Splashwater Falls Removal
Splashwater Falls Removal
So I know the park removed Splashwater Falls for this year. Any word on what will replace it?
What is in its place now?
Of course, my dream come true would be for the park to re-re-configure the Raceway to its ORIGINAL configuration (with the "figure 8" track rather than just the oval)...
But that's of course a dream...
What is in its place now?
Of course, my dream come true would be for the park to re-re-configure the Raceway to its ORIGINAL configuration (with the "figure 8" track rather than just the oval)...
But that's of course a dream...
Rick Aiello
SFGAm Employee 1988-1999
SFGAm Employee 1988-1999
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they actually don't have any thing there right now, all they did was remove the super structure and drain the pool and take out the exit walkway.
you can still see the concrete path for it after it reached the bottom, it is so depressing.
you can still see the concrete path for it after it reached the bottom, it is so depressing.
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Save Great America Raceway.
Save Great America Raceway.
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This video is not mine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erf3kBx1 ... re=related
This is what the ride did.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erf3kBx1 ... re=related
This is what the ride did.
RIP Sky Whirl (1976-2000)
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I have a bunch of footage from 2006 of the ride running, I've been sitting on the video project for years though.missedthemarriotera wrote:does anyone have a video of this ride running? if not, can someone explain it to me or find somewhere that explains what it does rather then the history of it? thanks 8D
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It was goofy
the pump that supplied the upper trough was called 'the Show Water Pump" and did not need to operate to make the boats go down the chute. They would have rolled dry on gravity, maybe a little more slowly. And that water was foul!
"Get the hel* of that railing, it's already busted; Fat A**" Heard over the WWR PA System as I left the ride to go to lunch, July 1986
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What will replace Splash Waterfalls
I think there were rumors of the park moving the gokarts and demolishing the Great America Raceway and the remenants of SWF. Which totally sucks I agree rip out the go karts (who wants to pay $7.00 a ride??) But bring back Space Shuttle America for Fright Fest and the Superstition film that played here during this time.