Jake
Strata Poster
You can see a video of the damage here, showing several coasters pretty deep in flood water:
http://www.wane.com/dpp/weather/weather ... 0909220857
http://www.wane.com/dpp/weather/weather ... 0909220857
Major Flooding at SFOG (again...)
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CedarPoint6
Hyper Poster
It doesn't actually take much rain to put MindBender and GASM under a little bit. Right now, the worst is going to be MindBender's 2nd loop, which sets very deep into a valley with the inclined helix. I'd expect probably 1/4 to 1/3 of that loop to be under now. This usually happens about once every year, just not so bad. As long as they can dry out the footers, it'll be fine. You just may not see either coaster operate for the remainder of this season.
The sun is out today for the first time in about a week, so hopefully it's going to start to recede. Major highways are still closed here and lots of schools are cancelled, but I think in a day or two, things should start to improve.
The sun is out today for the first time in about a week, so hopefully it's going to start to recede. Major highways are still closed here and lots of schools are cancelled, but I think in a day or two, things should start to improve.
caffeine_demon
Strata Poster
maybe they should rename it to 6 flags under water!
LiveForTheLaunch
CF Legend
Oo that sucks! I do wonder how like, station stuff survives if it goes under water though, like wouldn't the electrical stuff malfunction? And also, if wood gets wet, doesn't it rot?
That sucks for the park though, for sure. Hopefully they can get it under control pretty soon.
That sucks for the park though, for sure. Hopefully they can get it under control pretty soon.
monkeyonatable
Mega Poster
If I had a dollar for everytime this happened...
Im going on Oct. 31st, I hope Mindbender (my #3 Fav coaster) is up and running, because it isn't a trip to SFoG unless I get a spin.
Im going on Oct. 31st, I hope Mindbender (my #3 Fav coaster) is up and running, because it isn't a trip to SFoG unless I get a spin.
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Anonymous
Guest
That's crazy.
I hope its all ok, probably be shut for a while. Though, as already said, in the UK the park would be shut for a year or two, if opened again.
Feel sorry for everyone effected by these floods. Things like this make me happy I live on top of a hill.
I hope its all ok, probably be shut for a while. Though, as already said, in the UK the park would be shut for a year or two, if opened again.
Feel sorry for everyone effected by these floods. Things like this make me happy I live on top of a hill.
Snoo
The Legend
http://www.coasterforce.com/great_ameri ... chine_sfog
You can see the actual height of the rise of the waters.. crazy.
This only happened because of the drought the southern states have been experiencing as of late.. then the massive storm that came through.
Boo nature.
You can see the actual height of the rise of the waters.. crazy.
This only happened because of the drought the southern states have been experiencing as of late.. then the massive storm that came through.
Boo nature.
LiveForTheLaunch
CF Legend
Nobody answered my question! Would the wood rot and would the electrical panals in the station be broken if they came in contact with water for long periods of time?