SDC's 2012 Project

[Junior]

I always thought it was funny you could have a riverfront area somewhere where there was no river. They changed the name of "the Deepwoods" to "the Riverfront" in 1982 as the Deepwoods were becoming a bit too developed since their 1977 debut. The deepwoods were being replaced by buildings and attractions as that area of the park expanded in the 1980's. Copper, I like the idea of a seafood restaurant with the Dixieland music. It would fit in that area.

[Swoosh]

What if they did something like Worlds of Fun used to have and build a stationary paddlewheel/steamboat on the banks of the lake and have it as a restaurant?

Random trivia time.  Ths showboat that was at Worlds of Fun was the actual Cotton Blossom from the musical SHOWBOAT by MGM

[Junior]

Swoosh, you are an amazing, deep bucket of information! Cool tidbit, never knew that one.

[How-doFolks]

Very good Swoosh! I can back him up on that, i walked thru that boat many times as a kid. It used to be just to the left when the main entrance to WoF was located in that area.

[sanddunerider]

now thats a loooog time ago..

[Swoosh]

...and once again completely random.  There were originally 3 ships at WOF

The Cotton Blossom from the MGM movie "SHOWBOAT" (river boat)
The Victrix from the MGM movie "All The Brothers Were Valient" (masted boat / pirate ship)
The USS Henrietta modeled off the ship from the movie "Around the World in 80 Days" (keel paddlewheeler)

[sanddunerider]

 

[StaceySue]

Random trivia time.  Ths showboat that was at Worlds of Fun was the actual Cotton Blossom from the musical SHOWBOAT by MGM

Didn't they (WoF) just demolish the showboat?  I heard that somewhere, and I was sad.

 I love that movie, by the way.

[How-doFolks]

I barely remember the pirate ship, didnt they have RC boats around it? And it was by the log ride? I cant recall the other one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mGGPTdTQfg  Check out this 1977 commercial for WoF, it shows the Cotton Blossom at 22 seconds of the video. I was 12!! 

[Swoosh]

Random trivia time.  Ths showboat that was at Worlds of Fun was the actual Cotton Blossom from the musical SHOWBOAT by MGM

Didn't they (WoF) just demolish the showboat?  I heard that somewhere, and I was sad.

 I love that movie, by the way.

Towards the end of Hunt Midwest's control of the park, a lot of maintenance became... well let's just say it wasn't the best.  By the time Cedar Fair took over, the Cotton Blossom needed a lot (let's just same most of the ship) of wood replaced.  The cost of replacement did not warrant it mainly because it was just a retail shop.  It was taken out and RipCord replaced it in 1996.

[sanddunerider]

swoosh, do you have all this info in a file to recall? or do you have magical websites to look up history on?       

[Ozark Outlaw]

Well, he is the person in charge of midwestinfoguide.com. To say he is a theme park trivia buff would be putting it mildly.

[Swoosh]

swoosh, do you have all this info in a file to recall? or do you have magical websites to look up history on?       

To say that I am a theme park trivia nerd would be an understatement, and especially when it deals with Worlds of Fun.
I think I've only met one person that knows more about the park than I do -- and to answer your question, it's all in my head, I don't have any of this written down anywhere, it's amazing how I can remember completely random (and to some useless) information with ease but cannot remember what I had for lunch later on in the evening.

[sanddunerider]

LOL, well no that you mention it.  I wanted to ask you


"" it's all in my head, I don't have any of this written down anywhere, it's amazing how I can remember completely random (and to some useless) information with ease but cannot remember what I had for lunch later on in the evening.""\

But did not want to risk offending anyone...  thats a lot of stuff, I also was unaware you were in charge of the quide....

Nice job!

[tinmann620]

Back to 2012...Nothing's confirmed that it will debut in 2012, but the stakes/markers are back up in the WB area, and 3 employees mentioned a version of MM, with use of the old WB tower    My hope is the redesign to the land could make it an all indoor, for pleasure during rain & cold.  After all, with all the stops & scenery, it's just FITH with loops, sharp curves, etc...