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Wilderness Run at Kentucky Kingdom Theme Park, Louisville, Kentucky

Having been on both of the Paramount Park copies Bond really wasn't expecting much from Wilderness Run.   Wanting to get his honest uninfluenced opinion of Wilderness Run I kept my thoughts of the ride to myself as we boarded, climbed to the top of the lift, plummeted into the first hundred and eighty degree turn, and then...

Wilderness Run at Kentucky Kingdom Theme Park, Louisville, Kentucky

...rocketed over the first airtime hill and were ejected into our lap bars WHILE being thrown to the side of the train. 

Wilderness Run at Kentucky Kingdom Theme Park, Louisville, Kentucky

To say that the intensity of Wilderness Run surprised Bond would be an understatement.  There were a few choice expletives the came out of the boy as we rocketed around Wilderness Run's course.

Wilderness Run at Kentucky Kingdom Theme Park, Louisville, Kentucky

If you like coasters fast and filled with airtime Thunder Run is for you.

Wilderness Run at Kentucky Kingdom Theme Park, Louisville, Kentucky

Wilderness Run was the first of several surprises for Bond during our visit to Kentucky Kingdom.  He LOVED Wilderness Run.



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