Proof of age is required in order to activate the Pre-K Pass. Originally named, HUSS Troika. King Cobra, built in 1984 and was the first in the world to be designed from the ground up as a stand-up roller coaster. In the next season, Kings Dominion added a Huss Top Spin called Tomb Raider: Firefall, and was named The Crypt, which was a standard size and outdoor version of a similar, but larger, ride named Tomb Raider: The Ride, also now The Crypt, at Kings Island. The attraction drew criticism in the press for being in poor taste due to the region's experience with mine disasters. For the 2020 season, Kings Dominion announced that Soak City would be expanded with a new sub-area called Coconut Shores, featuring a multi-level water play structure and a children's wave pool, on the former site of the Big Wave Bay wave pool. Following the success of Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, northeast of Cincinnati, Family Leisure Centers (a partnership formed between Taft Broadcasting Company and Top Value Enterprises) decided to expand into a new region of the country by opening a second park. ), 2009–2011: El Dorado (where the WindSeeker is now located), 2010-2016: Snoopy's Moon Bounce (replaced by Sally's Sea Plane), This page was last edited on 12 March 2021, at 16:35. Mar 9, 2017 - Explore Jennifer Shively Valentine's board "Kings Dominion Vintage Pics", followed by 154 people on Pinterest. [2][3] Two other rides were also installed that year: White Lightnin' at Carowinds and Tidal Wave at Marriott's Great America (California). New attractions and areas of the park themed to Paramount's television shows and films appeared at Paramount's Kings Dominion almost every season that they were under Paramount's ownership. Control of the Paramount Parks had been transferred from Viacom to CBS Corporation at the start of the 2007 season. The park has renamed the Hanna-Barbera themed rides in Kidzville to match the Planet Snoopy theme, ending the park's 35-year run with Scooby Doo and other Hanna-Barbera characters. In 1996, Kings Dominion introduced its second launched roller coaster, and first LIM-launched roller coaster, The Outer Limits: Flight of Fear. The animatronic Singing Mushrooms, popular decades ago, was redeveloped with newer technology and placed back on display. It operated from 1984 to 2001. It was re-themed to the Peanuts for the 2010 season. ATTN: Guest Services. Sit Down. It was the first stand up coaster with a loop in the United States. As of September 2013[update], only six installations are operating, with another one in storage. Built by Zamperla. [23] The park announced plans to keep it running until a buyer was found. I really had about 50/50 on service. A 115-foot-tall (35 m) spinning pendulum flat ride. They both have great rides. As part of the major water park expansion, the area was renamed Soak City. 1997 featured the debut of KidZville, a re-theming of the Hanna-Barbera section. Hypersonic XLC broke down frequently and was closed for the first three months of its second season; no other Paramount Parks installed a similar ride. The Kings Dominion Pre-K Pass grants complimentary admission to children age three to five years for the entire 2021 public operating season. Kings Paradise is an amusement park located in Laramie, Wyoming. Formerly Top Cat's Turnpike and Junior Turnpike. King Kobra, another signature ride at Kings Dominion, is … [4] Its name is derived from the name of its sister park, Kings Island, and the nickname for the state of Virginia, "Old Dominion.". The 305-foot-high (93 m) Drop Zone at Kings Dominion was the tallest freefall ride in the world at the time it opened. Over at kdfansite someone reported seeing King Cobras trains behind Anaconda next to Flight Of Fear. On Shockwave at Kings Dominion, a not-so-but-kind-of-nearly identical Togo Stand up, there was a fatality. Originally, only the walkway and its shops were considered part of the International Street area;[38] during the park's Paramount seasons, the boundaries of International Street expanded to include the Action Theater.[39]. The area is Kings Dominion's largest section in the park, and in its early years, it featured an orchard theme that included three apple-themed rides: Apple Turnover,[41] Bad Apple, and Adam's Apple. Drop Zone Stunt Tower became Drop Tower Scream Zone and The Italian Job: Turbo Coaster became Backlot Stunt Coaster. Roller Coaster. It opened in 1992 as Hurricane Reef and is included with admission to Kings Dominion. The King Kobra featured a 50-ton counterweight drop launch and was the park's first launched roller coaster. www.youtube.com Kings Dominion's Lake Charles was chosen as the site for Anaconda. Reports New for 2022 New for 2021 New for 2020 Census Record Holders … Since then, it has operated as King Cobra at the Jolly Roger Amusement Park in Maryland, became Thunderlooper at Alton Towers in England, and is now Katapul at Hopi Hari in Brazil. It was the first stand-up roller coaster in the United States when it debuted in 1984 at Kings Island. [9] Three parks were involved in the sale – Kings Island, Kings Dominion, and Carowinds – along with a 20-percent stake in Canada's Wonderland. The ride eventually reopened on September 14, 2013. Extreme. [28], For the 2013 season, Planet Snoopy merged with KidZville during a 7-acre (2.8 ha) expansion to form the largest Planet Snoopy in the Cedar Fair chain. Maps Aerial Imagery. The expansion included a new 65-foot tall slide complex featuring three different attractions called Paradise Plunge, Aqua Blast, and Thunder Falls; a new children's area called Splash Island; expanded cabana areas, updated bathhouses, and other improvements to the area. The Safari Village name returned in 2014 as part of Kings Dominion's 40th anniversary celebration. A circular flat ride on which vehicles attached to a central console bounce up and down. For the 2012 season, Kings Dominion installed WindSeeker in the Grove section of the park next to the Juke Box Diner. As part of the upgrade Gerstlauer replaced the existing flywheel launch system with a new linear induction motor (LIM) launch system. www.casabrian.com In addition to rides, the area features an arcade, carnival games, counter-service restaurants, and a gift shop. Advertisements for the attraction characterized it as "the worst coal mine accident in history,"[49] and the attraction featured depictions of dead miners' bodies that had been mangled by a mining disaster. Diamond Falls, the Shoot the Chute ride closed that season. [18] Nevertheless, Hypersonic XLC helped establish Kings Dominion's reputation as "the launched coaster capital of the world". It was the first looping coaster to feature an underwater tunnel and the first coaster at Kings Dominion to feature more than one inversion. The 1994 season saw the addition of a new area of the park themed to the 1992 Paramount motion picture Wayne's World, which featured its third full-size wooden roller coaster, Hurler, a shop called the Rock Shop, and a Stan Mikita's restaurant similar to the one featured in the film. Kings Dominion began teasing a new attraction in the summer of 1995 by cutting a "crop circle" in a nearby field which featured a UFO, the face of an alien and the letter "F" written in binary. The flywheel launch system is now displayed in the queue of the ride. King Cobra (Kings Island), Shockwave (Kings Dominion), Skyrider (Canadas Wonderland), Chang (Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom), Georgia Scorcher (Six Flags over Georgia), Iron Wolf (Six Flags Great America), Riddler's Revenge (Six Flags Magic Mountain), Mantis (Cedar Point), Vortex (Carowinds), and Batman the Escape (Astroworld.) Other stand-up roller coasters that preceded King Cobra were sit-down models later modified to … The ride was closed for several days while an investigation was conducted. In 2002, the park opened its new wild mouse roller coaster, Ricochet (Now known as Apple Zapple), Carowinds also installed its Ricochet in 2002. Simply register online, bring a proof of age for the child, activate at the park and PLAY! A performance stage beneath the Eiffel Tower. Do you remember the King Cobra? The section originally opened as Nickelodeon Splat City in 1995, and was later renamed Nickelodeon Central in 2000. On October 15, 2016, Kings Dominion announced that the Hurler wooden coaster would be permanently closed.[32]. [5] In addition, Kings Dominion's 1/3-scale replica of the Eiffel Tower and the International Street Fountain greet visitors near the main entrance to the park. It was opened to the public in May 2010. [33] Steel. [7] Daily admission price in 1975 was $7.50, and a dollar for parking.[2]. How completely strange to see it in a place that's not Kings Island. Jun 12, 2012 - Explore Kings Dominion's board "From The Past", followed by 370 people on Pinterest. The ride was designed by the Toyo Gorakuki Company, a Japanese manufacturer better known as TOGO. Arrow Dynamics would design the coaster to incorporate an underwater tunnel as well as keeping the majority of the ride over water. Also during the 2007–2008 offseason, Cedar Fair renamed the park's last two rides to open with Paramount theming. Along with International Street, Old Virginia is the only original section of Kings Dominion that has kept its same name throughout the park's history. The first installation of a Shuttle Loop dates back to 1977 when King Kobra opened at Kings Dominion. Also present at the opening was a log flume, steam train, a collection of flat rides and a cable-car sky ride that transported visitors between Old Virginia and The Happy Land of Hanna-Barbera. Sort By: Published Views Rating. Kings Dominion is not bad, good rides, the park had a very cool look to it. Candy Apple Grove was known as Coney Island when the park first opened in 1975. I think they are still storing the King Cobra somewhere at PKI. I guess we got spoiled at Kings Island and Cedar Point. In 2017, Kings Dominion's Halloween Haunt was voted the second best theme park Halloween event by USA Today. A slow-moving monorail ride over the area from Zamperla. Item Information. Also in 1993, Smurf Mountain was removed, leaving only the Time Shaft and Haunted River remaining in The Lost World Mountain until 1995 when both rides were removed. +1 Loading. [22] In addition, the Starlight discount was brought back, which allows admission to the park for $29.99 after 4pm. Details about KINGS DOMINION KING COBRA KD40 PIN KOBRA ROLLER COASTER 2014 CEDAR FAIR 40TH ANN. Opened in 2017 as one of three new Planet Snoopy rides. Kings Dominion is Virginia’s only destination with two parks in one! [37], On August 27, 1997 the Sirocco at Walibi Wavre failed to launch at the correct speed. ! Kings Dominion added another launched roller coaster in 1998, Volcano, The Blast Coaster, in the former Lost World mountain. The view from the top of Rebel Yell wooden roller coaster at Kings Dominion, just before the car accelerated in the first long drop. [38][39], Kentucky Kingdom's Greezed Lightnin' before it closed in 2009. A rail-guided car ride. King Cobra was a stand-up coaster formerly located in the Action Zone section of Kings Island, though it originally opened as part of the former Adventure Village area.It operated from 1984 to 2001. Le Kings Dominion ouvrit officiellement en 1975 avec 15 attractions. Find it all and much more with the interactive Roller Coaster Database. King Cobra: 1984 2001 TOGO: Prototype Stand-up roller coaster. Volcano was themed to the 1997 film Volcano; the other Paramount Parks added inverted or suspended roller coasters themed to Top Gun around the same time. A 400-acre site was chosen in Doswell, Virginia in the heart of th… The train went to the loop very slowly and up the spike, to roll backwards. Condition: New. For 45 years, Kings Dominion has been a place for families to create lasting memories. A miniature turnpike ride, formerly Rugrats Toonpike; one third of the ride's layout was removed to make room for the 2017 expansion, A rail-guided car ride across a pond. The King Cobra (1984-2001) was a prototype TOGO Stand-up roller coaster located at Kings Island in Cincinnati, Ohio.It was the world's first coaster designed specifically to be stand-up, and the world's first stand-up with a loop. The ride, which is themed to NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt, was announced on August 20, 2009, and represents the park's largest-ever capital investment. Kings Dominion Location Doswell, Virginia, U.S. Website http://www.kingsdominion.com/ Owner Cedar Fair Opened 1975 Previous names Kings Dominion - 1975-93, 2007 to present Paramount's Kings Dominion - 1993 to 2006 Operating season Late March through October Area 400 acres (1.62 km²) Rides 60 total 14 roller coasters 14 water rides Slogan "Ride On" The train then passes back through the station and goes up another 70° steep spike, which stands at 105 feet (32 m), until it stalls again and rolls forward back into the brake run and station. [8][10][11][12][13][14][15] The remaining Shuttle Loops were either demolished or used for replacement parts on other installations. For the 2007 season, the park lowered its single-day admission by $5 to $44.95,[22] one year after Cedar Point had made the same change to the ticket prices. [14], A new 20-acre (81,000 m2) water park addition called Hurricane Reef opened in 1992. Link; Jeff. [52], Following the controversy, Kings Dominion stated that they were dropping the Miner's Revenge Maze from its Halloween lineup in the future. King Cobra (1984–2001) was a TOGO Stand-up roller coaster located at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio.It was the first in the world to be designed from the ground up as a stand-up roller coaster. A custom looping roller coaster. 2018 also marked the debut of WinterFest, a Christmas-themed holiday event, during the winter season. The 2014 season also saw the return of the iconic floral clock, the popular clown band, and the renaming of Johnny's and Trail's End Grill restaurants to the original names, Dinner Bell and Hungry Hippo, respectively. At least thats the last I heard anyways. The company also added a new train. The mountain's previous rides had all been removed several years previously, and Volcano gave the mountain a major transformation. It remained in operation during the 2007 season and was closed and dismantled several weeks before the 2008 season started. The differences between the two were that at Kings Dominion riders' feet dangle freely and at Kings Island, which installed a Giant Top Spin, there was a floor. [26][27][28], A 20-year-old woman died on September 1, 2001, one day after riding Montezooma's Revenge, the Shuttle Loop at Knott's Berry Farm. Shuttle Loop. Containing a boat ride and a monorail train through a nature preserve, the safari attraction closed in the 1990s. Flight of Fear is accessed via a path underneath the Racer's lift hill. Kings Dominion added their fourth roller coaster, a Schwarzkopf shuttle loop known as the King Kobra, in 1977. (The similarly-named King Cobra roller coaster at Kings Island, which was a stand-up coaster similar to Shockwave, closed in 2002.) [31] Hurler closed permanently at the end of the season on November 1, 2015. King Cobra was the first Schwarzkopf shuttle loop and was at Kings Dominion from 1977 to 1986. 16000 Theme Park Way. Kings Dominion officially opened on May 3, 1975,[2][6] offering fifteen attractions including the Rebel Yell (later renamed Racer 75), the Lion Country Safari Monorail, Galaxie, and a junior wooden roller coaster known as Scooby Doo. A water slide complex known as Racing Rivers opened in 1987, and Avalanche, which remains the only Mack bobsled roller coaster in the United States, debuted the following year in 1988. Kings Dominion ( Doswell, Virginia, United States) Removed, Operated from 1977 to 1986. I think it has a few variances, but its pretty much the same coaster. After nearly thirty years in operation, Shockwave closed permanently on August 9, 2015. The Beast The early 2000s saw Kings Dominion opening new rides similar to existing rides at other Paramount Parks. Doswell, VA 23047 (804) 876-5000. New lighting packages were added to the International Street fountains and Rebel Yell. On January 23, 2020, it was announced that The Crypt would be removed to make room for future development in the Safari Village section of the park. [30] On August 9, 2015, Shockwave closed in Candy Apple Grove permanently, and a swinging pendulum ride titled "Delirium" was built in its place. Cedar Fair amusement park in Doswell, Virginia, Early history as Kings Dominion (1972–83), the television show after which the ride was named, List of Fast Lane attractions § Kings Dominion, "Kings Dominion GM retiring after 40-plus years with theme park and parent company", "Kings Dominion Announces Two New Rides for 2009", "Cedar Fair, L.P. To Acquire Paramount Parks", "Cedar Fair, L.P. 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In the 2006 season, Kings Dominion opened the Italian Job Turbo Coaster, its fourth launched roller coaster. See more ideas about dominion, pics, roller coaster. [36] The lawsuit was dismissed in 2006. 1974: Preview event featuring a film theater, Scooby-Doo (now called Woodstock Express), and Lion Country Safari. Following the success of Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, Family Leisure Centers (a partnership formed between Taft Broadcasting Company and Top Value Enterprises) decided to expand into a new region of the country by opening a second park. Mar 11, 2014 - old Kings Dominion postcard, vintage rides / 80s vibes -- the KING COBRA!! For the 2010 season, Kings Dominion opened Intimidator 305, a 305-foot-tall (93 m) giga coaster by Intamin. Proof of age is required in order to activate the Pre-K Pass. In 2015, the water park was expanded and re-branded as Soak City.[30]. [28] Kings Dominion also added Dinosaurs Alive!, an upcharge dinosaur walkthrough exhibit, located in the Old Virginia section of the park. The park added its third launched roller coaster, Hypersonic XLC, in 2001. It was the first stand-up roller coaster in the United States when it debuted in 1984 at Kings Island. While the park had always had a Halloween event, the new HAUNT event has been received very well. [11] The trains of Avalanche are themed after bobsleds from various countries including the United States, France, Germany, Canada and Switzerland creating the experience of a bobsled race in the Winter Olympics. When the coaster was demolished to make room for Orion, the section was renamed Area … The ride stands 301 feet (92 m) and gives riders a view of the surrounding area. After the addition of Firehawk in 2007, the area was named X-Base, themed to space and the paranormal. Though state investigators concluded that the ride did not contribute to her death, a wrongful death lawsuit was later filed by her family in 2002. We're the good ones. [53], Original Kings Dominion logo used from 1975 to 1992; sometimes used in-park since 2014, Paramount's Kings Dominion Logo used from 1993 to 2003, Paramount's Kings Dominion logo from 2003 to 2006, Logo used briefly in 2007 after the switch from Paramount Parks. The Outer Limits has a 56 miles per hour (90 km/h) launch, four inversions, and an identical "spaghetti bowl" layout to Flight of Fear at Kings Island. History. [5] The new park was designed with Kings Island in mind as the blueprint using similar themes, rides, and activities. The final new installation was Shuttle Loop at Oyama Yuenchi in 1990. Kings Island is a 364-acre (147 ha) amusement park located 24 miles (39 km) northeast of Cincinnati in Mason, Ohio.Owned and operated by Cedar Fair, the park first opened in 1972 by the Taft Broadcasting Company.It was part of a larger effort to move and expand Coney Island, a popular resort destination along the banks of the Ohio River that was prone to frequent flooding. The track was used as replacement parts for the Kentucky Kingdom installation during the 2005/2006 off season. This page was last edited on 23 January 2021, at 16:49. [23] The patent describes two launch systems, both of which were implemented in various roller coasters:[21][22][23], Gerstlauer completed an upgrade of Walibi Belgium's installation for the 2013 season. [42] Other features that made a return to the area include a fully restored floral clock near the Carousel, oversized candy apples, and the popular blue ice cream that existed in the park for decades.[43]. [22] Kings Dominion expanded WaterWorks for the 2007 season, adding a second wave pool called Tidal Wave Bay, a four-person family raft slide called Zoom Flume, and a ProSlide Tornado.[22]. Auschwitz: The Theme Park?". Formally Snagglepuss’ Seaplanes, Dick Dastardly's Airfield, and Red Baron. Taft Broadcasting Company sold its theme park division in late 1983 for $167.5 million to Kings Entertainment Company (KECO), a new company formed by senior executives and general managers of Taft's Amusement Park Group. Formerly known as Triple Spin from 2002 to 2013. The Kings Dominion Pre-K Pass grants complimentary admission to children age three to five years for the entire 2021 public operating season. Passenger-driven cars that ride along on a guide rail. The journey, including transfers, … There is a clone of this ride located at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia. Shockwave was a stand-up roller coaster located at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia. Kings Dominion as King Kobra Jolly Roger Amusement Park as King Kobra Alton Towers as Thunderlooper Hopi Hari as Katapul: Designer: Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH; Facts. Coaster has been in storage near MacKenzie Park (track) and Larson Manufacturing (trains, flywheel and hardware) since 2006. History [edit | edit source]. Planet Snoopy . On May 22, 2006, Cedar Fair Entertainment Co. announced the purchase of all five Paramount Parks. See more ideas about dominion, amusement park, amusement. It was the first in the world to be designed from the ground up as a stand-up roller coaster. The Rebel Yell and Ricochet coasters were renamed Racer 75 and Apple Zapple, respectively. First Schwarzkopf shuttle loop. Learn More. In the 1995 season, The Skyride and The Singing Mushrooms were removed. Following closures of the previous two, it became the oldest of its kind still in operation. There are now 18 attractions covering 14 acres (5.7 ha).[29]. The park added the new Taxi Jam roller coaster, and Scooby's Playpark became a construction themed playpen called Kidz Construction Company. [40] Jamestown Landing closed by 1980;[38] the Old Dominion Line stayed until it closed in the 1990s. The train was pulled back further down the track with help of the local fire station brigade. In 2004, Kings Dominion added Scooby-Doo! An indoor performance theater. Extreme. It is a sister park to Kings Island and Kings Dominion. Its called Shockwave. Kings Island posted this old King Cobra video on YouTube and via their blog. Shockwave has one loop like the older King Kobra but adds a helix. 40 ton weight. Opened in 1986, it was the third stand-up roller coaster installation built and designed by Japanese company TOGO. For the 2014 season, Kings Dominion commemorated the 40th anniversary of Lion Country Safari and the preview-opening of Kings Dominion by returning park icons from past eras. Kings Dominion. Kings Dominion did not open as scheduled for the 2020 season because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States and announced in August that it would remain closed for the entire year, although the park later announced that it would open for a limited-capacity holiday event in December 2020. [4][5] Tidal Wave at Marriott's Great America (Illinois) opened in 1978 and was the last to feature the weight drop launch system. The area's name changed from Lion Country Safari to Safari Village by the mid-1980s, and was changed again by Paramount to Congo in the 1990s. Group Items list starts Group Items list ends. It was renamed Candy Apple Grove in 1976. Lots of trees. You made a simple loop, to the end and back. Kings Dominion later explained the closure through a statement released on their official Facebook page on August 28, 2013, which stated that a problem with the weight distribution on the gearbox caused a part to warp and fail. King Cobra Beyond KD The looping coaster in the background is the infamous King Cobra which resided at Kings Dominion from 1977 to 1986. These icons included the return of the classic singing mushrooms, the repainting of Anaconda, an improved queue line for Volcano: The Blast Coaster, the return of classic blue ice cream, among other additions. Following the success of Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, northeast of Cincinnati, Family Leisure Centers (a partnership formed between Taft Broadcasting Company and Top Value Enterprises) decided to expand into a new region of the country by opening a second park. King Cobra (1984–2001) was a TOGO Stand-up roller coaster located at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio. The King Kobra featured a 50-ton counter weight drop launch and was the park's first launched roller coaster. Tornado was removed during the 2018 season, and both Dinosaurs Alive and Volcano: The Blast Coaster were removed before the 2019 season. At Kings Dominion, the suggestion of living miners left to die is meant to inject some enjoyable dramatic tension",[51] while in the Washington Monthly, Kathleen Geier decried that "agonizing deaths are being served up for fun and profit to the gawking, peanut-crunching masses" and asked "What next – a thrill ride based on the Rana Plaza factory disaster in Bangladesh? A 400-acre (1.6 km2) site was chosen in Doswell, Virginia, north of Richmond in the heart of the Mid-Atlantic, and construction began on October 1, 1972. Kings Island announced the construction of King Cobra during the fall of the 1983 season. It was constructed in a small subsection of Coney Mall. Since then, it has operated as King Cobra at the Jolly Roger Amusement Park in Maryland, became Thunderlooper at Alton Towers in England, and is now Katapul at Hopi Hari in Brazil. In 2000, Nick Central opened, replacing Nick Splat City and part of Kidzville.[16]. In August 1995, Kings Island officially announced more details revealing that their new for 1996 attraction would be an indoor roller coaster named "The Outer Limits: Flight of Fear". • The original King Kobra from Kings Dominion is the most traveled shuttle loop, having operated at Kings Dominion, Jolly Roger Amusement Park, Alton Towers and Hopi Hari. 1975: Grand opening, Eiffel Tower, Rebel Yell (wooden coaster), and Galaxie (steel coaster), 1976: Apple Turnover (Enterprise flat ride), 1979: Lost World (Themed area) featuring Journey to Atlantis, Land of the Dooz and Time Shaft, 1980: Haunted River replaced Journey to Atlantis, 1983: White Water Canyon; Galaxie coaster closed, 1984: Berserker; Smurf Mountain replaced Land of the Dooz, 1985: Diamond Falls and Scooby's Play Park, 1993: Days of Thunder; Smurf Mountain removed, 1995: Nickelodeon Splat City; The Time Shaft and The Haunted River are removed, leaving The Lost World completely empty, 1997: Taxi Jam; Hanna-Barbera Land renamed KidZville, 1999: Expansion of Hurricane Reef to WaterWorks, 2000: Nickelodeon Central; Pipeline Peak added to WaterWorks. No one was ever killed on King Cobra, nor has any fatality at Kings Island ever occurred due to a ride malfunction.
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