In my recent hype up to the fact that we are going to Busch Gardens TOMORROW, I started trying to reconnect the feeling of excitement when our mom and dad would take us to King's Dominion (in those days, not owned by Paramount). As I surveyed the "world-wide Internet" (josh should get that), I was saddened to see what this childhood mainstay had become... Most people know I'm very much into nostalgic, vintage, classic stuff, but as I reviewed the KD website, it seems that only a few staple items remain... The Eiffel Tower, The Rebel Yell, Shock Wave, Beserker, Grizzly, and Avalanche are pretty much it... oh and Scooby Doo (it was better when it was green). I found myself saying, "What happened to George Jetson's sky cars?, where are the singing mushrooms, and Huckleberry Hound's parachutes? Why don't I see Sky Pilot or Apple Turnover on this map... and they must have made a mistake..." this says "Treasure Cave"... it's "Yogi's Cave" (granted I was terrified of that thing as a kid). Then it hit me, things have probably changed, just a bit since I first visited KD over 20 years ago... I was so excited to think about taking Sydney there and building those memories, like I have with Mom, Dad, Josh, Captain Cave-Man, and funnel cakes. As a little kid, I wasn't a fan of the big roller coasters. I would usually ride with my dad and to stay with the theme of Hanna-Barbara, he was "larger than the average bear." Rebel Yell and Grizzly used to have just a bench seat and ONE lap bar... So I was left to bounce around in the cart shrieking at the top of my lungs, "MY BUTT CAME OUT OF THE SEAT!!! AHHHHHH!" while my dad's 1989 perm blew in the wind as he laughed hysterically, his eyes protected from the sun in his ray-ban aviators with ear-hooks... if i had pictures of that, I for sure would be the one laughing... I guess my disappointment just comes with the age that I now know that someone is in a costume (maybe Jason Pelt), and it has just lost it's magic... Plus, all the characters I grew up with (George Jetson, Fred Flinstone, Quickdraw McGraw, Huckleberry Hound, and all the others) have seemed to disappear and be replaced by Diego, Dora, and SpongeBob Squarepants... I guess if you want to appeal to the littler generation, things must change and all good things must come to an end. I was searching for some vintage King's Dominion Photos and found a couple that were like circa 88' - 98'... I think King's Dominion should at least incorporate the old with the new, thus making it truly, the greatest family fun of all times... But, I will also concede to the fact that great memories are usually just that.... (sigh) memories.
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I would like to point out a few key rides that you forgot.. Smurf Mountain, Haunted River, Time Shaft, Diamond Falls. Have they gotten rid of the Log Flume, White Water Canyon and the Olde Time Cars?? If so I am done with them =(
I too have a lot of those same memories. I mean who can forget the paratroopers when they were "Green" and over by the water where the Anaconda now sits...
Then last but not least. Does anyone remember in Hannah Barbara land there was an ice cream store in the theme of "smurfs" and the ice cream you got was light blue??
Those were the days..
I believe you may have hit on a few that I forgot... and Haunted River? are you serious? i was scared of Yogi's Cave for crying out loud.... I did go through it once and that was once to many... it did remind me of "the goonies" though...
Do they still have the Scrambler?? That was the 1st ride anyone rode upon entering the park...well after you got your picture made that is...
I would also like to have a picture of your father's 1989 perm and Ray Ban's!!!
Man I have the strangest memories of the singing mushrooms- like late in the day- no one really over there- and they just sit silent- then they sing but like for no one- but me- but really for no one- just hard to describe but not scary but sort of. Anyway thanks for the blog. I thnk I remember the cave with lit up crystals in the walls. And oh my got the flying one near the log flume where you could steer out over the water almost. Might be BG I always did get them confused.
Yesterday, while I was at work, my sister stole my apple ipad and tested to see if it can survive a forty foot drop,
just so she can be a youtube sensation. My apple ipad is now broken and she has 83 views.
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