Kentucky theme park pass giveaway to low-income families devolves into violent scrum

Published June 11, 2019 7:59pm ET



A free giveaway of theme park season passes to low-income families in Kentucky was cut short after chaos broke out when a massive crowd of people showed up.

Budget cuts in Louisville have kept public swimming pools in the city closed, so the Mardrian Group construction company purchased 300 vouchers to Kentucky Kingdom, an amusement and water park, to hand out for kids 14 and under to play and cool off in the hot summer heat.

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