Well, they certainly are up there tinkering with something to do with the lift. Meanwhile, the raft run is bone dry.
Looks great.... but the construction, plywood, and caution cones make me think this thing is still two weeks away at least.
How badly would such a late opening in the summer season hurt this ride? I know Floridians are probably a lot like the locals here, in that no local sticks a toe in a pool, let alone goes on a water ride, when the temps are lower than, say, 75 (and that's pushing it--these people would still be getting some major side eye from the vast majority in these parts), but will this still be a viable ride for tourists coming from cooler climates to enjoy into the fall?
How badly would such a late opening in the summer season hurt this ride? I know Floridians are probably a lot like the locals here, in that no local sticks a toe in a pool, let alone goes on a water ride, when the temps are lower than, say, 75 (and that's pushing it--these people would still be getting some major side eye from the vast majority in these parts), but will this still be a viable ride for tourists coming from cooler climates to enjoy into the fall?
I've been to Dollywood during opening week in March with barely 40 degree temps. There were people riding their rapids ride. and log flume type rides. Many tourists from cooler climates vacation in FL. Riding a rapids ride in sub 70, 60 or even 50 degree weather is nothing to them...lolHow badly would such a late opening in the summer season hurt this ride? I know Floridians are probably a lot like the locals here, in that no local sticks a toe in a pool, let alone goes on a water ride, when the temps are lower than, say, 75 (and that's pushing it--these people would still be getting some major side eye from the vast majority in these parts), but will this still be a viable ride for tourists coming from cooler climates to enjoy into the fall?
Perhaps the water will be higher in that area and it wont be seen as much :shrug:It also appears that the first half of the ride has a lot of rock work theming along the trough but when you get to the second half of the ride it's just poured flat concrete walls. Did a lot of theming get cut because they were so far behind?
I think that may be partially true and it may also have to do with the actual "rapids" areas and the different requirements for creating them. The rock work is on the calmer areas with the rougher areas being straight walls to channel the water better.Perhaps the water will be higher in that area and it wont be seen as much :shrug:
Or perhaps it doesn't matter because nobody will see that part for very long hahaI think that may be partially true and it may also have to do with the actual "rapids" areas and the different requirements for creating them. The rock work is on the calmer areas with the rougher areas being straight walls to channel the water better.