Officials to announce new management for Kentucky Kingdom
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Updated: 8:24 AM EST Feb 23, 2021
WLKY Digital Team
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Updated: 8:24 AM EST Feb 23, 2021
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Updated: 8:24 AM EST Feb 23, 2021
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Sounds like big changes could be coming to Louisville theme park Kentucky Kingdom & Hurricane Bay.Kentucky's Tourism Cabinet sent out an advisory Monday saying there's a new "vision" and new management for the park.It will be announced Tuesday morning at 8:30 a.m. at the Kentucky Expo Center.It looks to be a big, collaborative effort between Kentucky Kingdom, the Kentucky State Fair Board, the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet and the Finance and Administration Cabinet -- as well as an unnamed "exciting new" partner.No further details were immediately available, but the release says, what's being announced "will bring enhanced entertainment and amusement park management experience to the park."Louisville Business First reached out to Ed Hart, who leads the current ownership team of Kentucky Kingdom, for comment Monday, but he did not immediately respond.Read the story from Louisville Business First.Kentucky Kingdom, which has been operating for more than 30 years, has faced some struggles in the past. It went bankrupt after its first season, and again in 2009, which closed the park for five years.The park was able to open some of the season during the pandemic with COVID-19 safety measures.