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Kentucky Kingdom, Louisville, KY

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Kentucky Kingdom

Louisville theme park with six coasters and the Hurricane Bay water park on one ticket, open select days May to early January.

937 Phillips Ln · Louisville, KY

About Kentucky Kingdom

Kentucky Kingdom is a 67-acre theme park in Louisville with more than 70 rides and attractions, including six roller coasters, and one ticket also covers the Hurricane Bay water park. Flying Fox, the newest coaster, opened May 28, 2026 for riders 38 inches and up, and King Louie's Playland has more than a dozen kid rides. For 2026, one-day tickets bought online a day ahead start at $39.99 plus tax, an Any Day ticket is $69.99 plus tax, and parking in the Kentucky Exposition Center lots is $15 a car. Hurricane Bay is closed for the rest of 2026 and reopens in spring 2027. Christmas at Kentucky Kingdom runs select days from November 21, 2026 to January 2, 2027, with a 175-foot snow tubing hill, and a daily ticket covers it.

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