still has their steam train since 1972. But KI, KD, Carowinds got Scooby Doo Haunted Mansion rides that are now Boo Blasters.

@waynepenningtonjr9145 4 жыл бұрын

It was one of my all time favorite rollercoasters when it worked

@zachkelley1867 3 жыл бұрын

This ride was so fun. Simple yet amazing. Was sad to see it go!

@Pelencheification 5 жыл бұрын

Just discovered this channel today and I already love it.

@marinakyriacou6525 5 жыл бұрын

I had no idea this ride closed. I rode it when visitng a friend in the States. It was so much fun!

@haleymartin4009 5 жыл бұрын

Omg I live like 20 minutes away from here!!! I remember going as a kid and I still go today

@jakewaugh2059 3 жыл бұрын

I was lucky enough to ride Volcano a good amount of times. It was always my favorite ride in the park even though the wait time was always crazy long. Sad to see it go...

@rcb3000 5 жыл бұрын

That mountain has history. I hope they keep it up for something great. I can see a nice Mack or Premier launch coaster installed. Maybe even a B&M or Gerstlauer dive coaster. Keep the legend of the volcano and the thrill alive.

@sweepersmusic 5 жыл бұрын

Really bummed about this. Lucky to have had a few rides back on my trip here in 2009, it was one of my favorite coasters !!! That first launch, from the front seat....i'll never forget it Hopefully they re-use the mountain again and give it a fitting successor. Launch technology has improved so much since 1998, would love to see another launched coaster

@gregorymoore2877 5 жыл бұрын

I rode this in 1999 when it was brand new. The fire effect was pretty spectacular. I had been to the park one other time, in 1981. So I also got to ride the Land of the Doose train ride. I missed the opportunity to ride the Haunted River due to being a chicken. We also rode the safari monorail, which the video neglects to mention had a tunnel through the mountain. Rather than tear down or neglect the mountain I'd say bring back the Haunted River and Land of the Doose rides. Without movie tie-ins, please, if that could be accomplished.

@ThemeParkRealm 5 жыл бұрын

Will certainly be interesting too see what they do with the actual volcano mountain now!

@rocknrollnichole1071 4 жыл бұрын

I've been on every ride in smurf mountain. And yes. There was vomit and chewing gum everywhere. The haunted river was terrifying as a child. There was a skeleton animatronic that held up a barrel that gave me nightmares for years. The volcano was a great ride but I still have more love for the grizzly and rebel yell. (Racer, I think its called now) great video. I felt so old watching this.

@theshevirgo 5 жыл бұрын

I loved this ride so much! I had no idea they closed it but I haven’t been to Kings Dominion since I was like 19. I’m 32 now so I’m sure it’s a whole different park.

@gabrielhuff6969 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah my friend worked as a ride operator for The Volcano last year, it was definitely down a whole lot and it makes sense that they have decided to close it.

@MrBucketlist 3 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite rides

@TheeGrumpyPanda97 5 жыл бұрын

Ahhh KD. This is classic coaster I loved riding it. It’s sad it’s going

@armandogonsales7052 3 жыл бұрын

Glad I got to go on this at least once before it closed

@bender7565 5 жыл бұрын

1st 'blast' coaster I ever rode and I was surprised. Very nice but I remember the wicked line. This is only the 2nd of your vids I have seen and I am impressed. Thanks.

@ImehSmith 5 жыл бұрын

Wow, what history and memories The first time ever rode a roller coaster Was here at Kings Dominion I was six years when my aunt got me to ride the Scooby Doo which they still have I liked it so much. I road it about 10 times in a row‼️ I’ve been to every one of those rides. I forgot all about Mount Kilimanjaro which was LOTS of FUN‼️‼️ I definitely remember the haunted mountain which always scared me as a kid. And the time shaft which I didn’t care much for However volcano has and always will be ONE OF MY MOST FAVORITE COASTERS IN THE WORLD. When the Travel Channel featured The Volcano on Coastal Wars, I road it for an hour straight‼️‼️ 🏽 🏽 I did have a migraine afterwards, but it was the most awesome ride ever‼️

@housespider 5 жыл бұрын

Damn I remember riding this a few years ago. This and the 305 were my favorite rides.

@mistys.1160 2 жыл бұрын

I fondly remember Haunted River and loved this ride even into my teen years. I actually rode it in 1995 in its final year. I would love to hear more about the history on rides from this park: Avalanche (an amazing bobsled coaster), Anaconda, Days of Thunder, Wayne’s World Coaster, and The Grizzly…which I always feared would fall apart as I rode.

@ReinSouls 5 жыл бұрын

My brother works at KD. He wasn’t surprised at all when it was announced they were closing Volcano. Bummed because it was his favorite ride, but still wasn’t surprised.

@NotAnotherRobin 4 жыл бұрын

Finally a proper tribute to the best ride in KD 😭 I have a lot of great memories with this ride, I loved learning the history!

@warasilawombat 5 жыл бұрын

Hi! I got a little bit of insider information, and it's worth mentioning that the mountain itself is part of the reason why the ride has to go. If it were as simple as a refit of the launch system, it would have been easy (relatively speaking), but because the mountain itself is also starting to deteriorate, the entire thing more or less has to go. Hopefully this ends up not being the case, but it seems like 40 years has done a number on the volcano.

@warasilawombat 5 жыл бұрын

Honestly I don’t remember off the top of my head, but I’m more than happy to defer to you on this one. I was just told the fiberglass was deteriorating, so not that the mountain was structurally compromised just that it was showing it’s age.

@alishaanttila3528 5 жыл бұрын

I was lucky enough to ride the Volcano during a middle school band trip back in 2005 and I absolutely loved it. My friends and I would have spent the entire day riding it if it hadn't started raining. I'm sad to see it go

@davidfeltheim2501 5 жыл бұрын

That thing looks awesome, I hope they bring back the mountain in some form or another.

@Paigey2214 5 жыл бұрын

I thought this ride looked familiar! I remember riding it back in 8th grade on our school trip!

@bigboy8998 5 жыл бұрын

That into song is always in my head! Great video once again, keep it up man!

@JeffWaddell123 5 жыл бұрын

Only good time to ride this thing was on a random Tuesday in the middle of the summer, especially after Hypersonic opened and was ACTUALLY open that day, otherwise the wait time was not worth it. KD had 3 launch coasters back to back iirc (outer limits TM (flight of fear), volcano, hypersonic xlc). Beautiful coaster, but I understand the closing of this (and probably the removal of the entire mountain). Maybe i'm just a spoiled local though..

@wfrancisco84 5 жыл бұрын

I have to say I am glad to see a ride that is so close to my home being featured. I hope you do more in the Kings Dominion Park!!

@Countburn 4 жыл бұрын

That was one of my favorite coasters at Kings Dominion

@minasotah 5 жыл бұрын

This was clearly my favorite coaster in the park. Rode it 50+ times...the front seat was the best. The second launch that shot you up and over was one of a kind. Volcano always brought tears to my eyes and now that it is leaving it does the same... PS...I left my gum in Time Shaft a few times.

@benm1414 5 жыл бұрын

Well I found a new phrase to use when people ask me the cause of things. "oh, why has that worn down? *vomit-based corrosion*

@gregs4691 5 жыл бұрын

Here I am today at KD, came all the way here to ride Volcano specifically and I see this and find out it’s gone. I’m heartbroken 😭😭. This was my favorite roller coaster of all time and I’ve been to some of the best parks across the country but Volcano was just the best ride ever. I wish they would bring this back in some aspect. The double launch was unbeatable. There won’t be much to look forward to without Volcano to ride 😪

@TheWolfXCIX 5 жыл бұрын

I've never even heard of the park and this video had me enthralled start to finish!

@OrigamiPhoenix 5 жыл бұрын

I didn't realize how lucky I was when I visited seven years ago that Volcano was actually operating. I rode Dominator, Berserker (a swinging ship ride), Avalanche, Volcano, Ricochet (now called Apple Zapple), Hurler (now Twisted Timbers!), Anaconda, and Intimidator 305 that day, roughly in that order.

@bncrosby 5 жыл бұрын

I will miss it!! ...Thanks for posting this video.

@jessilyngray1223 5 жыл бұрын

That was a fun ride I'm glad I got to ride it before I moved cross country

@bradythomas234 5 жыл бұрын

Im going here and hershey park this summer. Super excited!

@treflipscanligma247 5 жыл бұрын

R.I.P Volcano

@intocoasters 5 жыл бұрын

I would love to see a modern Haunted River return to this mountain.

@wildcatjs1570 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah I live in the area and have ridden volcano once. That was back in 2016. It was always a really long line and we didn’t want to wait. However, at the start of 2018, it kept closing a lot and as far as I know, it was maybe for maybe a total of two months throughout the year and has not opened since

@canghostsbe_gay 5 жыл бұрын

I cant believe its closed! I only got to ride it once! NO!

@thicxcsticcy8570 5 жыл бұрын

Liam Sutphin I feel your pain I didn’t even get to ride curse of darkastle before it closed and I’m going to Busch gardens Williamsburg in a month! 😭

@canghostsbe_gay 5 жыл бұрын

@@thicxcsticcy8570 I didnt get to ride it either! I went in winter and it was closed so we planned to do another trip and the news was broken that it was closed for good! WHY?!😭

@trevorbinkley9102 5 жыл бұрын

I grew up riding Volcano. It was one of my favorite coasters at KD. Sad to see it go

@GingerBeardMark 5 жыл бұрын

Great video Sam. I had never even heard of this ride before, Looks awesome.

@realcameronn 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! Thanks guys!

@sarahgracemartin7861 5 жыл бұрын

Aww! Sad to hear it’s been closed. That was my favorite coaster at kings dominion, I grew up riding it! I didn’t know about the history though, really neat! Great video!

@cesarfebres2731 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for covering this coaster, I’ve been going to Kings Dominion since I was a small child, I’m really sad to see that they’re removing one of the greatest coasters in Virginia

@ircade2292 5 жыл бұрын

Sad to see this ride go it became my favorite. I had the last ride of the night the day this coaster closed. Gonna miss it and hope something great replaces it. All last year we were filled with hope that the coaster was being refurbished. Clearly not :(

@evanredacted7977 5 жыл бұрын

I remember going to Kings Dominion when I was 4 at 2004/2005. Surprised I don't remember seeing this. I do remember a coaster that went completely sideways at one point.

@wanniluv8671 8 ай бұрын

I remember riding all of these as a kid

@rmannayr2129 5 жыл бұрын

It looks really Cool! Too Bad it's Gone!

@a_lethe_ion 4 жыл бұрын

lol this made me feel sad for the volcano fans, and I don't frequent parks or thrill rides. this is a good channel

@FrankieWorld29 5 жыл бұрын

I loved it so much!

@thegameradmin 5 жыл бұрын

Dang, I never got to go to King’s Dominion in time for this! Oh well...

@KatieHume 5 жыл бұрын

I didn't know Dick Van Dyke did a commercial for Kings Dominion!! Amazing

@davidtait7533 5 жыл бұрын

Another great video.

@Anime9100 Жыл бұрын

Please do Kings Dominion videos :) I love these videos and it’s my home park.

@thicxcsticcy8570 5 жыл бұрын

I never knew that the volcano wasn’t the Coaster originally I didn’t think that dark rides were in it before the Coaster itself! Great video Sam!

@ExpeditionThemePark 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tristan!

@Canadas_Wonderland_Nerd Жыл бұрын

Wait your name is sam

@alexandrareid4100 5 жыл бұрын

Damn you are fast, I just heard about it closing last week. I have so many memories with this ride. It was sad seeing not operating last summer but I was hoping it would be refurbished :(

@amusementnow4416 5 жыл бұрын

It was closed almost all of 2018, too...

@juulianft 5 жыл бұрын

Amusement Now yeah when I went 3 years ago it was undergoing maintenance and shut down all day

@DennisMarion 5 жыл бұрын

So cool and bummed I never rode. Great video :)

@katblack1799 5 жыл бұрын

This is so very sad for me to see. I grew up going to King's Dominion and even worked there in the summers as a teen. The Volcano was one of my favorite rides. They incorporated the smurfs into the extended waiting line area to give a nod to the mountains past. It was down quite a lot in recent years thou, so I'm not that surprised. Still, watching King's Dominion go through so many changes in the last 15 years, it's just one more piece of my childhood being scraped for "bigger and better things" and it's sad. The Avalanche, which is next to the Volcano was also down a lot. Maybe it will be next up for the chopping block.

@OrigamiPhoenix 5 жыл бұрын

Kat Black I was pretty lucky the day I visited several years ago both Volcano and Avalanche were operational. Avalanche is the last Mack built steel bobsled coaster with trains of multiple cars (as opposed to the single cars of La Vibora) operating in the US, so even though it looks less exciting, it would be sad seeing it leave.