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Park Profile
Kings Dominion is a 400-acre theme park that’s home to more than 60 rides, shows and attractions. The park features 15 world-class roller coasters making it one of the largest coaster collections on the East Coast. Kings Dominion also has a large children’s areas and WaterWorks, a 20-acre waterpark playground that’s included with park admission.
The 2010 season marks Kings Dominion’s 35th anniversary and 36th year of operation. New in 2010, Kings Dominion will introduce the 15th world-class coaster tothe lineup, Intimidator 305, at 305 feet-tall and over 90 miles per hour it is the tallest and fastest coaster of its type on the East Coast. In 2009 Kings Dominion introduced two new rides, Americana, a giant 110-foot Ferris wheel, and El Dorado, a high-in-the-sky swinging pendulum ride, adding to Kings Dominion’s impressive lineup of family friendly attractions.
The park hosts more than two million guests annually and employs over 3,000 seasonal and 110 year-round employees.
Kings Dominion is owned and operated by Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, a publicly traded partnership that is listed for trading on The New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “FUN.” In addition to Kings Dominion, Cedar Fair owns and operates ten other amusement parks, six waterparks, one indoor waterpark resort, and five hotels. Cedar Fair also operates the Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park in Gilroy, Calif. under a management contract.
Cedar Fair Entertainment Company (NYSE: “FUN”) is a publicly traded partnership headquartered in Sandusky, Ohio. The Company, which owns and operates 11 amusement parks, six outdoor waterparks, one indoor waterpark and five hotels, is one of the largest regional amusement park operators in the world. Its parks are located in Ohio, California, North Carolina, Virginia / District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Missouri, Michigan, and Toronto, Ontario. Cedar Fair also operates the Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park in Gilroy, California under a management contract. Cedar Fair’s flagship park, Cedar Point, has been voted the “Best Amusement Park in the World” for twelve consecutive years in a prestigious annual poll conducted by Amusement Today newspaper.
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