[tarheel1231]

^ The blueprints say concrete pavement, but there'll be plenty of sand sand in the volleyball courts.

[chknwing]

I think it'd be cool if the new wave pool had sand. But only if it was some type of sand that didn't stick to wet skin... haha does that exist?

Is there any actual lead as to if the pool will have concrete or sand?

i think the sand will only be by the vollyball area. I may be wrong but I think adding sand around a pool would be a filtration nightmare.

[Jarsh]

Correct - Need a reference? Just ask Dan Koch over at Alabama Splash Adventure how the sand beach on their wave pool worked out.

[chknwing]

so mike mentioned, cant remember where, but said they would be making improvements to the county fair area. nothing on this set of blue prints reflect that comment. Did he misspeak? Or does he have something up his sleeve? Where is barbie? He also said the bumper cars etc were being relocated.

[Jonathan]

I don't remember anyone ever referencing Mike saying any of those things. If true, it could be under a separate project that has not filed for permitting yet, or it is coming in 2017.

[tarheel1231]

^^ Those plans were submitted separately. I do hope they give County Fair the Gemini Midway treatment. I've said it many times before, that area of the park feels neglected and outdated. It's time to bring it up to speed with the rest of the park.

^

General manager Mike Fehnel said Thunder Road is being torn down to make room for improvements in the County Fair section of the park. The new attraction is expected to be announced next month. The newspaper reported it probably will not be a roller coaster, but will be something wet.

Read more here: http://www.heraldonline.com/news/state/ ... rylink=cpy

[chknwing]

I don't remember anyone ever referencing Mike saying any of those things. If true, it could be under a separate project that has not filed for permitting yet, or it is coming in 2017.

its in multiple articles heres just the first one I saw.

http://www.jdnews.com/article/20150727/NEWS/150729087

he referenced it when asked why thunder road was being removed

my guess, something for county fair is going where TR station was

[coasterbruh]

Never put your eggs in one basket . . or in this case, one site plan.

And barbwire is no longer with us.

[chknwing]

^ well that part of county fair would be all SC, I may be looking in the wrong places but I see no other building permits. So if something was planned for that area and was going to be announced in 14 days, I would think those permits would already be in place.

[tarheel1231]

But wait!!! There's more . . . But not on the 27th

[chknwing]

Never put your eggs in one basket . . or in this case, one site plan.

I'm still waiting for the blueprints for the log flume you have been hinting at for the past year.

Although, they have no where to put one now, they now have a chunk of land on the other side of the parking lot by county fair that is pretty much unreachable. TR turn around area is not enough space for a log flume nor is the area where TR station stood. As I see it, any further expansions will have to take place within the current perimeter of the park which means the removal of something else. For those wanting a launch or wing coaster in the future, something else will have to go.

[dabrian]

Barbwire ok?

[tarheel1231]

I don't know if this means anything, but it looks like the park wants more storage space. Does that confirm more rides for the dry side?

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[chknwing]

I don't know if this means anything, but it looks like the park wants more storage space. Does that confirm more rides for the dry side?

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a bigger water park will require a bigger place to store rafts etc.

[Jarsh]

It's probable a replacement for the eventual removal of the warehouse by where Thunder Road was.