Will the Hurricane effect any parks?
I Imagine there will be a mess to clean up after it's gone.
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- "I used to be in the audio/visual club, but I was kicked out because of my views on Vietnam........and I was stealing projectors" - Homer Simpson
I strongly suspect that a lot of parks will be closed Thursday, Friday and Saturday depending on where they are.
I'm also hoping no lives are hurt /taken when the hurricane makes landfall soon.
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Peabody said:
As much as I love the parks around here, my concern isnt' for them right now. First I'm watching out for myself, and preparing to move inland should I have to (though things are looking much better for MD). First I hope that no people are hurt....then I'll hope no rollercoasters are hurt :)------------------
I hope you're right, but from where I sit (just south of Baltimore) it doesn't appear we are out of the woods yet.Latest projections show Busch Gardens and Kings Dominion could recieve nearly direct hits. It should pass well to the west of Hersheypark (which was trashed pretty badly by Agnes in 1972) . Kennywood also appears to be in the direct path, but the storm should be considerably weaker by then. Bear in mind this storm is nearly 400 miles wide!!
The storm is projected to pass to the west of the Chesapeake Bay, which means there will be substantial flooding all the way up the bay. If you are on the eastern side of a 'cane the winds tend to push the water north.
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Right now my main concern is for my brother & his wife,they both live down in virginia beach & more than likely are gonna get hit far worse down there than the folks up here in the northern VA/DC metro area,& we're expected to take quite a pounding up here as it is,so you know it's gonna be worse down there.
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I'm a loser.
My prayers go out to all those in the storm's path. I have relatives who have had to leave there homes on the NC Coast because of the approaching storm.
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"The safety of our guests and employees is our highest priority and it’s too early to speculate on whether Busch Gardens will be open Friday. We will have to assess the storm damage if Hurricane Isabel hits this area and will open only if the park is safe for guests and employees. Please reference our operating schedule as dates and times are subject to change without notice."
I live in NC near the coast and Isabel is already making her introduction to us as I type this. It's not good so far and she still hasn't made landfall yet. Everyone stay safe. I've got my flashlights, water, and of course, Pop Tarts so wish me luck! :)
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*** This post was edited by Lorrie 9/17/2003 3:19:49 PM ***
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Why does Sea World have a seafood restaurant?
From a financial standpoint, a Richmond hotel lost my money and PKD lost my season pass money for the time being - I've been planning a weekend in VA at PKD this weekend for like a month, and Isabel has directed me westward - 3 days at the Point are much cheaper than 2 at PKD anyway.
Good luck to all of thsoe in this thing's path. I'm a weather junkie so I get a slight thrill out of seeing a big storm like this, but it always kind of amazes me in the days leading up to landfall of the way everyone just kinda sits there watching it come and there isn't a damn thing anyone can do about it ... just gives me the creeps sometimes how powerless we are against something so powerful. Stay safe, stay dry and if you're not in the path, go ride some coasters for those that get washed out!
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Brett
Resident Launch Whore
Anyway, I just hope that everything(peeps, houses, cable, coasters, etc.) make it through this storm in good shape.
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RollerJunkie said:
Okay.. Isabel isn't that strong of a hurricane. It's a strong cat. 2 which isn't bad at all. I live on the SC coast and have been in the middle of much bigger storms than that. People are acting like this is Andrew or something. It is not strong enough to do hardly ANY damage to parks. Plus, the parks and rides were designed to withstand that kinda stuff. Andrew was cat. 5 and hit in the heart of the theme park capital. Hardly anything was destroyed.
Well, with a couple feet of rainfall, I don't see how that couldn't do hardly any damage.
Sure the rides will stand up, but cleaning out flooded buildings can't be too cheap.
By the way, aren't you supposed to be evacuating if you live on the SC coast?
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"I go out at 3 o' clock for a quart of milk and come home to my son treating his body like an amusement park!" - Estelle Costanza
While it is nothing compared Hugo or Andrew, I just thought it would be a good topic...no reason to start accusing people of over-reacting...
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