PKI starts 2004 hype machine with announcement of WaterWorks removal

Lumpy & Becca hit on what I was thinking. Maybe a "Roller Soaker"type coaster is on the way. Or maybe they've been feeling the heat enough from CP & HW's waterparks that they felt they better do something quick. I mean with HW adding "Zinga", and CP announcing their indoor waterpark, plus "Soak City" having always been superior, (in my opinion). Maybe...just maybe, they felt they better do something. And who's to say we won't still get a coaster too? I've seen weirder thing happen.

How about themeing the waterpark , adding a rollersoaker and a master blaster.

Bartman*** This post was edited by Bartman 8/14/2003 6:38:17 PM ***

I am interested what will be coming. I have heard about the small stuff. But I havent heard what the bigger rides will be.

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Dane
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just expect a lot of changes for next year in the waterworks area. since i work at the waterpark i can't reveal any information at this point. just expect changes.

Kevin

http://www.pkixtreme.tk - webmaster

Wow...that is a surprise...it is indeed a very large waterpark, and if it was all to be removed, there would be massive room for expansion.

I also heard from an attendant at the park that they own a couple hundred acres of forest at the far side of the park (behind the Beast, Vortex, etc.) which would also allow for a large number of new attractions.

We was supposed to get X-flight, if you don't believe me go check out pki unlimited, in one of the threads there is stuff about it. Paramount bought three flying dutcmans but they had a ton of problems with stealth so six flags bought the plans that Paramount scraped.

IMO, PKI would not be so bold as to remove an entire portion of the park and redo it. I can see a revamping of the existing WW area (like they did with the Hanna-Barberra>Nickelodeon transformation), but not an entire removal of the existing system.

Secondly, I wouldn't bet the farm on a Roller-Soaker. With 4 suspended/inverted coasters in the park already, I doubt that they would add one. I wouldn't totally eliminate the idea, I just find it extremely unlikely.

One of the biggest things people forget about why WW is so spread out is due to the fact that there are huge power lines/towers running right through the middle of the park. And the last time I threw my plugged-in toaster into a bathtub, well, let's just say it wasn't pleasant.

I think they'll just up the amount of attractions they have at WW, rename/theme some of the existing ones, and give the place a new name. That's all.

It doesn't matter to me one bit though, since I never used Waterworks at all.

-Chris

Maybe they will have what CP has, a waterpark with a hyper coaster running through the middle of it. :)

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Dan Haverlock
Dragster Rollbacks: 0 For 14
"get a job man"

Alright...more on what I've heard from employees. The water park will still exist, just a new Austrailian theme to it. Fast Tracks will be removed and replaced with a face-first mat slide. Back by the Wave pool the park is putting in a new bar. A new slide might also be going in by the wave pool. The whole WW area will be cleaned and repaired.

Sounds to me like it'll be a much more enjoyable place (not that it wasn't already).

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Congo Falls - 90 (one day)

Well there you go. Now that they revised the press release it seems pretty obvious to me.

Regarding the notion of ditching the existing park, I remember going about 13 years ago and thought it was nice, but nothing spectacular (having just been to Typhoon Lagoon that week). It's an old park with very standard attractions. Holiday World and many of the Six Flags parks have much better parks.

That alone wouldn't be reason enough, but the fact that these parks obviously generate a serious return on investment is. HW is an example, Great Bear in Sandusky, now CP wants a year-round park, Cedar Fair has several water parks in their collection. See a trend? PKI can broaden its appeal with a new waterpark.

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Jeff - Webmaster/Admin - CoasterBuzz.com - Sillynonsense.com
DELETED! What time does the water show start?

If the water park isnt heavily themed and new slides added then I will be very dissapointed also I wil not attend if they charge extra, one of the major reasons i go to Kings islands water park is becase it is free to me and the beach is not. They also need a lot of new slides of i will not be too excited about going. Being a season pass holder for over 7 years and going a lot the rides arent great anymore and a big rollercoaster would make me buy a pass or some new slides and themed water park will do it.

Oh, I guess I'm the only one who has seen the "Splash Works" towels everywhere? They've been selling them up front at the park for several days already. Maybe that's not an obvious, intended hint.

-Danny

Koaster King what part of the park had Splash Works towels in it?

ATTENTION ALL PKI ENTHUSIASTS.....LISTEN TO SHAGGY. ;) ;) ITS THE RENAMING, RE THEMING AND ADDING NEW RIDES TO YE OLDE' WATER WORKS.

hint hint to all season pass holders..... they randomly choose one hundred people from the parks and those one hundred people get to vote on the upcoming rides and the last one.....from June 18th... "Senior Marketing Meeting Planning Survey"

So next year when you go to fill out your season pass information MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS

*** This post was edited by PrAxConsulting 8/14/2003 10:29:30 PM ***

Uh, I don't think anyone has to listen to anyone. For a change we're not being overwhelmed with, "OMG!!!!!1111 its teh b&M hyper!!!!!111" People are actually accepting the most simple and logical answer for a change.

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Jeff - Webmaster/Admin - CoasterBuzz.com - Sillynonsense.com
DELETED! What time does the water show start?

I guess that Cincinnati-area B&M coaster for 2004 must be going to Coney Island, then!

:)

--Dave Althoff, Jr.
*** This post was edited by RideMan 8/14/2003 11:08:36 PM ***

Well, they did say if you like waterworks, you will love whats in store for 2004. I don't think WW has any B&M Hypers...

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Will PKI get something BIG in 2004? THEY BETTER BE!!!

The name's kevin... long time reader, first time poster...

On shaggys comment about Den's Sig...

"A day is a drop of water in the ocean of eternity. A week is seven drops."

Could that mean ONE WEEK untill the announcement?

I for one am excited about the obvious WW expansion / Revamp.... while i rarely use the waterpark, i know that this will probably draw a crowd away from the coasters inside the park for at least a while.... while everybody checks out the new stuff in WW. Well, at least thats what i hope.... shorter lines for all!

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looking forward to what pki has in store for us in 2004..... and 2005.....
*** This post was edited by special141 8/15/2003 12:12:11 AM ***

Who says that the waterpark revamp is the *only* thing happening at PKI next year?

Anybody remember somebody saying "there's nothing going on back there. Nothing to see... absolutely nothing going on back there?"

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- John
I snap flyers.

i kind of had that in mind too... perhaps the addition of another flat to the main park, as well as the new attractions in the waterpark.... i wouldnt have a problem with another huss giant... a J2 maybe?

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looking forward to what pki has in store for us in 2004..... and 2005.....