New Georgia theme park/water park

[edh]

Looks like Atlanta will be getting a indoor theme and water park. From the sounds of things, it looks like has a good chance of being built. And there is also quite a good selection of coasters. From screamscape:

 

And here is a good website with pictures http://themeparks.about.com/od/findusthemeparks/p/GrandEmpireTP.htm

Official website: http://funworldresort.com

 

(5/7/07) Digging a little deeper into the Grand Empire project, it seems like everything is on track and on the level right now for this project, which I’m told should be themed to a level unseen outside of a Disney theme park. While true construction has yet to be finalized and begin, the site is being cleared right now it seems. Screamscape has also confirmed that the indoor amusement park is being designed by Gary Goddard Entertainment and the creation of the indoor waterpark has been handed to Great Waves Inc.

(5/3/07) According to local sources the Grand Empire project has been kicking around for a few years, along with a couple of failed construction time tables that would have started construction on it years ago. You can see one such older promotional website where it was part of something called the Funworld Resort and was to have started construction in the summer of 2006.

(5/2/07) According to About: Theme Parks, a mega project called Grand Empire is in the works for the greater Atlanta area. In addition to hotel rooms, dining, shopping and convention space the resort also is planning an indoor amusement park and an indoor waterpark. Looks like they been talking with Vekoma as the images shown for the park’s three planned coasters include a new Vekoma Splash Party (wet inverted coaster) that would travel through both indoor parks, a Vekoma Booster Bike coaster and something that looks like a reborn version of the failed Vekoma Hammerhead Stall concept called Big Air.

[Ccron10]

Looks like the Booster Bike is coming to America! Refresh my memory somebody, what is a hammerhead stall coaster?

[Masked_Maverick]

Vekoma Booster Bike? YAY!

 

 

btw I think the "retried" Hammerhead stall Coaster is the top few pics. I saw the demo vid. on Vekomas website it looks interesting.

 

funworldresort.com/themepark.htm

[crazydaveh]

This will be good for the months when SFoG is down, but I don't see it making a huge impact.

 

I think SFoG and Stone Mtn already have a hold on the tourists who venture outside of the city, the new park will pull numbers it's first year, but will probably struggle after.

[riccoaster]

Wow looks like they went to the Vekoma Coaster catalog and said i'm going to build a indoor amusement park out of this, but at least there is no SLC's.

[easytoremember]

Ya this has been around sice '05, details were just released. I remember being so excited when they first announced it, but I completely forgot about it until now. That does look pretty fun, although it is going to be a Vekoma land. I just hope it will look and feel better than Wild adventures. Georgia needs a second park thats not in the middle of nowhere and is not a dump. If they keep it kept up, this new one could be that second park.

[edh]

Anyone know how big some indoor theme parks and water parks compare to this? The amusement park is 200,000 square feet, and the water park is 170,000 square feet. I also like the part about how is is susposed to be "themed to a level unseen outside of a Disney theme park." The website said it will have "The entire Grand Empire complex will adopt a Seven Wonders of the World theme, while the indoor water park will adopt a pyramid theme." The amusement park has a Hanging Gardens of Babylon theme (one of the 7 wonders of the world). This is really getting interesting. I want to see some concept art of the theming.

[I love DW]

This looks like it will be a great theme park and water park but the first coaster on the theme park page looks like it was created with a Roller Coaster Tycoon quality program.

[WildStangAlex]

This looks really cool. But can I ask a quick one... Why indoors in HOTlanta?

[I love DW]

^Probably because it can operate in pretty much any weather condition that Atlanta would have. Think about it this park would never have a rainy day.

[WildStangAlex]

Not technically. I work at an indoor water resort and we still have to shut down in lightning. It's becoming more of a standard nation wide as well.

[I love DW]

True but I wasn't thinking in terms of storms I just meant on days it rains. At typical theme parks most guest leave once it starts raining and does so for a while. Where as a indoor park people won't leave and really some may purposely come on rainy days just because there isn't anything else to do.

[WildStangAlex]

I see what you are trying to say. I agree.

[noyzz]

Vekomaland comes to the Atl! Looks like a cool concept, hope it all works out.....New place to go have fun. The picture on the site of the train, isn't that the new Vekoma train? I wish Ninja @ SFOG had those then maybe it would be a better ride.....

[Axman]

Are "HamStalls" like Half Pipe coasters?

[edh]

Yea, I think they are. I don't think Georgia has any of those type of rides (yet alone the US), so it will be alot of fun to try them out.