Please tell about the Lion Country Safari near Richmond Va prior to intro of monorail or Kings Dominion?

Answer 1

Long before Kings Dominion had any rides it was a drive through zoo called Lion Country Safari. You could pay to drive along side Giraffies, Lions, Hippos, Tigers every animal you could name. They would walk around cars and some times Lions would walk ontop of cars. In 1974 Lion Country Safari was the "preview center" for the new Kings Dominion Theme Park. The Scooby Doo roller coaster was open that season, as well as the animal safari. When Kings Dominion officially opened in 1975, the Monorail was opened to give park guests a close-up view of the safari experience. After Paramount purchased Kings Dominion, the safari park closed in 1992. Its was a great ride that still should be there but it is long gone. It was a great ride for familys to ride and see live animals up close. On the Anaconda, if you look to the left of the lift hill of the ride, you will see all the land behind it that WAS Lion Country Safari. Kings Dominion still owns the land, but they currently do not have plans for it's future development.