Thunder Over Louisville
Yearly statistics

Thunder Over Louisville

Section Title: Yearly statistics
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Year	Theme	Corporate sponsors	Attendance (estimate)	Shells	TV coverage

1989	"They're Off" luncheon Opening Ceremonies of Derby Festival	Kroger	10,000	WAVE

1990	Opening Ceremonies of Derby Festival	Kroger, Sam Meyers Formal Wear, Derby Cone Company, Oscar Mayer	35,000	4,000	WLKY

1991	"Thunder Over Louisville" used for fireworks only.	Kroger, UPS, Kool-Aid, Oscar Mayer	175,000	WHAS

1992	Celebrating KY's Bicentennial year, "Celebrate Kentucky"	Kroger, Louis Rich, UPS, Kool-Aid	WHAS

1993	Derby Festival Opening Ceremonies: Thunder Over Louisville	Kroger, Louis Rich, UPS, Coca-Cola, Paramount Foods	WHAS

1994	"Phantom of the Opera"	Kroger, Louis Rich, UPS, Coca-Cola, Paramount Foods	WHAS

1995	"An American Thunder"	Kroger, Louis Rich, UPS, Coca-Cola, Paramount Foods	WHAS

1996	"A Hollywood Thunder"	Kroger, Louis Rich, UPS, Coca-Cola, Tyson/Holly Farms	WHAS

1997	"A Wild Blue Thunder"	Kroger, Louis Rich, UPS, Coca-Cola, Tyson/Holly Farms	800,000	WHAS

1998	"A Thunder Fantasy"	Kroger, UPS, Coca-Cola, Kraft/Oscar Mayer	450,000	34,126	WHAS

1999	"The Best of Thunder" 10th Anniversary	Kroger, UPS, Tyson/Holly Farms	500,000	39,420	WHAS

2000	"A Millennium Thunder"	Blue Chip Broadcasting, Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, Caesars Indiana, Ford, UPS	750,000	45,000	WHAS

2001	"A Festival Odyssey"	Blue Chip Broadcasting, Caesars Indiana, Ford, UPS	700,000	51,333	WHAS

2002	"A Stars & Stripes Thunder"	Caesars Indiana, Ford, Radio One, Thorntons, Tricon, UPS	600,000	51,334	WHAS

2003	"Centennial of Flight"	Caesars Indiana, Ford, UPS, Yum! Brands	750,000	Under 50,000	WHAS

2004	"A Broadway Thunder"	Caesars Indiana, Ford, UPS	700,000	52,000	WAVE

2005	"Thunder Rocks"	Caesars Indiana, Chase, Ford, UPS	300,000	60,000	WAVE

2006	"Thunder Country"	Caesars Indiana, Chase, E.On U.S., UPS	800,000	WLKY

2007	"The Magic of Thunder"	Caesars Indiana, E.ON U.S., Meijer, UPS	850,000	62,000	WDRB

2008	"Out of This World"	Horseshoe Casino and Hotel, E.ON U.S., Meijer, UPS	350,000	35,000+	WDRB

2009	"Thunder Road"	Horseshoe Casino and Hotel, E.ON U.S., Meijer, UPS	700,000	WHAS

2010	"Thunder Fever"	Horseshoe Casino and Hotel, E.ON U.S., Meijer, UPS	700,000	56,215	WAVE

2011	"Thunder Power"	Horseshoe Southern Indiana, LG&E, Meijer, UPS	300,000	WLKY

2012	"A Star-Spangled Blast"	Horseshoe Southern Indiana, LG&E, Meijer, UPS	700,000	50,000	WDRB

2013	"Thunder Vision"	Horseshoe Southern Indiana, LG&E, Meijer, UPS	500,000	56,000+	WHAS

2014	"Throwback Thunder"	Horseshoe Southern Indiana, LG&E, Meijer, UPS	675,000	54,000+	WAVE, TV24

2015	"Boom with a View"	Horseshoe Southern Indiana, LG&E, Meijer, UPS	650,000	56,000	WLKY, TV24

2016	"No Strings Attached"	Horseshoe Southern Indiana, KentuckyOne Health, LG&E, Meijer, UPS, Valero	725,000	TBA	WDRB, AFN, TV24

2017	"Thunder: Local and Original"	Horseshoe Southern Indiana, KentuckyOne Health, LG&E, Meijer, UPS, Valero	725,000	TBA	WHAS, AFN, TV24

2018	"A Disco Thunder"	Horseshoe Southern Indiana, KentuckyOne Health, LG&E, Meijer, UPS, Valero	800,000	WLKY, AFN, TV24

2019	"The Wonderful World of Thunder"	Horseshoe Southern Indiana, KentuckyOne Health, LG&E, Meijer, UPS	700,000	60,000	WAVE, AFN, TV24

Sentence(s)

In 1990, there were 35,000 people who attended Derby Festival opening ceremonies and a 4,000-shell fireworks show.

final_sentence: In 1990, there were 35,000 people who attended Derby Festival opening ceremonies and a 4,000-shell fireworks show.