Beast water

[DJSkyFoxx]

IF they were ever to bring back any water features, you already know they would have to fence it off as much as possible. People are disgusting and disrespectful. That water would get so gross so fast. If teenagers think its funny to spit on people on rides, I can only imagine a bunch of idiots trying to hocker into the water or throw trash in there. This is why we can't have nice things. 

[cdubbs727]

I doubt they'd bring back the water feature. It would probably require updates to the infrastructure (the water's been gone for 40 years), people don't have a history of treating stuff like that well, and I wonder if it would also cause the area to get a bit mosquito-y in the humid months. I also don't think we need to talk about changing the roller coaster's layout. It's not broke, doesn't need fixed. 

But I like the idea of removing the TR:TR building to expand Rivertown. It definitely needs something fresh there; I feel like there's just one small stretch between the train station and the log ride that feels like RiverTown. A nice restaurant out there (BBQ would make sense, but Coney Mall has one) perhaps with outdoor seating and entertainment, would work. 

[Losantiville Mining Co.]

I think the factor that brings in mosquitoes is if the water is stagnant/still, with not much constant movement. That seemed to be the issue with the pond(s) as it originally existed. It can be mitigated with a simple fountain system that keeps the water flowing inside of a concrete basin. Diamondback gets around needing a visible fountain by having a train dive through its trough every minute or so. For a new Beast water feature I think the fountain could be placed somewhere outside of the turnaround or near the "mine" entrance. The exit / Fast Lane bridge already needs to be completely reworked, so that could be rebuilt to hug the standby queue even more while allowing space for a fountain. Preventing items from being thrown in the pond could be accomplished by putting up chicken wire or some other metal net that you can't fit many things through. Is it foolproof? No, but the park seems to handle its other water features well enough to avoid this problem. 

This would be a large undertaking, but is one that I think the KI team might be willing to see through if they're looking for something to do. If the park did expand Rivertown (I posted an idea for how to do that in the Rivertown expansion concept topic in the Rumors forum), they could even reroute the exit toward where it originally was. The flat ride could probably be replaced by a new dining location. The former Beast Canyon Cold Drinks stand also looks like it's the perfect size for a Wishbone Grill-style stand. I'll include the main diagram below for reference. 

As for adding one singular helix to help with the brake shed slowdown, I really only offered it as a suggestion. The ride has indeed worked well enough for 46 years. I just thought it could be something new that might help a current issue. It would be a lot better than whatever Beast 2.0 looked to be attempting (no matter whether it was a hoax or not).