Kentucky Kingdom and Hurricane Bay

Just went there today, I took 3 kids from Indianapolis, my daughter and two friends. They are 7, 9, 11 years old. Guess what, after $ 130 in tickets to get into the place they got to ride 2 rides. There are height requirements for everything from the Himalaya to the Bumper Cars. Are you serious??? My daughter rode the Himalaya here at a local carnival! $ 130 and I we got the waterpark, which I could have stayed in Indy and went to several places with a comparable water park. Not only that, the kids that are working there have zero basic math skills. We ordered 2 chicken baskets at $ 10 a basket, I gave the girl $ 100 and she handed back $ 40. I said, you owe me a bit more, she looked at me confused and the guy next to her apologized and informed her of her math being off, apparently she hit the wrong key on the register and couldn’t figure out what 100 — 20 was. If you’re going make sure your kids are over 54″ (4 ft 6 in) because that is the standard height for 99% of their rides. Not only that their staff of kids that are working there were rude, not all of them but a good handful. I’m surprised there wasn’t a height requirement for the bathrooms. We did have fun at the water park so for that I guess it was okay, but had i known I’d have went to French Lick or the splash zone here in Indy and saved a ton of money on tickets and gas. Even when I commented my disappointment on their Facebook they removed my comment. This place is literally ONE step up from a carnival and not even worth the $ 30 admission for out of state. i don’t know how anyone living locally would pay $ 50 for that place, what a joke.

I’ve never been a rollercoaster maniac or one to go to an amusement park unless I’m dragged. This changed this year when Kentucky Kingdom featured $ 59.99 season passes that included Hurricane Bay. My boyfriend and I eagerly bought our tickets early at Kroger for the special pricing and hunkered down in line on Memorial Day.
The bad: we live in 2016. Season pass holders should have a mobile app that serves as a pass. Instead, we stood in line for 1.5 hours just to have our picture taken and card made. Also, season pass holders should have a chance to purchase discounted lockers… not $ 10 a day. Yikes, folks.
The good: what a fun, varied, and clean park! The roller coasters were an absolute blast and felt very safe. We did a couple of small rides and enjoyed the giant Ferris wheel before heading to the water. We begrudgingly forked over $ 10 for our small locker, changed, and dove in. The water rides were fairly well staffed and lines went smoothly, and all along we enjoyed the cool water. Of course, the lazy river won me over.
There is good food all over the park, and pass holders receive a discount. Are th a beer drinker? Opt for the reusable cup, and end up saving a little money. For us, we were content with one beer and laying out in the sunshine by the beautiful pool.
Hey, even if you’re not a coaster person, the season pass, as I see it, basically buys me a summer pool membership.

Possibly the silliest rules for all of the rides. We go to a ton of amusement parks throughout the USA and of none of them make you take off your prescription glasses except this one. My daughter was told that she was not allowed to ride with her glasses on. She was told in a very rude manor that she could not ride most of the rides with her prescription glasses.
We were not allowed to secure them on our body or with us they must be placed in their yellow bins that they are not responsible for. Hearing aids and glasses must’ve removed be individuals according to Jessie the CSM. They are not very friendly to anyone with a disability.
**Please understand we do not mind removing her glasses but we do mind not being allowed to
Secure them on our person. We were not allowed to put them in a zippered pocket, only in a non-​secured yellow bin they hold zero responsibility for. ***

Very confusing and misleading at least during the Kentucky State Fair. Bought Kentucky Kingdom tickets at a discount at Kroger for $ 10 each. Didn’t realize we had to pay an additional $ 10 each (plus parking for getting into the fair before we could get to Kentucky Kingdom! Also, no one seemed to be able to direct U.S. To where to park and how to get into the park once we were in the fair area. Also, there are signs about free or $ 1 soft drinks, but those appear to only be for pass holders. Soft drinks are really $ 3. Rides are just ok. Holiday World and Kings Island is better.

I am a huge fan of amusement rides, especially roller coasters! I have always enjoyed going to Kentucky Kingdom for that reason. I am really glad that we have it back in action here in Louisville.
I only made it once this season, and once last season. I was happy to see that they added a few rides this year. Thanks for that! I wish I had made it to Hurricane Bay… but I did not.
Ok, my favs:
–Lightening Run-​I LOVE the speed!
–Thunder Run-​throw back for me!
–t3-​of course any roller coaster makes the favorites list!
–Enterprise-​I have always loved this one! It really makes me feel like I am part of a space expedition.
Don’t waste your time:
–the 4d (not so much) indoor movie thing. I love The Wizard of Oz but this just lacks almost any entertainment value at all. I wish we had been flying around with the monkeys (a la imax films).
See you next season, Ky Kingdom! I promise to hang out at Hurricane Bay all day!

I was so happy this park reopened. My favorite ride is the T3 of course. And the one that scared me most was Cyclos”. Jeez that ride has a pucker factor of 9+!!!I went to Hurricane Bay for the first time just two days ago and it was great; and I’m not a water park person per say. This is great for children and families. The only thing that was sub par was the Wizard of Oz 5D. It just didn’t work well. Food prices are high though not bad. The quality and flavor of the food is what you expect it to be. They also got this weird thing about full-​dressed water rides in the water park area, meaning u can’t just wear your swimming clothes. This also applies to some eating spots.

This place was ok. The bumper cars were stuck. The Wizard Of Oz 5D experience was good. It started raining and couldn’t go to the water park. That’s ok. But I liked the sea lions. I got a photo with one named Rosie. At one point we left the show; We wanted to explore. And Lily was a good sea lion, too. Loved it. Pretty good theme park.
That’s my son’s review above… The sea lions were cute. My take on it, it’s an ok park, but not worth the $ 40 «discounted» online ticket price. Parking was a chore, and the hike through the parking lot doesn’t leave a good impression, felt very much like parking and hunting for the entrance to a county fair. The park itself is sort of in between Beech Bend and Holiday World, not quite a real theme park but also not quite a traveling fair midway. Layout is odd, has a very thrown together feel where attractions seem to be placed randomly. A few employees were very pleasant and helpful, while others appeared to be zombies. Huge turn off were the $ 1 drink refill stations which appear to sell soft drinks — I approached 1 which had 4 or 5 open soda fountains (1of which with yellow jackets climbing into the Sprite nozzle) and asked to buy a drink — the guy tells me he can sell me an Icee or a cup of ice but these fountains are only for season pass holders, that I would have to go to one of the snack booths (with lines for folks buying food) to buy a soft drink. He added that he «doesn’t make the rules and thinks its a stupid policy» but couldn’t sell me a drink. Waited in a pizza shop line to buy 1 drink, not a great experience. We love visiting new theme parks and revisiting those we love throughout the year, and we were hoping this would be one that we could plan on visiting again, but I don’t see that happening in the near future.

Wow! Ky kingdom has come along way since it was a Six Flags park. My daughter and I went last Sunday and we had a blast. Hurricane bay is awesome! From the wave pools, lazy river and the slides are so much fun. The newest ride ragging Rapids is great! I’ve been on a similar ride at bush gardens and raging Rapids is just as good. We also did the water boat ride and although it’s a short ride it is fun. Be prepared. You will get soaked on this ride. Best deal is the Ky kingdom season pass. If go twice to the park it will pay for itself. Season pass also includes free parking, discounts at concessions and $ 1 sodas. Must ride also are the classics like the Ferris wheel, bumper cars and roller coasters. The seals show is very cute. There is something for everyone at Ky Kingdom.

Besides the water park there was nothing to do and long waits for everything. The rides were broken and outdated as well as inadequate. There was very little shaded areas and a lot of people were passing out from the heat. There was a lot of health people present while we were there. The concession prices were reasonable. But the parking was confusing as hell. I would personally never recommend this amusement park to any living soul in our galaxy. And the restrooms were not clean.

The early-​offer season pass for $ 39.99 is the massive bargain of the year. Regular admission, $ 49.95 — kinda pricey. Go to Kroger’s and get a day pass for $ 34.95. Hurricane Bay is great, the water slides are great (from mild to wild) and some of the «B» rides are good (Cyclos, Starchaser). Lockers are kinda pricey, thought ($ 10 small, $ 15 large, or maybe $ 20 — I just get a small locker & cram everything in). I’ve never had any problem with any of the ride operators. Food service is ok ((burgers, hot dogs, pizza, fries, chicken nuggests) for amusement park expectations but in a town like Louisville, why not let some local food trucks in?

Ran out of ketchup at one of the food places and ran out of ice and water at one of the other food places! Seriously?!

Just returning from Kentucky Kingdom, and my family loved it. The wait times were very reasonable, and there was mute than enough to keep my family busy. The water park kept us busy for several hours, and there were several levels of slides to keep my 10 year old and 6 year old busy.
The rides weren’t as extensive as Six Flags Great America, but were very solid. The Lightning Run stood out as a must ride attraction.
The only negatives that I had were that parking was a bit confusing (that could have been me, though), and that my 6 year old didn’t quite make the 48 inch rule. One year later could change that, though.
For the price, though, a very reasonable day out with the family.

Park was awesome, rides were fun. Staff was friendly and helpful, mostly. Love the lockers there! Some of the lifeguards think they’re way too cool for school. But awesome, not busy park to visit! The coasters and the water rides are all mixed together. I wish they were separate. However, solid place.

The reason it gets 3 stars is because of the staff. The staff is excellent I would give them 10 stars. Now the park is not worth the price. There is no reason this park should charge the same as Cedar point or Carolwinds with with only 2 working roller coasters.

I went last year. the best amusement park I’ve been to. the sea lion show was my nephews favorite part. I loved the water slides. food was great. the lines were not to long considering it just reopened. loved the experience and I will be back this year! Just need to find a better place to
not stay in jeffersontown.(bad experience).

Not impressed. We bought passes and will not be buying them again.

Welcome back, Kentucky Kingdom! It’s nice to have an amusement park back in town. I bought a season pass this year. (The earlier you buy them, the more inexpensive they are. If you plan on going at least a couple times in a year, a season pass early on will save you money.) Season pass holder tip: You get a discount of some amount off food/​drink purchases inside the park. As to be expected at an amusement park, snacks are pricey, so any discount is appreciated. On the note of food and drink, there are a few places you can buy adult beverages in the park, and soft drinks are available for $ 1 (at least in select locations). They also have free sunscreen at Hurricane Bay.
On the pricey end of amenities is a locker for a day; just bring the essentials or share a locker with friends (or go out to your car if need be). Also on the pricey end is that parking for the Kentucky Exposition Center (where Kentucky Kingdom is located) is $ 8.
I was a little disappointed to find out there are really only two roller coasters open in 2014 – the classic Thunder Run and a newbie by the name of Lightening Run. There are plans for T3 (growing from the old T2) in 2015 and a revamped Twisted Sisters in 2016. Kristie T. said, «it has a lot of room to grow” – which is absolutely true. If you visited Kentucky Kingdom in the past, some of your favorites are still there, which is a fun little throwback. The music on the Himalaya isn’t as good these days though.
Hurricane Bay is nice and has something for just about everyone. I was a bit frustrated on one visit when I was looking for a beach chair, and while few were occupied, all of them were occupied by junk belonging to people. If you aren’t going to use it, give it up. Aside from that, there are lots of fun slides, 2 rivers for laziness, a really fun water coaster (though they do weigh your group before that), wave pools, and more.
I’m the type of person who shows up when the park opens and tries to best plan my timing out, which has generally worked out fairly well for me this year. The park is well-​kept and staff has been friendly on each of my visits. Though I only used my pass three times this year, I’ll probably buy another in the future for those days I need some Kingdom thrills in my life. Again… welcome back!

This is a great place to take the kids. They have a little kids section of rides for children under 42 inches. The water park is alot of fun with 2 wave pools, 2 lazy rives, and many water sildes and rides. $ 1 large drinks with a season pass.
The only bad thing is the cost of lockers. $ 10 for small and $ 15 for large.

Oh my gosh we had a great time here today!!! Yes they are still working on things, landscaping, some of the rides, etc. but… it was a lot of fun! Lines weren’t long at all! Free sunscreen and water in a cup was a nice bonus. The staff at the rides and around the park were nice and really helpful. Can’t wait to go back!

Well, I went opening day with the family since it recently reopened and we did have a good experience. It has a lot of room to grow if it will be as large as it once was but for the price it was well worth purchasing the season passes this year.
My favorite part of all? They carry West 6^th IPA! I was in heaven. Also, they’ve added to Hurricane Bay. There are now 2 wave pools and some new slides and food stands/​bar near them. I’ll be there several times this year.