Kentucky Kingdom (SFKK, KK) Discussion Thread

[Midgetman82]

4 hours ago, tndank said:

Wildwood Groove 2.0

Honestly? Kind of incredible.

[prozach626]

I'm glad Herschend is putting their stamp on the park in a big way this time around.

[mikeykaise]

I think the only thing I don't like is changing Thunder Run > Woodland Run, Storm Chaser > Wind Chaser and RollerSkater to Hollyhock and Roll.

[mikeykaise]

On 12/26/2024 at 1:54 PM, prozach626 said:

Always good to hear. I'm glad Herschend is starting to put money into this park. I wonder if this will go in T3's site.

No, this will be the area between Thunder Run and Roller Skater back to Storm Chaser and includes the Carousel and Mile High Falls.

[ZeldaACFan17]

The second ride in the preview... Is it a Zamperla Flying Tigers ride? I like that one. The re-themed Jump Around looks like fun too! Or wait... Is it added on or just a re theme and relocation of the existing Jump Around ride (The frog one)?

[ZeldaACFan17]

Something I didn't see in the ride list was a re-theme of the bouncy drop tower ride, Pounce and Bounce, to this...

Or is that one new too?

[Black323]

Anybody have thoughts about the teaser and new coming to Kentucky Kingdom next year? 

[Sportsdude360]

9 hours ago, Black323 said:

Anybody have thoughts about the teaser and new coming to Kentucky Kingdom next year? 

Could you provide a link. I haven't seen it.

[mikeykaise]

2 hours ago, Sportsdude360 said:

Could you provide a link. I haven't seen it.

I found this on Reddit when I searched for KK 2026 teaser: 

 

[Sportsdude360]

My guess would be a wing rider.

7 hours ago, mikeykaise said:

I found this on Reddit when I searched for KK 2026 teaser: 

 

My guess would be a wing rider.

[thepoint4life23]

Wing rider seems pretty large for a park like that. 

[prozach626]

It was large for a park like Holiday World.

[thepoint4life23]

I thought it was just someone posting a throw back picture when Kentucky Flyer was being teased. Same colors same theme. 

[prozach626]

So is it new, or old?

[Midgetman82]

It's new. All of the flats in the front corner of the park around Lightning Run were either removed (so long Cyclos) or moved to Discovery Meadow in the back. That whole area is lined with fences and there's a bit of development happening in there.

Snuck a day away to go check out Discovery Meadow, and honestly? It's actually super nice. Felt like a move Herschend money could definitely pull off. One of the biggest things I've noted before was how alone Storm Chaser felt. Now the entire path between Roller Skater (Hollyhock & Roll) all the way to Wind Chaser is lined with rides, and a ton of shady sitting spots under existing trees. My biggest surprise was seeing the pirate ship put in a perfect spot next to Mile High, so close to the splash but angled perfectly to avoid the wave.

Speaking of waves, this heat wave has been pretty intense lately so I didn't stick around too long. I mainly wanted to get my steps in then cool off, so I only did Wind Chaser and Treetop Drop. From what I could see, they reprofiled Woodland Run's first drop and I'm seeing a ton of crazy hairtime from riders in the back seat, so take note of that for anyone else who goes.

[prozach626]

Oh wow. Even in just a few pictures you can tell how Herschend has put its touch on the park. They really kind of charmed KK up, I suppose.

 

Are a lot of those signs new?

[thepoint4life23]

That really makes that section look so much better.