Kentucky Flyer

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Kentucky Flyer

Kentucky Kingdom Location Louisville, Kentucky, USA Coordinates 38.194216°N 85.744343°W / 38.194216; -85.744343 Status Operating since April 28, 2019 Cost $5,000,000 Rider height 40 inch minimum
Statistics
Builder	Gravitykraft Corporation
Designer / calculations	The Gravity Group, LLC
Type	Wooden - Hybrid
Track layout	Out and Back
Riders per train	12
Propulsion	Chain lift hill
Height	47 feet
Drop	44 feet
Top speed	35 mph
Length	1288 feet
Inversions	0
Drop angle	52°
Bank angle	54°
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Kentucky Flyer is a wooden hybrid roller coaster located at Kentucky Kingdom in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. The ride was made by Gravitykraft Corporation and opened on April 28, 2019.

History

On September 14, 2018, Kentucky Kingdom released a short teaser called "What's in the Wind?", which was followed a week later by a second teaser which revealed the "Kentucky Flyer" name and logo. On September 30, the roller coaster was officially announced.

In October 2018, the ride's fate was put into question when the Kentucky State Fair Board rejected Kentucky Kingdom's use of 1 acre of land for the ride. However, the State Fair Board later reversed their decision on October 17, 2018.

On November 13, 2018, the front car of the train was revealed at IAAPA 2018 in Florida. It was also confirmed that the ride was planned to open on April 28, 2019.

Design

Elements
Chain lift hill

Kentucky Flyer is a family wooden hybrid roller coaster from Gravitykraft Corporation, similar to Roar-O-Saurus at Story Land and Oscar's Wacky Taxi at Sesame Place. The ride features 12 airtime moments and has banked turns as steep as 54°.

Trains

2 trains with 6 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in a single row, for a total of 12 riders per train. Kentucky Flyer has Timberliner trains.

Images

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  The queue line signs

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  The transfer track

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External links

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  Kentucky Flyer on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

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