Virginia amusement park becomes 'Fight Club' for Halloween when a brawl breaks out on the holiday

I went to Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia, one day during my youth and only remember a few things. They had a roller coaster named after Dale Earnhardt that I was regrettably too big of a wuss to ride at the time (I was 17… just kidding… unfortunately not by much though), there was a strong Looney Tunes presence which was very cool, a tall water slide that I recall coming close to (or at least feel like I was coming close to) flying out of, and it marked the first time in my life, I — a Yankee from the mean streets of rural Pennsylvania — sampled Chick-fil-A.

I do not recall seeing a bunch of youths starting their own fight club to the point that police needed to call in reinforcements, but maybe that was because I wasn’t there for Halloween.

According to Fox News Digital, the park had a major problem when young adults started brawling while getting cheered on by a crowd of hundreds of onlookers during their Halloween Haunt event.

“We initially responded to a fight inside the arcade,” Sgt. Steve Wills of the Hanover County Sheriff’s Office told Fox News Digital. “We had a deputy that was right there, he came across the radio asking for assistance because he had, what he said, estimated to be about 300 people.” 

I’ve been in a heated Skee-Ball game in my day, but it never escalated like that.

The MPs had their hands full with the chaos in the amusement park

Willis said 14 officers arrived at the scene and that after the arcade was cleared, someone yelled “gun!” and people ran back into the arcade.

A statement from the park, obtained by 8News, confirmed that “at no time were weapons used or found in the park.” However, that does not mean that there were no problems for law enforcement.

“And then the next thing you know, a flood of people that we just kicked out of the arcade are rushing back in as we're trying to restore order and go outside to see if there's anyone with a gun. It was just mass chaos.”

Similar incidents had previously occurred in the area, including a stabbing at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, Virginia, and other fights involving teenagers at a fair.

“It seems to be the social norm for the younger generation to just create chaos, and that's exactly what we've seen,” Willis said.

Back then, you went to the local amusement park to ride rides, eat something, and try—but fail—to kiss a girl. Not to settle scores.