To be blunt...if SDC is a #1 class attraction (I think it is) then Kaintuck Territory would be second rate at best. It was a small park...like the Wikipedia entry says, it pretty much was a day trip for people who lived in the area where Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Illinois all meet. As much as some on this site love Dogpatch, in my opinion, when compared to SDC, it too was second rate. Libertyland in Memphis is another example of a nice, small park, but not a huge regional draw like SDC. Libertyland is a nice day trip for a family in Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee or Mississippi. That's about it. The downfall for the small parks is that in many cases they cannot compete with the big parks. In Libertyland's case, you got all of Memphis around you...Graceland, Beale Street, so much to do, why spend too much time at the little park? Libertyland complements Memphis, Memphis complements Libertyland. Kaintuck Territory was out in the middle of nowhere...just like Jesse James Territory was in Missouri at Sullivan in the late 60s, early 70s. Six Flags St. Louis, SDC, and Worlds of Fun offered more, and Jesse James Territory dried up...fast.
