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Fair Board Enters Negotiations With Potential Kentucky Kingdom Operator PDF Print E-mail

Kentucky Kingdom

Source: WFPL 89.3 FM

A former operator of Kentucky Kingdom has been selected as a potential new operator of the park. Six Flags announced earlier this year it would close the park, and the Kentucky State Fair Board has been looking for a new operator since then.

Board President Harold Workman says out of two proposals submitted to run the park, they’ve decided to move forward with a proposal from Ed Hart and his KK Redevelopment Company. Workman says he was happy to get a proposal from a local firm.

“He knows a lot of people in the community, a lot of people know him,” says Workman. “Obviously, he has proven to be successful in the past and I think he’ll work extra hard to be successful with this venture, if we can get all the contract negotiated and so on. I think local ownership is very, very important.”

Hart purchased Kentucky Kingdom in 1988 in a bankruptcy sale, and operated the park until 1997, when he sold it to Premier Parks. During that time, the park grew from ten acres to sixty and increased its annual attendance from 100-thousand to over one-million.

Today, the fair board approved a 60-day timetable to negotiate a contract with Hart’s company.

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Kentucky Kingdom will not reopen in 2010 PDF Print E-mail

State officials have given up trying to reopen Kentucky Kingdom this year, but say that six potential operators have expressed interest in the park and that they expect to have at least a tentative deal with one of them by mid-summer.

“We’re working real hard” to have the park reopened in 2011, said Harold Workman, president of the Kentucky State Fair Board. Six Flags went bankrupt and in February announced that it was abandoning the park.

Source: Louisville Courier-Journal

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Last Updated on Wednesday, 23 June 2010 19:41
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Weekend rally draws supporters of Kentucky Kingdom PDF Print E-mail

Kentucky Kingdom Rally

By Shayla Reaves - Wave3

LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - The push continues to save Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom. Louisville residents gathered in front of the amusement park to show their support Saturday afternoon. The gates closed two months ago when Six Flags and the Kentucky State Fair Board could not agree on a lease. The park employed many people who attended the weekend rally.

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Last Updated on Monday, 17 May 2010 08:39
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Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom Park to Close PDF Print E-mail

Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom will not open for the 2010 season. Six Flags decided to reject its lease with the Kentucky State Fair Board. Employees and more than 40 rides will be relocated to other Six Flags parks. Click "Read More" to view the announcement in its entirety. ACE, myself and the entire Midwest Region are saddened of this news and hope for the best for the former employees of the park. As more information becomes available, it will be announced on this website as soon as possible.

Paul Blick
ACE Events Director &
Midwest Regional Representative

UPDATE: Louisville Mayor is hopeful park will remain open. Six Flags President Mark Shapiro says there is no hope the park will stay open. Source: Louisville Courier-Journal

UPDATE: KY Governor releases statement. Source: Wave 3 News

UPDATE: Who really owns the rides at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom? Source: Fox 41
Holiday World expects positive bounce from Kentucky Kingdom closure? Source: Evansville Courier & Press
Statement from the last amusement park in Kentucky. Source: WBKO

UPDATE: Four companies are interested in operating Kentucky Kingdom. Fair Board Chief is optimistic park will reopen this summer. Source: Louisville Courier-Journal

 

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Last Updated on Monday, 17 May 2010 08:40
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Chang Being Removed PDF Print E-mail

Chang, a stand up roller coaster at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom began being dismantled on Monday, September 21. A local news station is reporting that Six Flags has plans to expand the water park at Kentucky Kingdom and the coaster will be relocated to another Six Flags park. No official statement from the park or Six Flags as of Tuesday.

Source: WLKY:Louisville

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Last Updated on Friday, 30 October 2009 16:03