There were so many mixed reviews, I was unsure of going but I'm so glad we did! We got discounted tickets on Groupon and it was highly worth the price we paid. We went on a Thursday in June, park was not too crowded and there were hardly any wait times. My 11 year old daughter had a blast! The younger two kids got worn out trying to keep up with her but they also had a great time. Food prices were reasonable and staff was very friendly. The coasters were so much fun and they have a variety of rides suitable for the entire family. We also loved the water park. We enjoyed it more than our trip to Disney. We'll definitely be back when we're in the area again.

Grandchildren had a great day. Went on a Friday & really not much of a wait at any of the rides. They chose not to do hurricane bay so just did the dry rides. Staff was friendly. Would go again if in the area, but next time do the water rides also

This is a nice, smaller park that is really two parks - an amusement park and a water park but all is included with one admission. The amusement park has a couple of good coasters, a huge Ferris wheel and several carnival rides. There is a motion/movie ride that shows a movie from Legoland, which seemed odd. This ride could use some updating. The park is very clean and the rides seem very well maintained, unlike my impression when it was a Six Flags park years ago. The Herschend family company is in the second year of ownership and is doing a great job managing the property. However, there is one area with a Wooden Shoe swing ride that is closed and all of the shops and buildings are closed. It’s in a main part of the park with probably the best themed buildings. Hopefully that will reopen in the future. The water park is really good with a lot of slides, two wave pools and two “lazy river” attractions. There is a good children’s play area, too. Again, all well maintained. The negatives include food offerings - only fast food, salads are advertised but not available. Dollywood, owned by the same company, has much more food variety so maybe that will improve in the future at Kentucky Kingdom. They do offer cinnamon bread, like at Dollywood, but it was served cold and didn’t taste freshly made. Another positive was a really good fireworks display, and I understand this is the first time in park history that fireworks have been shown. It’s only on weekends in July but maybe that will be expanded in the future.

Had a great time at Kentucky Kingdom! We were there from open to close, and rode everything at the park (and water park) at least once, several things we rode multiple times. Only two complaints: 1. On one of the water rides while waiting for rafts, the attendant would let people get out of the landing pool and get right back in line instead of passing the raft to the long line of people waiting. 2. There were very few concession stands open.

We had a good time, but I’m not likely to go again. We sat 2.5 hours in traffic that morning trying to get in. Eventually, traffic cops came and helped direct the flow. GPS does not take you to the right entrance. Free drinks, but drink stations were far and few in between and rarely had ice. Little signage in general and paper maps aren’t offered.