BeeastFarmer Posted Monday at 01:23 AM Share Posted Monday at 01:23 AM I'd have to disagree with the thought about budget appearance. Adventure Port is very well done. Camp Snoopy is well done. The new part of Soak City spruced up the area. I don't think they skimped in the appearance, the aesthetic is good. It's just that the areas they did do are small. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofBaconator Posted Monday at 02:07 AM Share Posted Monday at 02:07 AM 42 minutes ago, BeeastFarmer said: It's just that the areas they did do are small. And I’m 100% fine with that. I mentioned a while back, and you correctly named it, “in filling“ where the park focuses on little additions at a time. I’d prefer smaller approaches for less $$$. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super7 Posted Monday at 06:06 AM Share Posted Monday at 06:06 AM 4 hours ago, BeeastFarmer said: I'd have to disagree with the thought about budget appearance. Adventure Port is very well done. Camp Snoopy is well done. The new part of Soak City spruced up the area. I don't think they skimped in the appearance, the aesthetic is good. It's just that the areas they did do are small. They did a good job with the theme and appearance of Adventure Port. But they definitely skimped on the rides in that expansion Instead of a quality 42 person Huss Enterprise they have an uncomfortable, low capacity knock off that doesn’t even tilt 90°. Plus they didn’t even purchase a lighting package for it. The barrel ride is one of the lowest quality versions of this type of ride They also skimped on the little bit of cost. It would’ve required to have provided shade in the queues to make the customers more comfortable. So its a trade off In the case of Adventure Port, they put lipstick on a pig. It looks great, but that’s the best thing that can be said about that area. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Losantiville Mining Co. Posted Monday at 08:52 AM Share Posted Monday at 08:52 AM 6 hours ago, BeeastFarmer said: I'd have to disagree with the thought about budget appearance. Adventure Port is very well done. Camp Snoopy is well done. The new part of Soak City spruced up the area. I don't think they skimped in the appearance, the aesthetic is good. It's just that the areas they did do are small. While I do think the additions were very well done and were needed it feels like the thought behind each one was less thorough than before. I'll praise the park and a lot of the things it has done until my fingers grow weak, but that doesn't change the fact that a large enough amount of others online have questioned those recent choices for me to have doubts. I wholeheartedly agree with the fact that these mini-lands were done very well and helped improve them compared to what was there before. Part of my worrying is that there will be visible gaps in the thought process behind Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare like there were with the other additions. Adventure Port and Camp Snoopy opened more than a month after the season started. Both Orion and River Racers were the smallest version of their models (giga coaster and water coasters) possible. Not all has been bad, though. Mystic Timbers remains one of my top rated coasters and has a great break run experience. The park added two amazing new restaurants and brought back the Antique Autos. Orion revitalized Area 72 and gave KI a veritable speed machine. The entire 50th Anniversary celebration hit the ball out of the park with its care and grandeur. Adventure Port and Camp Snoopy each took a dead area and breathed new life into it. Splash River Junction was a very good upgrade to Soak City alongside some much-needed restroom and facility renovations. The new Carousel Pavilion has provided a nicely shaded spot for guests to eat and a new venue for smaller shows. What we've seen from PT:ON so far has been absolutely amazing! The animatronics look really good and show that a lot of care has been put into the development of the new ride so far. My phrasing might have been better said as to call those additions "vastly allocated" instead of "budget" attractions. A lot of good was done with some things falling short in each project. Remember when members of this site were wondering about the rest of the roof not being red on Enrique's? 6 hours ago, SonofBaconator said: And I’m 100% fine with that. I mentioned a while back, and you correctly named it, “in filling“ where the park focuses on little additions at a time. I’d prefer smaller approaches for less $$$. I really like the smaller approaches for less money, I just wish the park management (or whoever's left to do this sort of thing) would take a little more care to ensure that these major additions open on time and do more of what they set out to do. One thing I'm really excited to see is how much more colorful this new Phantom Theater might be compared to the original. I really liked how vibrant the new sets and displays that were shown off at IAAPA were! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robintodd Posted Monday at 02:21 PM Share Posted Monday at 02:21 PM After seeing the "DEMO LOOP" from the IAPPA show with Maestro and No Legs Larrys, I wouldn't be surprised if that was continuously shown in the lobby where the queue is. Seem to tell the story and be about 15 minutes long. (of course I'd much rather have what was done before.): 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy Posted Monday at 03:58 PM Share Posted Monday at 03:58 PM On 11/13/2025 at 10:51 AM, DiamondbackFan said: Permit: I've been questioning this permit for a while. Is the $900,000 supposed to be the entire cost? It seems very, very cheap for a complete overhaul. I'd expect this project to cost in the neighborhood of $5M - 10M. Maybe the amount shown here is for the exterior work? That seems about the amount it would likely cost for the entrance overlay... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion-XL200 Posted Monday at 04:02 PM Share Posted Monday at 04:02 PM I believe the permit shows just the cost of the renovations to the structure and not the whole project. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beastfan11 Posted Monday at 04:52 PM Share Posted Monday at 04:52 PM I feel like both of the figures shown at IAPPA would stretch that $900k number. Surely, that’s just for one aspect of the project. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Losantiville Mining Co. Posted Monday at 09:13 PM Share Posted Monday at 09:13 PM The ongoing roof work has spread to the other half of the structure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brenthodge Posted yesterday at 05:40 AM Share Posted yesterday at 05:40 AM On 11/30/2025 at 8:23 PM, BeeastFarmer said: I'd have to disagree with the thought about budget appearance. Adventure Port is very well done. Camp Snoopy is well done. The new part of Soak City spruced up the area. I don't think they skimped in the appearance, the aesthetic is good. It's just that the areas they did do are small. Camp snoopy is “sort of” well done. There’s so much they could’ve easily done to make it feel way more complete. Starting with, why isn’t the ride themed to a tree not in the area themed to camping in the outdoors? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIDelirium Posted yesterday at 07:33 PM Share Posted yesterday at 07:33 PM And why are there two dozen different kinds of concrete surfacing? And that extra seating area for the mess hall, seems like that, and the turf for it, got relocated to build the pavilion by the Carousel... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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