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The jet on final approach to Louisville International Airport as seen in the distance of this photo is a big reason why Lightning Run wasn't able to go higher.  Being right next to the Louisville International Airport, the sky has a very definite limit to how high attractions can be built, and this forced the design team at Chance to get creative.



Lightning Run is packed with hyper coaster levels of airtime, yet the ride is half the height needed to be considered one.



For Lightning Run, Chance took the track and trains that Morgan brought to the table and modernized them so they could make a coaster with extreme ejector seat airtime while also making the ride as smooth as possible.



Being a lover of extreme airtime, this was the coaster that I was most looking forward to trying at Kentucky Kingdom and I most certainly was not let down.



Lightning Run is jam packed with airtime and as you can see on this picture it is full of "hair time" for those who have any.



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