http://wuky.org en http://wuky.org/post/ky-fair-board-group-reach-amusement-park-deal <p class="ap-story-p"><span class="entry-content">LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A group of private investors and the Kentucky State Fair board on Thursday reached a 50-year lease agreement for the shuttered Kentucky Kingdom amusement park with the new operators saying the facility should reopen in 2014.</span></p><p></p><p class="ap-story-p"><span class="entry-content">The investment group, led by former park owner Ed Hart, pledged $20 million and cash and a promise to secure another $25 million in a loan to restart the state's largest amusement park.</span></p> Thu, 24 Jan 2013 21:58:37 +0000 Associated Press 26381 at http://wuky.org Ky. Fair Board, Group Reach Amusement Park Deal http://wuky.org/post/group-not-asking-state-funds-kentucky-kingdom-plan <p class="ap-story-p"><span class="entry-content">LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A group of Louisville-based investors who want to reopen Kentucky Kingdom said Monday they are not asking for any startup funding from the state to get the amusement park rides running again.</span> Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:11:22 +0000 Associated Press 22371 at http://wuky.org Group Not Asking For State Funds In Kentucky Kingdom Plan http://wuky.org/post/new-plan-proposed-kentucky-kingdom <p class="ap-story-p"><span class="entry-content">LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- There's a new plan to develop an abandoned amusement park in Louisville.</span> Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:20:31 +0000 Associated Press 19206 at http://wuky.org New Plan Proposed For Kentucky Kingdom