America Sings Freak

Today is the last day of Disney Gallery .

^ Gas anywhere is expensive. Rubber duck

Spoiler alert! For all of you who think that Harry actually dies and comes back to life he does not, because when he was in between death and life with Dumbledore he was given the choice to live or die. I also found it hilarious how Mrs. Dursley tried to get into Hogwarts as a kid ! One last comment Rowling was originally going to kill Mr.Weasley and not Tonks or Lupin. I was just curious but how many of got one of the copies with missing pages?

Here is the sad story from the OC Register of why Wild Rivers is closing : "Wild Rivers amusement park to close" "The water park's land lease ends this fall and The Irvine Co. will not renew it. By CATHY TRAN The Orange County Register Wild Rivers Waterpark's 22-year run will come to its end after this season. The water park's lease with landlord The Irvine Co. expires this fall and will not be renewed, despite Wild Rivers' request for an extension. "The time has come for us to take the next step and to provide future housing to meet the needs of the community," Irvine Co. spokesman Bill Rams said. "Because of this, we were not able to accommodate their request." In 2006 the city changed the zoning of the land to allow residential development. The Irvine Co. plans to build about 3,700 houses and condos on the parcel of land, which includes Wild Rivers and Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, according to an Irvine World News report from last year. The amphitheatre's lease ends in 2017. The Irvine Co. plans to honor the amphitheatre's contract until it ends, Rams said. Before The Irvine Co. confirmed to the Register today that the lease would not extended, Wild Rivers President Mike Riedel, who has worked at the park for ten years, said he was hoping to get at least a one-year lease extension through next summer. "We knew we wouldn't be around forever," Riedel said. Building homes "will create more income for The Irvine Co. than the water park could ever do," he said. But still, "it's a hard thing to deal with. We have a thousand employees – all of them are relying on me to get them a place to work. Families take their kids here. I feel responsible on both fronts." Wild Rivers employs about a thousand people each summer. More than 400,000 people visit the park each summer for more than 40 rides and attractions. The water park is open for business through Sept. 30. The lease ends October 31, Riedel said. In 1998, Wild Rivers got a five-year renewal to extend their lease's ending date from the 2003 season through the 2007 season, according to Riedel. The area is "probably one of the best pieces that remain on the Irvine Ranch," said Mark Boud, the president of Real Estate Economics in Irvine. It is on the coastal side of the I-5 Freeway with great access to jobs, shopping, and entertainment, he said. He estimates that the land is worth $3.5 to $4.5 million per acre if it is used for townhouses, condos and single-family houses. Wild Rivers, including its parking lot, occupies about 29 acres of land. Riedel hopes to open another water park in south Orange County and has considered Laguna Niguel, the future Great Park, and other parts of the old El Toro Marine Corps base as locations. Given the time it takes to acquire permits, the earliest they could open is 2009 – if they found a spot soon. The park, however, would not likely be called Wild Rivers because there would be different investors, Riedel said. Many people who were part of the team that invested the park in 1986 are now older and their investment plans have changed, Riedel explained. The leasing contract requires that some of the assets be turned over to The Irvine Co. when the park closes. The rides that are left will be auctioned, Riedel said. He said the potential future water park would have new attractions. Laguna Niguel's City Council considered Riedel's proposal to lease a watershed basin area for a water park. But Riedel said the site is problematic because it was not quite big enough and it was in a water retention area that could cause flood issues. Earlier this year Wild Rivers' officials made a presentation to the Great Park committee about moving to the sports and recreation section of the park. Riedel has also talked with Lennar about using other land at the El Toro Base. "If there's anyone out there with 20 to 25 acres of land, we'd love to hear from them," Riedel said. "It's hard to find large parcels like that in south Orange County."' You can find the full story here: http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_1756146.php

WOW! This park keeps getting better keep it up!

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I'd really like to see a source on that. I know the Disneyland and Disney World Monorails are a little different, but I used to work in Monorails at Disney World and the only thing that will go on the monorail track is a monorail, so I don't know how anything would be towed. The max speed of the monorails at Disney World is 55 MPH. The max speed they are driven is at 35 MPH. They have very strict rules as to how fast they are driven. What is your source for this information? I did some research myself and couldn't find anything to support it. ^ I apologize about that I double checked my sources and you were correct!

Wow this sounds awesome, but I was just wondering if this was going to have a raft ride where you are attacked by a T-Rex?

I am a Theme park fan, because I feel even if it is a Vekoma SLC and has cool fire effects and a lot of animatronics it would be an awesome ride!

It seems like a nice fun family ride that I wish I could go on.

^ No actually it replaced Rainbow Caverns Mine Train which with the stage coach and a few other animal powered attractions in the area were turned into Mine Trains Through Nature's Wonderland. You most likely mean Phantom Boats, but the Motor Boat Cruise was a similar attraction in that same area. What was the original name of the bear who snored at the first drop of Disneyland's Splash Mountain?

Oops! Double post.

^ No actually Pepsi was the original sponsor. Mine Train Through Nature's Wonderland showed all of the wonderful wild attributes of America what was this attraction an updated version of?

^ I read it in an old issue of the Disney Magazine! What company originally company originally sponsored Country Bear Jamboree at Disneyland?

That is so cool, and much bigger than the biggest Knex coaster I have ever made!

They go up (at Disneyland) when the elevator goes underground. Which attraction opened in 1967 with the new Tomorrowland, shrunk you down to the size of an atom, and was closed to make room for Star Tour?

^ I have know clue what their names are, but you are correct the Tiki Room was originally going to be a restaurant. What Disney movie did the animated stars Brer Bear, Brer Rabbit, and Brer Fox appear in?

The answer to the fastest ride at Disneyland is the Monorail it has a maximum speed of 75 mph (when it is being towed). ^ It was based off the Disney movie Treasure Island. What was the original purpose of the Tiki Room?

^ Yes! When the Disney company decide to tear down the House of the Future they tried to destroy it with a wrecking ball, but the wrecking ball bounced off the plastic house forcing the workers to take it apart by hand. What is the fastest Disneyland Resort ride? *hint it is not Space Mountain or California Screamin'

Splash Mountain What happened when the wrecking ball tried to destroy the House of the Future?

I am not sure whether or not I would actually do it; I think I would decide after I hear tales from survivors!

^ "Fantasy in the Sky" What voyage was the original E-Ticket attraction?

Wow! It seems this park is getting better by the minute, keep it up.

What Disneyland attraction is based off the movie Song of the South?

Since nobody answered my question the answer is..... America Sings!