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Silver Dollar City & Celebration City Discussion => Construction/Rumors => Topic started by: Ozark Outlaw on October 13, 2011, 10:23:20 PM
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I was at the park today, and came across a new tall wooden wall which blocks all access to the Geyser Gulch area. I overheard a conversations from one of the citizens who said they are simply repairing, and revitalizing the area. However, is there more to this story, say a new attraction being built near the old Waterboggan site?
The wooden wall is next to the Toy Store.
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Now that is funny! I was just making comments over the weekend about GG and its condition. And now all of the sudden it is closed??? Naybe the PTB are listening to us??? LOL. Just joking..
Will be interesting to see when we get details...
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Woah, that's actually kind of insane! Maybe I'm too far removed from what kids are doing in the park these days, but I've always thought GG was pretty much the major highlight of the park for most of them. This is akin to boarding off Wildfire for them.
They must have a good reason to just close it off like this all the sudden without warning, but I thought we weren't going to see any major new attractions built? Perhaps they are radically overhauling GG into a "new and improved" attraction. This probably means they'll take out the water cannons and the structures in the lake that I pointed out when I visited over the summer. They looked so ragged then I thought it was a new low for SDC's maintenance dept. I don't know why the park is so intent on getting rid of all the cool water guns though. Are they too expensive to run/maintain? They sure were fun back in the day, especially in Splash Harbor...
What about the rest of the structure? Do you think they might revamp/expand it into more of an Adventure Mountain style ropes course? Maybe a new theme? Hmm, lots of possibilities. With the general success of HDH, perhaps the park wants a bigger version for bigger kids to help keep HDH for the tots. At Stone Mountain Park, they're putting in a nets course similar to what Huck Finn's Hidaway used to have: http://stonemountainpark.com/attractions-shows/attraction-detail.aspx?AttractionID=1492
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Hmmm... That Geyser Tower thing at Stone Mountain looks pretty cool. I, too, wonder if maybe they'll be revamping Geyser Gulch to put in something similar?
As long as they keep the air cannons, I'm good. :-)
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Hey maybe they will pull a "water boggin" or " River Blast" and just tear something apart and then run out of money to replace what they tore out!
Half Dollar Holler is not large or advanced enough for older children to play it. THere will be a hole now, just as there is with the Water Boggin. That wont bare well with the Christmas crowds. Maybe they will really do something special back there. I am not holding my breath.
I don't think the crowds have been very impressive this year at SDC, I hate to see that.
Lots of shows in Branson closed, times are tough.
Hours of many full time employees at SDC have been cut by 8 hours. Leaving this area closed will frankly save them labor hours, I am not sure how many it took to man this area but I would imagine the hours add up.
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I am really hoping for something worthwhile. I love GG dont get me wrong but it got kinda lame. Maybe I just got older, but GG just seemed to loose its luster....now if they updated it that would be great, if they tear it down and start over, bully for them. Just lets hope they keep something for the inbetween years there.
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WOW!
Well, I don't even know what to say to this; it certaintly is interesting though! It's odd to me that they would just close it off randomly, and especially build a fence (like they typically do when something "new" is being built).
2 VERY interesting rumers we have heard this week: Coaster behind Giant Swing & now this! & Swoosh has said they are doing ADA stuff over the off-season, and many have stated that SDC doesn't have the funds to build anything new in 2012. SO...What the heck is going on SDC??????????
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Also, another side note: On our last visit to SDC (oct 9th) I noticed the Christmas lights had already been put up on most of the buildings. I did not go to the Geyser Gulch area this last visit; but does anyone know if the Christmas lights had been put on in that area? That might be a sign of what could or could not happen.
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I also had a thought, that with GG area being closed will this affect the standing room to watch the loggers?
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Maybe they will put in an adventure mountain. That is what I was hoping for with HDH. I just think the climbing courses look cool for people of all ages. I'm just about 40 years old and would love to climb courses like that. HDH for little kids and adventure mountain for the big kids.
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I was there Oct 8, but I didn't get to do half the stuff I wanted, including heading towards GG so I never noticed the wall. I'm trying to go again before they close, maybe with just my mom, or a friend. That way I can do what ever I want unlike last time when I had to follow my sister around all day. If I go, I'll try to hang around the toy store and places near the fence and see what I can hear. ~sneaky~ lol
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I questioned SDC via their facebook page about the fence, within minutes my post had been deleted.
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I questioned SDC via their facebook page about the fence, within minutes my post had been deleted.
Those folks in Atlanta are friendly kind arent they.........................................
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Hmm...wonder what'll be back there next year? Maybe it could be just cleaning and the wall is to stop every looky-loo from goinf back there. Last year during OTC they had a person stationed there to block the way...maybe this is to alleviate the need for the one worker.
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I questioned SDC via their facebook page about the fence, within minutes my post had been deleted.
They seem to do that a lot. I don't think we should rely on their facebook page. Most of the "inside" stuff I found out from you guys!
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Was GG closed last year at Christmas? I thought they kept it open.
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i think it was open, but no water anywhere......
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It was opened because I remeber I was with choir and one of the girls hit a little kid in the face with a ball. It was an accident, but the kid still cried. Then we were standing by Lake Silver waiting for the rest of our group and the same girl starting singing and dancing and made another little kid cry. She's not very good with children lol
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It was closed on my day there, but it was beginning to sleet, and ice over, I am sure it was to protect us from an area that had not been salted/ cleaned.
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you can't post on SDC facebook, you can only comment on what they post.. However i did ask the question on the SDC momsbolg.. we will see if i get an answer..
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So on my second visit today, the tall wooden fence is completely gone, and instead there were two wooden benches, and a chain style rope preventing access to the area.
I overheard another citizen state that the area should be back open fully by Saturday. The plot thickens!
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??? Weird ???
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^^^ You can still post to the SDC Facebook. One person's question about Geyser Gulch did get answered, but only to say they would get back to them (which they never seem to do).
That's crazy that the tall wooden fence is already gone. Why put up an enormous fence like that just to take it down again so quickly? Maybe they didn't count on people assuming that the area was being permanently closed off? It certainly looked like it was.
Oh well, I guess this means they were just cleaning up the place after all. This probably happens more often than we realize.
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There was a "maintenance" issue, and they most likely didn't want the general public watching the work being done. GG is not going away anytime soon. That's all I can say :)
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Thanks for the clarification Tinman. Haven't seen you on here in what seems like ages, glad to knoe GG is still going to hang in there.
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well good to hear it isnt going anywhere. but speculation is also fun to do!!
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well good to hear it isnt going anywhere. but speculation is also fun to do!!
You mean scaring me half to death!! lol
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Confirmed. It is open for business today.
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There is no doubt that GG needs an upgrade, an overhaul, or a REPLACEMENT.
I'd be pleased to see a fence.
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Coaster, I'm wondering why you have a phone next to Re: Geyser Gulch - CLOSED and everybody else has a square?
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maybe he posted via cell phone?
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just receieved an email and GG is open again. It needed minor repair, and I guess they dont like lookey loos like us nosing in and sniffin around.....I cant imagine ANY of us doing THAT!! lol
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yea right!!!! lol
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Huh, well so much for my off the cuff speculation earlier. Seems like every time I launch into a news story from the city it turns out to be nothing. Still, it's worth noting that with the chain doing so much in the way of big play structures, GG is a prime candidate for a re-do of some kind someday soon.
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love the avatar sanddunerider. lol
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Tiffany- I was on my cell phone watching the log rollers in Lake Silver and saw that Geyser Gulch was up and running.
I'm also posting from my phone right now.
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thanks avalanch,, i saw it on facebook the other day and had to have it. i am a kiss fan from WAAAAYYYYY back... oops is that an age thing? LOL
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no just think of it as wisdom!! that's what i do lol.
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I was a moderate KISS fan, but the funny part is, my mom and dad were front row for a KISS recent tour through St. Louis along with Aerosmith. funny they didn't even call me to ask if I wanted to go (They were bigger fans than I ever was). Mom came home wearing a scarf...that she got from Joe Perry during the show.
Back to the GG talk!
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Tiffany- I was on my cell phone watching the log rollers in Lake Silver and saw that Geyser Gulch was up and running.
I'm also posting from my phone right now.
How do you do that!?
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Geyser Gulch was also open and operating on 10/16.
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Tiffany- I was on my cell phone watching the log rollers in Lake Silver and saw that Geyser Gulch was up and running.
I'm also posting from my phone right now.
How do you do that!?
You have to have a smartphone with a browser. I do it occasionally but the options are very limited (at least with BlackBerry). None of the usual forum codes will work, you're basically just reading and sending text. Can't view pics, quote, any of that stuff. But I can post a pic using photobucket mobile. I use it mainly to check in on the forums during the day when I'm at work.
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Tiffany- I was on my cell phone watching the log rollers in Lake Silver and saw that Geyser Gulch was up and running.
I'm also posting from my phone right now.
How do you do that!?
You have to have a smartphone with a browser. I do it occasionally but the options are very limited (at least with BlackBerry). None of the usual forum codes will work, you're basically just reading and sending text. Can't view pics, quote, any of that stuff. But I can post a pic using photobucket mobile. I use it mainly to check in on the forums during the day when I'm at work.
Oh. I don't have a smartphone. I have a dinosaur.
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I too had a dinosaur, until my step mom took pity on me and purchased a Pantech Crux for me.......I heart it!
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To save on confusion, I changed the title of the thread here to Guyser Gulch (IS NOT) CLOSED...hopefully it is okay. I did not want any new readers to think the wrong things based on a title.
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noticed that rube.. LOL.. good idea.! wouldnt want anybody to think it was closed for MASS rebuilding! LOl
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Just wanted to note that last weekend when i was there part of the wooden fence was there. It is along side of the kettle corn stand and a little behind it. There was also a stack of the fence planks stacked on the ground. don't know if they are planning on putting it back up or just haven't got the chance to take it all down.
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Sorry they dismantled the slide all together so they might be closing it
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Which slide? The one in the main building, or the one in the old waterspray tower? The slides seem to come and go based on what their insurance guys make them do. Hopefully they get replaced before long, but I doubt it's a sign of the whole attraction being closed. GG isn't going anywhere unless they replace or upgrade it.
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We were there this past Sunday and I actually thought GG looked pretty good. Not exactly sure if they did some painting, general cleaning or a combination of both. I couldn't quite put my finger on it, but as I walked around and inside of it I kept thinking that it really didn't look quite as bad as I remembered it last year.