wildcatroc Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 The park announced recently that they are upgrading the Soak Zone (kiddie) area of the water park. This will include 2 new slides. The two new slides will be a nice upgrade to Soak Zone. The straight pink kiddie slide has been removed and is being replaced with a slide of the same height, but with a 360° twist. It will be tunneled. The second slide, a new addition to the sprayground, will be an open-air family-sized body slide. The colors of the slides will be dark green/light green and purple/white; they ought to look quite nice and be well received by park guests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildcatroc Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Here are a few pictures of the Jack Rabbit in her wintertime slumber. Since the park closed in September, the second drop has been re-tracked, the brake run was rebuilt, and some track work was done in the tunnel. Jack Rabbit will be 99-years-old this year and, as always, running beautifully! Photos shared with park permission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnlloyd Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 It is great to see the Jack Rabbit getting some love! I enjoyed riding it during my first visit to Seabreeze in August 2017. The park definitely focuses on quality when it comes to rides! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAmericanKnight Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Here are a few pictures of the Jack Rabbit in her wintertime slumber. Since the park closed in September, the second drop has been re-tracked, the brake run was rebuilt, and some track work was done in the tunnel. Jack Rabbit will be 99-years-old this year and, as always, running beautifully! Photos shared with park permission. BTW, nice photos. Oddly enough, it has actually been a couple years since the last time I have been there (2017) despite living rather close to it. Anyways, besides that, I am glad to see Seabreeze is still putting effort into maintaining Jackrabbit. It is really neat that Jack Rabbit will be 100 years old next year. It still rode ridiculously well last time I was there. BTW, anyone know if the tunnel was always a part of the Jackrabbit Finale, or was it added on later? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoinItForTheFame Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Jack Rabbit makes me want to visit this park more and more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildcatroc Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 (edited) BTW, anyone know if the tunnel was always a part of the Jackrabbit Finale, or was it added on later? A good question. So far as I have been able to tell from my research on the Jack Rabbit, I believe the tunnel to have been added around 1928. There was no tunnel from 1920-1923 so far as I can tell based off of pictures showing damage from the 1923 fire. A 1928 newspaper reports that some of the dips were steepened and talks about the ride going deeper into the rabbit's burrow. I suspect that this is about the time when that final drop was tunneled, although the evidence I have is not definitive. Edited May 22, 2019 by wildcatroc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildcatroc Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 Seabreeze Park opened for the 2019 season on May 18. This year the park will celebrate its 140th anniversary. Here are some photographs from the park's opening day. Bobsleds is freshly-painted, the cars were painted and refurbished, and sections of the track were replaced. The 1996 Seabreeze Carousel. A replica of a Wurlitzer 165 Military Band Organ, built by J. Verbeeck. The waffle and fried dough stand is being remodeled this season. Helix is having sections of the slide replaced. A new family water slide is being installed in Soak Zone. South end of the park. Jack Rabbit will celebrate its 99th birthday in June. Jack Rabbit's brake run was rebuilt this past winter. Sections of the ride were also retracked. The park is filled with beautiful flowering trees. They are my favorite part of the park in the springtime. These colorful lanterns adorned the park in the 1920s and could be found on the Dodgem, Virginia Reel, Penny Arcade and on food concessions. Today they illuminate the train depot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert425 Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 that Carousel is gorgeous! thank you for sharing such great pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT325 Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 Great report and pictures! I can't wait to get back to this place. After one full-day (the park really charms heavy at night) at the park 3 years ago, Seabreeze instantly became one of my top 5 parks. "Most fun" over records and quantity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedlr Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 Thanks for the well-timed update! We plan on visiting in a couple of weekends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimaster1227 Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 What a great report! I really enjoyed this park when I visited with TPR years ago... I love seeing how much they’ve added and cleaned up since that visit! Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnlloyd Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Thanks for sharing these great photos of opening weekend, wildcatroc! I was greatly impressed with the charm of the park when I had first visited in August 2017. I hope to get back one day soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAmericanKnight Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 I am going to Seabreeze with a couple of friends soon for the first time in 2 years. Has the park changed much in 2 years, or not really? Anything I should know, or is it basically the same? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BitterOldHag Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 Been a few years, but according to the park’s facebook page and an email sent to Seabreeze passholders, the park will be installing a Zamperla Windstarz ride in 2024. Unfortunately, this new addition comes at the expense of the park’s Flying Scooters. . Nice to see the park adding something new though, and I have a feeling this ride will be well received by the family crowd that Seabreeze caters to. Seabreeze new Windstarz for 2024 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricklap77 Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 Lovely park! I visited it about 10 years ago. I love the Morgan train with flanged wheels on the Jack Rabbit. It tracks very well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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