Are you talking about King’s Dominion in Doswell, VA? Wouldn’t that be far enough into the countryside to be safe?
There is a small very cheap amusement park not far from here. Historically it was the perfect ideal of an amusement park when the patrons were local. Everyone safe all of the time and all following the same societal rules.
We started seeing a change in the 80s and continues to get worse. Chicago being over 200 miles away just wasnt that great of distance any more.
Most days its still pretty nice but you dont want to be there after the busses arrive.
That’s the one but I wouldn’t say it’s in the countryside. Not far from Richmond and about an hour and a half from the DC area. Metro doesn’t go there so there’s that going for it…