<Tr> <Th> Trains </Th> <Td> 3 trains with 4 cars . Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 16 riders per train . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Volcano, The Blast Coaster at RCDB Pictures of Volcano, The Blast Coaster at RCDB </Td> </Tr> <P> Volcano, The Blast Coaster, or simply Volcano, is a launched inverted roller coaster at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia . Designed by both Paramount Parks and Werner Stengel and built by Intamin, Volcano was the world's first inverted roller coaster to feature an LIM (linear induction motor) and is the only one of its kind that completes a full circuit . Since its opening on August 3, 1998, Volcano has been one of the more popular rides in the park . Most of Volcano's circuit is located inside a man - made volcano, making it an enclosed roller coaster . </P> <P> Volcano was designed around a dormant attraction originally known as The Lost World, and later as Smurf Mountain . Declining popularity towards the end of the 1980s led to the removal of the mountain's last two rides in 1995 and cast doubt on the area's future . On July 22, 1997, Paramount Parks announced plans to revitalize the mountain by making it the future site of a new roller coaster . </P>

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