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FlumeOp1974

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  1. Having worked the log flume that first year it was tricky. But when it worked correctly it was fantastic!  How ever we would get power drains on the system. and the pumps would slow down or shut off. And all the stop dams on chut and spill way would come up backing up all the logs behind both. and lift one. Taking an hour to evca. and another to get it back up and running. Lots of fun!

     

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  2. It was anounced last week that all permits and rezoning have been done. And Waterloo Iowa  is getting a 100 million dollar theme park.  The owners of Lost Island Water Park  which was voted No.2 in the country by USA Today Travel.  They also own the Lost Island KOA Camp grounds. As i get more details Ill keep you posted. Good news for me I live 10 mins. away!

  3. Ok 29yrs you first with a park hopper is one park at a time for the cheapest and no rentry, un less you want to use another swipe. In other eords one park aat a time. Then you have the next which is unlimited hopping. And most would go broke, buying them for a family of 4. 

    Now GA for Mickeys Not So Scary and Christmas. Yes they close the park. at 5pm and reopen at 7pm. And even reosrt quests must have a seperate hard ticket for thses. Belive me worked MK guest relations and it was a mess. 

  4. Agreed. But the numbers only reflect the turnstile counts. Not the actual cash day only. Which MM gets more. So the cash intake for there is more then GA. And I think alot has to do with Season Passes. Before them we were the third most visited theme  park. And made money every year.  Now dont hate. just a fact. I also belive that Holloween, and Holiday in the Park. Should not be included in the passes.

     

     

  5. 6 hours ago, The Master said:

    I was on the log flume this past Friday and the park is ride sharing the log boats. When the log boat is fully loaded with 5 people, it is bottomed out in the trough the whole time and the water splashes in really bad on the curves. 

     We did that back in 74 and 75 when the water was higher. Not to mention we had more logs on it. And we ran all the pumps and the logs never bottomed. Six decided to lower it and not use all pumps(safety). But I think it causes more wear and tear on the attraction!

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