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Businessman Ed Hart said he is “close to an agreement” on securing a $23 million bank loan toward his effort to reopen the Kentucky Kingdom amusement park at the Kentucky Exposition Center.
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Hope it goes through too.
Stopped there once. It wasn't the greatest park, but it wasn't a bad park either. So Chang and Road Runner Express are gone... Two (three if you count Twisted Twins twice) good wood coasters are still there, plus the rest that were in their line up.
Never had the opportunity to ride their watercoaster as construction was JUST finishing up on my last visit. I do not count Twisted Whatever as a good coaster(s)....but that being said, Thunder Run and the Anton shuttle looper ViperWave make for an excellent beginning to ANY park.
Oh, thought I'd read somewhere that the rapids ride was also destroyed/removed....never rode that either, but from what I've heard, kinda wish I had.
edit: Ed Hart seems like an "on-the-ball" kind of guy, seeking information first but then acting boldly. I'm ALL for him getting the place re-opened... :)
I thought Deluge was boring. I would much rather have gone down a standard water slide. It was the first that I rode and it didn't give me much desire to seek any more out. I believe Deluge was the first to use the magnetic technology in a water coaster. Looking back on it now, I realize it was probably a prototype. That's probably why it's the shortest (in length) one that I've ridden.
That being said, about an hour west is 1 (and soon to be another) awesome Water Coaster.
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GL is my favorite coaster there. I hope he can find a way to keep it. That, or just make sure it finds a nice new home. :-)
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One thing that perked my ears recently was he wanted to purchase two new trains for T2. I don't know how much better the new train design is for the Vekoma SLC's, but new running stock would do wonders for that ride. He is quite determined to "replace" Chang with a new B&M. He knows that people would want to see something similar to it again. Ed is one smart cookie. I hope this works out well for him.
I get just as many +1s as I do -1s, so I am perpetually at zero. I wish I knew it was important. I would have tried harder to get everyone to plus me more. ;)
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The winkie face should have indicated to you that I was kidding, Billy. I don't care how many pluses or minuses I have. I didn't even know we were counting. lol
Plus and minus is a more interesting way to say "Me too" or "Your opinion is WRONG!" though. lol
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