Monday, October 22, 2012

Group Seeks To Re-Open Kentucky Kingdom

{Louisville, Kentucky}...Six Flags Inc. closed Kentucky Kingdom in Louisville in February 2010. At the time, Kentucky Kingdom was the state's largest theme park. Last week, a group led by Ed Hart submitted a proposal to reopen it. Monday, Hart said his group would make a $120 million investment, including $50 million in start-up funding and $70 million over the term of the lease with the state. His group says it would restore all but one of the existing rides, add four rides and double the size of its water park. The group says it is not asking for any start-up funding from the state to get the rides running again.