Kings Dominion not reopening this year — first time in 45 years theme park has closed for an entire season
BY GREGORY J. GILLIGAN Richmond Times-Dispatch 2 hrs ago

Kings Dominion won't be open this year.

The theme park in northern Hanover County said late Tuesday that it will remain closed for the rest of 2020 because of the challenges related to the coronavirus pandemic.

It is the first time since the park opened in 1975 that visitors didn't ride the Dominator or Intimidator 305 or go to the top of the park's 323-foot replica of the Eiffel Tower.

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Kings Dominion had said in late June that limiting the park to having 1,000 people at one time was not economically sustainable. Under Gov. Ralph Northam’s third phase plan to gradually reopen businesses amid the coronavirus, entertainment venues, including amusement parks, can operate at 50% capacity, or a maximum of 1,000 people.

The park, one of the state's biggest tourist attractions and economic boosters, employs up to 4,000 seasonal employees each year, making it one of the state's top employers.

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