Bluegrass Boardwalk (previously known as Kentucky Kingdom) is an amusement park, in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. The park is located on 58 acres (23 ha) of land which includes a collection of 27 amusement rides and a water park named Splashwater Kingdom. The park is currently standing but not operating, but the Koch Family, who also owns Holiday World & Splashin' Safari in Indiana will open the park on May 11, 2013.
Kentucky Kingdom opened on May 2...
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Bluegrass Boardwalk (previously known as Kentucky Kingdom) is an amusement park, in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. The park is located on 58 acres (23 ha) of land which includes a collection of 27 amusement rides and a water park named Splashwater Kingdom. The park is currently standing but not operating, but the Koch Family, who also owns Holiday World & Splashin' Safari in Indiana will open the park on May 11, 2013.
Kentucky Kingdom opened on May 23, 1987, leasing 10 acres (4.0 ha) at the Kentucky Exposition Center property. The park was an extension of the State Fair. It closed before the end of the season. One of the original rides was a roller coaster named Starchaser. The owners filed bankruptcy and auctioned off the rides.
The park remained closed through 1989 after its purchase by Ed Hart and a group of investors. It reopened for the 1990 season with the new owners and management team. Despite the Starchaser being sold it had remained on-site at the amusement park allowing Hart to...
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