rollercoaster1234 Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 Does anyone know what this is about? "HERSHEYPARK will be celebrating 100 YEARS of HAPPY in 2007! On Wednesday, July 12th, a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT will be made regarding a COLOSSAL NEW attraction for 2007. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterguy618 Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 Where did you find this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarmor Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 yeah...its about the new addition the park is getting for 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 Three words. Expansion Water Park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stitch Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 Did they ever get their Frequent Faller? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Sabo Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 ^ I believe the park gave up on that attraction. Apparently there were reports about pending lawsuits between HP and the mfg. (perhaps they settled the lawsuit), but I doubt they will install one now. Too bad, that ride looks quite interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stitch Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 Oh, last I heard of it was they were in the debate stage .. then the Resee's ride came. Too bad, it looked cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazykral10 Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 So I got this out of the local paper about the new attraction Hersheypark announced a $20 million addition Wednesday that is expected to open in time of the park's 100th season in 2007. Construction began a year ago on The Boardwalk at Hersheyparl, a 4 1/2-acre are near Midway America that will feature five new wanter attractions, 11 food vendors, seven retail outlets, six games, and shaded areas filled with hundreds of beach-style lounge chairs. The new attractions, which comprise the biggest single financial investment in the park's 100-year history, draw from the park's origin as a ''picnic and pleasure grounds'' for chocolate factory employees. It also will incorporate elements of a large outdoor swimming complex opened at the park in 1911 that was billed as ''the seashore at your door.'' ''WE thought the whole concept of a boardwalk in an amusement was a nice marriage,'' said Frank O'Connell, park general manager. "At the boardwalk, it's all about the experience: the sights, sounds, smells, and tastes.'' Park officials say the centerpeice attraction, ''East Coast Waterworks," is the world's largest water play structure. It will include more tan 225 feet of bridges, seven slides, two crawl tunnels and nearly 200 interactive water toys. Coastline Plunge is a seperate slide complex that will bring the game "Chutes and Ladders" to life with tubes, bowls, and troughs. Bayside Pier will be a 48,000-gallon, zero depth-entry pool, while Sandcastle Cove will feature a tot pool and oversized sandcastle with water elements designed for oung children. The Waverider interactive sport/skill ried lets participants experience wave riding in a controlled environment. The lines of two water rides - Canyon River Rapids amd Tidal Force - will be rocinfigured to enter from and exit onto the new boardwalk. The park has also planned new shows, fireworks displays, and a beach-party-themed version of Picnic in the Park and and a host of new programs and promotions for its centennial season. Kathy Burrows, park spokeswoman, called the plans "the best news in the park's history." Personally I don't see where they can fit 4 1/2 acres but Hershey is full of surprises. Well I was there on Tuesday and I don't know what is going where exactly, but they have a bunch of fences up and footers down for something and they have a building done, but the area being worked on is DEFINATELY not 4 1/2 acres. The slides and support structures for the kiddie are and slide complex have arrived too. I took pictures but I computer is being dumb, hopefully I'll be able to get them up later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking86 Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 http://www.hersheypa.com/attractions/hersheypark/100th/boardwalk.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaminacan11 Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 There is a good video of the press conference and a couple interviews found here. It also has some good overviews of the area and a few shots of the blueprints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okinawaboy11 Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 I'm sorry but that doesn't seem enough for a 100th year anniversary. Look at SFGAm, they sprouted up a FULL scale water park with 15+ slides. This park is only going to have...4? Come on Hershey do better than that. Still, I like the theme, HP is still due for a water park. so in a way, its a good move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSLSM Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 ^but SFGAm had more land to work with and a bigger budget This expansion will cost 20 million dollars, and that is a lot of money considering this will be a family attraction. I think this looks good considering the few attractions they will have, but they have something for everyone.Plus they have the largest water play area which the GP will love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arson Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 It's a lot. A wave pool (as small as it may be), four slides, a wave rider, two play structures, and it's close to the major four water rides the park already has. Not bad. Construction Photos: http://photos.tideblue.com/ryan/themeparks/hersheypark06/boardwalk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Token Yankee Guy Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=20623 we already got a thread for the 2007 HP project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRollergod Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.coasterfanatics.com/photos/1a445059a4dfb342cd90d2c18e01df07.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.coasterfanatics.com/sec_news/news_detail.asp%3Fid%3D282&h=72&w=72&sz=4&hl=en&start=18&tbnid=1QavhiteNDxm4M:&tbnh=67&tbnw=67&prev=/images%3Fq%3DFrequent%2BFaller%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DG They gave up on the faller project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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