News Kentucky Kingdom Survey Polls Potential New Attraction Concepts

[Zachary]

Earlier today /u/Live_Aioli9937 on /r/rollercoasters shared a screenshot of a Facebook group post about a new survey that has been circulated regarding potential Kentucky Kingdom additions. Reddit post in question can be found below.

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That said, the Reddit post above only shows two of the three options the original Facebook group post references so I went and did the awful task of actually joining a thoosie Facebook group (... /s?) to get the full info. Huge shout-out to Nick Spivak of the Kentucky Kingdom Season Passholders Facebook group for originally sharing the following images!

Indoor Family Wood Coaster​

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Indoor Spinning Wild Mouse Coaster​

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Indoor Compact Family Coaster​

Lots of speculation that these concepts would take up home in the park's current 4D theater space. Seems like a killer swap to me.

Seen lots of interest in the indoor woodie which, for the record, I definitely share. That said, the third option (the one that didn't make it into the Reddit post) is super intriguing to me too. I have a big soft spot for spiral lifts and, judging by the Millennium Flyer pictured, maybe it could be a steel-tracked GCI with a spiral lift like Zambezi...? A spinning mouse isn't bad, but the other two options strike me as more intriguing for sure.

 

[harry580]

a indoor wooden roller coaster?, I don't know how that gonna work (unless they wanna make it like the Indiana beach ride)

but a indoor wild mouse or compact family coaster, now I can see that (since that building that 4d cinema took up was a indoor coaster)

 

[CoasterMac]

The indoor wooden coaster concept- I wonder if that's a more strategic move that could involve the cannibalization of Kentucky Flyer? If this new coaster would be Gravity Group, I imagine they could immediately reuse the trains (a large expense) and maybe even some of the steel structure... but above all, it would allow them to undo the stupidity of the park layout/ride placement. If that's the case, I cast my vote for that.

 

[Zachary]

Even if it doesn't cannibalize Kentucky Flyer directly, I'd like to see Kentucky Flyer effectively replaced with any of these options in the park's lineup.

Kentucky Kingdom is part of a sizable chain now. There are a number of Herschend Parks that could do with Kentucky Flyer being relocated to them as a small "new" coaster. Feels PERFECT for Wild Adventures, for instance.

 

[bill s]

Indoor wood coaster sounds LOUD. They really need to do something with Kentucky Flyer, good layout but so rattly. Maybe if it wasn't empty because no one can find it.

Most essential thing is to allow rerides again. To add walking around when the park is empty to all the other walking just to get to 5 coasters is cruel and inhuman.

 

[harry580]

Indoor wood coaster sounds LOUD. They really need to do something with Kentucky Flyer, good layout but so rattly. Maybe if it wasn't empty because no one can find it.

well, add new rides to the area around Kentucky flyer and maybe people can find it

 

[Zachary]

well, add new rides to the area around Kentucky flyer and maybe people can find it

Adding more dry park investment behind the water park and picnic area would only worsen the problem.

If the road that bisects the park is actually slated for removal and if the park can justify the full demolition of the current picnic area (and construction of a new one to replace it elsewhere), MAYBE the current Kentucky Flyer location can be made reasonable.

That said, in my mind, it makes way more sense to invest in the improvement of the current, core park areas than it does to significantly expand the park to try to make the past mistakes functional.

 

[harry580]

Adding more dry park investment behind the water park and picnic area would only worsen the problem.

If the road that bisects the park is actually slated for removal and if the park can justify the full demolition of the current picnic area (and construction of a new one to replace it elsewhere), MAYBE the current Kentucky Flyer location can be made reasonable.

That said, in my mind, it makes way more sense to invest in the improvement of the current, core park areas than it does to significantly expand the park to try to make the past mistakes functional.

yeah, that what I thought, move the picnic area to somewhere else

 

[TPoseOnTantrum]

Well the Spinning Mouse stats (1066') are a dead lock with Zamperla's Compact spinner model (Tidal Twist at Columbus Zoo), fitting perfectly within the building, so I'm assuming these are all real pitches.


Given the stats of the woodie and generic steel coaster, they don't seem like production model layouts. Especially not with the latter seating 14 passengers, aka using single row cars. My educated guess is that the former pitch almost certainly came from Gravity Group (who else, really?) while RMC offered a slightly updated Wild Moose for the latter (the stats are very close). Of course that could always have come from Gerstlauer or Zamperla, amongst others.

The 5D Cinema seems like the right choice provided that they clear out the warehouse side of it, although you'd be surprised at how popular it still is. Check the local FB group at any given time and there's always solid chatter about the Cinema, doesn't really fit with Herschend's image but it would be missed.

A contact claimed awhile ago that there was an internal study about how feasible it'd be to relocate Kentucky Flyer within the park, and the results were as expected. They seem to like having the coaster and aren't in any hurry to remove it, but **** me that placement was Ed Hart just not caring.