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entrance staircase to access the new station. The new Fast Lane entrance was located in the
Expedition Gear gift shop, where guests exited the ride. Several wooden logs were attached to a black gate in the switchback area to separate the entrance and exit paths. This area received some new television
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took photos of the riders. After making a sweeping 200-degree left turn behind the mountain, the train entered the second launch tunnel, followed by a vertical section ending in a "roll out" element as the train exited the top of the mountain. The "roll out", similar to a sidewinder, was a vertical
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was eventually held on August 1, 1998. Volcano: The Blast
Coaster officially opened to the public two days later on August 3, 1998. During its first year of operation, the park opted to run the trains at half capacity as a temporary solution, reducing the weight and the number of rollbacks. For the
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February 8, 2019, Kings Dominion quietly announced intentions to remove Volcano from the park, citing issues with reliability, rider capacity, and
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in midair. The train made another turnaround and passed through a second heartline roll, which was embedded into the side of the mountain. After another turnaround and a third heartline roll, the train made a turning 80-foot (24 m) drop into the final brake run. After a left turn, the train
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The new coaster was plagued with a variety of technical issues long before it opened. At the time, LIM technology was still fairly new to the industry and
Intamin's system was initially buggy. Kings Dominion understood the challenge, having faced similar obstacles with the nearby
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400:. As popularity declined over the years, Smurf Mountain eventually closed permanently in 1993. The other two attractions were closed after the 1994 season, and the mountain's entrance was sealed off, casting uncertainty on the enclosed area's future.
473:. Originally, Volcano only featured one LIM launch at the beginning of the ride. The trains failed to exit the volcano consistently during early testing, often rolling back down to the launch area in what is typically referred to as a
445:, who were on a quest to explore the remnants of an ancient city inside a volcano. Although the early ride design from this concept was not used, much of the proposed theme was retained. Intamin came up with two launched models: an
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Dominion unveiled the name of the new ride, Volcano: The Blast Coaster, along with several ride specifications in a press release announcement. At a cost of $ 20 million, the new ride would become the first
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overall customer satisfaction. By May of the same year, the entire attraction was demolished, including the volcano structure. A section of track, a ride vehicle, and signage from the retired attraction were later donated to the
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In addition to being the first of its kind to use an LIM launch system, Volcano opened as the fastest inverted roller coaster in the world, reaching a maximum speed of 70 mph (110 km/h). The previous record holder,
449:(shuttle) and a Suspended Catapult Coaster (complete-circuit). An early track design proposed by Intamin, much of which was later modified, featured a maximum speed of 75 mph (121 km/h), a 140-foot (43 m)
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in 2013, featuring an inversion at a height of 170 feet (52 m). Volcano also opened as the fastest inverted coaster in the world, reaching a maximum speed of 70 mph (110 km/h). The speed was matched by
479:. Although Volcano's design accounted for rollbacks and allowed them to occur safely, the frequency of the problem led to multiple delays of the ride's grand opening. After several months of postponing, a
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An artificial mountain, originally called The Lost World, was constructed at Kings
Dominion in 1979. It was located in the Safari Village section of the park and featured three rides inside – a
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1999 season, a second set of LIMs were added further along the launch track. This supplied the added boost needed to crest the 155-foot (47 m) roll out inversion on a consistent basis.
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in the world to be inverted. Upon completion, Volcano would also become the park's tenth roller coaster and Kings
Dominion began marketing its collection of coasters as the largest on the
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Coaster set a world record for having the highest inversion on a roller coaster at 155 feet (47 m). The record was held until
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1061:"Kings Dominion Will Remove Volcano: The Blast Coaster"
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1682:: 26–27B. September 2006. Archived from
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1041:"VOLCANO OPENS WITH RAVE REVIEWS"
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1380:"Possessed (Geauga Lake)"
989:"Coaster: Still out in the cold"
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2565:Other current rides
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