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Held-off from making a topic about this in case this didn't happen, but Ed Hart and his company LLLP have all the funding sorted and all contracts signed for the former Six Flags theme park to reopen next May.
CoasterForce picked-up on a few things that Hart said about what's going on with the park:
“The highlights of the new Kentucky Kingdom will be the addition of the first new rollercoaster in 17 years and a large expansion of the Hurricane Bay water park," said Ed Hart on new expansions for the park. “We will also reopen such signature rides 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 of the park’s remaining rides and attractions.”
“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.”
Screamscape also wrote about the new roller coaster in the works, as well as mentioning the Hurricane Bay expansion:
Up first will be the addition of a new roller coaster to the park as well as a large expansion that will double the size of the Hurricane Bay waterpark. The later will see three new slide complexes added, a new 12,000 sqft wave pool, and a high-speed adventure river added.
If anyone wants to know more, head to Kentucky Kingdom's new website: http://www.kentuckykingdom.com/
Finally, everything here is summed-up in a recent report done by an American news channel:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWW5iwwmbi8#ws