Kings Dominion (abbreviated KD), also known as Kings Dominion & Soak City, is a Six Flags theme park located in Doswell, Virginia. It opened on May 3, 1975 and was conceived by Family Leisure Centers (a partnership of Taft Broadcasting Company and Top Value Enterprises) following the success of Kings Island. The park is divided into five themed sections and also contains the Soak City water park. Kings Dominion has notably gone through several ownership changes since its opening. After original owners Taft Broadcasting sold the park to Kings Entertainment Company (KECO) in 1983, the park was then sold again to the American Financial Company in 1987, while KECO kept operating the park. In 1992, Paramount Communications purchased Kings Island and KECO and in 1993 formed Paramount Parks, with Kings Island being rebranded as Paramount's Kings Dominion. With changes at Paramount, the park switched ownership to Viacom in 1994 and to the CBS Corporation in 2005 until CBS opted to sell Kings Dominion and the entire Paramount Parks division to Cedar Fair in 2006. In 2024, following a merger between Cedar Fair and Six Flags, the park was added to the Six Flags portfolio as part of the newly-formed Six Flags Entertainment Corporation.
Location[]
Areas and attractions[]
International Street[]
- Main article: International Street (Kings Dominion)
Attractions[]
Dining[]
- Border Burrito
- Cinnabon
- Coca-Cola Fountains & Floats
- Coca-Cola Pizza Parlor
- Grain & Grill International Kitchen
- International Street's Beer & Wine
- Rita's Italian Ice
- Starbucks
- Tower Pretzel
- World's Greatest Funnel Cake
Shopping[]
- Air Brush Designs
- Build-A-Bear Workshop
- The Candy Shoppe on International Street
- Dominion Traders
- FunPix Photo
- KD Outfitters
- La Dulce Vida Sweets, Treats & More
- Old Time Photo
- Plaza Gifts
- Upgrade Your Day
Entertainment[]
- Grande Bandstand
Old Virginia[]
- Main article: Old Virginia
Attractions[]
- Blue Ridge Tollway (opened 1975)
- Flying Eagles (opened 1975)
- Shenandoah Lumber Company (opened 1975)
- Grizzly (opened 1982)
- White Water Canyon (opened 1983)
Dining[]
- Boardwalk Fries
- Dogwood's Grille
- The Parched Pig
- The Pit
Shopping[]
- Grizzly Gulch General Store
Entertainment[]
- Action Theater
- Kings Dominion Theatre
Candy Apple Grove[]
- Main article: Candy Apple Grove
Attractions[]
- Carousel (opened 1975)
- Dodgem (opened 1975)
- Racer 75 (opened 1975)
- Wave Swinger (opened 1975)
- Xtreme Skyflyer (opened 1996)
- Apple Zapple (opened 2002)
- Bad Apple (opened 2002)
- Drop Tower (opened 2003)
- Americana (opened 2009)
- WindSeeker (opened 2012)
- Delirium (opened 2016)
- Twisted Timbers (opened 2018)
Dining[]
- Apple Ida's Funnel Cake
- Auntie Anne's Pretzels
- Boardwalk Fries
- The Grove Bar
- Juke Box Diner
- Rita's Italian Ice
- Victoria's Pizza
Shopping[]
- Candy Apple Grove Arcade
- Twist & Shop
Entertainment[]
- Singing Mushrooms
Jungle X-Pedition[]
- Main article: Jungle X-Pedition
Attractions[]
- Arachnidia (opened 1976)
- Reptilian (opened 1988)
- Anaconda (opened 1991)
- Flight of Fear (opened 1996)
- Backlot Stunt Coaster (opened 2006)
- Pantherian (opened 2010)
- Tumbili (opened 2022)
- Rapterra (opening 2025)
Dining[]
- Chicken Shack
- Excavator's Taters
- Jungle Market Eatery
- Outpost Cafe/The Tin Goose Bar
Shopping[]
- 305 Photo
- X-Plorer's Supplies
Planet Snoopy[]
- Main article: Planet Snoopy (Kings Dominion)
Attractions[]
- Woodstock Express (opened 1974)
- Lucy's Crabbie Cabbies (opened 1975)
- Peanuts Turnpike (opened 1978)
- Peanuts Road Rally (opened 1990)
- Snoopy vs. Red Baron (opened 1990)
- Great Pumpkin Coaster (opened 1997)
- Flying Ace (opened 2000)
- Joe Cool's Driving School (opened 2000)
- Boo Blasters on Boo Hill (opened 2010)
- Charlie Brown's Wind Up (opened 2013)
- Flying Ace Balloon Race (opened 2013)
- Linus Launcher (opened 2013)
- Lucy's Tugboat (opened 2013)
- Snoopy's Junction (opened 2013)
- Snoopy's Rocket Express (opened 2013)
- Snoopy's Space Buggies (opened 2013)
- Woodstock Whirlybirds (opened 2013)
- Kite-Eating Tree (opened 2017)
- Peanuts 500 (opened 2017)
- Sally's Sea Plane (opened 2017)
Soak City[]
- Main article: Soak City (Kings Dominion)
Soak City is a water park located adjacent to the main Kings Dominion theme park and included with park admission. It originally opened in 1992 when it was known as Hurricane Reef, before being renamed WaterWorks in 1999, and then to its current name in 2015.
Catered pavilions[]
There are four catered pavilions at Kings Dominion:
- Pine
- Cedar
- Oak
- Birch
External links[]
- Kings Dominion official website
Kings Dominion at Coasterpedia- Kings Dominion at Logopedia
- Kings Dominion at the Roller Coaster DataBase
- Kings Dominion at the Roller Coaster Wiki
- Kings Dominion at Wikipedia
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