Kentucky Kingdom’s Kentucky Flyer wooden coaster is growing day by day, and the park has been documenting the construction regularly over the past few months. Below are just a few of my favorites. Kentucky Kingdom announced Kentucky Flyer in late...
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Save My Park: A Kentucky Kingdom Documentary
“Opened 1987. Closed 1987. Opened 1990. Closed 2009. Opened 2014. Once the fastest growing park in the world, Kentucky Kingdom became nothing more than an abandoned shell of its former self within just a short few years. What makes the...
Continue reading...Kentucky Kingdom Announces Gravity Group Wooden Coaster Kentucky Flyer for 2019
After several weeks of social media teases, Kentucky Kingdom has announced their 2019 Project, and it’s a new roller coaster! Kentucky Kingdom will be building a Gravity Group, LLC Family Wooden Coaster named Kentucky Flyer. Featuring 1280′ feet of track, a...
Continue reading...Kentucky Kingdom Announces New Attractions & Improvements for 2018
In celebration of the park’s fifth season since reopening, Kentucky Kingdom has announced several new attractions for the 2018 season. The major addition for the park this year is the new Scream Xtreme, which is an Endeavor model by Zamperla....
Continue reading...Kentucky Kingdom Announces New Rides and More for 2017
Kentucky Kingdom today announced a new thrill ride, an enhanced Thunder Run wooden roller coaster and a slew of park improvements. Eye of the Storm, Two Children’s Rides First on the list is “Eye of the Storm,” a Larson “Giant Loop” thrill...
Continue reading...Trip Report: a Day at Kentucky Kingdom
Can you think of a more amusement park underdog story than Kentucky Kingdom’s? The park was abandoned by Six Flags in 2010, stripped of some of its most noteworthy attractions and left to rot. But then along came the park’s original owner,...
Continue reading...Review: Storm Chaser Touches Down at Kentucky Kingdom
Two Coaster101 writers recently visited Kentucky Kingdom to preview the park’s newest roller coaster, Storm Chaser. The Rocky Mountain Construction coaster utilizes the support structure from the park’s former Twisted Twins, a dueling wooden coaster built by the now-defunct Custom Coasters...
Continue reading...Storm Chaser Kentucky Kingdom Preview Photos
Today, members of the Coaster101 team traveled to Kentucky Kingdom to take a spin on the park’s newest roller coaster: Storm Chaser. We’re working on compiling our review of the (spoiler) amazing Rocky Mountain Construction coaster. In the meantime, enjoy a...
Continue reading...Storm Chaser Testing at Kentucky Kingdom
It’s the day many have been patiently waiting for: Kentucky Kingdom’s Storm Chaser coaster has begun testing! The Rocky Mountain Construction I-Box coaster, using the structure of the park’s former Twisted Twins wooden roller coaster, is well on its way...
Continue reading...Storm Chaser Track Nearly Finished
Storm Chaser at Kentucky Kingdom continues the race toward completion. The track is nearly finished, so hopefully testing will begin within the next few weeks. In the meantime, let’s check in on a slightly muddy construction site to get a...
Continue reading...Storm Chaser Nears Completion at Kentucky Kingdom
The coaster season is fast approaching, and construction crews at Kentucky Kingdom are wasting no time pushing towards completion of Storm Chaser, the Rocky Mountain Construction steel hybrid coaster formerly known as Twisted Twins. The 140-degree stall and overbank dive...
Continue reading...Storm Chaser Construction Update
Is it storm chasing time yet? While there are still pieces of Storm Chaser track arriving at Kentucky Kingdom, the coaster continues to make significant progress. You can see the horizontal ledgers in place that there are still a few...
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