(renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). [32] Also for the 2010 season, the Kidzville and Nickelodeon Universe areas of the park began being re-themed to Planet Snoopy, as were the children's areas at Canada's Wonderland and Kings Island. Includes unlimited visits in 2023, free parking & more! Kings Dominion is a theme park located in Doswell, Virginia, USA opened in 1975. It remained in operation during the 2007 season and was closed and dismantled several weeks before the 2008 season started. Jungle X-Pedition is set in the deep jungle, where explorers can visit base camp for a bite to eat the Outpost Caf and gear up at X-Plorer's Supplies. A fun new area opened this year with the addition of Wayne's World. The early part of this decade saw Kings Dominion open major new rides and attractions starting with the HyperSonic roller coaster in 2001. This three-pound ostrich was born this week at King's Dominion near Ashland, but the only mother it knows for now is Ms. Loris Tauer, an animal management specialist at the amusement park. In May 1979, the Lost World mountain opened at the Kings Dominion theme park in Doswell. Anaconda was also originally billed as having six loops,[17] but unlike Arrow's six-inversion coaster Drachen Fire that opened at Busch Gardens Williamsburg the following year, the Anaconda actually has only four inversions: a vertical loop, a sidewinder, and two consecutive corkscrews. Unlike the previously built launched coasters at Kings Dominion, each of which was faster than its predecessor, the Italian Job Turbo Coaster is designed more like a family ride and features multiple launches at 40 miles per hour (64km/h). He added, "At Kings Dominion, the suggestion of living miners left to die is meant to inject some enjoyable dramatic tension". New owner Paramount Communications, Inc., begins the process of re-theming rides and attractions to movie themes. As for when it was removed, it doesn't mention it, but it must have been before 1998 because that was when they introduced "Volcano: The Blast Coaster. Watch the park go from scary to merry as the park transforms into a winter wonderland full of enchantment and holiday cheer with millions of lights, festive shows, and more during WinterFest. New this year is Sky Pilot. [35] On August 9, 2015, Shockwave closed in Candy Apple Grove permanently, and a swinging pendulum ride titled "Delirium" was built in its place. KD's Scrambler motor is located behind the operator's panel, and drives the ride via a long drive shaft in a plate-covered trough to the ride center. [1] It was closed down in 1995. For the 2014 season, Kings Dominion commemorated the 40th anniversary of Lion Country Safari and the preview-opening of Kings Dominion by returning park icons from past eras. RE: Time Shaft (1979- 1995) Time Shaft was my favorite ride, when I was young! Asite was selected in Doswell, VA in the heart ofthe Mid-Atlanticto build the 400-acre park. [15] The trains of Avalanche now known as Reptilian were themed after bobsleds from various countries including the United States, France, Germany, Canada and Switzerland creating the experience of a bobsled race in the Winter Olympics. An all-new Halloween event is introduced in the fall, Halloween Haunt. An indoor performance theater. From 1979 until 2019, the area was anchored by a large artificial mountain, originally home to the Lost World ride complex and later to Volcano: The Blast Coaster; the structure was demolished with the coaster in spring 2019. International Street is the park's main entry area, featuring a 320-foot-long (98m) fountain pool[52] in the center of the walkway leading up to the 1/3 scale replica of the Eiffel Tower at the end of the street. [30] Dominator opened on May 24, 2008, becoming Kings Dominion's first roller coaster with five inversions. in 2014 Kings Dominion celebrated its 40th Anniversary with the return of some of your favorite past attractions including Candy Apple Grove, Safari VIlliage and the Singing Mushrooms. The theme park fully opened the previous month with 15 attractions; its Lion Country Safari area had opened in 1974. Kids can experience AMAZING fall fun at The Great Pumpkin Fest and as the park descends into darkness, fear rises as hundreds of monsters take over the park at Halloween Haunt. [22] The entire ride's duration was about 25 seconds. This exciting ride allowed guests to determine their own flight pattern, including the option to spin a dizzying 360-degrees. The park was named after its sister park, Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, USA. Kings Dominion opened in 1975 and is currently owned by Cedar Fair Entertainment Company who purchased Paramount Parks from CBS Corporation on June 30, 2006. The attraction opened in 1979 as Voyage to Atlantis but was rethemed the next year. Owned and operated by Cedar Fair, the 280-acre (1.1 km 2) park opened to the public on May 3, 1975, and features more than 60 rides, shows and attractions including 13 roller coasters and a 20-acre Our 20-acre water park, Soak City, is included with your park admission and features more than 2 dozen slides, a massive wave pool, cabanas, and more. I like to imagine it's down there, just as it was on it's last day of operation. Two new attractions debut this year. It was standing room only this year, as Shockwave was introduced as the first stand-up roller coaster on the East Coast. Attractions for the first season in 1974 included the Lion Country Safari and the Scooby Doo roller coaster. In 2015 Kings Dominion announced its Waterpark expansion project with WaterWorks being rebranded as Soak City. Yogi's Cave was rethemed to Treasure Cave and many rides in KidZville, such as Scooby-Doo's Ghoster Coaster, George Jetson's Spaceport, and Huck's Hot Rods, continued to bear the names of Hanna-Barbera characters. Just a few of these attractions were the Candy Apple Grove and the Singing Mushrooms. In 2016 Kings Dominion introduces the all new gravity defying thrill ride, DELIRIUM! Kings Dominion 'The Lost World' manmade mountain hold three fantasy-adventure rides. Formerly, A flat ride where miniature airplanes fly in a circle. Originally named, A small-scale swing ride. 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. The King Kobra featured a 50-ton counterweight drop launch and was the park's first launched roller coaster. The 2003 season saw Kings Dominion become the final of several of the Paramount Parks to open a Drop Zone: Stunt Tower, now Drop Tower: Scream Zone. Both mother and baby seem to be doing fine, said Larry Mather, zoological manager, though he added that the baby's chance of survival "is not 100 per cent. ), 1998-2019: Soak City Splash House (children's water play area; replaced by Lighthouse Landing), 20092011: El Dorado (where the WindSeeker is now located), 20102016: Snoopy's Moon Bounce (replaced by Sally's Sea Plane), This page was last edited on 20 February 2023, at 07:50. 260. : If you look carefully, you can still see the splash zone and an old ride vehicle from the Haunted River, which is at the exit to the gift shop. 3. The section originally opened as Nickelodeon Splat City in 1995, and was later renamed Nickelodeon Central in 2000. This May 1977 image shows a busy day at Kings Dominion in Doswell, with its trademark Eiffel Tower in the background it is one-third the size of the Paris landmark. Get your motors runnin' and head out on the speedway with Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the rest of the PEANUTS gang to compete in one of the hottest races around -- the PEANUTS 500. {{start_at_rate}} {{format_dollars}} {{start_price}} {{format_cents}} {{term}}, {{promotional_format_dollars}}{{promotional_price}}{{promotional_format_cents}} {{term}}, Independent Contractor (Newspaper Carrier), Busch Gardens and Kings Dominion offering joint park pass, Seeking amusement? You have permission to edit this collection. Planet Snoopy at Kings Dominion will feature 8 new rides (18 total), a newly expanded 1,100 square-foot Family Care Center, daily meet-and-greet opportunities with the PEANUTS characters, the Richmond-based self-serve frozen yogurt shop SweetFrog and more. Is there anything still in there? In April 1974, the Lion Country Safari opened as the first part of the Kings Dominion amusement complex near Doswell. For the 2009 season, two flat rides once located at Geauga Lake, like Dominator, opened in 2008. After less than two years of construction, Kings Dominion opened to the public on May 3, 1975. Avalanche, which remains the only Mack Bobsled roller coaster in the United States, opened in 1988. New this year is Avalanche, a bobsled-style family roller coaster with twisting curves, deep valleys and steep hills. In 1998, the mountain was repurposed to accommodate Volcano, the Blast Coaster, which still operates today. The amusement ride wiki. The park unveils its 12th roller coaster in Ricochet, which features a series of unexpected twists, turns and a 50-foot drop. DOSWELL, Va. -- Kings Dominion is set to launch Tumbili, a new 4D spin roller coaster, next year as part of the theme park's renamed and updated Safari Village, park officials announced Thursday. DOSWELL, Va. -- After more than 20 years of erupting in Doswell, Kings Dominion has decided to remove Volcano: The Blast Coaster. Kings Dominion Attractions: International Street - Begin your journey of fun in this tiny European village. Racing Rivers, featuring three different types of water slides (Torpedo, Splashdown and Riptide), was the new attraction this year. Since its opening in the mid 70's, the park continues to change and evolve. This new steel roller coaster sends riders screaming through six loops and is the first roller coaster in the world to feature and underwater tunnel. In the next season, Kings Dominion added a Huss Top Spin called Tomb Raider: Firefall, and was named The Crypt, which was a standard size and outdoor version of a similar, but larger, ride named Tomb Raider: The Ride, also now The Crypt, at Kings Island. This attraction also appeared at Kings Island, Dorney Park, Cedar Point, and Canada's Wonderland. Lion Country theater, monorail station & monorail cars coming in from Lion Country. [1] It was closed down in 1995. For the full story, one must go back in time almost twenty years from that fateful August day at the end of the millennium - back to the year 1979. . Extras and crew assembled at 7 a.m., but it was 2:15 p.m. before everything was ready so this scene could be shot. [62] Following the controversy, Kings Dominion dropped Miner's Revenge from its Halloween maze lineup the following season. A campground was completed in time for the 1978 season and the park's well-known Lost World mountain debuted in 1979. Grab a buddy and scream out loud on one of our 13 world-class roller coasters, including Intimidator 305 one of the tallest and fastest coasters on the East Coast. In 2002, Ricochet was added, followed by Drop Zone (now Drop Tower)in 2003. Also new this year is Xtreme Skyflyer, an attraction that combines the elements of hang gliding and sky diving. [24] Hypersonic XLC was removed after the 2007 season. Following a limited preview of the park's Lion Country Safari, a drive-through animal zoo with 230 species of animals, and the Scooby-Doo rollercoaster in 1974,[6] Kings Dominion officially opened on May 3, 1975,[1][7] offering fifteen attractions including the Rebel Yell (later renamed Racer 75), the Lion Country Safari Monorail, Galaxie, and a junior wooden roller coaster known as Scooby-Doo. The mountain's previous rides had all been removed several years previously, and Volcano gave the mountain a major transformation. The differences between the two were that at Kings Dominion riders' feet dangle freely and at Kings Island, which installed a Giant Top Spin, there was a floor. In 2015 Kings Dominion rebranded its Waterpark to Soak City and added a new Mega Slide Complex, Hurricane Heights and family splash zone, Splash Island. 13,771 articles since August 2009. The King Kobra roller coaster was the new attraction this year, featuring a 75-foot drop. Celebrate cultures from across the world during our immersive international celebration, Grand Carnivale. [23] Nevertheless, Hypersonic XLC helped establish Kings Dominion's reputation as "the launched coaster capital of the world". As part of the major water park expansion, the area was renamed Soak City. The movieRollercoasterstarring George Segal and Timothy Bottoms was filmed at the park. A 115-foot-tall (35m) spinning pendulum flat ride. In 2016, Kings Dominion introduced the gravity defying thrill ride, Delirium! I'm Not Amused", "Cedar Fair, L.P. To Acquire Paramount Parks", "Cedar Fair, L.P. 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Racing Rivers, a water slide complex, opened in 1987. 19751983: Adam's Apple/Vertigo (Himalaya ride), 19751995: Old Dominion Line (steam train), 19751995: Sky Ride (two entrances, one next to the Racer 75 and one in (Planet Snoopy)Hanna-Barbera Land; one entrance still stands), 19752011: Yogi's Cave (renamed and rethemed later, did not open in 2012 and was demolished after the season was over, replaced by Snoopy's Junction), 19761993: Apple Turnover (Enterprise ride next to Lake Charles), 19791980: Lost World Mountain: Journey to Atlantis (replaced by Haunted River), 19791995: Lost World Mountain: The Time Shaft, 19791983: Lost World Mountain: Journey to the Land of Dooz, 19801995: Lost World Mountain: The Haunted River, 19852002: Diamond Falls (shoot the chute) (located where Backlot Stunt Coaster sits), 19861996: Fred's Jungle Gym (children's play area), 19871996: Racing Rivers (waterslide complex), 19891998: Sky Pilot (Located near Racer 75 in Candy Apple Grove), 19922004: Kiddie Cove (children's area of WaterWorks(Soak City)), 19922007: Spiral Chute (two, body waterslides next to the Anaconda roller coaster), 19922014: Shoot-The-Curl (water slide, demolished to make room for a food stand), 19952012: Snoopy's Splash Dance (formerly Nickelodeon Green Slime Zone), 19972012: KidZville (This section became part of Planet Snoopy in 2013. During the Cedar Fair era, the park introduced Halloween Haunt. The idea for a family amusement parknorth of Richmond, VA and south of Washington, D.C., began as a dream in 1971. [16], Kings Dominion continued to expand over the next few seasons starting with Hanna-Barbera Land in 1990 with the addition of more children's flat rides. This all-new section featuresrides, shows andattractions specifically for kids. New attractions and areas of the park themed to Paramount's television shows and films appeared at Paramount's Kings Dominion almost every season that they were under Paramount's ownership. Berserker, a giant Viking ship that takes riders through a series of 360-degree loops, was added to the park's lineup of world-class thrills this year. The 400-acre (1.6 km 2) park opened on May 3, 1975, and is currently owned by Cedar Fair and offers over 60 rides, shows and attractions including 13 roller coasters and a 20-acre (81,000 m 2) water park. I know this has been asked, but do they still have any room for such a ride in the mountain structure? The Rotor is a large, upright barrel, rotated to create an inward acting centripetal force supplied by the wall's support's force. It may not display this or other websites correctly. In 2012, two attractions debut with WindSeeker, a 301-foot-tall tower swing ride, and Dinosaurs Alive!, an animatronic dinosaur park that features nearly 40 life-sized, roaring, moving dinosaurs. Soak up the sun at Soak City, our 20-acre waterpark included with admission. Hypersonic XLC broke down frequently and was closed for the first three months of its second season; no other Paramount Parks installed a similar ride. The Time Shaft (1979-1997) The Haunted River (1980-1997) Diamond Falls (1985-2002) Sky Pilot (1989-1994) Categories Categories: Virginia . "Part of getting ready for a new operating season includes an. Almost as notable as the launch of The Outer Limits was the fact that the entire ride was in semi-darkness; the riders could not see where they were going. To build the water park, Kings Dominion filled in two-thirds of Lake Charles near the Candy Apple Grove region of the park. The design of the new park was similar to Kings Island near Cincinnati, OH, using similar rides, attractions and themes includinga 315-foot-tall Eiffel Tower replica and twin-track, racing roller coaster. when I arrived at Kings Dominion on April 14 of last year Volcano was . Hurricane Reef is expanded from six acres to 19 and rebranded WaterWorks. From music festivals to seasonal celebrations, our special events calendar dishes out unique experiences and family activities all year. Also new is "Dominion at Dusk" featuring Snoopy's Starlight Spectacular, a new live show and fireworks on all 10pm closes. Its name is derived from the name of its sister park, Kings Island, and the nickname for the state of Virginia, "Old Dominion.". In 1983, Taft Broadcasting sold its theme park division to Kings Entertainment Company (KECO). Also added was a new children's play area, Scooby's Play Park. Along with International Street, Old Virginia is the only original section of Kings Dominion that has kept its same name throughout the park's history. Land of the Doozwas replaced by Smurf Mountain. [63], Original Kings Dominion logo used from 1975 to 1992; sometimes used in-park since 2014, Paramount's Kings Dominion Logo used from 1993 to 2003, Paramount's Kings Dominion logo from 2003 to 2006, Logo used briefly in 2007 after the switch from Paramount Parks. In 2002, the park opened its new wild mouse roller coaster, Ricochet (Now known as Apple Zapple), Carowinds also installed its Ricochet in 2002. . It didn't take long for KingDominion to be recognized as the perfect family destination location in the Mid-Atlantic region. The construction of Kings Dominion began October 1, 1972. Many of the park's removed attractions are documented - The Old Dominion Steam Train, The "Lost World" Mountain w/Haunted River, the Monorail through the animal areas, and of course Lake Charles. Centrifugal force, created as the ride spun, held passengers against the wall as the . Anew waterpark addition opened in 1992, Hurricane Reef. Unforgettable adventures await at Kings Dominion, home to some of the best things to do around Richmond, Virginia. Have a splashtastic blast with water slides, splash pads, a wave pool, a lazy river, cabanas, and more! The expansion included a new 65-foot tall slide complex featuring three different attractions called Paradise Plunge, Aqua Blast, and Thunder Falls; a new children's area called Splash Island; expanded cabana areas, updated bathhouses, and other improvements to the area. 1975 - Park opened on May 3rd with five themed areas: Happy Land of Hanna Barbera, Safari Village, Coney Island, Old Virginia and International Street. The Time Shaft spun approximately 40 to 50 revolutions per minute and once the revolutions reached 100 per minute the floor dropped down about six inches - just enough to scare your pants off! This June 1975 image shows a performance of a splashy Cole Porter Anything Goes number, one of 25 song excerpts in the 30-minute Give My Regards to Broadway show at the just-opened Kings Dominion theme park in Doswell. It is the first baby to be born from some 60 eggs that were laid in January. In 2017, Kings Dominion's Halloween Haunt was voted the second-best theme park Halloween event by USA Today. For the 2022 season, the area was rethemed to Jungle X-Pedition, which includes new immersive theming elements, dining, shopping, and a new roller coaster, Tumbili.[50]. Time Shaft was a Rotor built by US manufacturer Chance Rides that was previously located at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia, USA. Riders soar 30 stories above the park on WindSeeker, a 301-foot-tall tower swing ride. Dont miss out on your chance to make unforgettable memories! rwk9024 Feb 9, . It use to be a much funner place for kids.dolphin shows, slides, sky ride, trains, safari, etcand tons of hanna barbara characters runnign aroundnow, you only get sponge bob and dora, and you have to wait in line to see them, and they come out like twice, and that's it. Some of the area's more notable rides include WindSeeker, a 301-foot-tall (92m) swing ride that opened in 2012, and Delirium, a type of pendulum amusement ride that opened in place of stand-up roller coaster Shockwave in 2016. The Congo and Grove sections of the park were returned to the original themes, Safari Village and Candy Apple Grove, respectively. The 305-foot-high (93 m) Drop Zone at Kings Dominion was the tallest freefall ride in the world at the time it opened. You really like them. 13,773 articles since August 2009. Park: Kings Dominion Category: Flat ride Manufacturer: Chance Rides State: Out of operation Modify basic data Modify short description Contributors. Also debuting this year is SpongBob SquarePants 3-D. . Kings Dominion is an amusement park located in Doswell, Virginia, USA. There is appearently no way to get to it but it is still there littered with trash and debris. Kings Dominion Park Hours Beginning in 2023, Kings Dominion will expand to year-round operations. The area's name changed from Lion Country Safari to Safari Village in the mid-1980s and was changed again by Paramount to Congo in the 1990s. [4] The Hanover County theme park and Busch Gardens near. The 2004 season saw the addition of a family dark ride experience, Scooby-Doo &The Haunted Mansion. The park sent visitors spinning around Candy Apple Grove in the new Apple Turnover ride. It debuted in 2001 as FearFest,[56] but following Cedar Fair's acquisition of the park, the event was renamed Halloween Haunt in 2007. 2015: 40th Anniversary celebration continues; WaterWorks expands and is renamed to Soak City with new attractions including Aqua Blast, Paradise Plunge, Splash Island and Thunder Falls; Shockwave and Hurler close, 2016: Delirium opens in place of Shockwave, 2017: Planet Snoopy expansion with the addition of Kite Eating Tree, Sally's Sea Plane, and Peanuts 500; Tornado closes, 2019: Big Wave Bay, Dinosaurs Alive, and Volcano: The Blast Coaster close, 2020: The Crypt is removed; park closed until December due to the, 2021: Coconut Shores area opens in Soak City with Lighthouse Landing and Sand Dune Lagoon, replacing Big Wave Bay and Soak City Splash House. Mike Gabay works as trainer with some of young pachyderms in 'Lion Country' elephant herd. [36] Hurler closed permanently at the end of the season on November 1, 2015. The rides trains are themed to Olympic bobsleds from five countries:United States, Germany, France, Italy and Switzerland. Kings Dominion is a theme park in Doswell, Virginia 20 miles (30 km) north of Richmond and 75 miles (120 km) south of Washington, D.C., off Interstate 95.. Operating dates and times subject to change without notice. You must log in or register to reply here. I might be mistaken, but wasn't Time Shaft located in the small mountain between the main Volcano mountain and Mt. In 2004, Kings Dominion added Scooby-Doo! Also in 2013, Kings Dominion has its largest entertainment line-up in years, with 7 new shows, including "All Wheel Sports" with bikers and skaters who were semifinalists on Season 7 of NBC's America's Got Talent, along with "On Broadway", a Broadway-style musical revue. Features five, four-seated passenger trucks. In June 1975, the band Ice Water performed in the Flintstone Follies Theater at Kings Dominion in Doswell. Kings Dominion is an amusement park located in Doswell, Virginia, 20 miles (30 km) north of Richmond and 75 miles (120 km) south of Washington, D.C. Attractions for the season in 1975 included Rebel Yell roller coaster, Lion Country Safari Monorail, Log Flume, a Steam Train, Sky Ride, Galaxie roller coaster, and the park's signature attraction, the Eiffel Tower. Kings Dominion-The Time Shaft - YouTube 0:00 / 0:15 Kings Dominion-The Time Shaft 7,921 views Jun 29, 2014 18 Dislike Share Save KDGoldenYears 838 subscribers Phil Collins "In Too. Land of the Dooz/Smurf Mountain, and Time Shaft. Located near Rebel Yell, Americana became Kings Dominion's first Ferris wheel.[31]. The following season, in 1997, saw the debut of KidZville, which was a re-theming of the Hanna-Barbera section. Kings Dominin will also be adding free park WIFI for guests and introducing FunPix, afun and easy way to capture, collect, and share photos while you're at the park. #3. http://community.webshots.com/album/419637432CUOxsq. A 740-acre (3.0km2) site was chosen in Doswell, Virginia, with construction beginning on October 1, 1972. The 1994 season saw the addition of a new area of the park themed to the 1992 Paramount motion picture Wayne's World, which featured its third full-size wooden roller coaster, Hurler, a shop called the Rock Shop, and a Stan Mikita's restaurant similar to the one featured in the film. On May 3, 1975, after less than two years of construction, Kings Dominion opened its gates to the public. The Hurler, the park's fourth wooden roller coaster, highlighted the new attractions in thisarea of Kings Dominion. A slow-moving monorail ride over the area. Also expanding the Planet Snoopy experience includes a new event space and upgraded food and beverage locations. Zimmy, SWStevo and Unagi. A more faithful recreation of Kings Dominion, Virginia's premier themed amusement park. 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. From left are driver Ken Lion, Lora Becraft and Larry and Mary Tropea. For the 2015 season, Kings Dominion continued in celebration of its 40th anniversary with a major expansion to WaterWorks. Kings Dominion is an amusement park located in Doswell, Virginia, 20 miles (30km) north of Richmond and 75 miles (120km) south of Washington, D.C. Tickets are $75 for adults. Anew light show, Snoopy's Starlight Spectacular, was added in 2011. Control of Paramount Parks had been transferred from Viacom to CBS Corporation in 2007. The 1994 season saw the addition of a new themed area of the park called Wayne's World, which featured a wooden roller coaster , The Hurler. Here is a timeline of Kings Dominion Attractions 1974 - Lion Country Safari & Scooby Doo Rollercoaster open as a preview. The focus is on families this year with the addition of two new rides, El Dorado and the Americana Ferris Wheel. The partnership, their first in nearly 15 years, is part of the two parks 40th anniversary celebrations. On March 29, 2013, Kings Dominion unveiled its bigger, better Planet Snoopy children's area. Kings Dominion later expanded Old Virginia with the addition of the park's third wooden roller coaster, the Grizzly, in 1982 and a river rapids ride called White Water Canyon in 1983. Advertisements for the attraction characterized it as "the worst coal mine accident in history," and the attraction featured depictions of dead miners' bodies that had been mangled by a mining disaster. Kings Dominion continued its growth when it became part of Paramount Parks in 1993 and switched its name to Paramount's Kings Dominion. 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