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that L do pig
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Kent_M
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| Looks bad. I do know that they expect a certain amount of flooding every few years there, but that looks like a lot more than they can handle. I hope their antique Carousel is okay -- It is up high on a hill, but that flooding looks deep... |
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ThatTh*ngGirl
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Incredible. What, two years ago?..they were shutting down water rides and installing water-saving toilets and sinks to curb water usage because of "exceptional" drought.
Seeing that Mindbender loop half-submerged is daunting. I had no idea that area of the park was THAT low. |
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that L do pig
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| Kent_M wrote: | | Looks bad. I do know that they expect a certain amount of flooding every few years there, but that looks like a lot more than they can handle. I hope their antique Carousel is okay -- It is up high on a hill, but that flooding looks deep... |
Yeah, if the Carousel flooded I think we'd all be dead - it is way up on a hill like you say... I talked to the oldest local I could fine and the flooding seemed to be in line with history but there has been so much sprawl/concrete that it is starting to sound a little like a Houston-type flood. The main difference is that it is not flat here at all and the water flows into river.
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that L do pig
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| ThatTh*ngGirl wrote: | Incredible. What, two years ago?..they were shutting down water rides and installing water-saving toilets and sinks to curb water usage because of "exceptional" drought.
Seeing that Mindbender loop half-submerged is daunting. I had no idea that area of the park was THAT low. |
I did not realize it either and that is where I park and walk into the park (and that's our favorite ride here). It is just an incredible amount of water (saying that as a Houstonian).
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Daffy
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It going to hurt them this year for Fright Fest
I hope Ronnie Dunn is OK he lived up there.... |
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Mike Robinson
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I imagine that they will do everything they can to get as much up and running as soon as the water goes down. Fright Fest is way too much of a Money Maker.
SFOT has had some pretty good floods that they recovered from. |
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that L do pig
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that L do pig
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wiyoh20
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OMG! this is history repeating itself! Just another park....I hope GASM isnt ruined.... 
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Midnightbiker
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I have never been there, but it looks like a fun park
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ThatTh*ngGirl
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| wiyoh20 wrote: | | OMG! this is history repeating itself! Just another park....I hope GASM isnt ruined.... |
No, I'm sure by now that water has already receded. MegaZeph (I assume you are referring to) was submerged in water for weeks and was steel-structured.
This has also happened to Texas Giant. Not on a large a scale as this, but the lift section has been submerged multiple times in the past and reopened within days. |
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that L do pig
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oldshowdude1
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They could always make the Scream Machine into a log flume.....jk
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