Smurf Mountain
Smurf Mountain was a powered mine train ride through a mountain past several animated scenes at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia, United States. History. In 1979 "The Lost World" opened, 4 years after Kings Dominion's opening. With 17 million dollars, the park’s largest capital investment at the time was a tall mountain and its three rides: "Journey to Atlantis", "Land of Dooz" and "The Time Shaft" were located inside and outside of the mountain. In 1980, "Journey to Atlantis" was changed to "Haunted River". Replacing "Land of Dooz", "Smurf Mountain" opened in 1984, it became the  new nickname for the mountain after that period. Like "Pirates of the Caribbean", "Haunted River" was a gentle boat ride through the mountain with heavily themed spooky scenery, although it finished with a substantial drop as the flume exited the mountain. "Time Shaft" was rotor themed with music and strobe lights. Due to declining popularity, Smurf Mountain was ultimately closed in 1995, two years after Paramount Parks' purchase of the park. The former spot of Smurf Mountain was originally set to be home to an upcoming attraction themed to "Congo". However, these plans were cancelled when the film underperformed at  the box office. After sitting dormant for 3 years, it was finally replaced with Volcano, The Blast Coaster in 1998. In February 2019, it was announced that Volcano, The Blast Coaster would be removed and in May 2019, after 40 years, the entire mountain was demolished as well.