Scooby-Doo's Ghoster Coaster is a wooden roller coaster located at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia. It opened as simply Scooby-Doo in 1974. It is themed to (and named after) classic cartoon character Scooby-Doo, and the many eponymous cartoon shows in which he starred. Though generally classified as a family coaster, and is currently located in an area of the park themed to young children, the ride features all of the elements and traits of "...
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Scooby-Doo's Ghoster Coaster is a wooden roller coaster located at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia. It opened as simply Scooby-Doo in 1974. It is themed to (and named after) classic cartoon character Scooby-Doo, and the many eponymous cartoon shows in which he starred. Though generally classified as a family coaster, and is currently located in an area of the park themed to young children, the ride features all of the elements and traits of "full-sized" or standard wooden roller coasters, and is correctly classified as such. The ride is well-known and easily identifiable due to the bright blue coloring of its superstructure and neon colored trains.
The coaster, then "Scooby-Doo", is one of two rides (the other the now-defunct Lion Country Safari) which opened in 1974. In contrast, Kings Dominion itself didn't open until 1975. This makes it the oldest ride at the park, having taken its first passengers "negative 1 years" after opening day. In the first portion of its life, the ride...
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