Koch family backs out of Kentucky Kingdom.

[Chitown]

Blue Grass Boardwalk

Government involvement = FAIL!!!!!

[FParker185]

It was only a matter of time. Probably for the best, the Koch's absolutely, positively did not have the best interests of the park in mind. Though with Ed Hart out of the picture and refusing to return, I'd guess Kentucky Kingdom is dead in the water.

[Chitown]

It's probably a long shot, and the Kentucky Fair board would have to sell the park outright, but I could see either the Herschund group or possibly Cedar Fair taking an interest if the Kentucky government would get out of the way.

[Jerrykoala2112]

I don't really know what they saw in the park when they approached it. It was nice of them for trying, and it's good they backed out before they get even more involved in it. I'm hoping they can spare the rides to other parks (break dance, ferris wheel, Greezed Lightning ) but I don't even see that happening.

[Ilovthevu']

The park was a dump to begin with even when they had Chang. Anyway, as it stands right now you have no Chang, they closed Twisted Twins for some time because it must have needed work done, and they have no mouse coaster.They took out the Giant Drop ride for good reason, and I think they took out the Rainbow ride (Obviously, I'm talking about before SFKK actually closed). They have a motion simulator, but look at our park and how that attraction wasn't getting many people.

A company would have to put a ton of investment in that park in order to get high attendance numbers. I really think that the Koch people were really looking at the waterpark, and thinking we could get the people in through that. However, I think the rest of the park would need way too much of a major investment.

I think it's best that the Koch family didn't go through with this partly because of the government because I can only see them opening this park, and than closing it in a few years because of how much it would cost them.

[UWW-10]

This just further proves that "the best of the best" won't ever be able to come in and revive anything that has primary oversight by bureaucrats that just can't be pleased no matter what you do. Unfortunately, the red flags didn't pop up in time for Six Flags.

[monsterfan99]

It was only a matter of time. Probably for the best, the Koch's absolutely, positively did not have the best interests of the park in mind. Though with Ed Hart out of the picture and refusing to return, I'd guess Kentucky Kingdom is dead in the water.

+1

Do we now start the death watch on the Woodies?

[FParker185]

Actually this gives the coasters a second chance, HW was doing to demolish Twisted Twins and they weren't planning on operating Greezed Lightning, meaning that probably would have seen the scrapyard.

[CoastsToCoasters]

It's dead. Yes it was nice to think of what it could have been but its been sitting:/ there rotting now for years... sadly I say save what you can sell it to other Parks but scrap melt or burn the rest. :/

[Luxornv]

I tend to think most of the rides there would be scrapped. After hearing about the condition of the rides, I don't know if anyone would want them. Then again, that could just be the opinion of the Kochs about why they don't want to reopen some of them right now. This certainly doesn't bode well for the park, but they are back to where they were before the Kochs showed interest.