Kentucky Kingdom

Introduction

Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom, established in Louisville, Kentucky, was the ninth amusement reserve to use the Six Flags name. The reserve furthermore encompassed a free water reserve called Splashwater Kingdom. The reserve was constructed on 58 acres (230,000 m2) of land, 38 of which were leased from the Kentucky State Fair Board. The reserve functioned cyclic in 1987, and afresh from 1990 to 2009. In February 2010, Six Flags suddenly broadcast the reserve would be lastingly shut due to a lease argument with the Kentucky State Fair Board. (Louisville Automobile Club 76) It is still unclear who owns the park's travels, but Six Flags actually has designs to relocate some to other parks.(Louisville Automobile Club 76)

 

Discussion

Six Flags broadcast today that as it nears the arranged end of its restructuring method, it has determined to decline its lease with the Kentucky State Fair Board pertaining to the Kentucky Kingdom park. In latest weeks, Six Flags had suggested a new lease placement to the equitable board that would have enhanced the viability and future of the park. Unfortunately, those suggestions were not acknowledged and the reserve will stop procedures and the business will move expeditiously to re-locate workers and some of the more than 40 travels and enticements to one of its 13 other markets (Deady 4).

"We are profoundly let down to be departing such a large follower groundwork in the larger metropolitan locality of Louisville and we are appreciative to the thousands of workers at Kentucky Kingdom and the millions of visitors for their dedication, support and commitment over the years," said Mark Shapiro, Six Flags President and CEO. "This activity interacts solely to Kentucky Kingdom," Shapiro continued. "The considerable lease fee has been an important obstacle for this reserve in latest years. (Day 45)

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