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Next to Avalanche is another coaster that I was really looking forward to riding during Coaster Con 41 but it was not meant to be.  Volcano: The Blast Coaster has not opened this year and from the holes that have been opened in the side of the mountain I don't think it will.  No one knows what is wrong but my guess is that the thirty-nine year old mountain that has been the home of numerous attractions like the Lost River, Journey to Atlantis, Smurf Mountain and a few others before Volcano was added to the then dormant mountain in 1998 might be needing a little work.



 It is really hard telling who the fellow enthusiasts are from the regular guests in the park. 

It is just Ken and Sue having fun.



The Backlot Stunt Coaster; like its duplicates at Canada's Wonderland and Kings Island, is a fun coaster.  It is another remnant of Paramount's movie tie-in mania from the 1990's as it opened as the Italian Job Stunt Coaster.  The ride has lost the name and the cars were modified to not look as much like Mini Coopers after a lawsuit but still gives a good ride.



This is something more parks need....wandering musicians.  The band was top notch and it was impossible not to grin as they came by because they were having so much fun.  Things like help turn just another day at an amusement park into something memorable and special.



If there is any coaster that you need to ride at Kings Dominion this mammoth beast is it.



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