LOVE SFKK Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 John Ruthey was the owner of a telecommunications commpany in Omaha, Nebraska. He retired early and decided he would like to build a small pool for kids to come and swim in for the hot, humid summers in Omaha. John bought a piece of land in the eastern part of the city and built an average sized pool with a snack bar and lockers. After the first summer, seeing how much the children of Omaha liked it, John decided to expand this into a small waterpark. On the off season, John used his fortune to build a large wavepool, with a 'drift river' as john called it that surrounded the pool. John got the idea that instead of making pools, he could add some waterslides. John made his first waterslide titled the Adventure Splash Slide that was tucked in a little corner between the wave pool and the drift river. Today John noticed me and told me what they were planning, and said it would be rainforest themed. He said in a few days i could take some pictures of the done thing. Ill post pictures of the Opening when i get back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECZenith Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 Is this an RCT3 project? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas2 Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 Ooh sounds exciting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOVE SFKK Posted October 27, 2006 Author Share Posted October 27, 2006 I got back from the grand opening and I have to say that this is the best little water park that i have ever been too! YES! better than Noahs Ark! the changing area for the crazy wave pool the whole park adventure splash slide Cobra & Snake Pit (snake pits the aqua blaster) look at that ending Python Plunge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
music11 Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 Can we see some more pictures that one picture doesnt give too much of the park? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOVE SFKK Posted October 27, 2006 Author Share Posted October 27, 2006 sorry just updated the comment, i accidentally hit submit. PS: I got a letter in the mail today that said Snake Bay Waterpark on the envelope and the letter inside was from John. SInce he was new to the amuesment industry, he said he needed my help for something BIG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
music11 Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 Looks pretty good. i especially like the ending on python plunge. keep up the good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOVE SFKK Posted October 28, 2006 Author Share Posted October 28, 2006 NO WAY! I just got back from my meet up with John and he recieved a letter from the one and only SIX FLAGS Inc. They said that they expressed interest in buying the small waterpark due to their recent closures of Frontierland, and Elitch Gardens. They didnt list a price, but John was very excited about this offer. The reason he called me their was becasue he wanted some backround on Six FLags. I told him that they are simply a corporation and only care about the big bucks. When i told him this, he was kind of heartbroken, becasue his goal for the park was for the kids of Nebraska and surrounding area. I told him that the decision was up to him. He told me that he had made up his mind and thanked me for my time. The next month advertised over Omaha, Kansas City, Des Moines, and all over the midwest, billboards advertised a new park: Six Flags: Great Plains. A sign located about a mile from Snake Bay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOVE SFKK Posted December 17, 2006 Author Share Posted December 17, 2006 Sorry for double post, but no comments? What the heck. Six Flags and their cheap advertising has been haunting me for months. Why would John sell out to Six Flags. I couldnt take it anymore so I arranged for an appointment. He got me in that day and said that he did not sell to six flags, but they decided to buy land across the creek form the park and were building a small family Fun park. I was excited, yet sad at the same time. Some new coasters woud be great, but Johns park couldnt keep up with SF. I was sickened with SF way of trying to run the park to bankrupcy , so they could buy it like they intended. AT my appointment, i took some more pics. air view its a long way down taken form nearby eppley airfield the lazy river that surrounds it the best wave pool ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knottslover77 Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 Looks really good, I'm glad to see an update. --Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
music11 Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 I love how you have a wave pool without any waves. lol. anyways looks good but you definitly need to put more slides in and the park will look better. also i love the lazy river/wave pool complex. keep up the good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satoshi Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 I got back from the grand opening and I have to say that this is the best little water park that i have ever been too! YES! better than Noahs Ark! wow that park's gonna be Wet'n Wild Water Park in Florida yeah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reon Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 One thing that you need to fix is the paths. You just have the bare minimums right now, which makes the top of your slides look ugly. Build a small path around the top of it, so it doesnt lead to nowhere. As for the slides themselves, good job so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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