Gordon Bombay

I wouldn't get too excited. This is the SAME group that was turned away before, who had questionable funding and couldn't attract private investors. They said the SAME thing last time about how they had plans for all these great new rides and plans to get the old ones working. As someone who's seen those rides first hand and has experience working on ride maintenance, I'd doubt much of anything there could still work without a major overhaul - severely affecting whether or not half those rides are worth salvaging. Even Holiday World said they brought in their "ride experts" and gave up on the idea of reopening the rides anytime soon. I sincerely doubt that this proposal will be taken anymore seriously than this groups last proposal - as nice as they are and no matter how good their intentions may seem. They're claiming they want to get a $15 Million coaster - I'd say that's just PR speak. How realistic is that? How many consultants, planners and manufacturers have they actually brought in to study such an idea? I'd wager - none. Remember, even "The Beach" claims they're going to spend 1 million on a new wave pool, four new slides and a new kids area. As stated by others before, I highly doubt Cedar Fair has any interest in Kentucky Kingdom. They're overcoming their financial difficulties with the PP purchase, seem to be on solid ground and are instituting a new culture around their new CEO. I doubt they want a once moderately successful park that's been abandoned for three years that has a few rides that have been un maintained. The city of Louisville doesn't really seem to care either way. And remember - after the Fair Board kicked Hart to the curb, they went with HW. HW fell through and the Fair Board touted all those "operators" who were lined up to make proposals. No one else did and now their back to Hart. That park has no future, no matter what PR and political games people want to play.

The only machine that's going to be operated in that park will be a wrecking ball.

Matt Hunter Ross is awesome. He runs an excellent website here: http://acincinnatihistory.blogspot.com/

I'll get it fixed. Send me a PM.

Out of all the thrill rides and coasters at Cedar Point, the ferris wheel there is by far my favorite ride. The last trip I ever took there, we got delayed and delayed and delayed. Our plan to get there at 10 am ended up being a 2 PM arrival. The park was jam packed on a weekday with kids and school busses. Lines were long, everyone in the car was annoyed with each other - so we all went our separate ways. All I really did that day was photograph the ferris wheel and ride it a few times. Most relaxed I've ever been.

Maybe they'll get a third wave pool in Louisville if they bring in their "ride experts." *rimshot* Source They won't.

I'll tell you what it isn't... BLUEGRASS BOARDWALK! ...har har.

I joined this website when I was 15 years old, at the time I was obsessed with the park - visiting the park was one of my favorite past times. It's still a place I love dearly, but I don't visit as often. The first event I ever went on through this website was an off-season construction tour of the Italian Job: Stunt Track. Since 2005, life has changed for me quite a bit and with it so has KICentral.com. I've had the opportunity to meet many great people through this site - many of whom became close personal friends, helped me professionally or are friends I don't get to see as often anymore. I have a lot of great memories because of KICentral. Even my roommate is a friend I made through this website. Even though it took him forever to purchase a bed and he lived off the couch in our living room for a month and a half, he's still one of my best friends in this world. By the way, Boddah1994 - the power bill came today and I texted you the price. Over the years, people grow up and priorities change. Life takes different paths. I'm not involved with this site as much as I used to be in the past. I went from filling the online galleries here to not posting at all for some time while I shot photographs for other pursuits. Other folks got "real" jobs, got married, moved or just lost interest. Regardless, KIC events were always a good time and meeting people from the forums, even those I often disagreed with, was always nice. Even though times have changed, I'm glad to see KIC users still get together and share their interest in the park and have a good time. I ran into a bunch of the "next generation" of members while briefly visiting the park this past weekend. It was a pleasure running into you guys. You were all very friendly and I hope you all had a nice visit to the park. Thanks for keeping the KICentral tradition alive and well!

^Not to mention, the Dinosaurs thing and its Trick or Treat event are huge hits with kids. Sorry it's not a B&M, but there's more than just fannypacks at KI.

No offense, but how does experience building a monorail allow you to predict that the demolition will take until November or December? Why would you install footings for a ride you're demolishing?

Without a doubt a majority of the rumors and speculation on these forums tend to be false or simply just that... rumors and speculation. No one is arguing that KIC is any more reliable. However, a vague post on Screamscape saying something big is coming in 2014 doesn't really clarify anything. Hence why he said "take it with a grain of salt." Who knows what, if anything, is coming and what is considered "big." Many users on this site would consider some new roller coaster "big," but as the KI entrance states: Dinosaurs Alive is the "biggest" thing the world has seen in a long time.

I think he's referring to the fact that many things claimed on Screamscape turn out to not be true. Even Screamscape mentions that a lot of it is just rumors and not scripture.

Ed Alonzo.

I don't think that gas was that cheap around the park in 2009 when this tour was. Premium gas in that picture appears to be $2-something, so I'm guessing $1.87 or possibly $1.82. This was not long after the late 2008 gas price collapse where gas fell from over $4.00 to as low as $1.50 in places, so those figures sound reasonably accurate. Wow. I don't remember that at all. That's crazy.

I don't think that gas was that cheap around the park in 2009 when this tour was.

In my opinion, the more Cincinnati fare they offer - the better. At one point, the food served at amusement parks was an attraction in itself. It seems that in the 90's many chains of the regional/seasonal variety switched from unique offerings to general fast food options. I don't feel that the LaRosa's and Skyline at Kings Island does those actual companies justice, but in recent years there seems to be more of a push to integrate the local culture at the park. I love the Moerlin Bier Garten. Servatti will hopefully be nice too.

Hey guys, great news! We got a deal on MORE WindSeekers!

Thanks for sharing these, they're fantastic!

Please read the previous posts before yours. The OP was not disputing that the park has sell outs or that the park shouldn't have sell outs. He took issue with the fact that those days had previously been advertised as open and that the information on different sources was conflicting.

Cedar Point in general is overrated.

"Back in the day" it certainly did. When it originated, similar theaters were popping up at amusement parks all over the nation. Timberwolf once hosted jimmy Buffet regularly among other folks. In the 90's under Viacom, it also received a lot of acts associated with Nickelodeon sponsored tours (Britney Spears, Aaron Carter, etc). Riverbend soon beat out Timberwolf in nearly every aspect - more seats, better amenities, better sound, larger stage, easier access for tour busses etc. And in recent years, Riverbend added a smaller, more intimate theatre right next door that took even more acts from Timberwolf. When I was younger, my parents took my sisters and I to see Aaron Carter. It was for my sister's birthday, I unfortunately was too young to stay at home and was dragged along to hear the fake tones of aaron carter, the a-teens and Nick Cannon. The seating at Timberwolf is awful - benches that are hardly tiered to allow you a view. It's just an old venue that's been eclipsed by so many others around here. Its only act the past few seasons has been Spirit Song, which tours many other amusement parks as well. As for Sean Hannity's Freedom Concert, it seems the last year for that whole tour was 2010. I believe they cancelled it in 2011 amongst a fundraising scandal and the tour hasn't been done since.

When it's finally over and there's that one sunday left before the park closes for the season.

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Boddah1994 and I were talking about abandoned amusement and water parks last night. As some of you know, I tend to like those things. In Greater-Cincinnati we had a few of our own: Surf Cincinnati LeSourdsville Lake/Americana A few years back though, while researching some of this stuff, I came across a peculiar abandoned amusement park find. In the middle of one of the world's "greatest" amusement parks is an abandoned water park from their past. Until its demolition, Disney's River Country sat idle since its closure in 2001: Image via: This Excellent Thread I was telling Boddah1994 about the River Country story and he mentioned to me that Disney had an abandoned resort "somewhere in the Caribbean" that was disused due to ships having a problem reaching it. I've been searching all day trying to find something about this, but can't seem to come up with anything. Anyone have any idea what he was talking about or know more about abandoned Disney?

I took these while flying over the park last summer with a friend. The rest: