{"id":4658,"date":"2016-04-15T17:46:27","date_gmt":"2016-04-15T21:46:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/?p=4658"},"modified":"2016-04-25T17:45:19","modified_gmt":"2016-04-25T21:45:19","slug":"former-guntown-mountain-to-be-auctioned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/index.php\/2016\/04\/15\/former-guntown-mountain-to-be-auctioned\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Guntown Mountain To Be Auctioned"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2966\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/index.php\/2016\/01\/10\/judge-orders-amusement-park-to-be-sold\/funtown-mountain\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Funtown-Mountain.jpg?fit=300%2C177&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"300,177\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Funtown Mountain\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Funtown-Mountain.jpg?fit=300%2C177&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Funtown-Mountain.jpg?resize=300%2C177\" alt=\"Funtown Mountain\" width=\"300\" height=\"177\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2966\" \/><br \/>\nA former amusement park in south-central Kentucky will be sold at auction on April 20.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Media report a handful of potential buyers inspected the site of the former Guntown Mountain tourist attraction in Cave City this week in anticipation of the sale.<\/p>\n<p>Ed Durnil, an auctioneer who is helping conduct the court-ordered master commissioner&#8217;s sale, said there have been 42 serious inquiries about purchasing the property.<\/p>\n<p>Louisville businessman Will Russell reopened the roadside attraction in June after getting a loan from the Kentucky Tourism Department and raising money through a Kickstarter campaign. He renamed it Funtown Mountain and gave it a carnival theme.<\/p>\n<p>Cave City officials closed the site in September over code violations. 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