Midgetman82 Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 (edited) So Saturday May 24th was the first full public operating day of Kentucky Kingdom since when it closed after the 2009 season, and being the closest amusement park to me, I went! I arrived in the line to enter the park around 10:50am. Despite it looking huge, the crews seemed to have breezed through everyone very efficiently. By the time I got into the park, the line for Lightning Run was a little under 1 hour with the two train operations (I think I only waited about 40 minutes for the back row). Off the bat, it's a great little coaster! I can't speak for the front row experience, but the back row had me against the restraints for nearly half of the entire ride; including the first drop! Did I mention that it's smooth? Braving my first 129ft Larson/ARM drop tower. The drop on FearFall felt more fierce than most Intamin drop towers I've been on! Definitely reinforced my love of drop towers! I wandered over to Enterprise to find it closed. Oh well, maybe another time. Deluge was also being worked on during the entire day, with maintenance workers walking the flume multiple times. Singers under a pavilion near the Giant Wheel. Thunder Run was also running noticeably smoother than it did before the park last closed. Almost got on this... Almost. Obligatory Roller Skater update . I put my things in a locker and did the water park for a while, including the speed demon, Deep Water Dive. I was a little surprised to see 1 operator dispatching riders every 1.5 minutes for it. After getting tired of exiting water shivering, I decided to get re-dressed for the dry side again. I went to the front-half of the park and did a few flats before hopping back in line for Lightning Run again; this time with a 1.5 hour wait. Ejector Hairtime pt.1 Ejector Hairtime pt. 2 I wanted to fit another ride on LR before the park closed, but they closed the line off early. Soon I got Dippin' Dots, then wandered over to the 5D theater to view the show involving scenes from the animated movie Rio. All in all, I thought the park did really well with the first day of public operations! There seemed to be some kinks to be worked out (like dealing with the excessive line jumping), but hopefully it'll be taken care of. Luckily Ed Hart was all over the park observing how things were going! Coaster Credits: Lightning Run - 2 Thunder Run - 1 Edited May 27, 2014 by Midgetman82 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoinItForTheFame Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 I love the purple train!!!! And I agree the Larson drop towers are more intense then any drop tower I have ever been on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 I love the look of those trains (and the whole ride, really) Nice pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superbatboy Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Great photos!! The one with the girl covering her face in the front seat made my day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillseeker4552 Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 I LOVE Lightning Run's color scheme. Light blue, dark green, light green, and purple all look so vibrant and lively! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emiroo Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Nice TR! I'm thrilled to see Mile High Falls is back in action. It's great and chilling in the observation hut on the bridge is great fun. Hope to make it out this season. Can't wait to see what Ed Hart has in store for us in the next few years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondbacker27 Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Great TR! If I don't say so myself,I think the chain link fences are a little bit over used around the park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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