Rides at the Park

It’s too soon to say which rides will be a part of the new Kentucky Kingdom, but we hope you’ll enjoy the below photos of rides that have been at the park over the years.

Ride Photo Ride Name Year Opened Description
Thunder Run Thunder Run 1990 A Dinn Corporation built wooden roller coaster, designed by Curtis D. Summers and John Fetterman.
Roller Skater Roller Skater 1994 A Vekoma kiddie roller coaster, with roller skate shaped cars.
T2 T2 1995 Vekoma built Steel Suspended Looping Coaster. First one introduced in United States, second in the world.
Twisted Twins Twisted Twins 1998 Custom Coasters International dueling wooden roller coaster. Two sides are named Lola & Stella, ride was originally named Twisted Sisters. SBNO.
Greezed Lightnin' Greezed Lightnin’ 2003 Schwarzkopf Shuttle Loop roller coaster. Ride was moved from Six Flags Over Georgia and before that Six Flags Great America.
Breakdance Breakdance 1990 Huss Breakdance (ride), Ride spins on a platform with a group of pods that spin in addition to the platform.
Bluebeard's Bounty Bluebeard’s Bounty 1990 Swinging pirate ship
Tin Lizzies 1990 Antique cars that run along a track, the ride was remodeled due to the construction of the rollercoaster Greezed Lightning.
Bumper Cars 1990 Classic family ride.
Enterprise 1990 Huss ride. Ride starts out flat, has an enclosed carrier with little restraints, ride begins spinning and lifts up onto its side like a Ferris wheel and then back down.
Thrill Park Theater 1996 Motion picture simulator, Hydraulic pods/seats move in accordance with a movie.
Himalaya Himalaya A popular coaster-styled ride.
The Giant Wheel 1992 150 ft (46 m) tall Vekoma Ferris wheel. One of the world’s tallest Ferris wheels.
Blizzard River The Penguin’s Blizzard River 1999 A white water raft ride.
Flying Dutchman Flying Dutchman 1991 Giant swing ride manufactured by Intamin of Switzerland.
International Carousel 1996 Designed in-house by Kentucky Kingdom imagineers. This ride replicates the classic carousel of the turn of the century.
Mile High Falls 1994 Giant splash ride. Tallest in the world when it was first introduced.
The Zeppelin Zeppelin themed spinning ride
Looney Tunes Acme Fun Factory 1997 SCS Interactive kids foam ball play area
Rio Grande 1998 Zamperla Rio Grande, kiddie train ride. Opened for one season, then closed, new location opened in 2001.
Speedway 1998 Kids spinning car ride
Sylvester and Tweety’s Pounce and Bounce 2000 Zamperla Jumpin’ Star – Kids drop tower
Frightfully Funny Free-Falling Fire Engine No. 9 Zamperla Crazy Bus
Daffy’s Star Parade Kids Ferris wheel
Bugs Bunny’s Big Band Carousel Kids Carousel
A’wound the World in 80 Seconds Zamperla Samba Balloons
Bigfoot Kids battery powered jeeps
Taz’s Filmworks Kids swings ride
Yosemite Sam’s Hollywood Flight School Kids bi-plane ride
The Wall 1999 Climbable rock wall
Thrill Karts 1997 Go-Karts
Big Surf Wave Pool 1992 32,000 square foot wave pool with the capacity to make 6-foot waves.
Mt. Slide Hai 1993 4 slides named – Voodoo Express, Forbidden Passage, Conquistador Canyon and Vanishing Falls
Hook’s Lagoon 1998 SCS Interactive Discovery Treehouse
Castaway Creek 1993 Name changed from Lazy river
Tornado Tornado 2005 “Proslide Technology Inc. Tornado Rattler – funnel shaped tube slide that uses four person “”cloverleaf”" or two person “”whirly wheel”" tubes)”
Buccaneer Beach Remodeled 2007 Kids play area
Deluge 2007 Proslide Technology Inc. HydroMagnetic Rocket slide that simulates the action of a roller coaster.
Mega Wedgie 2008 Proslide Technology Inc. Cannon Bowl

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