I think they might make a LegoLand Kentucky

Legoland KY? Doubtful, aren't all the current ones year round parks? Anyways, if the rides are currently only worth 9 million and it would cost a fortune to get everything up and going I just don't see how the park would be worth it. Especially when there's a larger 206 acre lot "for sale" just down the road from the current park. http://www.commercialsource.com/CS3017896 At 20 million they'd have some equity that a leased lot wouldn't provide granted it would take much more to fill in an empty lot. Though if you had to rebuild most everything anyway perhaps the cost wouldn't be much different especially if you were able to buy all the rides from an abandoned park at a group price. Now granted I don't know much about real estate so I don't know the specifics for that lot, I do know it would suffer the same height limitations as it's in line with the airport. Then there's this 400 acre lot http://www.commercialsource.com/CS3017029 again know nothing about whether or not an amusement park could be built on either lot but definitely seems like there's better options while staying in the area.

FAIR BOARD TO SEEK RFP's

HART NOT NECESSARILY INTERESTED

SAYS WOULD DELAY PARK OPENING:

http://m.bizjournals.com/louisville/#/articles/view/page_9136012

Also known as if I don't get preferential treatment I may take my marbles and go home.

More:

Governor Says Time To Fish Or Cut Bait On Park:

http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20120816/NEWS01/308160051/Gov-Steve-Beshear-State-needs-to-decide-whether-Kentucky-Kingdom-property-should-be-a-theme-park?odyssey=tab%7Cmostpopular%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE

The loan guarantee by the state would put “the taxpayers on the hook,” Beshear said. “I don’t know how interested the taxpayers would be in the state taking that kind of risk.”

This taxpayer is not at all interested in his state taking that risk.

If private business would think it had a chance of succeeding they would invest their own private capital in this venture.

And on land it owned, not leased from a difficult, cranky political board.

More, including Hart reaction:

http://m.wave3.com/autojuice?targetUrl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.wave3.com%2fstory%2f19297398%2fstate-making-third-attempt-to-find-kentucky-kingdom-operator

As much as I did enjoy KY KINGDOM, with family too, and all the looney toons, and the shoe ride as I call it that came from KI, i'm having doubts it will ever open.

Drove past the park entering the State Fair. Wow, talk about a dump.

More information:

http://www.indystar.com/article/20120819/BUSINESS/208190319/Kentucky-Kingdom-s-fate-remains-roller-coaster-ride

Interesting and thoughtful comments to the Lexington version of that AP story:

http://www.kentucky.com/2012/08/20/2304839/push-is-on-by-state-to-revive.html

Maybe, possibly we could get..... Cedar Fair's Kentucky Kingdom NEW for 2014 with Planet Snoopy and Soak City.

HIGHLY unlikely.

To say the least.

If you think CF KK is Highly Unlikely, I have to beleive that a reimagined Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom is even more so!

The only re-imagining that KK is gonna get is when it becomes a parking lot.

I think that at this point in time, With Kentucky Kingdom, ANYTHING is possible.

People are starting to step up before the bait is cut.

Mr. Workman would have us believe potential operators are beating down the doors to make a pitch. The Governor doesn't sound anywhere near as optimistic.

The Governor realizes that if the park was worth saving, it would be saved by now. I'm sure that idled state owned property isn't a good thing in the eyes of the state government.

Hart formally submits bid:

http://www.wfpl.org/post/hart-formally-submits-bid-re-open-kentucky-kingdom

Editorial: What's behind the stalemate?

http://m.wdrb.com/default.aspx?pid=2705&wnfeedurl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.wdrb.com%2fstory%2f19331363%2fwhats-behind-the-kentucky-kingdom-stalemate-82112%3fclienttype%3drssstory

Maybe, possibly we could get..... Cedar Fair's Kentucky Kingdom NEW for 2014 with Planet Snoopy and Soak City.

Don't forget WindSeeker and Dinosaurs Alive!

it seems Governor Beshear and the Fair Board would rather do business with anyone but Ed Hart. But why?

Maybe because Mr Hart's deal involves a 30 million dollar loan guaranteed by the state for a twice failed amusement park.

Mr. Workman responds, other news:

http://m.wdrb.com/default.aspx?pid=2705&wnfeedurl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.wdrb.com%2fstory%2f19351290%2fsupreme-court-rules-on-jcps-assignment-plan%3fclienttype%3drssstory

I thought that Kentucky Kingdom still occupied the property? Very odd choice of words.

http://www.coaster-net.com/news/1857-kentucky-kingdom-struggle-continues/

The Fair Board refuted Hart.

Really?

Very odd choice of words.

http://www.coaster-n...ggle-continues/

The Fair Board refuted Hart.

Really?

Very odd choice of words.

Yeah, but I am almost thinking there is more truth to that than we might think.

Note complete absence of news, opinion and noise.

This is either the lull before the storm or not good at all.

It appears the attempt to generate interest has fallen on deaf ears.

Is ANYONE really surprised?

State Just Issues RFP:

http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20120911/NEWS01/309110120/Developers-sought-operate-theme-park-state-fairgrounds-Louisville