coasterbill Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 I sort of feel like they're just doing routine maintenance on Thunder Run and trying to make that marketable but as long as they're taking good care of the coaster and it keeps running well then more power to them. I can't fault them for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canobie Coaster Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Great to see the park trying to keep their wooden coaster in tip top shape. I was personally a little let down by the endeavor when I rode it at SFOT this past summer (found the forces uncomfortable due to the seats), but it seemed to be popular so it should be a good addition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shavethewhales Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 I sort of feel like they're just doing routine maintenance on Thunder Run and trying to make that marketable but as long as they're taking good care of the coaster and it keeps running well then more power to them. I can't fault them for it. See I would absolutely LOVE it if more parks actually did this. I'm so tired of parks letting good wooden coasters go to crap because there's no ROI in keeping them maintained, and then everyone begs them to tear them down. Such a waste. I get excited when they get refurbished though - it's almost like a new coaster sometimes. This will literally bump KK up a notch in my priority list. I might just be able to squeeze out a roadtrip over there next summer if all goes well. These are fantastic flat additions too. I really enjoy the Zamperla Endeavors. Some of them need a longer ride cycle, but they really do capture the essence of the old enterprises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 Hey everyone! Kentucky Kingdom is giving away a mystery box! You can enter to win here! Personally um.... no thanks Kudos to the guy who knows his boss never watches SNL and got him to approve this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytterbiumanalyst Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 OMG! They did c*ck in a box! I seriously love this park so much for doing this. On a side note, we have two cats, and I have shared with my kids that melody, but they know it as "it's a cat in a box." They are in for a shock when they grow up and find out were I got that melody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 You can enter to win here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canobie Coaster Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 Kudos to the guy who knows his boss never watches SNL and got him to approve this. So this is who created dick rock mountain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prozach626 Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 ^ LOLOL Dick Rock Falls is the best. Even if they eventually take the ride down I hope they keep DRF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytterbiumanalyst Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Absolutely. I want future archaeologists to discover Dick Rock Falls and speculate on what 21st century people might have used it for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Glumac Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Thunder Run at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom (Kentucky Kingdom) in 1999. © Dan Lundgren. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluestreak Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Really is a beautiful ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted January 25, 2018 Author Share Posted January 25, 2018 (edited) MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!! King Louie’s Winter Walk-Thru is Saturday, February 24th from 10am -3pm. We had a great turnout from TPR last year and it would be awesome to see many of you attend this year! To confirm your attendance to this event, please send an email to: rhouse@kentuckykingdom.com with your name and and contact information. Please be sure to let them know you are from TPR. Here is what the event includes: - Free lunch - Souvenir KEY TO THE KINGDOM for each guest - Q&A with Senior Management - Tour of our Operations building and Command Base building - Tour of new ride locations in the park Please take lots of pictures and post a trip report to TPR! Edited January 25, 2018 by robbalvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAWKIN_coaster38 Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Thank you for the information! That's the day of Winter Chill-Out at CP. Was hoping I could do both again this year like I did last year, but I'll have to choose. I'm still not sure about Chill-Out, so if I don't end up going to that, I'll definitely make it down for this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeykaise Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 I RSVP'd, I had so much fun last year that I wouldn't be missing this one this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naina21 Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 I RSVP'ed. I enjoyed last year's event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drummermattk Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Would love to make it but will be at CP, but looking for someone to film the new rides and locations for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy T. Koepp Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 I am off that weekend. I RSVPed for me n' tha midgets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratdogg68 Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Sent in my R.S.V.P., will be there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted January 26, 2018 Author Share Posted January 26, 2018 Great! So happy some of you guys are able to go! Please take lots of photos and post a trip report after the event! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mckayj93 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 I got signed up as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy T. Koepp Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 We have been accepted. Looking forward to going to this event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philrad71 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 ^Awesome, Guy! Looking forward to a PTR of the event - sounds like fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midgetman82 Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 Seems I've been greenlit to attend as well! Looking forward to it, and hoping for snow for the sake of pretty photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy T. Koepp Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 I have to drive 3 hours to get there. So there will be no snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgtlover Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Kentucky Kingdom workers could lose overtime pay under Senate-backed plan ...Ed Hart, president of Kentucky Kingdom, said the measure would allow payroll flexibility to keep seasonal workers who want additional hours but don't want to get a second job. He didn't ask for this legislation, he said, but supports it because he can't afford to pay overtime to employees who work more than 40 hours a week. That situation often arises when his younger summertime staff, many of whom make up to $16 an hour, return to school in August. "You don't want someone to leave a 40-hour-a-week job here and catch a bus or whatever, and work part-time someplace else," Hart said. "I'd much rather they stay here, work the overtime, get paid a good wage but not get paid time and a half. I can't afford that." Kentucky Kingdom closes for the season based on the Jefferson County Public Schools schedule, Hart said. It remains open on weekends, however, until the last week of September. ... In February 2013, the city approved a $2.5 million incentive package to help Hart and his partners reopen Kentucky Kingdom, which had closed four years prior. Among the items meant to entice the park's redevelopment was a $100,000 annual job tax rebate for a decade that was approved by Metro Council; another decade-long $100,000 allocation from the city's general fund; and a five-year agreement that the Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau would provide the park with $100,000 a year. Council President David James said he was shocked to learn about the state measure, adding that his office is looking at what options council members have in terms of amending those incentives. "It says they don't value their employees, and I think that's a horrible message to send," he said. "It sounds to me like we're lowering the values of employees to create a better profit to business, which to me is really unacceptable." Hart said Kentucky Kingdom, which employs about 1,400 people, makes a profit but that it all goes back into the park. He said the park's partners have invested about $60 million but haven't seen any return on their investment since it reopened in 2014. Fischer spokeswoman Jean Porter said they are continuing to study the proposal, "but have serious concerns with legislation that could negatively impact an employee from earning their fair wages." Rich Seckel, director of the Kentucky Equal Justice Center, a nonprofit civil legal aid group, said the proposal is astonishing given that Kentucky hasn't raised its $7.25-an-hour minimum wage while many of its surrounding states have. Missouri, Illinois, Ohio and West Virginia all have higher minimum wages than Kentucky, while Indiana, Tennessee and Virginia have the same rate, according to the U.S. labor department. ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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