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Re: Huck Finn's Tree Fort
« Reply #105 on: March 13, 2011, 04:47:16 PM »
It is a classic part of my childhood.  Its old, and honestly there wasn't much to do in the structure, but being up high in the trees overlooking parts of the park was fun. Given the opportunity I might climb up there again to have the view before it goes away. I am surprised it is still there, its been a while since they closed it.  Hopefully  when it is removed they will replace it with something instead of "Water boggining" it
All good things must come to an end.
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Re: Huck Finn's Tree Fort
« Reply #106 on: March 13, 2011, 05:09:04 PM »
Actually, I was thinking the boggan tower could be covered and turned into a cool treehouse lookout area.
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Re: Huck Finn's Tree Fort
« Reply #107 on: March 13, 2011, 05:12:06 PM »
Good memories of the treehouse, as I worked there. Swept it out each day. Loved it as a kid, and later as an employee. The Infinity Room was the neatest place. I remember the treehouse as Herman the Hermit's and as Huck Finn's Hideaway.
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Re: Huck Finn's Tree Fort
« Reply #108 on: March 13, 2011, 05:20:10 PM »
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Actually, I was thinking the boggan tower could be covered and turned into a cool treehouse lookout area.
That would be a great idea.
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Re: Huck Finn's Tree Fort
« Reply #109 on: March 13, 2011, 06:11:36 PM »
I think it owuld be a great rebuild.  after all the treehouse and GM is what i remember from my youth. ( and that was a looonng time ago) (lol).

i think it would be a huge draw rebuilt in its same location. after all, thats were it belongs!.

the WB tower idea is a good one too.  but could never replace the treehouse.
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Re: Huck Finn's Tree Fort
« Reply #110 on: March 13, 2011, 06:14:59 PM »
It would not be a replacement but it would make a nice lookout..  They could put the scopes on it like are over at WildFire...   
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Re: Huck Finn's Tree Fort
« Reply #111 on: March 13, 2011, 10:30:58 PM »
Do any SDC Citizens know if Huck Finns Hideout was taken down during off-season or is it indeed still there? I'm assuming it is still standing, since no one has brought it up; but just curious.
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Re: Huck Finn's Tree Fort
« Reply #112 on: March 13, 2011, 10:32:15 PM »
"TAER IT DOWN"  ;D
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Re: Huck Finn's Tree Fort
« Reply #113 on: March 14, 2011, 11:47:15 AM »
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Do any SDC Citizens know if Huck Finns Hideout was taken down during off-season
I guarantee that thing is still standing if they took it down there would be talk all over this site...
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Re: Huck Finn's Tree Fort
« Reply #114 on: March 14, 2011, 12:12:19 PM »
agreed mhguy!  If it were torn down, there would a very large vacancy in that area and we would know about it by now.
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Re: Huck Finn's Tree Fort
« Reply #115 on: March 14, 2011, 12:17:50 PM »
There would also be public moments of silence and reverence being observed......

by everyone but Swoosh that is.

He would be in a corner wringing and rolling his hands doing a Snidley Whiplash / Vincent Price laugh......   
 :D :D :o :o
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Re: Huck Finn's Tree Fort
« Reply #116 on: March 14, 2011, 04:54:14 PM »
I'm just made that they took out the Ore Cart to put in a brace for the thing to keep it from falling over -- AND IT'S NOT EVEN USED
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Re: Huck Finn's Tree Fort
« Reply #117 on: March 14, 2011, 07:23:54 PM »

Where was the ore cart
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Re: Huck Finn's Tree Fort
« Reply #118 on: March 14, 2011, 08:53:33 PM »
I just had an epiphany... first off, WOW that place was HUGE if it used to extend all the way to JJ Fiddlesticks! Second, and more to the point, have ya ever noticed that JJ Fiddlesticks (which was one of the boundaries of TSL apparently) is very close in location to a certain other treehouse-themed area? I mean, even the lore is the same (that some kids built the place to play in). Would it be a stretch of the imagination to say that this certain other area (look at my username if you haven't figured it out) was originally planned to be some sort of extension to Tom Sawyer's Landing (or at least another area connected to the toy store), but that the idea was scrapped very shortly before building? Just a thought.
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Re: Huck Finn's Tree Fort
« Reply #119 on: March 14, 2011, 09:19:05 PM »
Quote from: mhguy77 on March 14, 2011, 07:23:54 PM

Where was the ore cart


where the brace is now
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