digidoc Posted April 27, 2011 Posted April 27, 2011 (edited) I am a middles school teacher and I created an elective called Theme Park Engineering. We go to Boomers! park at the end of each year to ride the Hurricane and take G-force readings. Well I called today and the lady on the phone said the Hurricane owner filed for bankruptcy yesterday (April 26th, 2011). At this point we do not know what will happen, but for now it is closed. Edited December 19, 2014 by jedimaster1227
Skycoastin Steve Posted April 27, 2011 Posted April 27, 2011 Thread title is a little misleading, this doesn't necessarily mean the DBH will be torn down.
BeemerBoy Posted April 27, 2011 Posted April 27, 2011 Hang on, I've got Prince Desmond on speed dial.
deathbydinn Posted April 27, 2011 Posted April 27, 2011 I'm a little confused here, was the DBH owned and operated by an outside party even though it was on Boomers property, or is the whole Boomers area closed?
SharkTums Posted April 27, 2011 Posted April 27, 2011 Didn't this happen once before? Hopefully the ride gets saved and doesn't sit there rotting away.
Skycoastin Steve Posted April 27, 2011 Posted April 27, 2011 ^^An outside company owned and operated DBH, and Boomers' website doesn't mention anything being closed (although that hardly means anything given how crappy that place is, could easily mean nobody updates the site).
jedimaster1227 Posted April 27, 2011 Posted April 27, 2011 I've done a quick news scan and found nothing regarding this, so I wouldn't be sure yet... Especially considering the people I've spoken to at the Hurricane were more focused on the music coming from their headphones than they were about operating the ride. Even if this is true, it is possible that the ride could remain open throughout the process. Or it could just be bought buy Boomers! and then they could move forward with that water park expansion they had talked about a few years ago...
digidoc Posted April 28, 2011 Author Posted April 28, 2011 I looked in the news as well, and it has not surfaced yet. However, the lady I spoke with at Boomers! to sell me the package for the kids field trip, which includes rides on the Hurricane, said that they would substitute unlimited go-cart rides for the roller coaster part of the package. She reported that the owner of the Hurricane declared bankruptcy and that there was not going to be any more roller coaster rides. Who knows what the future will bring? But for now, it is not operating.
simon8899 Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 Its always kinda sad that a good ride suffers from bad management. I'll be in Vegas the day after Sahara and the Speed are closing down...
BeemerBoy Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 Its always kinda sad that a good ride suffers from bad management. I wouldn't be so quick to judgement in this case. Honestly, considering the ride's location, it's an outright miracle it's survived as long as it has....AND in the exceptional condition it has. I'm willing to bet this wasn't brought on by lack of "good" management.
doom1001 Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 Wow!!I'm about 40 minutes away from the ride but I haven't ridden it in 3-4 years,What's amazing is that I was just telling myself about 4 days ago to go and get the $12 wristband to get at least 15-20 rides on it.
COASTER FREAK 11 Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 Damn! Im going on a cruise this summer and I was gonna hit the coaster before I felt! I hope it reopens by this summer, cause I've always heard great things about the ride.
The SETGO Guys Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 (edited) If this is true...I guess it may be time to post my Trip Report from my visit last year.... STAY TUNED! (I rode 16 times in a row, because I went on my 16th Birthday) Edited April 28, 2011 by The SETGO Guys
robbalvey Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 (edited) Well, it's official.... Dania Beach wooden roller coaster shuts down http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/south-florida-travel/2011/04/28/dania-beach-wooden-roller-coaster-shuts-down/ The wooden roller-coaster in Dania Beach visible from the Interstate-95 since its opening 11 years ago has closed, according to Boomers, the entertainment company that shared the property with the ride. The click-clack of the Hurricane Roller Coaster stopped Tuesday after business hours, said Joe Tortorella, the general manager at Boomers in Dania Beach. He said owners informed him “a couple of days” earlier about plans to halt operations of what was billed as the tallest wooden coaster in Florida. The up-and-down ride to a 100-foot peak is sure to be missed by some visitors including couple Richie Kearns, 40, and Sherry Blais, 39, who were married there on Valentine’s Day this year in the fifth wedding on the ride since its debut, according to coaster managers. Still, Tortorella said he did not expect the coaster’s shutdown to hurt business at Boomers, which operates an indoor arcade and 12 rides of its own. “We were here first,” Tortorella said, “and they were an add-on later.” Will you miss the wooden coaster? Please let us know. Here's a POV of the ride... Edited April 28, 2011 by robbalvey
Band-Aid Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 (edited) Sad. I never got the chance to ride it. Hopefully, but unlikely, another park will buy it... Edited April 28, 2011 by Band-Aid
Rhythm and Method Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 Eh, i found it to be rough and slow. some good air time in the beginning however
robbalvey Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 Eh, i found it to be rough and slow. Well, you're in the minority...thankfully.
krazekiddd Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 I'll miss this little coaster! Plus, riding that was the first time I met Robb.
ILoveRides Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 SaveTheHurricane.org? Don't forget the .com. Too soon?
beatle11 Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 Boomers doesn't think this will hurt them too much. We'll see. They may be able to survive but I highly doubt they will do as well as they were doing with the coaster there.
thrillrider Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 How about a "save Teh Hurricane" website? We can collect money to relocate.......maybe it's not such a great idea.
robbalvey Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 I'll miss this little coaster! Plus, riding that was the first time I met Robb. Awww, it's true! We can share a special moment together. Hey... I have an idea! Maybe we can both be there when it gets demolished!!!
ILoveRides Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 ^ It's not getting demolished, we're going to save it! Anyone have a pickup truck? I'm making T-shirts and taking donations.
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