

Part 31: Riverview: Lynchburg, Virginia’s lost amusement park
The story of Riverview Amusement Park, which was built near Lynchburg, Virginia from 1962-63, is bizarre legend. Riverview was...


Part 30: Virginia’s Sugartree Amusement Park was a $35 million bust
On June 26, 1971, Lakeside Amusement Park General Manager Beverley Roberts made a dramatic announcement: By 1973, Lakeside – a small but...


Part 29: UPDATED: “Theme Park Babylon: the novel” to be released Sept. 25, 2019 for $11.95
NOVEL RE-WRITES are like theme park rides, in that they may cycle between teen thrill and family attraction. This one is no different....


Part 28: A Volcano brings down a grand old lady
Kings Dominion’s iconic Mountain has been taken down by a merciless volcano. She was a 40-year-old innocent but doddering victim of a...


Part 27: Don’t Invite a Berserker to Supper
“The physical appearance of the Berserker was calculated solely to present an image of terror …” The image of the Viking warrior as a...


Part 26: Kings Dominion Declares Martial Law in face of Facebook History Revolt
DOSWELL, 10:25 a.m. EDT Sept. 16, 2018 – Kings Dominion security threatened to reprimand several employees for violating curfew during...