tarheel1231 Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Wow, amazing! thanks for the pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Toro_Ryan Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 That looks like quite the water slide... and quite the stair climb. haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glouthan Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 ^I love how sometimes when walking up to a drop slide, if you are nervous (and your heart rate is already up), the stairs make the heart rate even higher! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondbacker27 Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 So how tall is Deep Water Dive? And is it really still the tallest in America? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koasterking48 Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 It's been stated multiple times that it will be 121 feet tall. So, it will not be taller than Verrukt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilsam1993 Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Verruct is not a body slide. Deep Water Dive will be our country's tallest body slide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevinC049 Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Looks like things are really going to be great down there. I'll probably be out sometime before the season ends. Aiming for august. Anyone headed down before colleges start again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koasterking48 Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Verruct is not a body slide. Deep Water Dive will be our country's tallest body slide Yes, but he was not really specific. It is going to be the nation's tallest speed slide and will indeed beat out Summit Plummet by a staggering one foot. Joking aside, this one benefits from the fact that it has a drop capsule and I am very excited for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glouthan Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 ^I know, right. I love how the whole "water slide wars" is just one park beating another slide out by a foot. I guess Kentucky Kingdom's version will be superior because of the capsule. Drop capsules are the best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondbacker27 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 I wonder if KK will be featured on the Water Park show on Travel Chanel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glouthan Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 ^Probably. Last season almost every episode feature some drop tower slide, and if KK's version is the second tallest in America, I don't see why they would leave it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondbacker27 Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 "WDRB Wrote-" LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Kentucky Kingdom's new water slide couldn't get built Saturday without the permission of the Federal Aviation Administration. One of the runways at Louisville's Standiford Field airport had to be shut down as pieces of the slide were lifted into place. At just over 12 stories high, it is the nation's tallest body slide. One of the tubes was installed Saturday and another will be installed this week. Park officials say it will be a ride like no one has experienced before. "It's the type of a body slide where you are not in a raft and you are actually up at the top in a chamber in which you'll give us a thumb's up" John Mulcahy said. "the ride attendant will then hit a button and the floor drops out and you will drop." Kentucky Kingdom is set to open on May 24th and Mulcahy says everything is running on schedule and on budget. There have already been 80,000 season passes sold. Seasonal parking passes are also $75 to all fairground events, including KK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeykaise Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 "WDRB Wrote-" LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Kentucky Kingdom's new water slide couldn't get built Saturday without the permission of the Federal Aviation Administration. One of the runways at Louisville's Standiford Field airport had to be shut down as pieces of the slide were lifted into place. At just over 12 stories high, it is the nation's tallest body slide. One of the tubes was installed Saturday and another will be installed this week. Park officials say it will be a ride like no one has experienced before. "It's the type of a body slide where you are not in a raft and you are actually up at the top in a chamber in which you'll give us a thumb's up" John Mulcahy said. "the ride attendant will then hit a button and the floor drops out and you will drop." Kentucky Kingdom is set to open on May 24th and Mulcahy says everything is running on schedule and on budget. There have already been 80,000 season passes sold. Seasonal parking passes are also $75 to all fairground events, including KK. My wife and I are seriously thinking about the parking passes to go along with our first time ever season passes... The parking would pay for itself in just 10 visits and I foresee lots of visits to KK this summer... there goes all my vacation days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondbacker27 Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Agreed I think they are both great buys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyKingdomMike Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 4-30-2014 Mark Brunner Lightning Run Photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midgetman82 Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Well, well, well! The Eagle has landed! Also, the trains honestly remind me of RMC's trains from looks of the lap bars with the seats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LogBur Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 ^ Very cool looking trains. They have a retro-futuristic look if that makes any sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodie Warrior Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 The trains look awesome! Looks like there is a good chance Lightning Run WILL be open on (Re)Opening Day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glouthan Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 I love those trains! The lead car looks like it is going to be as aerodynamic as possible. Also, the logo/sign has a nice rustic feel which I like. Great job, Kentucky Kingdom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillseeker4552 Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Looks good! You can definitely see the RMC influence in the seat/lap bar design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Turbo Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 I love the low profile of the sides Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodie Warrior Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Does the park plan to have a front-of-the-line type pass this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrlittle Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 The trains look awesome. I'm sure we will see testing soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBrylczyk Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 That's one hell of a long nose car, haha. Reminds me of old muscle cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyKingdomMike Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Here is some up and close photos of Lightning Run's first train that were sent to Screamscape. Screamscape - Kentucky Kingdom News & Rumors Park News - (5/1/14) I’ve got more Lightning Run goodness for you this week as we get a look at the first train for the new Chance coaster being loaded up and put on the transfer track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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