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The park opened inside the Kentucky Exposition Center on May 23 , 1987 simply as Kentucky Kingdom. On June 21 , 1998 , the park opened under the Six Flags banner. SFKK is operated by Kentucky Kingdom, LLC., a subsidiary of Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc. SFKK currently features seven rollercoasters and the Hurricane Bay Water Park . SFKK's only direct competitors are Paramount's Kings Island , located near Cincinnati, Ohio , approximately 100 miles from the park, and Holiday World located in Santa Claus, Indiana , approximately 75 miles from the park. In late March, 2006, the park was in the news when a contractor painting the Chang rollercoaster fell 25 feet off a ladder and was taken to the hospital. ATTRACTIONS Front Gate There are nine attractions in the Front Gate area, with the main attraction being the Hellevator , which is a 15-story freefall ride. There are two rollercoasters in the area. Greezed Lightnin' is a steel coaster with one loop and the Road Runner Express is a rollercoaster for children. Also in the area is Bluebeard's Bounty (a swinging ship ride), Breakdance (a scrambler-type ride) and Skycoaster (an additional charge freefall ride). Bridge Area The main attraction in the Bridge area is the 150-foot tall Ferris Wheel . Bumper cars and the Tin Lizzie antique car ride are also in the area. Chang Area This area gets its name from one of the longest steel stand-up rollercoasters in the world. Chang features a 121' loop, a 103' dive loop and two flat-spin corkscrews. In 2006 the park held a children's coloring contest to determine new colors for Chang. The winning colors were blue and yellow. There are two "extra charge" attractions in the area. Thrill Carts ( Go-cart s) and The Wall (a rock climbing wall) each cost an additional $5.00 per attraction. Chaos, a spinning ride, is also in the Chang Area. T2 Area Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom's steel inverted rollercoaster, T2 , has been open since 1995. It features a rollover, a sidewinder and a double spin. The Penguin's Blizzard River puts the rider in a floating raft, trying to escape from Batman villain The Penguin . Northwest Territory The Northwestern Territory is home to two thrill rides. Mile High Falls is a nine-story log flume ride that usually leaves the riders soaked. Twisted Twins is a wooden rollercoaster with two tracks, named Lola and Stella. The coaster can hit a speed of 55 miles per hour. This area is also home to a new themed entertainment area, opening in summer 2006. Belgian Village The Belgian Village is home to the park's oldest rollercoaster, Thunder Run . Thunder Run hits speeds of 53 miles per hour and stands 90' tall. The family rollercoaster, Rollerskater, also calls the Belgian Village home. The Flying Dutchman, the International Carousel, and the Frightfully Funny Free-Falling Fire Engine #9 are all in this area. Looney Tunes Movie Town This is the children's area of the park. This section of the park has a ferris wheel, a Merry-go-round , airplanes, a bounce area and a play area with Acme products made of foam. Hurricane Bay Hurricane Bay is Kentucky Kingdom's water park. The water park features a 750,000 gallon wave pool, the Caribbean Cruise lazy river, Tornado, Hook's Lagoon treehouse and Barefoot Cove children's play area. Hurricane Bay also has four waterslides housed in Mount Slide Hai. PAST RIDES
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