Kings Dominion is now a year away from turning 50 years old. So let us see what former coasters made this park famous. You can’t start the history of the roller coasters in Kings Dominion without talking about the history of its former coasters in general. Before King Dominion, there was Kings Island which was a park in Mason, Ohio. That became so successful that the Taft Broadcasting Company, which had owned Kings Island, now wanted a second park. Even as far back as through the development of Kings Island, they had planned to make a second park near Richmond, VA, if Kings Island had made a profit. With the success of Kings Island, they would finally start the construction of the second park, called Kings Dominion, which Dominion refers to Virginia being nicknamed “The Old Dominion.” We can finally get started.