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Is that the old Island Skipper Tour dock floating out there?
Yes it is! Now we know why they kept it around!
Is that the old Island Skipper Tour dock floating out there?
This area will be expanded, filling in the ponds to open up the area, add more outdoor seating, and give the skill games a new home.
I think part of the reason is to widen this pathway while retaining outdoor seating, (as the coaster will be right to the edge of former Raptor Encounter area there).While I love new stuff, I hate to see whimsy thrown to the hounds.
Yeah. That entire area is very barren right now, and really has no resemblance to the Jurassic Park land we knew. Except for the sound of the heavy excavating equipment, that emits sounds akin to dino's fighting each other, on the other side of the wall, the area is pretty damn ugly. It's going to be a tough 18-24 months to deal with until the light at the end of the tunnel. This is about the most disruptive I've ever seen to a theme park area for an expansion, probably due to it's location. It has far reaching uglification ramifications. As I've said before, it looks like the Brazilian logging destroying parts of the Amazon jungle. At least the end result will be a new attraction, hopefully with at least some theming and good landscaping to hide the coaster supports.I think part of the reason is to widen this pathway while retaining outdoor seating, (as the coaster will be right to the edge of former Raptor Encounter area there).
When they closed the ponds off to through traffic it kinda killed the peacefully garden vibe back there for me. I used to love walking though back in the day. But with just a big wall blocking the middle path and families eating burgers in the middle, it lost its charm. (Not to mention the few years it was a designated smoking area prior.)
One would hope the new area includes unique landscape or planter features. Or something besides just endless concrete.
Yes, they were quite beautiful & created a nice tranquil atmosphere.RIP the ponds
Poor homeless duckies.Yes, they were quite beautiful & created a nice tranquil atmosphere.
I think they all ended up in our pool at Royal Pacific.Poor homeless duckies.
One would hope the new area includes unique landscape or planter features. Or something besides just endless concrete.
Yeah. That entire area is very barren right now, and really has no resemblance to the Jurassic Park land we knew. Except for the sound of the heavy excavating equipment, that emits sounds akin to dino's fighting each other, on the other side of the wall, the area is pretty damn ugly. It's going to be a tough 18-24 months to deal with until the light at the end of the tunnel. This is about the most disruptive I've ever seen to a theme park area for an expansion, probably due to it's location. It has far reaching uglification ramifications. As I've said before, it looks like the Brazilian logging destroying parts of the Amazon jungle. At least the end result will be a new attraction, hopefully with at least some theming and good landscaping to hide the coaster supports.
Yeah, we kind of just popped through the land real quick, except for a stop to ride JPRA. It's pretty much an ugly uninviting mess at this point in time....plus pretty hot since most of the shade is gone.This is my major concern for this entire JP transformation project.
It's stunning just looking at photos, so I can't even imagine what it looks like in person. I don't envision spending any time in the land when I'm there in January, other than the time it takes to get to and from River Adventure.
Which is really unfortunate, since the land was - as of only a couple months ago - a place I loved to spend time and linger in. I fear it never will be again.
Soooooooo hot!Yeah, we kind of just popped through the land real quick, except for a stop to ride JPRA. It's pretty much an ugly uninviting mess at this point in time....plus pretty hot since most of the shade is gone.
Work on the ponds near Burger Digs is going on today. Hearing there’s an excavator there now. This area will be expanded, filling in the ponds to open up the area, add more outdoor seating, and give the skill games a new home.
(This may also have something to do with new Forbidden Journey lockers, strangely enough.)
While I love new stuff, I hate to see whimsy thrown to the hounds.
Hoping for a water fall to be constructed, would really be a nice touch.
RIP the ponds
Yes, they were quite beautiful & created a nice tranquil atmosphere.
Like you said, they could accomplish that, and it would be great. However I doubt they have the will, and we'll be rushing through JP for the next 18-24 months, since it's too much of a hot ugly mess to hang around on a vacation.They could accomplish both. They could still keep water features and expand walkways and seating areas.
Bridges over small “creeks”, pavers over water, Elevated rockwork/waterfalls similar to japan pavilion. Etc etc.
Where there’s a will, there’s a way. It’s just likely that there isn’t a will.
Now c’mon! Just outside of burger digs were tables shaded by beautiful Tipu trees in an arc. Have they ripped those trees out???