I caught a video of lightning striking the Eiffel Tower last night at the park. We had to leave by about 10:30 because of the storm, but I felt so lucky to see this.

http://youtu.be/Z4-pVsMBQZM

Wow! That is totally awesome. Thanks for sharing.

We were at Chicken Shack when we heard a very loud noise. We knew it hit something. We thought it hit Festhaus. We felt the vibration over there.

I was in the Festhaus. The light was so bright and the boom was so loud that I thought it had actually hit the building, but I think this answers that.

To set the record straight, the Eiffel Tower gets struck by lightning dozens of time each year. It's designed to withstand it. This is not out of the norm and it's done very safely.

On another note, you're totally AWESOME for catching this on video!!!

Wow! Great video, it's very awesome that you were able to capture this!

2 screenshots from Midnightbeast's video:

The New Kentucky Kingdom, trying to make its presence known here in Mason?......

Awesome video thanks for sharing !!

That should be their commercial for Haunt!

Hahaha. The sudden screams of terror in the video.

Lindz has said that that is the first time in five years that it has been struck by lightning in season while the park is running

That's what it was! It scared everyone half to death. That is pretty sweet.

If for anyone was touching the tower at the moment of the strike, they would probably be in terrible pain.

...or not.

The antenna on top of the tower surves more purposes than just increasing recorded height ;-)

Excellent catch! Were you just trying to get a recording of the storm in general?

The antenna on top of the tower surves more purposes than just increasing recorded height ;-)

Really?

Kings Dominion?

Never been to Kings Dominion, care to elaborate?

It doesn't have the antenna, but rather the original decorative topper.

Was anyone on the tower when it happened?

No..all rides go down in storms like that..

Just natures way of saying hello. Haha.

That's beautiful. I love lightning and storms. It makes me feel alive and truly part of this amazing planet.

On a side note, I am grateful for the grounding beams on the attractions that reside in the park that are close enough to get struck that protect them.

That's so awesome!

You're lucky you were filming when that happened. I think we all love you for that!

I was there last night too, we were the next to board Banshee when they shut it down. We stayed for about 10 minutes and kept looking at all the lightening and knew it would not reopen. We were lucky we were in the parking lot when the storm hit and thank goodness only got a little wet. Was a very frustrating day at KI though, I know why I never go on Saturdays, every where we went it seemed like two hour waits. I won a Fast Lane pass at Diamondback at about 6:00 and it took 45 minutes to board in that lane. We were in line for Banshee in the morning only to have it shut down for an hour due to the storms, but we did wait it out. And then my husband waiting over an hour for Firehawk when it went down, he was about two trains away from boarding. Nothing of fault of anyone, just frustrating not to mention we were dealing with our friend's very temperamental 13 year old who didn't want to ride any rides or walk for that matter. Jeremy and I have decided this was not our honeymoon and we will be going back in the next few weeks alone lol.

^ If you win a front-of-the-line pass with Plinko or another game, you don't have to wait in the Fast Lane queue. You can* go directly through the exit for immediate boarding.

*Many game winners do use the Fast Lane queues, and these passes are officially accepted there. Policies change often; ask the game host or Guest Services for current rules and procedures.

45 minutes for Diamondback in the Fast Lane?

How does THAT happen?

Wow.

No clue Interpreter, I couldn't believe it was that long of a wait, but at least they let us pick front row. I had no idea you didn't have to wait for the passes you win, that's what I did, spun the wheel and won, geesh I guess I need to pay better attention!

I caught a video of lightning striking the Eiffel Tower last night at the park. We had to leave by about 10:30 because of the storm, but I felt so lucky to see this.

http://youtu.be/Z4-pVsMBQZM

Awesome!

We saw it from the Kroger parking lot! Didn't see the actual contact with the tower, but we were sure it hit somewhere in the park. It was cool to come on here and see you caught it on video! Excellent!

You guys are spoiled I was at park yesterday and no way every ride had a two hour wait. You can do a lot on a Saturday. I can only go on Weekends as I work during the week. The park wasn't really that bad I've seen much much worse. Your day is how u make it.

You guys are spoiled I was at park yesterday and no way every ride had a two hour wait. You can do a lot on a Saturday. I can only go on Weekends as I work during the week. The park wasn't really that bad I've seen much much worse. Your day is how u make it.

Ahem.

I suspect yesterday was not your honeymoon.

I had a good time at the park yesterday. I'm not going to blame the park for the weather and closing early.