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Wiedereröffnung 2014: Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom

Mario M.

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Ed Hart gibt sich nicht geschlagen! Nun läuft der nächste Anlauf:
Round Two: Ed Hart's New Proposal for Kentucky Kingdom

Ed Hart is ready to take another stab at getting Kentucky Kingdom reopened, this time with a $40 million proposal to renovate and expand the closed park, bringing it back to its former status as the State's number one paid tourist attraction.

The news just broke a few hours ago, so complete details are still surfacing. Mr. Hart has partnered with "three prominent Louisville business leaders" to try to reopen the park, this time asking for no State funds other than tourism sales tax credits. Those credits are similar to those that the folks from Holiday World were seeking before they axed plans to open the park as Bluegrass Boardwalk. Mr. Hart had a $30 proposal on the table last year, which was abruptly rejected by the Fair Board during negotiations.

The proposed $40 million the group would spend on the park is more than double the $16.5 million that the Bluegrass Boardwalk plan included. The Fair Board isn't saying much about the new proposal just yet, other than they've had other parties express interest in the park.

I have no knowledge of the inner workings of the relationship between Ed Hart and the Fair Board, but it seems to me that having someone who operated the park for a decade and has this much passion about it would be a good fit. I'm sure there's plenty more to the story, but in the large picture wouldn't an operating park be better than a slowly rotting park?

Either way I think we'll just let this one play out a bit instead of covering every twist and turn again, my best wishes for the park's reopening, however.
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Hart to respond to fair board’s amusement park RFP

Louisville businessman Ed Hart said Tuesday that his group will respond to the Kentucky State Fair Board's request for proposals seeking an operator for the former amusement park at the Kentucky Exposition Center. Business First reports that Hart, a former owner and operator of the Kentucky Kingdom theme park at the site, said in a news release issued this afternoon that he and his backers are encouraged by Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear's and the fair board’s intention to name an operator within 60 days.



Hart and his Kentucky Kingdom Redevelopment Co. submitted a proposal on Aug. 15 for reopening the amusement park, which has been closed for nearly three years. The next day, the fair board decided to issue an RFP for an operator to lease and reopen the park.
Hart told Business First last week that he might not participate in the RFP process because it would cause delays and diminish the chances of reopening Kentucky Kingdom in two years.
Joining Hart in Kentucky Kingdom Redevelopment are: Mary Moseley, CEO of The Al J. Schneider Co.; Bruce Lunsford, CEO of Lunsford Capital and a partner with Hart in Hart-Lunsford Pictures LLC; and Ed Glasscock, chairman emeritus of Frost Brown todd LLC law firm.
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Hart to respond to fair board’s amusement park RFP

Louisville businessman Ed Hart said Tuesday that his group will respond to the Kentucky State Fair Board's request for proposals seeking an operator for the former amusement park at the Kentucky Exposition Center. Business First reports that Hart, a former owner and operator of the Kentucky Kingdom theme park at the site, said in a news release issued this afternoon that he and his backers are encouraged by Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear's and the fair board’s intention to name an operator within 60 days.

Hart and his Kentucky Kingdom Redevelopment Co. submitted a proposal on Aug. 15 for reopening the amusement park, which has been closed for nearly three years. The next day, the fair board decided to issue an RFP for an operator to lease and reopen the park.
Hart told Business First last week that he might not participate in the RFP process because it would cause delays and diminish the chances of reopening Kentucky Kingdom in two years.
Joining Hart in Kentucky Kingdom Redevelopment are: Mary Moseley, CEO of The Al J. Schneider Co.; Bruce Lunsford, CEO of Lunsford Capital and a partner with Hart in Hart-Lunsford Pictures LLC; and Ed Glasscock, chairman emeritus of Frost Brown todd LLC law firm.
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Anscheinend doch ein Happy End!

Der neue Mietvertrag ist wohl unterschrieben :) Die Wiedereröffnung ist 2014 geplant, aber erst mal muss die komplette Finanzierung stehen...

Alle Details dazu --->Hier<---
 
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Hier sind mal Bilder aus dem Park:

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Da tut das Coasterherz so richtig weh...:(
 
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Oh ja.:( Das wird richtig Geld kosten den Park wieder auf Vordermann zu bringen...
 
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