Kentucky Kingdom

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Kentucky Kingdom, formerly known as Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom, is an amusement park and water park in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. The 67-acre (27 ha) park includes a collection of amusement rides, as well as the Hurricane Bay water park. Kentucky Kingdom is owned by the Kentucky State Fair Board and operated by Herschend. In 1977, the Kentucky State Fair Board announced plans to build an amusement park on the grounds of the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center. The park's construction, overseen by Kentucky Entertainment Limited, began in 1986 and cost $12 million. Kentucky Kingdom opened to the public on May 23, 1987. The park went bankrupt and closed after a single season, but was reopened in 1990 by businessman Ed Hart. Due to loan payment challenges, Kentucky Kingdom was sold in 1998 to Six Flags, which operated the park until it was closed in 2009. After several years of inactivity, Hart reopened the park in 2014. The park's operating rights were sold to Herschend in 2021....

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