Any news on what is to come with this? My heart yearns to climb up that tree again!!
I know what you mean! Even though I'm not a kid (well...not so true - I'm a kid at heart), I miss Huck Finn's Hideaway, also. When I had younguns' little enough, that is the first place they wanted to go once we entered the park.
my son, who will be 13 n june, wants to climb up n that tree everytime we walk by it....n my youngest son has never got a chance to go up n it n he is always askin me what it was like...feel bad that he wasnt able to have the experience that me n my other kids had :-[
I'm probably to big to climb through that tunnel. I'd sure try though! My daughter (10) says everytime "such a shame" I agree, bring back those air guns I loved shooting the red pajamas!
When we were there this last Sunday (April 29th) I noticed how overgrown the back of the Treehouse has become lately. I believe it is wisteria that has taken over almost the entire back of the Treehouse. I think they have given up on it. :'( Makes me sad too.
Quote from: DollarCityBoy on May 01, 2012, 03:37:55 PM
When we were there this last Sunday (April 29th) I noticed how overgrown the back of the Treehouse has become lately. I believe it is wisteria that has taken over almost the entire back of the Treehouse. I think they have given up on it. :'( Makes me sad too.
We were there Saturday and thought the same thing.
I wish they would have put more into HDH and made it more like huck finns. HDH just seems so bland...
Or just not have built HDH, and re opened Huck Finn's Hideaway.
I've always had the reverse opinion of everyone else and think they did a knock-out job on HDH and that Huck Finn's always looked funky and out of place. ;) I also think HDH has WAY more to do than the Hidewaway did. The Hideaway had basicically two rooms and a hallway with mirrors. The downstairs was a giant musical chessboard while the upstairs used to have games and nic-nacs until the later years when there was nothing more than a weak "shadow catcher" thing.
As far as Huck Finn's opening again though, the only way it will happen is if they build a completely new tree house. The old tree house is not only apparently structurally unsafe, but as we've noted before it is massively inaccessible for both the disabled and modern plus-sized guests. Even I had trouble fitting through the little rope bridge that you had to crawl across as a kid - I don't even know how adults got through there, and about three-quarters of the parents I see there now would never stand a chance. It's also too small and too unsafe for modern standards considering all the tight staircases and small rooms.
I mean, I have fond memories of it too, but you have to admit it would be a nightmare if they tried to open it again, even with improvements. They have Geyser Gulch and HDH now, even if they aren't quite the same.
Tear it down. Build something new. Maybe a new table service restaurant with a second story balcony overlooking the train tracks and River Blast.
Quote from: shavethewhales on May 01, 2012, 05:49:04 PM
I've always had the reverse opinion of everyone else and think they did a knock-out job on HDH and that Huck Finn's always looked funky and out of place. ;) I also think HDH has WAY more to do than the Hidewaway did.
In the one season that Huck's Hideaway was open when we were at SDC, my kids spent much more time there than they have ever spent at HDH. In fact, my kids really didn't even seem interested in HDH. They went through it once but found it to be nothing exciting. What is there really to do at HDH besides walking through the tree houses which didn't seem to have anything interactive in them? I will say HDH looks nice.
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I miss Huck Finn's Hideaway too. My husband was just mentioning that he's glad that our whole family was able to go thru it a few times before it was closed. My son (13) still has fond memories of it too. I'm glad he remembers it - it must have made an impresssion on him.
Shave,
Thanks for fixing my post. I couldn't figure out how to do it.
HDH is a huge waste of money, I never see any kids on it, when they come out they look disappointed. My daughter went in once and said it was boring.
See that is my complaint. Nothing interactive. Open rooms a rope crawl and well sand. Whoop. E. Its neat that they made that area for the 5 year old range and I applaude the effort and thought they put into it. I love the design and the color. And yet it only has to crawly things to do. Even the slide which isnt much is already gone. And sand is gross. There just about no shade (sp?) for the waiting adults and that sucks cuz it gets H-O-T. Ugh I am on the fence with HDH...
Maybe they could improve HDH by adding more interactive things?
Interesting, I always thought there was a lot of interactive things in HDH, but I've never been in myself. I just love the fact that they brought back the old bouncy rope walkways in some form, even if only for very young children. Maybe my expectations for the complex were just a lot lower than everyone else's. ;)
They could have put a little more into the play structure and it's missin' a very small flat ride. I get what they went for, a place that's really meant for a very small age segment like 3 to 6.
I'm not sure the air guns will ever return, as the PC police have decided that guns are evil. I gott be careful, there... I almost had to use the <soapbox> tag again
Even if they dont put air (censored) in HDH at least put SOMETHING hands on. For cryin out loud stimulate them youngins. Last time I checked you die from overstimulation....
Quote from: MissinTheGreenTrams on May 02, 2012, 03:00:14 PM
Even if they dont put air (censored) in HDH at least put SOMETHING hands on. For cryin out loud stimulate them youngins. Last time I checked you die from overstimulation....
What get's me is what is the difference between air and water, which is less or more pc as it is okay on T&HRB, and in the face too!!! ::)
Would it be possible to reintroduce a small circuit of the hand powered rail cars in there?
Sadly the tree house will not return. ADA compliance (any new structure or remodel of pre-existing structure must comply with ADA guidelines) will cost too much than they are looking to invest in reviving the Tree House.
Sad that it won't return as we knew it, but....well, "memories!"
The treehouse is a special place to me...one of the jobs I held while working on park. I still hope they can refurbish and reopen, but if they don't and it is taken out I'll still have the wonderful memories of running through there as a kid in 1970, and working in there sweeping it out and checking out the gadgets and games and fun stuff (when nobody was looking) after it was rethemed as Huck's hideaway.
I have fond memories of huck fins hideaway and i wish they would rebuild it for that was almost all I came to the park for when I was little. That was before I discovered the magical wildfire... :)
Quote from: Wolfhunter on June 05, 2012, 09:11:06 PM
I have fond memories of huck fins hideaway and i wish they would rebuild it for that was almost all I came to the park for when I was little. That was before I discovered the magical wildfire... :)
Agreed, even the latter statement! ;0
Quote from: okiebluegrass on May 02, 2012, 01:27:07 PM
I'm not sure the air guns will ever return, as the PC police have decided that guns are evil. I gott be careful, there... I almost had to use the <soapbox> tag again
Are you talking about the air cannons at the ball pit? Did they remove those?
^ Okiebluegrass was talking about the airguns at Huck Finn's Hideaway.
I have fond memories of Huck Finn's Hideaway too. It always seemed magical when I climbed through it with my cousins. But yeah, there still isn't much to do in it that entertained me.
All this talk about HDH and not one mention of the carousel. I thought that was a pretty big deal, bringing the hand carved animals out of storage and putting them in service again. Granted my teens have no use for the place but my 5 year old loves it. I also like the "story time" they there.
I think it is great they have that again! It truly s a masterpeice. But my kiddo is not too fond of it. He has rode it one time. He likes HDH just because of the kids that are readily available to play with. Other than that we dont hang out there.