Amusement Park Changes Rollercoaster Name From ‘Rebel Yell’

An amusement park in central Virginia is quietly changing the name of a popular rollercoaster from Confederate-tinged Rebel Yell — but it's not so quiet anymore. The amusement park, Kings Dominion, in Doswell, Virginia, won't say whether the change has to do with the Confederate connection — but critics think it's obvious and they're hammering the park on its Facebook page:

An amusement park in central Virginia is quietly changing the name of a popular rollercoaster from Confederate-tinged Rebel Yell — but it's not so quiet anymore. The amusement park, Kings Dominion, in Doswell, Virginia, won't say whether the change has to do with the Confederate connection — but critics think it's obvious and they're hammering the park on its Facebook page:…