Big-M Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 It's sad to see my favorite park like this, even though I know they will be cleaned up soon. That's the kind of flooding that you wish would happen at a park that you hate. Elitch's is right on the Platte River. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ccron10 Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 According to their facebook page, Knoebels is reporting that they have suffered extensive damage and will not open this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disneyfan1313 Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Wow! It is really strange to see these pics after being there a few weeks ago. I'd imagine they must be in a better position to bounce back if they realize a flood is possible - otherwise getting food product out of flood prone areas alone must be a nightmare! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deguy123 Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Wow the newest updates on Facebook from today looks really bad, so sad to see that happen to such a great park so often. They will recover I'm sure since this isn't the first time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ccron10 Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 https://www.facebook.com/?ref=hp#!/media/set/?set=a.10150779501675551.728262.207828210550&type=1 Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 (edited) Here are some pix from their Facebook. I tried to pick the ones that are really recognizable for those of you who have been to the park before. Also, the park WILL be closed this weekend. Duck Game by Phoenix, check out how high the water was before this picture was taken! One of the roads you can walk down between campground and park. Anything not tied down was washed away. Bridges underwater. Look at the birthday party shelter! Kind of hard to take our normal group photo now! Over by the flying trapeze you can just see all the damage. Some of us took shelter under that covered area by the kiddie coaster during a storm last month, now look at it. Edited September 8, 2011 by SharkTums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbear30 Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 This is so crazy! We were just at this park last Friday. I even took a photo of one of those benches that is stuck in the kiddie coaster entrance. We were even talking about the flood lines they have around the park from the past. So bizarre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sspaz1000 Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 So so sad. I've got friends up that way, and it's not just Knoebels, most of the area is underwater too. I know the Knoebels family will work their hardest to get the park back into top shape as they have done with other floods of recent years. I wish them all the best in their recovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chroniq Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Wow that's incredible. Hope the flooding damage doesn't turn out as bad as it looks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aimster Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 That just makes me want to cry. Awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoCo Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Good grief, those are pretty disturbing images. It's good to know that this park has experience with flooding like this and will rebound, but still, that really sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Band-Aid Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 They've dealt with worse floods. This probably won't do much harm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallfan Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 We were planning on going this Saturday. This is very sad. Fortunately they have experience with floods and know how to get things back in order. As far as I know, no one got hurt which is the important thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathbydinn Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Link What's in this building? Bumper cars? I really didn't realize the force of the water until seeing that. I know people are saying they've been through worse, but it's still terrible to see the park, or any park like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucsbassdrum Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 this may be the worst the park was ever flooded..flood waters higher then 1972 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucsbassdrum Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 that building i believe is the games building by the bumper boats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OISU8P Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 They just updated their Facebook pictures. I would be surprised if they open again this year after seeing those.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ccron10 Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Here's a link to the album. https://www.facebook.com/#!/media/set/?set=a.10150780115265551.728369.207828210550&type=1 Poor Ole Smokey... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OISU8P Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 ^Thanks, I thought I linked, but I must of hit the wrong button to paste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shavethewhales Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Holy crap, the park really got it. I've gotten used to seeing Knoebel's flooded, but this one really did some damage to the park. It actually tore out a lot of the pavement in several areas of the park and washed it downstream! It looks like some of the rides like the smaller carousel are damaged so badly that at the very least they will need extensive repairs. Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if they stayed closed for the rest of the season, but they'll probably have the park open again in time for the halloween events. It's a good thing Knoebels is good at flood repairs. This does probably mean that any work on Black Diamond and Flying Turns will be postponed - probably for the rest of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Not the train!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Johnson Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Waaaaaaaaaa! With that said, I am sure they will get everything working again very soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Clinksalot Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 I know that Knoebels looks at their flood recovery as a "badge of honor", but I think even the park said on their FB page this was their worst ever flooding. Still, they will do better than most parks with this. Knott's would be closed for a year with flooding like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
805Andrew Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 I know that Knoebels looks at their flood recovery as a "badge of honor", but I think even the park said on their FB page this was their worst ever flooding. Still, they will do better than most parks with this. Knott's would be closed for a year with flooding like this. Or if this were a secondary Six Flags park they could be closed permanently cough New Orleans cough. Hopefully their rides didn't get too badly damaged, they make a full recovery, and they don't lose too much money. I'm rooting for this unique, independent park that I hope to visit one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intimidator305 Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 I hope the flooding doesn't delay the construction of Flying Turns..... oh wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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