SDC's 2017 Project Part 2

Swoosh · November 17, 2016, 04:30:22 PM

FYI: the EH restrooms are finally gone and the new restrooms finally have a roof

http://midwestinfoguide.blogspot.com/2016/11/project-2017-sdc.html?m=1

Duelist · November 17, 2016, 09:20:14 PM

^ Thanks for the update Swoosh.

Swoosh · November 20, 2016, 11:24:49 AM

I don't have pictures, but the foundation for the old EH restrooms is gone now.
I'll do my best to get photos on Wednesday

shavethewhales · November 21, 2016, 06:08:01 PM

I wonder if you can see the footers from TNT's queue now that the bathroom foundation is gone. It was impossible to get a good photo during Coaster Christmas, but you could see a whole bunch of concrete in place where we have been presuming the station will go.

I almost forgot to mention, but among the food stuff we got to sample for next year:

Blueberry and cream cheese cinnamon rolls
Pumpkin spiced coffee
New openfaced fry bread with avocado and other good stuff
Chicken fingers with bacon-infused dipping sauce
CHICKEN FRIED BACON (with the same dipping sauce)
Dessert cups with brownies and this odd sort of confectionery paste that was somewhere between ice cream and cream cheese

All of it was really good, but the chicken fried bacon was the most popular thing by far from what I could see.

Swoosh · November 27, 2016, 02:18:48 PM

http://tinyurl.com/z7j3u5l

West marquee sign is now complete
Update on EH Restrooms

Swoosh · December 23, 2016, 03:05:45 PM

https://midwestinfoguide.blogspot.com/2016/12/project-2017-sdc.html

More progress on the EH restrooms

sanddunerider · December 23, 2016, 06:51:56 PM

well it is placed back in the corner very nicely.. will be nice to see after signage is in place

dawsonrt · December 26, 2016, 09:32:30 PM

Well on our tram ride back, the conductor kept talking about the "new attractions coming in 2017" and how there will be a lot of new things in 2017. He also made a ploy to check their website and Facebook page for up coming attraction announcements soon that relate to the 2017 season.
Grain of salt on the announcement stuff.

runner1960 · January 01, 2017, 06:08:38 PM

I guess with the close of the season there should be some movement on the new entrance/exit soon. Unless those plans have been scrubbed. I have not heard any talk of it one way or another in a while.

shavethewhales · January 01, 2017, 06:39:45 PM

There were no signs of work being done around the entrance this Christmas. If they were going to completely rebuild it as we were speculating, there would have to have been some sort of work already begun. You'd think with the new coaster coming they would have started on that, but who knows what they have planned.

All I know is that the current setup has been outdated and outgrown for a decade or more, so I'll continue to expect them to finally re-do it somehow every year until it finally happens.

History Buff · January 01, 2017, 08:12:19 PM

I believe Swoosh said the project was pushed back.

Swoosh · January 01, 2017, 11:33:46 PM

Yeah the front gate isn't going to be touched.

Lots of things being removed this off season though.

sdcfan88 · January 04, 2017, 09:53:58 AM

Quote from: Swoosh on January 01, 2017, 11:33:46 PM
Yeah the front gate isn't going to be touched.

Lots of things being removed this off season though.

What should we be on the lookout for?

shavethewhales · January 04, 2017, 10:38:27 AM

As we discussed earlier, the old treehouse is coming down. I think that's the most significant change that will be made to the park from now to season opening. They glossed over it when they made the new midtown lights announcement for next year, but it sounded like one of the big new displays is going in that spot.

Sad to see it go, but at the same time I'm ready for some useful development in that area. The treehouse is one old attraction that could not be saved, nor was is it really worth saving by the time they made the first "gutting" of the original play room. I'd love to see a new shop building added there.

Pudgy Jones · January 04, 2017, 10:57:22 AM

When they take down an old attraction like this, does it all go in a dumpster, or could there be opportunities for fans like us to get our hands on some nostalgic pieces? I bought an old Frisco Silver Dollar Line sign that was salvaged from a train car in an antique store a few years ago. I would love to get my hands on an original Andy Miller piece somewhere if I could.

I remember reading on this forum a few years ago that SDC wasn't real nostalgic about stuff like this. However, I think there would be a small market for "SDC Chic" nostalgic pieces.