Since its opening on May 24, 2014, Lightning Run is, to-date, the only operating Hyper GT-X model roller coaster in the world.

At the start of 2012, the owners of Holiday World expressed interest in running the park and renaming it to Bluegrass Boardwalk, but those plans ended without success in June 2012.

In August 2012, Ed Hart returned to the Fair Board with a new proposal which included a US$15 million Bolliger & Mabillard roller coaster, but the plans were slightly changed to a US$7 million roller coaster and a different manufacturer.

Chance Rides was then hired to build a brand new coaster model for the park.

[1][2][3] Lightning Run was ranked in the Amusement Today's Golden Ticket Awards for best new ride of 2014 with 9% of the vote, to come in fifth place.