The 2024 Kentucky Kingdom Season has begun!!! The 2024 Season is going to have lots of memories and fun for the entire Family to enjoy! May 10th kicked off the Season with an exclusive Season Passholder only event that lasted into the night, so yes we got our first official night rides of the Season. This event gave Season Passholders the chance to explore the Park one day before the public Park opening on May 11th. The event was held from 5pm - 10pm, so it was a very laid back kind of atmosphere with low attendance, and less stress, which was really awesome because it meant shorter waits for the Coasters and other attractions.
Having a lower amount of people roaming around the Park also allows you to scope the Park out for all the off season changes that went on. There were quite a few off season changes in fact, a few I have pictured below: (these are just a few that I noticed, there are a lots still to discover)
I did also notice lots of survey markings in the Swamp Water Jacks area all the way back to Storm Chaser. This could be planning for what is going to be announced in the Fall, but you can never guess this early. It could be for ANYTHING! I am super excited to see what Herschend does have in store for the Parks future. During my journey around the Park I did also come across an old friend...an old trashcan with an original Kentucky Kingdom logo printed on it. Gosh that brought back so many past memories, I love this version of the Parks logo so much! What can I say I grew up visiting Kentucky Kingdom, so old school items and souvenirs hold a special place in my heart.
As I mentioned earlier, the crowds were very light so I was able to get rides on many of my favorites. I was even able to snap some awesome photos of the rides and Coasters, which is always something I love doing while visiting the Park. Below are some of my photos I was able to take. For the most part the event did go very well, there were a few bumps in the road with the Staff being new, but that is always something that I never let bring me down. I truly do believe that this Season Crew is really going to be amazing! I encountered lots of very energetic enthusiastic Crew members while riding the rides and coasters, so once they get warmed up they will ROCK this Season!
As the day went on the sun started to set over the Park and night began to fall, which only meant one thing...it's finally time for some night rides and strolls around the Park with all the awesome different colored lights shining all over the Park! I had only been at the Park at night the past few seasons during the Pumpkins event, so I did notice something familiar...the lights that were on around the Park were the lights from the Pumpkins event. I have to say it was still an awesome site to see though. All the colors did kind of blend well so no big deal. I was actually happy to see that the Park still had these lights up, because most rides in the Park do not have light packages anymore so the new led style spot lights help give life to the rides at night that don't have lights anymore.
As the event slowly started to come to an end and I hopped on and off Lighting Run 5 times in a row, it was finally time to call it a night. By the way Lightning Run is an amazing coaster to ride at night for sure along side Storm Chaser! I am very excited to return to the Park soon to see if I can spot anything that I may have missed during this visit, and am also really looking forward to the Festivals that the Park has lined up for the 2024 Season. Below is a glimpse at the Festivals that are coming to the Park this Season. If you have not grabbed your 2024 Season Pass you still have time before price go up in June. For more information on the Park or to purchase Tickets or Season Passes please visit www.kentuckykingdom.com
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