Kentucky Rumbler
| Kentucky Rumbler | |
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Ride entrance
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| Beech Bend Park | |
| Coordinates | 37°01′21″N 86°24′06″W / 37.02250°N 86.40167°WCoordinates: 37°01′21″N 86°24′06″W / 37.02250°N 86.40167°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | May 6, 2006 |
| Cost | $4,600,000 |
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| Type | Wood – Twister |
| Manufacturer | Great Coasters International |
| Model | Twister |
| Height | 96 ft (29 m) |
| Drop | 80 ft (24 m) |
| Length | 2,827 ft (862 m) |
| Speed | 47 mph (76 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Capacity | 480 riders per hour |
| Height restriction | 48 in (122 cm) |
| Trains | Single train with 12 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in a single row for a total of 24 riders per train. |
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Kentucky Rumbler at RCDB Pictures of Kentucky Rumbler at RCDB |
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Kentucky Rumbler is a wooden roller coaster at Beech Bend Park in Warren County, Kentucky. It has a drop of 80 feet and a height of 96 feet. The ride was a great addition to Beech Bend Park because before the Kentucky Rumbler was built, the park didn't have a signature unique ride, and even today it is still the most popular ride in the park.
Voted the 5th best new ride in 2006 by Amusement Today, the Kentucky Rumbler broke records and set others when it opened.
Beech Bend Park seemed to blossom as the new Millennium arrived. Between 2000 and 2005 many improvements were made and many additions were added to the park. By the end of 2005 there were 40 rides including the new coaster the Wild Mouse, 500 campground spaces with modern amenities, renovated racing facilities, a water park,and large picnic pavilions.
The Jones family started talking about adding a wooden roller coaster to their park years before the Kentucky Rumbler was built. When Dallas Jones decided that the time was right he contacted Great Coasters International. He was impressed by GCI's more park friendly, hands on approach to doing business than other wooden roller coaster manufacturers.
Great Coasters International offers well built rides with minimal maintenance for any park, a very smooth ride for the guests, and service after the installation of the ride. GCII is also a firm dedicated to preserving the old fashion fun a wooden coaster offers.
Now Vice President of Sales & Design Jeff Pike started working for GCII straight out of college, under the tutelage of Mike Boodley. Jeff soon proved himself as a very talented and creative designer. The Kentucky Rumbler was Jeff's first solo design. Jeff described how much fun it was to recreate part of the Rye Aeroplane in the Kentucky Rumbler design during the press conference on when the park released the name The Kentucky Rumbler. The Rye Aeroplane coaster is a long-defunct coaster that was built in the city of Rye, New York. It served as the inspiration for parts of the ride but mainly the first drop, the Kentucky Rumbler's first Drop is a Mirror Image of the Aeroplane Coasters.
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