Kentucky Kingdom (SFKK, KK) Discussion Thread

[Rabbit_in_Red]

So in other news...

 

Apparently placement markers of some kind have begun popping up along the back part of the park. Personally, I think there's a lot of extrapolation in this video, but it's still interesting none the less.

www.screamscape.com/html/kentucky_kingdom.htm

[jonskinny12]

I didn't watch the video but from reading the description on that site, sounds like they're building a launch pad to finally send T3 directly into the sun where it belongs.

[lbeeler]

I didn't watch the video but from reading the description on that site, sounds like they're building a launch pad to finally send T3 directly into the sun where it belongs.

 

Classic!!

[coasterbill]

I didn't watch the video but from reading the description on that site, sounds like they're building a launch pad to finally send T3 directly into the sun where it belongs.

 

[lbeeler]

Hmmmmmm.

[grsupercity]

A chance hyper coaster would be awesome. I already love this park. A coaster twice the size of Lightning Run. I am getting Phantoms revenge vibes lol

[Rabbit_in_Red]

In this particular context, I suspect "Last Rides" merely means last rides for the year, not that they're removing any coasters or any other rides (T3 in particular).

[Canobie Coaster]

T3 still didn't track well despite the new trains when I rode it last year. It was still lightyears better than most SLCs solely because of there not being headbanging, but it still wasn't popular with most people. We saw Morey's completely fix the Great Nor'Easter, but that was a $5 million renovation.

 

Six Flags has added topper track to some of their woodies only to give them the I-box conversion a few years later, so it's not unprecedented for a park to invest money in fixing a ride only to go an entirely different route a few years later.

[Rabbit_in_Red]

I love suspended coasters, I really do. As much as I'm not the biggest B&M fan in the world (their stuff all tends to be the same IMO), Banshee is a homerun. I hope that, if they DO replace T3 it's with another suspended coaster.

[Canobie Coaster]

I want to see some kind of multi-looper added. While a hyper is a better overall ride, a great multi-looper is what would best round out their lineup.

[prozach626]

Wait... so people are really speculating that the newly refurbished T3 will be replaced with a new hyper coaster? There are some very creative minds around here.

[Canobie Coaster]

I think T3 is more likely to stay. I think people will collectively be happier on here if it were removed than if they got a new coaster.

[bgtlover]

I was going to make a joke about them replacing T3 with Dueling Dragons/Dragon challenge. However I just read a post on Facebook of someone serious about wanting them there and even messaging the park and decided to share their screenshot instead....lol

[Canobie Coaster]

That guy has no credibility, he spelled surgery wrong.

[Rabbit_in_Red]

I'm not gonna lie...If Kentucky Kingdom were to land Dueling Dragons, that WOULD kick wholesale ass. Those were some fun coasters, and it'd bring back the dueling aspect that was lost when Twins were converted to Storm Chaser. Plus, given they're slightly older the park could probably land them relatively cheaply as well. That'd be a W in my book. Plus, depending on what they spend on those they may still be able to invest in something such as a hyper for '19 or '20. Even if they were to simply get one out of the two coasters, it'd still be a massive upgrade for T3 at not a lot of money...again, relatively speaking.

 

All that being said, that sounds rather fantastical to me still. I'm still not of the opinion they're replacing T3 at all, but looking to add something.

[Rabbit_in_Red]

Damn you all, now y'all got me thinkin' fantastical thoughts and whatnot! Ugh!

[The Yeti]

That guy has no credibility, he spelled surgery wrong.

 

If he's the one asking the question, does he need any credibility?

[Vonni]

I was going to make a joke about them replacing T3 with Dueling Dragons/Dragon challenge. However I just read a post on Facebook of someone serious about wanting them there and even messaging the park and decided to share their screenshot instead....lol

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Wow. And he probably has no clue how ignorant he made himself look.

[Rabbit_in_Red]

It's not the most outrageous idea ever. Ed Hart tried to by the then SBNO "Time Machine" Coaster for that park in South Carolina to have for when Kentucky Kingdom first re-opened, and went with Lighting Run once he was outbid for "Time Machine" by I believe a new park in Vietnam. Moral of the story: Buying a popular used coaster isn't a completely foreign idea to Hart. Especially if he's shooting for a B&M. It'd be a way for him to get one for a fraction of the cost, and those coasters aren't necessarily being removed due to a lack of popularity but because Universal is going all in on the Harry Potter theming in that section of the park and those dragons don't fit that.

 

Do I think it's going to happen? Not really, no. I'd be dumbfounded if it did. Do I think it's a completely ridiculous of an idea, and thus we should mock this guy for mentioning it at all? Not really, no.

[coasterbill]

Dueling Dragons is not for sale.

 

MOD EDIT: As Robb has stated in this linked thread, Dueling Dragons is getting scrapped.

Edited August 11, 2017 by larrygator

[Rabbit_in_Red]

Like I said, I'm not necessarily a firm believer that it's going to happen by any means. I've stated several times that I'd be about as shocked as anyone if it DID happen. I'm merely pointing out it's not out of the realm of how Ed Hart operates for him to try and buy a used B&M Coaster for his park, and those two would fit the bill. Universal probably has little interest in selling, and they'll likely end up scrapped. That's not to say however, that the idea isn't competely off base and out of the ballpark and realm of possibility and it's not inconceivable for things to change if Hart were to make the right offer. Money, afterall, talks and a park like Kentucky Kingdom is not, has never been, nor will ever be a threat to Universal in any way.

 

Anyhow, I'm really only interested in chatting about the possibilities overall because for me it's waaaaaaaaaaaay more interesting than the endless "What will lines be like?" and "I went to the park and here are MY thoughts..." posts that fill up this forum on a regular basis. Lol, I don't know what lines will be like on a particular date, and I really don't care what YOUR thoughts are on the park.

Edited August 11, 2017 by larrygator

[coasterbill]

Dueling Dragons is not for sale.

 

What am I looking at here, exactly?

 

Did you read through the thread? Read through that page and the following page. The ride is headed for the scrap yard.

[Nitro1118]

If KK wants a B&M, we (GAdv) will give you Chang back for 3 bags of Skittles, night lights for the Golden Kingdom and 10mins of work from one of your employees to open the gates to our fenced-off dead ends in Old Country and the Golden Kingdom. The number of Skittles are negotiable.

[mikeykaise]

Wait... so people are really speculating that the newly refurbished T3 will be replaced with a new hyper coaster? There are some very creative minds around here.

 

I'm honestly thinking the markers are for the water park the way they go from T3 all the way over to Deep Water Dive area.

[bgtlover]

In this particular context, I suspect "Last Rides" merely means last rides for the year, not that they're removing any coasters or any other rides (T3 in particular).

THIS.

October 1st is the last day of their operating season.