silver2005 Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Looking pretty good. The areas around the coaster now formerly known as Thunder Run needed sprucing up, and this is definitely a good start. https://www.kentuckykingdom.com/explore-the-park/attractions/kentucky-kingdom/discovery-meadow/?fbclid=IwY2xjawIZgitleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHcw42qTF6xl-Eq7UC7bkHrBoLxOrD_FgPyh0m3V1xw99r6vcvsaBRhQhUg_aem__YvuVvw89u9hqflBm0NqtQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron88stang Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 I would have preferred they kept Thunder Run's name and changed Mile High Falls to Cumberland Falls but otherwise I really like the other changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winterfestguy Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 The new area will be a nice addition for their Halloween and Christmas events. I wonder if another park somewhere purchased Eye of the Storm since it’s not visible in the overall park view in the video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoodVengeance Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 The new area looks great. Not sure how I feel about the name "Wind Chaser" though. It seems the park wanted to keep part of the original Storm Chaser name, but I think they should've just went with a completely different name instead. The coaster is supposed to be themed to an Owl, so something like "Nightowl" would've fit a lot better in my opinion than Wind Chaser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion-XL200 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 5 hours ago, Winterfestguy said: The new area will be a nice addition for their Halloween and Christmas events. I wonder if another park somewhere purchased Eye of the Storm since it’s not visible in the overall park view in the video. Can't remember where I read it, but Eye of The Storm apparently has been or will be removed. Not sure if scrap or sold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldiesmann Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Great to see Herschend working their magic with the park. KK has been all but ignored for years, with the exception of Storm/Wind Chaser, Lightning Run and Kentucky Flyer. Scout's Squirrel Race is basically the same as Snoopy's Space Buggies so I'm sure that'll be a big hit with the younger ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeastFarmer Posted Thursday at 10:53 AM Share Posted Thursday at 10:53 AM 4 hours ago, Oldiesmann said: Scout's Squirrel Race is basically the same as Snoopy's Space Buggies so I'm sure that'll be a big hit with the younger ones. I don't understand why the are adding another one of these. They have a frog hopper in King Louie's Playground. Why didn't they just move it over to the new section? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion-XL200 Posted Thursday at 01:02 PM Share Posted Thursday at 01:02 PM 2 hours ago, BeeastFarmer said: I don't understand why the are adding another one of these. They have a frog hopper in King Louie's Playground. Why didn't they just move it over to the new section? Kind of like how Cedar Point has two balloon race rides in two different areas. This will give the younger kids a little something else to do while the family is in that area, where older kids can do higher thrill things and the younger can do smaller thrill things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeastFarmer Posted Thursday at 06:04 PM Share Posted Thursday at 06:04 PM 4 hours ago, Orion-XL200 said: Kind of like how Cedar Point has two balloon race rides in two different areas. This will give the younger kids a little something else to do while the family is in that area, where older kids can do higher thrill things and the younger can do smaller thrill things. I understand why CP would do that, but KK is 60 acres and CP is 350 acres. It will probably all make sense when they renovate the front if the park, looks like there is going to be lots of space opening up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winterfestguy Posted Friday at 01:35 PM Share Posted Friday at 01:35 PM If you scroll through the list of rides, you can see the rides that are being moved from the front or kids area of the park back to this new area and their former ride name (so doubt there will be two identical rides). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonHelbig Posted Saturday at 01:32 AM Share Posted Saturday at 01:32 AM Here's a piece I did on the new area at Kentucky Kingdom. I'm looking forward to the season pass preview day. https://themeparksbydon.com/kentucky-kingdoms-new-chapter-begins-with-discovery-meadow/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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