Has a coaster ever had to be rebuilt because of a hurricane?

[InvertsAreMyJam]

So I’m not sure if y’all are aware, but there is currently a Category 5 hurricane barreling towards Florida named Hurricane Milton. It’s on track to be the strongest hurricane literally ever. And it’s going right over Tampa Bay…and Busch Gardens. It’s also going right over Orlando, although it will have weakened a bit.

My question is, what happens if any of the coasters at the parks get damaged or even destroyed? Would they just rebuild them? I’m not sure if this has happened before, and if there’s a precedent or not. So yeah, does anybody know?

 

[cookie]

As long as vital parts are left in a fixable state and the park has the funds for it, they’re more likely to repair what’s there than to replace it. I’m sure the Florida parks in particular are also insured from top to bottom given they’re right dab in a hurricane-probe area.

Last year(?) Islands of Adventure saw Hulk flooded and Jurassic Park River Adventure left with a gaping hole on the side of the building after a hurricane, but they got them back up pretty quick.

 

[Howie]

Zadra was virtually flattened by high winds during construction and they had it rebuilt pretty quickly. In fact, I think it still actually opened ahead of schedule.

 

[Dan Nguyen]

The Florida parks are built to withstand strong hurricanes. BGT will be fine all things considered.

 

[CanobieFan]

Not the entire thing....but.... yes? https://rcdb.com/337.htm

 

[Matt N]

The only park that I know of to ever close or be severely, irreparably damaged as a result of a hurricane was Six Flags New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina, and that was a unique situation because the park’s drainage systems also failed during the storm. Hurricane Katrina was also massive on a scale we haven’t seen since, and did huge damage to New Orleans and Louisiana that the region never entirely recovered from.

From having read the news, I ascertain that Hurricane Milton is not predicted to be notably stronger than Hurricane Irma that hit the Florida region 7 years ago. If all the parks survived Irma unscathed, then I don’t see why they couldn’t survive Milton.

 

[Dan Nguyen]

The Jersey shore parks were hit pretty hard during Sandy, but most of them rebuilt and are more successful than ever.

BGT has faced many hurricanes before and they're doing just fine. Milton won't be any different

 

[ECG]

The Jersey shore parks were hit pretty hard during Sandy, but most of them rebuilt and are more successful than ever.

BGT has faced many hurricanes before and they're doing just fine. Milton won't be any different

Keansburg didn't rebuild Wild Cat, Funtown Pier went out of business and only the cred-in-a-shed (Pirates Hideaway) survived at neighboring Casino Pier. Luna Park also ruined Cyclone's drop when they fixed the damage Sandy caused.