Beechmont in Kentucky
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Kentucky Kingdom

Kentucky Kingdom (previously known as Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom) is a standing but not operating amusement park, located in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. The park is located on 58 acres of land which includes a collection of 30 amusement rides and a water park previously named Splashwater Kingdom. In 2011, the operators of Indiana's Holiday World and Splashin' Safari amusement park proposed re-opening the park and renaming it Bluegrass Boardwalk; however, those plans were cancelled in June 2012.

Located at 38.1954, -85.7472 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Beechmont, Louisville

Beechmont is a neighborhood in the south end of Louisville, Kentucky. Its modern boundaries are I-264 to the north, Taylor Boulevard to the west, Southern Parkway and Southland Boulevard to the south, and Third Street, Allmond and Louisville Avenues to the east. Iroquois Park is located to its southwest.

Located at 38.1817, -85.7622 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Highland Park, Louisville

Highland Park was a city near and eventually neighborhood in Louisville, Kentucky that was razed as a part of the expansion of Louisville International Airport. Its boundaries were roughly the CSX railroad tracks to the west, and what would become the Kentucky State Fair & Exposition Center and the airport on all other sides (initially these were farm land).

Located at 38.1845, -85.753 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Hazelwood, Louisville

Hazelwood is a neighborhood on the south side of Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Its boundaries are Manslick Road to the west, I-264 to the north, Taylor Boulevard to the east, and Hazelwood Avenue to the south. Its development, as with other nearby neighborhoods, was spurred by the opening of Iroquois Park in the early 1890s. E.E. Meacham first subdivided the land in 1899. A larger subdivision, called Bergmann's Addition, was financed in 1902.

Located at 38.1778, -85.7814 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Roller Skater (roller coaster)

Roller Skater is a steel roller coaster at Kentucky Kingdom in Louisville, Kentucky. It is a junior coaster that uses roller skate shaped cars. Like many of it's clones, it is a Vekoma Roller Skater type of coaster. These types of coasters are made mostly for younger kids and is a family roller coaster as well. These kinds of coasters can be found at other Six Flags parks and other parks as well.

Located at 38.1968, -85.7476 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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T² (roller coaster)

T² (pronounced T-two) is a steel roller coaster manufactured by Vekoma at Kentucky Kingdom in Louisville,Kentucky. It was the first Vekoma SLC (for Suspended Looping Coaster) in North America, opening less than a month prior to a slightly larger clone. The full name of the ride is T² – Terror to the Second Power. T² was originally painted red, which is why the station is painted red instead of black like the rest of the ride.

Located at 38.1941, -85.747 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Thunder Run (Kentucky Kingdom)

Thunder Run is a wooden roller coaster at Kentucky Kingdom in Louisville, Kentucky. This is a custom designed roller coaster that was originally intended to be used at LeSourdsville Lake (Americana Park). It has 70 degree banked turns. Much of the thrill of Thunder Run comes from the force and roughness of the ride. Kings Dominion and Carowinds have mirror image clones of this coaster installed called Hurler, and themed after the movie and Saturday Night Live sketch, Wayne's World.

Located at 38.1956, -85.7475 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Twisted Twins

Twisted Twins is a wooden roller coaster at Kentucky Kingdom in Louisville, Kentucky. It is a double-tracked dueling roller coaster by Custom Coasters International whose two trains are nicknamed Lola and Stella. The ride was originally supposed to be named "Double Trouble: Lola and Stella", by Ed Hart.

Located at 38.1958, -85.7503 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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