Thunder Run did have more airtime hills after the first far turnaround when it opened. These were removed in the years after and replaced with that infamous straight track section. m.ruclips.net/video/y-S8BlklGVo/видео.html You wouldn’t want to ride it back then, though. Its original PTC train had a design flaw which caused crazy amounts of side to side shuffling. It was… less than comfortable.
Wow! I sort of wish all those hills were restored with the retrack. It's weird seeing the park without the water park next to Thunder Run in that footage.
I went to KK last summer for the first time, as a 48-year old getting back into being an enthusiast. I liked that park quite a bit, and LOVED both Lightning Run and Storm Chaser. Storm Chaser was my first ever RMC, and I still cannot believe that I was able to ride it 10 times that day with no ill effects on my old body at the end of the day. KK is a park I could revisit every 2-3 years (along with Holiday World), since it's only about 6 hours away from where I live.
@@CanobieCoaster As Airtime Thrills put it, the ejector on Storm Chaser's second hill is so violent, it tries to throw you back into Indiana! Can't wait to get two more RMC's (Steel Vengeance and Twisted Timbers) ridden later this month - trip begins in only 9 days!!!
The Larson drop towers always offer tons of power. A few midways in the past, particularly the Danbury Fair’s annual carnival, have offered their 120 foot model. I rode this back in 2015, and was amazed by how strong the forces were on such a small and compact tower.
My favorite ride there was Storm Chaser, followed by Lightning Run, Thunder Run, Skycatcher, Kentucky Flyer, Mile High Falls, and Tin Lizzies. My favorite waterpark rides were Deepwater Dive, followed by Tornado, Mega Wedgie, Wikiwiki Way (Waikiki Wipe Out, Kilawaya, and Calypso Run to be exact), Plummet Summit, and Mt. Slide Hai (Conquistador Canyon, Forbidden Passage, and Voodoo Express to be exact).
Your rankings are solid! Kentucky has a lot to offer! It still has plenty more potential. It is in good hands. I see it getting the Herschend "treatment" An even more "folksy" atmosphere. Handmade crafts, great food & MORE rides. They tried in Branson with Celebration City. Watch OUT in the next 5-10 years!
same top 3. Chang would be # 4 if it were still there. I like that you give appropriate credit to T3. It may not be world class, but it's not as terrible as some people make it out to be. Also, Gotham City Gauntlet ran great on my one ride. The trims didn't hit at all, and it was very wild. I don't know why it gets so much hate. I saw nothing wrong with it. This was perfect timing for me. Hopefully, Storm Chaser is at full strength tomorrow.
Coasters 1. Storm Chaser 2. Lightning Run 3. Kentucky Flyer 4. Thunder Run (would probably be third if it had one more airtime hill) 5. Roadrunner Express 6. Roller Skater 7. T3 Flat rides/ dry park water rides 1. Breakdance 2. Flying Dutchman shoes 3. Mile High Falls 4. Professor John’s Flying Machines 5. Tin Lizzies 6. Grand Carousel
I haven't been when it turned into a Hershend park but I bet it was a lot better when Eed Heart still owned it. This place is a small park but it can be as fun as a much bigger park. The collection is so good for what they have to work with. I'm glad Eed made this place almost like it's more fir enthusiast than the general public cause the collection of coasters and flats are all enthusiast favorite rides. I loved how clean it was and how many workers were always there when you need them. And free drinks made it go up significantly cause how absolutely unbelievably unheard of that is. What a fun fantastic place. And the fact that you can walk from the airport to here is not only convenient for traveling but it's awesome to see how you are half the height of the airplane on some of these attractions.
@@CanobieCoaster Starchaser was really nice too. It was their popular indoor Rollercoaster. A young lady lost her legs on it so they shut it down. Now it's a 5d cinema.
My favorite coaster at the Kingdom is the T3. When I first took a ride on it, I will admit it was rough, but after a few times riding it more, it became my favorite.
@@CanobieCoaster Yeah me too. Storm Chaser is an awesome ride too. Though I don't put my arms up cause I am afraid I'd hit one of the metal (I'm 6'3 with long arms lol)
I don't really have a top 10 list of rides I like at any parks, but here are a few Kentucky Kingdom rides I like 😉 1: Musical Carousel 🎵🎶🎹🎻🥁 The tubas, French horns, and violins, which I can rock back and forth by myself, are fun and unique to ride on, and I love the music theme, with music notes all around and a piano platform where the instruments are placed, waiting for riders such as myself to hop on and gently rock, or ride in the drums and spin. I like to ride on the rocking instruments, because I like gentle rocking motions 🙂 2: Bella Musica Carousel 🎠🎶🎵 The standard carousel at Kentucky Kingdom 🙂 Carousels are my favorite ride 🥰 3: Flying Dutchman This ride is quite relaxing, floating through the air in a giant Dutch shoe 😊 4: the Flying Machines ride I like this ride because I can control the motion of my glider by moving the front wing left and right. I like to gently swing side to side 🙂 5: FlutterFly I like this ride for its unique way of giving me control of my ride experience, using bicycle pedals to go up into the air 😉 6: Zeppelins I call this ride the Blimp ride, because the seats are themed to look like blimps. I like the up and down motion this ride does, with a slight tilt 🙂 I wanted to ride some more rides, like the Ferris wheel and swinging boat ride (Bluebeard's Bounty, I think the swinging boat ride is called?) in the main part of the park, and the Mad Hatter teacups, Jump Around, Rock a Bye swing, and Rowdy Racers (Race car whip style ride) in King Louie's Playland, the part of the park where the Musical Carousel, Zeppelins, and FlutterFly are located, but I didn't have enough time, and the Ferris wheel and some other rides weren't running when I visited on opening day 2021, May 8th, my first ever trip to Kentucky Kingdom 😞 Maybe I'll get to visit Kentucky Kingdom again in the future, so I can ride my favorite Musical Carousel some more, and some other rides I missed 😉
I have a trip planned to travel around the Midwest, and I can only fit two parks out of the three in this area; King's Island, Holiday World, and Kentucky Kingdom. One of them will get two days, the other only one. Obviously, I'm giving King's Island the two days. Now, the point of all this; should I visit Kentucky Kingdom or Holiday World?
most people will say Holiday World. I say Kentucky Kingdom. It's my favorite of the 2 for the shorter lines and extreme ejector airtime from the top 2. If you love wooden coasters, then Holiday World is the clear choice.
Why was Vampire on here? Its been gone for about or a little over a decade now so has Chang. They were dismantled and moved to other parks when this place was under Six Flags back when I was in high school and I'm in my 30s now. I'm surprised you didn't bring up Twisted Sisters (or Twisted Twins when they had to change the name) when Storm Chaser replaced it. Like how Kentucky Flyer replaced Chang and Lightning Run was more or less a replacement for Vampire. Any case RIP T3. It's being removed. Also T3 was no where as rough as the old version T2 with its old seats. T2 was painful, more so when it came to the heart loop in the old seats.
When Kentucky Kingdom was owned by Six Flags, there were many rides and coasters removed and relocated. For example, next to T2 there was a large Bolliger & Mabillard coaster, a stand up coaster or a sit down coaster? What do you think about that coaster, the ride?
I think the park before it was closed in 2009 or 2010 had a two roller coasters with inversions, a compact Vekoma inverted coaster and a large Bolliger & Mabillard coaster, which models were those two coasters and what do you think about the rides on them?
we had Kumbak trains on our now defunct SLC in Australia.. they are shite compared to the new vekoma trains and I think one of those would track better and improve the ride. With any luck, KK will do what Morey's did and have a really strong 4 coaster lineup.
Sad that about half of these seem to not be there anymore. RIP T3. I would have done 1 and 2 the opposite. Glad you did not try to put skater on this list. The wood coaster when I was there in mid 2023 was boring and rough as heck. Did not like that ride. Would have put Himalaya ahead of it.
Is it just me or does most the place look like it's in some back alley or a Walmart parking lot or something..I mean KY is a beautiful state but most this place looks like it's just out on a big concrete slab..at 7:03 that poor kid is thinking they're over with lol
The thing is it's divided into two areas do to a road cutting through the middle. They have bridges to take you above the road. Where you enter has the bulk of the flat rides and Lighting Run. The second half is dominated by the water park Hurricane Bay, with a few flat rides and has the rest of the roller coasters. So if you are there just for the roller coasters you'll be walking what feels like empty space but luckily the park is well shaded with trees with plenty of drink stands and water fountains.
Thunder Run did have more airtime hills after the first far turnaround when it opened. These were removed in the years after and replaced with that infamous straight track section.
m.ruclips.net/video/y-S8BlklGVo/видео.html
You wouldn’t want to ride it back then, though. Its original PTC train had a design flaw which caused crazy amounts of side to side shuffling. It was… less than comfortable.
Wow! I sort of wish all those hills were restored with the retrack. It's weird seeing the park without the water park next to Thunder Run in that footage.
I went to KK last summer for the first time, as a 48-year old getting back into being an enthusiast. I liked that park quite a bit, and LOVED both Lightning Run and Storm Chaser. Storm Chaser was my first ever RMC, and I still cannot believe that I was able to ride it 10 times that day with no ill effects on my old body at the end of the day. KK is a park I could revisit every 2-3 years (along with Holiday World), since it's only about 6 hours away from where I live.
The ejector airtime here is fantastic.
@@CanobieCoaster As Airtime Thrills put it, the ejector on Storm Chaser's second hill is so violent, it tries to throw you back into Indiana! Can't wait to get two more RMC's (Steel Vengeance and Twisted Timbers) ridden later this month - trip begins in only 9 days!!!
This video just brought back memories. I miss Vampire and Chang.
Nice video!
Thanks!
I can’t believe two coasters from Kentucky Kingdom were relocated to Six Flags New England.
It's a fun fact.
The Larson drop towers always offer tons of power. A few midways in the past, particularly the Danbury Fair’s annual carnival, have offered their 120 foot model. I rode this back in 2015, and was amazed by how strong the forces were on such a small and compact tower.
I found one at a fair by Amusements of America earlier this year too.
Nice. Much fun except that slide with the trap door. Bit scary. Neat.
It's a thrill.
My favorite ride there was Storm Chaser, followed by Lightning Run, Thunder Run, Skycatcher, Kentucky Flyer, Mile High Falls, and Tin Lizzies.
My favorite waterpark rides were Deepwater Dive, followed by Tornado, Mega Wedgie, Wikiwiki Way (Waikiki Wipe Out, Kilawaya, and Calypso Run to be exact), Plummet Summit, and Mt. Slide Hai (Conquistador Canyon, Forbidden Passage, and Voodoo Express to be exact).
Bummer Deluge was closed since that's the best water slide there.
Your rankings are solid! Kentucky has a lot to offer! It still has plenty more potential. It is in good hands. I see it getting the Herschend "treatment" An even more "folksy" atmosphere. Handmade crafts, great food & MORE rides. They tried in Branson with Celebration City. Watch OUT in the next 5-10 years!
I hope this park expands.
Fun fact I am going to Kentucky kingdom tomorrow so this is super helpful
Enjoy!
same top 3. Chang would be # 4 if it were still there. I like that you give appropriate credit to T3. It may not be world class, but it's not as terrible as some people make it out to be. Also, Gotham City Gauntlet ran great on my one ride. The trims didn't hit at all, and it was very wild. I don't know why it gets so much hate. I saw nothing wrong with it. This was perfect timing for me. Hopefully, Storm Chaser is at full strength tomorrow.
T3 with the old restraints was probably one of the worst coasters in the world.
Coasters
1. Storm Chaser
2. Lightning Run
3. Kentucky Flyer
4. Thunder Run (would probably be third if it had one more airtime hill)
5. Roadrunner Express
6. Roller Skater
7. T3
Flat rides/ dry park water rides
1. Breakdance
2. Flying Dutchman shoes
3. Mile High Falls
4. Professor John’s Flying Machines
5. Tin Lizzies
6. Grand Carousel
Same top coasters as me.
I haven't been when it turned into a Hershend park but I bet it was a lot better when Eed Heart still owned it. This place is a small park but it can be as fun as a much bigger park. The collection is so good for what they have to work with. I'm glad Eed made this place almost like it's more fir enthusiast than the general public cause the collection of coasters and flats are all enthusiast favorite rides. I loved how clean it was and how many workers were always there when you need them. And free drinks made it go up significantly cause how absolutely unbelievably unheard of that is. What a fun fantastic place. And the fact that you can walk from the airport to here is not only convenient for traveling but it's awesome to see how you are half the height of the airplane on some of these attractions.
Ed Hart certainly invested in this park aggressively.
I love Lighting Run so much
Me too.
@@CanobieCoaster Yeah both Storm Chaser & Lightning Run are in my top 50 out of over 600 coasters
Great family park. Lived here my whole life.
Nice!
@@CanobieCoaster Starchaser was really nice too. It was their popular indoor Rollercoaster. A young lady lost her legs on it so they shut it down. Now it's a 5d cinema.
My favorite coaster at the Kingdom is the T3. When I first took a ride on it, I will admit it was rough, but after a few times riding it more, it became my favorite.
I'm not a big fan of that ride. Prefer the other big coasters here.
@@CanobieCoaster Yeah me too. Storm Chaser is an awesome ride too. Though I don't put my arms up cause I am afraid I'd hit one of the metal (I'm 6'3 with long arms lol)
I don't really have a top 10 list of rides I like at any parks, but here are a few Kentucky Kingdom rides I like 😉
1: Musical Carousel 🎵🎶🎹🎻🥁
The tubas, French horns, and violins, which I can rock back and forth by myself, are fun and unique to ride on, and I love the music theme, with music notes all around and a piano platform where the instruments are placed, waiting for riders such as myself to hop on and gently rock, or ride in the drums and spin. I like to ride on the rocking instruments, because I like gentle rocking motions 🙂
2: Bella Musica Carousel 🎠🎶🎵
The standard carousel at Kentucky Kingdom 🙂 Carousels are my favorite ride 🥰
3: Flying Dutchman
This ride is quite relaxing, floating through the air in a giant Dutch shoe 😊
4: the Flying Machines ride
I like this ride because I can control the motion of my glider by moving the front wing left and right. I like to gently swing side to side 🙂
5: FlutterFly
I like this ride for its unique way of giving me control of my ride experience, using bicycle pedals to go up into the air 😉
6: Zeppelins
I call this ride the Blimp ride, because the seats are themed to look like blimps. I like the up and down motion this ride does, with a slight tilt 🙂
I wanted to ride some more rides, like the Ferris wheel and swinging boat ride (Bluebeard's Bounty, I think the swinging boat ride is called?) in the main part of the park, and the Mad Hatter teacups, Jump Around, Rock a Bye swing, and Rowdy Racers (Race car whip style ride) in King Louie's Playland, the part of the park where the Musical Carousel, Zeppelins, and FlutterFly are located, but I didn't have enough time, and the Ferris wheel and some other rides weren't running when I visited on opening day 2021, May 8th, my first ever trip to Kentucky Kingdom 😞 Maybe I'll get to visit Kentucky Kingdom again in the future, so I can ride my favorite Musical Carousel some more, and some other rides I missed 😉
I love how unique the ride looks.
@@CanobieCoaster The Musical Carousel?
It was confirmed at Winter err Spring Walkthrou this year that Deluge is done.
Ok thanks! Not surprised, but still disappointing.
@@CanobieCoaster No problem! Maybe we’ll see a new water coaster take it’s place.
Do you recommend wearing a swim shirt for Deep Water Dive, or is it smooth enough?
I don't think I wore a swim shirt for that one. Not sure if it's allowed, but I remember it being smooth.
I have a trip planned to travel around the Midwest, and I can only fit two parks out of the three in this area; King's Island, Holiday World, and Kentucky Kingdom. One of them will get two days, the other only one. Obviously, I'm giving King's Island the two days. Now, the point of all this; should I visit Kentucky Kingdom or Holiday World?
most people will say Holiday World. I say Kentucky Kingdom. It's my favorite of the 2 for the shorter lines and extreme ejector airtime from the top 2. If you love wooden coasters, then Holiday World is the clear choice.
I prefer Holiday World. Pick that park if you like wood coasters and water slides.
Why was Vampire on here? Its been gone for about or a little over a decade now so has Chang. They were dismantled and moved to other parks when this place was under Six Flags back when I was in high school and I'm in my 30s now. I'm surprised you didn't bring up Twisted Sisters (or Twisted Twins when they had to change the name) when Storm Chaser replaced it. Like how Kentucky Flyer replaced Chang and Lightning Run was more or less a replacement for Vampire. Any case RIP T3. It's being removed.
Also T3 was no where as rough as the old version T2 with its old seats. T2 was painful, more so when it came to the heart loop in the old seats.
I gave honorable mentions to removed rides. They didn't take an official 1-15 spot.
T3 is the 3rd best ride there. It is not rough at all. And I marathoned it last year.
Wow that's a hot take!
Rest In Peace the 🐓statue
Moment of silence.
Wow it looks like so many comment bots love this video!
I'm getting rid of those bots.
When Kentucky Kingdom was owned by Six Flags, there were many rides and coasters removed and relocated. For example, next to T2 there was a large Bolliger & Mabillard coaster, a stand up coaster or a sit down coaster? What do you think about that coaster, the ride?
Chang was a stand-up coaster. I rode it when it was relocated to Great Adventure as Green Lantern. I like the ride.
I think the park before it was closed in 2009 or 2010 had a two roller coasters with inversions, a compact Vekoma inverted coaster and a large Bolliger & Mabillard coaster, which models were those two coasters and what do you think about the rides on them?
T2 was a Vekoma SLC and Chang was a B&M stand up. T2 was very rough, but I liked Chang when I rode it at Great Adventure.
At Kentucky Kingdom, both operating and relocated, what do you think about T3, Thunder Run, Chang?
Chang probably was good assuming it ran identically as it does as Green Lantern. Thunder Run is ok. T3 was awful.
Why the hell would you rather ride a painful Vekoma SLC than a ferris wheel?!?
I don't hate T3 as much as most.
Thunder Run at kentucky, do you like the current version or could you have liked to ride in its original opening year?
The current one is fine, but the old one looked to have some extra airtime hills.
In Europe, do you know coasters you've ridden that you could have liked in its original form or in its opening year?
Not off the top of my head.
Now they are tearing down T3
I saw. Excited as to what could replace it.
we had Kumbak trains on our now defunct SLC in Australia.. they are shite compared to the new vekoma trains and I think one of those would track better and improve the ride. With any luck, KK will do what Morey's did and have a really strong 4 coaster lineup.
I prefer the new Vekoma ones too.
Omg
The list?
T3 (pronounced T CUBED) has been removed recently.
Not surprised after its closure was announced.
I’m still salty that Twisted Sisters/Twins was removed.
Storm Chaser seems like a major upgrade.
Kind of strange how a dinn ride abandoned for 4 years runs the best. They must put a lot of effort into maintenance.
They did a lot of trackwork.
This tall water slide looks hurt on the back...
It's actually smooth.
Sad that about half of these seem to not be there anymore. RIP T3.
I would have done 1 and 2 the opposite. Glad you did not try to put skater on this list.
The wood coaster when I was there in mid 2023 was boring and rough as heck. Did not like that ride. Would have put Himalaya ahead of it.
I hope they get something better than T3.
@@CanobieCoasterThe remodeled T3 was good. It got all the negativity when it was T2 with the old seats.
Is it just me or does most the place look like it's in some back alley or a Walmart parking lot or something..I mean KY is a beautiful state but most this place looks like it's just out on a big concrete slab..at 7:03 that poor kid is thinking they're over with lol
The area by Storm Chaser doesn't look all that good, but the other areas are better.
The thing is it's divided into two areas do to a road cutting through the middle. They have bridges to take you above the road. Where you enter has the bulk of the flat rides and Lighting Run. The second half is dominated by the water park Hurricane Bay, with a few flat rides and has the rest of the roller coasters. So if you are there just for the roller coasters you'll be walking what feels like empty space but luckily the park is well shaded with trees with plenty of drink stands and water fountains.
I never went.
That's a bummer.
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