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

February 4, 2010

Kentucky Kingdom Rejects Lease
Park to Close

Six Flags announced today that as it nears the scheduled end of its restructuring process, it has decided to reject its lease with the Kentucky State Fair Board relating to the Kentucky Kingdom park. In recent weeks, Six Flags had proposed a new lease arrangement to the fair board that would have enhanced the viability and future of the park. Unfortunately, those proposals were not accepted and the park will cease operations and the company will move expeditiously to re-locate employees and several of the more than 40 rides and attractions to one of its 13 other markets.

"We are deeply disappointed to be leaving such a great fan base in the greater metropolitan area of Louisville and we are grateful to the thousands of employees at Kentucky Kingdom and the millions of guests for their dedication, support and loyalty over the years," said Mark Shapiro, Six Flags President and CEO.

"This action relates solely to Kentucky Kingdom," Shapiro continued. "The substantial lease
payment has been a significant hurdle for this park in recent years. Our other parks, which reside
largely on company-owned land, will be completely unaffected and will open as scheduled for the full 2010 season."