coasterkid124 Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 ^ It did but right under it it said DEMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Peck Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 The permit said "Razing" which is demo. Not sure what I think about parks removing their amphitheaters... (Valleyfair, SFoG, SFGrAd) you'd think they would try to get more use out of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterkid124 Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 I think the problem is that most of them are built too big. Shows in theme parks have been losing popularity, and people have been coming more for the rides and water park than anything. When the parks want to build a new attraction, amphitheaters take up a large amount of room and are a good choice for removal. It's all about popularity vs running costs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grsupercity Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Could be wrong, but i noticed this on the permit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ariznglori Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Let's just see what happens. They might just build a new amphitheater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyman6 Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 The amphitheater has been out of code for several years. That is why it has not been used for anything but storage. Also, Wild Things MCBR is very noisy and performers did not want to perform there because of that. Mr. Frazier told me a couple weeks ago that he has wanted that theater down since he started cause it was a waste of space. It is coming down! If you look at the valuation of the permit, $15,000, that would not be much to renovate but would cover tearing it down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DILinator Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 ^^^Well, a demo could definitely be considered an "alteration"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n1ch0las Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 I think the problem is that most of them are built too big. Shows in theme parks have been losing popularity, and people have been coming more for the rides and water park than anything. When the parks want to build a new attraction, amphitheaters take up a large amount of room and are a good choice for removal. It's all about popularity vs running costs. I think its all about the investment into shows that parks put in. When many of these amphitheater buildings are first put up, a pretty great show comes with them and usually has the budget to last for a few years. When parks show quality decreases for whatever reason, or they just stop using them completely other than for dance competitions etc they become eye sores and deteriorate quickly. The VF amphitheater has needed to go for years now, happy to see it demo'd for something better. I will say this - the permit just got applied for 2 days ago and they pushed back their announcement date. I bet something wasn't 100% sure until this week or something changed to make those two things happen so late in the game. Either way I wouldn't expect anything huge, as anything huge needs to be in the works for a solid 8-12 months before an announcement! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mdcastle Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 I'm wondering if this is "Plan B" that was thrown together at the last moment since the grading permit was either denied or hasn't been approved yet. But it's pretty obvious something is going to go there. If they wanted to knock it down and put grass in would have made sense to do it last year when they had the demolition equipment on site. Likely Cedar Fair doesn't want to pay to knock down a building unless there's a real reason to, other than "we're not using it". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmillzy Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 I know this probably wouldn't happen, and because the Excalibur permit hasn't been accepted, I wonder if the delay is because VF and CF are thinking of putting the dark ride (in amphitheater spot). Even though CF did say no triotech dark rides this year, I would give that option a 5% chance, a coaster 5%chance (Falcon) and 90% a Flyers and frisbee combo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Peck Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Could be wrong, but i noticed this on the permit You're right. I missed the line below it. Remodel it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madsencarson Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Could be wrong, but i noticed this on the permit You're right. I missed the line below it. Remodel it is. They aren't remodeling it. It literally says DEMO AMPHITHEATER right below it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tee1999 Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 You guys could possibly get a triotech too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomPoster32 Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Well it's obvious they are delaying the announcement because now the park is getting the flyers, plus... 1. A Mondial Frisbee 2. A ride like CanWon is getting 3. A B&M gate coaster 4. A Trio-Tech Dark Ride 5. A water park expansion with 3 new towers and a funnel slide Foamers be foaming. *rolling my eyes* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madsencarson Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Well it's obvious they are delaying the announcement because now the park is getting the flyers, plus...1. A Mondial Frisbee 2. A ride like CanWon is getting 3. A B&M gate coaster 4. A Trio-Tech Dark Ride 5. A water park expansion with 3 new towers and a funnel slide Foamers be foaming. *rolling my eyes* I'm pretty sure a lot of people roll their eyes at your posts more than anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Peck Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Some pics from my late August Valleyfair trip (and first-ever time) Dammit! We made it! The #1 reason for the whole trip In all of its Ron Toomerest Glory Loved how this looked I'm into Ferris wheels, so I had to take some shots of the hub and mechanics Decent Corkscrew ride.. a lot better than Cedar points Hello Kitty The RIDE™ Loved how the Carousel Top moved... Never saw anything like this before. Old School Flat goodness Loved this.... great NAD trains Didn't wait long for this, but couldn't get the bar down enough... so no-go for me, but the wife rode it... and hated it. (she doesn't do well with wood coasters) Classic Eyerly Monster. (noticed green monster tubs backstage, from World of Fun) Hello Valleyfair! Another one to scratch off the bucket list. Liked this section, but I can see it redeveloped soon to help with the flow. Not sure why they ran this backwards Really enjoyed Wild Thing Loved the classic 70's (Six-Flags over Georgia-esq theming) Future Vekoma Boomerang site! (inserts evil laugh) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Svelure Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Some pics from my late August Valleyfair trip (and first-ever time) Great photos! I love to see VF through the eyes of a tourist. What did you think of the park overall? What was your favorite ride? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valleyfairfanatic Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 (edited) Well it's obvious they are delaying the announcement because now the park is getting the flyers, plus...1. A Mondial Frisbee 2. A ride like CanWon is getting 3. A B&M gate coaster 4. A Trio-Tech Dark Ride 5. A water park expansion with 3 new towers and a funnel slide Foamers be foaming. *rolling my eyes* I'm pretty sure a lot of people roll their eyes at your posts more than anything. I like both these comments equally Edited September 13, 2015 by valleyfairfanatic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simaticable Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 This is one of those threads on here that I walk into and immediately walk out of. At least it's nowhere near as bad as the Darien Lake thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecoasterlead Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 ATTENTION: I was at the park today and say multiple ladders at the amip theaters spot. Plus a board was hanging obliviously being ripped out...HMMM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Peck Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Some pics from my late August Valleyfair trip (and first-ever time) Great photos! I love to see VF through the eyes of a tourist. What did you think of the park overall? What was your favorite ride? My favorite coaster rides were Wild thing, Excalibur and High Roller in that order. I also enjoyed the Screaming Swing, though the cycle was about 2 swings shorter than CP's. Monster and Supercat were good, too and we also liked the Antique Cars, ferris wheel and Carousel. I've been to many parks, so I have experienced parks of all sizes, but parts of Valleyfair reminded me of Kennywood, whilst others reminded me of Six Flags over Georgia and other parts Hersheypark and a bit of Dorney Park—but I never felt the "Cedar Fair" brand was overkill, even though it's the oldest tied with CP. The biggest noticeable thing were all of the flags everywhere. Flags all over the place, even more than Cedar point. I posted a "Quick Bits" post a few pages back around the 31st of August, but let me re-copy my thoughts: - Liked Corkscrew much more than Cedar Points. Very good in the back. - Love the 70's infrastructure with the Super Cat and Carousel and the chandeliers in the shops and the entrance area - Loved, Love, Loved Excalibur... glad I was able to experience it... da-dada-daaaaa! - the dead ends at each end of the park became a bit annoying - Very sad to miss the train. It was down all day - Liked Wild thing and High Roller - Park didn't have the Cedar Fair feel as much, seemed more independent. - Very disappointed with park merchandise - No recycle bins (popping up at most cedar fair parks now) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCjunkie Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 This is one of those threads on here that I walk into and immediately walk out of. At least it's nowhere near as bad as the Darien Lake thread. Why walk into it then in the first place? Or do you just like complaining? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomPoster32 Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 This is one of those threads on here that I walk into and immediately walk out of. At least it's nowhere near as bad as the Darien Lake thread. Why walk into it then in the first place? Or do you just like complaining? He's probably an eternal optimist like myself. We always hope that the situation has changed (or at least improved) but we find out that isn't the case once again and leave the thread. FTR, I do wish VF well - but sometimes the foaming gets so ridiculous that it forces me to type a response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmadsen7 Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 We should see an announcement tomorrow or Tuesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomPoster32 Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 I would imagine Tuesday at the earliest. It would get buried in the news from the weekend on Monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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