Group wants Theme Park Downtown

Started by hanjin1, February 15, 2011, 01:15:33 PM

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acme54321

#1
February 15, 2011, 01:17:13 PM
Yes I saw that too, made me do this -->  ::)

copperfiend

#2
February 15, 2011, 01:22:23 PM
Maybe they can get a holographic moon also.

BridgeTroll

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February 15, 2011, 01:27:42 PM
I suggest a thrill type ride moving slowly through the urban landscape while buildings are demolished all around them...
In a boat at sea one of the men began to bore a hole in the bottom of the boat. On being remonstrating with, he answered, "I am only boring under my own seat." "Yes," said his companions, "but when the sea rushes in we shall all be drowned with you."

Shwaz

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February 15, 2011, 01:41:59 PM
Quote from: BridgeTroll on February 15, 2011, 01:27:42 PM
I suggest a thrill type ride moving slowly through the urban landscape while buildings are demolished all around them...

Easy... just extend the skyway ;)
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thelakelander

#5
February 15, 2011, 01:45:36 PM
QuoteThey said the hardest part is to convince private investors to spend millions on Jacksonville.

This is why this probably won't happen.  I can't imagine a small amusement park on the shipyards site being able to turn any type of decent profit for a $40 million investment.  To pull it off, it would have to HEAVILY subsidized by taxpayers......and it would still probably fail.  It's time to give up on the expensive gimmicks and get the basics of urban development right.
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CG7

#6
February 15, 2011, 01:50:38 PM
Not sure why anyone wouldn't like this idea, unless you have vertigo or something. I for one can't wait until I can paddle Hogan and Mccoys creek, then tie up the ol kayak at the shipyards and actually have some fun in downtown Jacksonville. Who'd a thunk it.

thelakelander

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February 15, 2011, 02:49:37 PM Last Edit: February 15, 2011, 02:51:33 PM by thelakelander
I can't speak for everyone but I'm not crazy about it's feasibility and after spending years studying the history of DT's rise and downfall I've come to the conclusion that the river and riverfront should be used for organic economic stimulation.  If downtown had more economic anchors that took advantage of the resources it could only provide, we would have a strong chance at reestablishing a self sufficient core instead of worrying about gimmicks to attract suburbanites and tourist.  Thinking along those lines, I'm not sure that a miniature $40mm theme park is the highest and best use of riverfront property.
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brainstormer

#8
February 15, 2011, 03:05:22 PM
^ I completely agree.

Bativac

#9
February 15, 2011, 03:06:01 PM
This will absolutely happen. And Target is opening up at the Park View. And they are going to finish the Skyway. Also the Laura Street Trio will be completely renovates. And I heard that an investor group is arranging funding to start a Unicorn Pen in one of the overgrown parking lots!

Hasn't this theme park thing come up before? I know there was a theme park way back in the early 1900s but I think this kind of thing is just not suited to downtown Jax. I wouldn't mind a carnival-type atmosphere on maybe the Southbank but...are these the guys suggesting the downtown zipline?

copperfiend

#10
February 15, 2011, 03:12:20 PM
It makes me sad how small minded the "leadership" in this town is. A theme park at the Shipyards? Seriously?

BridgeTroll

#11
February 15, 2011, 03:16:58 PM
A zip line across the river would be cool tho... 8)
In a boat at sea one of the men began to bore a hole in the bottom of the boat. On being remonstrating with, he answered, "I am only boring under my own seat." "Yes," said his companions, "but when the sea rushes in we shall all be drowned with you."

Bativac

#12
February 15, 2011, 03:18:34 PM
In case anyone is curious I did some reading about a place called AutoWorld that opened in Flint, MI back in the 1980s.

http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2009/07/they_needed_more_thrill_lookin.html

Here's a site complete with pictures.

http://toysaregoodfood.com/blog/index.php/2003/09/01/six-flags-autoworld/#more-566

A neat idea. It failed spectacularly... as I suspect a similar idea would in Jacksonville.

jcjohnpaint

#13
February 15, 2011, 03:21:39 PM
wow this just keeps getting better....I would like to put a bid in for a ski resort.

fieldafm

#14
February 15, 2011, 03:32:01 PM
I referred to this in some of my previous posts.

Ben Carter(whose idea this was) is not going to invest in such a park(that should give you a clear idea where this is heading).  Take that for what you will.

I honestly believe this is 'pie in the sky' talk.  A formal Bay Street Pier Park plan will be presented very shortly.  I think you all will be very impressed.  CG7, Lake, etc is right.  The riverfront will only succeed when active uses connecting the public with the water are introduced.

BTW, we already have a water park downtown at Met Park.  The extreme under utilization of this water park feature should be evidence enough that there is very little demand for an amusement park downtown.

Incidentally, Bat's post about AutoWorld was famously referanced in Michael Moore's first documentary.
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