Ok....dont roll your eyes ::) You knew it was comin' eventually. ;D I know I did a "Holiday" edition of this. But this is the everyday improvement list. Enjoy!
10. Three words. Hire....Liberace's....decorator!
9. New theme song (sung to the tune of "It's a Small World") "It's a Flooded Mine after all, it's a Flooded Mine after all, it's a Flooded, Flooded Mine!
8. The convicts look peculiarly like Chucky and Jason Voorhees and Freddy and Michael Myers and....
7. New warden is now Barney Fife. You hear constant loop of Barney saying "Now men, here at the Rock...." and "Shakedown! It's shakedown time! Shakedown!"
6. SDC decides to make it a little more modern. Dresses convicts in orange coveralls. Renames it "Flooded Guantanimo Mine." (sp)
5. SDC decides to cash in on Hollywood. Obtains a Tim Robbins convict that sits on a pipe and smashes it with a rock until sewage fountains everywhere!
4. You shoot at convicts. Convicts shoot back! "Honey....something just went whizzing by my ear!!!!!!"
3. Three words. Flooded....Beer....Mine! Three more words. Assault....charges....galore!
2. The water is completely drained out and replaced with pure, bottled spring water from the Alps! SDC does their part to keep the planet clean!
And the number one Flooded Mine Improvement.............
Extreme Makeover: Flooded Mine Edition! Let all of us SDCFans tell Ty and his gang just exactly what we want!!
Issue riders grenades to go along with the guns.
Three words: neon, neon, neon!
New upcharge for the park: all riders must purchase flood insurance before boarding.
Sign waivers before riding PK-WF
Riders are issued a bow and quiver of arrows and are told the guns are out of ammunition.
trade pistols for rifles
Move everything to the Lost River and enclose it all. Now FM is a high-speed challenge!!!
In the interest of realism, actual gas will be pumped into the area where the canary has keeled over.
How bout if the Saw Blade does really come off and the boat is cut in half...
I'd like to see that guy get his teeth back some day.
how about a real convict trying to climb the rope to escape.
IMO the toothless guy with the jackhammer is just continuing to mine. He should be rewarded with new teeth and a release. Certainly he has done his time and with good behavior, all along with a smile on his face.
your right history, maybe a parole hearing all the inmates.. I am sure there are some new inmates to replace them with!!
Uh, Oh! Sorry to burst your bubble about parole for the inmates...around '82 I was back in the employee area behind Lake Silver and, well, after an inmate was done with his time he was tossed uncermoniously into a gully with a bunch of other junk. I'm sure he's been tossed in a dumpster and hauled off to that great mine in the sky by now. :'(
How about four convicts together singing "Welcome to the mine boys..." in a barbershop quartet style.
oh junior,! thats just funny!
How does the con get the great task of open and closing the train gate?
Is he one of the escapees, and has he just assumed that new role in an attempt to "fit in"?
Is there a sniper-guard up on the WB tower watching him while he performs this service?
Inquiring minds want to know!
Last time I was on park in August...I asked the same question. The con at the railroad gate behind the mine told me he was a trustee. Having been a convict at the flooded mine one time myself (1980-81) I believed him! ;)
This has the potential of being one of the most fun jobs in the park. I'd think you could come up with lots of great one liners and responses to questions. I realize this is a safety position, but the person could become a pretty good (and memorable) character.
well at least that answers that question.
Quote from: History Buff on February 04, 2011, 12:49:03 PM
This has the potential of being one of the most fun jobs in the park. I'd think you could come up with lots of great one liners and responses to questions. I realize this is a safety position, but the person could become a pretty good (and memorable) character.
They dress a "prisoner" in something that looks like a manquien (sp?)- something like Terry as the scarecrow. He/she could "come to life" as people come up to the crossing. The scarecrow bit is always a crowd pleaser. :D
I asked the convict at the gate what he was in for. "Cattle rustling."
"Really?" I asked.
He said, "Yep, but it was a bum steer."
I asked a female convict loading the boats in the mine what she was in for. She said, "Shooting people," and promply shot me with water from a squirt bottle.
Quote from: Duelist on July 30, 2011, 11:54:31 AMThey dress a "prisoner" in something that looks like a manquien (sp?)- something like Terry as the scarecrow. He/she could "come to life" as people come up to the crossing. The scarecrow bit is always a crowd pleaser. :D
Awesome idea Duelist! :D
And palallin that's funny stuff! I love Silver Dollar City's comedic charm.