When Kentucky Kingdom learned that the American Coaster Enthusiasts were having their 2014 Spring Conference near Louisville, the park rushed to complete Lightning Run earlier than planned just so the ACE members could get a ride on the coaster during the conference. I was thrilled that I got the chance to check out the park, and the new coaster, before they opened to the general public. The weather was somewhat cold during the Spring Conference, so many of this group of riders were still bundled up, but you can see many of them were still sporting their ACE name-tags.
The gold train is just passing the transfer track and is about to enter the station.
