Ed Hart, President of Kentucky Kingdom has announced that the biggest expansion in Kentucky Kingdom’s 25-year history will debut Saturday, May 24, 2014 when the park reopens after sitting dormant since 2009. The announcement was made just an hour after representatives of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Metro Louisville, the Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau, the Kentucky State Fair Board, and The Bank of Kentucky signed the agreements required for the official reopening of Kentucky Kingdom.
Hart revealed that classic Kentucky Kingdom rides such as the Thunder Run wooden coaster, the Mile High Falls giant spill ride, the 150-foot-tall Giant Wheel, the rapid river raft ride, and the Thrill Park Theatre, as well as all the park’s remaining rides and attractions will also reopen.
Kentucky Kingdom’s Hurricane Bay expansion will include doubling the size of the water park, adding three new water slide complexes, a 12-000-square-foot wave lagoon, and an adventure river, which is six times faster than the existing lazy river.
Hart revealed more good news about the future of the shuttered park: “We’re not stopping there. In 2015, we will unveil a complete makeover of our suspended looping coaster, T2, and we are well on our way to converting the two intertwined wooden coasters known as Twisted Twins into a much superior ride, which will debut in 2016. We will continue to introduce new attractions each season. In fact, per our lease with the state, we have an obligation to invest as much as $2.5 million each year for as many as 70 years. That would equal an investment of more than $200 million, including our initial outlay of $43.5 million.”
Visit Kentucky Kingdom’s website to learn more about the soon-to-reopen park.
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