DOSWELL, VA – On August 20, 2009, Kings Dominion will hold a press conference to announce the largest capital investment in the park’s 35-year history. The event will take place at the Grand Bandstand on International Street at 11:00am.
Guests on hand for the announcement include Virginia Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling, Regional Vice President of Cedar Fair Richard Zimmerman, General Manager of KD Pat Jones and most interestingly, Jeff Steiner and Taylor Earnhardt of Dale Earnhardt Inc.
As there is a major NASCAR track in Richmond, VA, there is speculation that this will be a NASCAR-themed roller coaster.
Previously, Kings Dominion was home to the NASCAR-themed “Days of Thunder” motion simulator attraction. That attraction was revamped as the “Action Theater” the early 2000’s replacing “Days of Thunder” with “Spongebob Squarepants in 3-D”.
The press event is free with paid admission to the park.
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Tags: Cedar Fair, Dale Earnhardt, Kings Dominion, NASCAR, Roller coaster
I'm really excited for this. I can't wait to find out what it is. I especially like how across the chain, Cedar Fair is hinting at and getting people excited for their new coasters.
How did I forget about Richmond International Raceway? It looks like there will be two NASCAR themed coasters in 2010.
wow i wonder what
Was there any nascar drivers at the park recently? CP had Jeff Gordon, and I wonder if there was a tie in for that...
^Really? I wish I could have been at CP when he was there.
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