Oasis at Lakeport | Osage Beach, Missouri, USA | Theme Park

[TPoseOnTantrum]

Aight so today a major new entertainment district was announced for Missouri, to break ground in 2023 and open in the Summer of 2024 - that figure will probably be delayed if this does happen but it seems plausible enough;

Lake of the Ozarks to get $300 million family resort, entertainment district

Oasis at Lakeport will feature amusement rides, hotels, restaurants, an amphitheater, a marina and a boardwalk.

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OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (KCTV) - A $300 million family resort and entertainment district is in the works to open in the summer of 2024.

The City of Osage Beach announced that Oasis at Lakeport will feature amusement rides, hotels, restaurants, an amphitheater, a marina and a boardwalk. The amusement park section will offer roller coasters, thrill and family rides and a 200-foot-tall observation wheel.

The 20-acre development will be located along the Lakeport property at U.S. Highway 54 and Jeffries Road next to the Grand Glaize Bridge.

“Oasis at Lakeport will generate over 500 jobs and bring 500,000 visitors to Missouri, further enhancing tourism, one of Missouri’s leading industries,” Missouri Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe said in a statement. “I welcome this project for its future impact on mid-Missouri’s economy as well as its commitment to bringing a centrally located, state-of-the-art entertainment district to the Osage Beach community.”

Construction crews are expected to break ground in 2023.

New $300 million resort and entertainment district announced for Osage Beach - ABC17NEWS

OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Osage Beach announced plans today for a new resort in the area. https://youtu.be/eM0PPEPMLds The submission plans were received today by the developers, SkyView Partners and Tegethoff Development, of St. Louis Oasis at Lakeport will be the new $300 million...

abc17news.com

The City of Osage Beach announced plans today for a new resort in the area.

The submission plans were received today by the developers, SkyView Partners and Tegethoff Development, of St. Louis.

Oasis at Lakeport will be the new $300 million family resort and entertainment district to be developed along the Lakeport property acquired by Big Thunder Marine in 2021 -- at Highway 54 and Jeffries Road, adjacent to the Grand Glaize Bridge.

Construction is expected to break ground in 2023 and will open in summer 2024

A 3D model was also made somewhat resembling what is shown in the artwork above, suggesting that very little is actually a placeholder. We can make out two very specific compact coaster models here, and this is where it perhaps goes off the rails;

The first is a Gerstlauer Eurofighter 320+, a la Untamed at Canoe Lake or Rage at Adventure Island (yes there's a helix). Respectable enough choice I think.

The second one appears to be an inverting spinning coaster from, uhhhh...





Now on one hand, this is all just artwork and a bunch of very specific CAD renderings supporting each other. They could have just downloaded a bunch of generic Solidworks ride models to present a proof of concept (and I suspect that in many cases they did). On the other hand, there's some very specific models in here, a la Zamperla Pump & Jumpz and our two possible coasters, both of which would fit in well with a development like this. The Chinese managing to sneak a major coaster into the States would be a huge deal if this is accurate and the project happens. Intrigued to see if this goes anywhere.

 

[Lori Marie Loud]

Aight so today a major new entertainment district was announced for Missouri, to break ground in 2023 and open in the Summer of 2024 - that figure will probably be delayed if this does happen but it seems plausible enough;


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A 3D model was also made somewhat resembling what is shown in the artwork above, suggesting that very little is actually a placeholder. We can make out two very specific compact coaster models here, and this is where it perhaps goes off the rails;

The first is a Gerstlauer Eurofighter 320+, a la Untamed at Canoe Lake or Rage at Adventure Island (yes there's a helix). Respectable enough choice I think.
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The second one appears to be an inverting spinning coaster from, uhhhh...
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Now on one hand, this is all just artwork and a bunch of very specific CAD renderings supporting each other. They could have just downloaded a bunch of generic Solidworks ride models to present a proof of concept (and I suspect that in many cases they did). On the other hand, there's some very specific models in here, a la Zamperla Pump & Jumpz and our two possible coasters, both of which would fit in well with a development like this. The Chinese managing to sneak a major coaster into the States would be a huge deal if this is accurate and the project happens. Intrigued to see if this goes anywhere.

Ahahahaha! Golden Horse! Perfect! I hope this happens so we can laugh at the hilarious out of place Chinese built spinner.

 

[roomraider]

At least it's a pretty good GH model. Nothing special but the one I rode was pretty good fun and tracked well. Only complaint really was the midcourse brake slowed the car way too much. Certainly more rerideable that some of the Gerst 320 models I've ridden anyway.

 

[roomraider]

Looks like they are getting more than just a Jinma (sorry noble) spinner. This car is at the Noble Rides booth at IAAPA and clearly isn't a spinning car. It's the same as used in their more recent tilt coasters and LSM coasters.

Curiouser and Curiouser

I don't have a source for the image as it's incorrectly sourced in Reddit but if anyone knows the real source I'll chuck it in

 

[TPoseOnTantrum]

Imagine for a moment that you are... a major Chinese amusement ride manufacturer.

Following your early first attractions in the late '90's and early 2000's, you quickly find your niche creating cheaper copies of Western rides for local parks that cannot afford to purchase internationally. Your company's behavior is a success story domestically, rising far above the local competition and selling hundreds of products annually. Like the wider Chinese industry, your stuff is all Shanzhai; cheaper and lower quality knockoffs of better products.

It's not long until your company becomes ambitious, and dreams of reaching into and competing with the Western market, who also cater to the rapidly-growing Chinese park industry. You begin showcasing at international industry events, but are kicked out as it becomes clear that your usual tactics aren't appreciated. Western manufacturers are wary about your firm's ethics and growing entrenchment in the market, with one German company blacklisting coaster installations in China. A second German firm even signs a contract with an up-and-coming Chinese park to not buy your products. Your company nethertheless approaches the developers and charm them into breaking the contract with cheaper prices, forcing the Germans to pull their involvement from all but one attraction.

Over the next few years, your company's ambition grows at an alarming rate. You realize that quality is key in competition, and make improvements to your track systems, trains, and general hardware. You also begin developing launch coaster technology, and skip past the chain of development that the coaster industry has evolved through over the years. These new products begin to bear fruit and become popular domestically. But you also seek to do the seemingly impossible, and expand into the Western market. It's a far different place from the more diluted Chinese market, where competition is tight and increasing geopolitical tensions with your home country mean that most parks with half a brain won't go within a whiff of your services. For the effect of smoke and mirrors, you build two back doors; you set up a new company office in Switzerland, near your aspired rivals. You also hook up with a past-their-prime "All-American" carnival ride builder who's lack of novelty has left them behind in the race. You begin developing products for them, products that they'd never dream of accomplishing on their own. And then through a combination of both these companies, you have your breakthrough.

We don't need to imagine now. A series of photos leaked out of Jinma's factory in August, showing off their launch coaster train before the company asked local enthusiasts to take them down, with the promise of showing the left train at IAAPA Orlando.

It was assumed that these were meant for the LSM launch coaster at Sanya Silk Road Happy World. Then an article came out of the Carnival Warehouse magazine the other week in which Wisdom Rides proudly teased their new products, and in my case made me suspicious so soon after recognizing the early red flag from this thread.

Wisdom Rides of America Introduces New Line of Giant Wheels, Roller Coasters, and Midway Favorites just in time for IAAPA Expo​

Jared Davis, President of Wisdom Rides, has exciting news to relay to potential and current customers at the 2022 IAAPA Convention. Like his colleagues, Davis and his team have struggled with supply chain delays and rising costs, posing plenty of challenges for the manufacturing side of the business after the Covid-19 pandemic. “Luckily, many of our clients had a great year in 2021 and are having a successful season so far this year, people are wanting to buy and we're working hard to keep up with that demand,” says Davis.

While production is still a bit of a struggle for Wisdom Rides, Davis has been able to expand operations and leverage additional vendors to help his company get back on track and meet the needs of his customers.

Featuring a booth four times as large as they normally display at IAAPA, the Wisdom Rides team is excited to unveil a number of big projects available for order now. This year, Wisdom Rides is proud to release plans for a new large rollercoaster, perfect for an amusement park install. “We will be displaying our LSM roller coaster head car at the 2022 IAAPA Convention,” says Davis.

Another new addition to Wisdom Rides' arsenal of permanent attractions, Davis is excited to announce the production of large, permanent ferris wheels. “We can produce everything from 30-128 meters,” says Davis. “We're doing this in an economical method that's attractive to permanent parks but also to carnival companies who could place the wheel at permanent locations in order to secure long term contracts with bigger fairs.” The VIP gondola car featured on the large ferris wheels will also be on display in the Wisdom Rides booth at the 2022 IAAPA trade show.

In the portable world, Wisdom Rides is rolling out a large coaster sure to wow midway guests. “This is a coaster like nothing you've seen before traveling in the U.S.,” says Davis. “Our large portable coaster is a next-level park-type attraction.” Davis is confident the new attraction will add great value to his clients' ride arsenals. According to Davis, Wisdom Rides is taking orders for these new attractions now. Because the pieces are large, it takes the team about 9-12 months to produce the finished product.

Now here we are, at IAAPA Expo Orlando, where Noble Rides is showcasing this LSM lead car with Oasis at Lakeport's name on it. After years of trying, and a collection of rides headed for Missouri, they've finally succeeded... they've made their first break into the western industry. China has done it again. That makes me nervous.


EDIT; @roomraider and I wrote all this just to be beat by two minutes

 

[TPoseOnTantrum]

Interview with Jared Davis, the president of both Noble Rides and Wisdom Rides, regarding the observation wheel coming to Oasis at Lakeport. They'll also be collaborating with KCI;

Davis said Noble Rides also already has five projects working in the U.S. He could disclose only one at this time and that is the observation wheel project for the Oasis at Lakeport, a $300 million family resort and entertainment district being built in Osage Beach, Missouri.

For this spoked-wheel, as well as any spoked-wheel project in the future, Noble Rides will partner with the Netherlands-based KCI Engineering.

"You just can't get any better than KCI for wheel engineering," Davis said.

The wheel at the Oasis will stand 200 feet tall. It will feature a custom LED lighting package that adds lighting on the cable system and rim of the wheel creating very high definition on the wheel.

It also will feature 25 lightweight and autonomous electric cabins (each housing a maximum of eight people), and includes energy-saving drive systems moving along a rail controlled by a high level of automation.

The deluxe cabins will have a variety of amenities, including air conditioning, an entertainment system, WIFI and even Bluetooth connectivity for the ultimate in guest enjoyment.

Passengers will be carried high above the park with spectacular views of the Lake of the Ozarks and the surrounding area.

Davis said he expects the new wheel to be the focal point of the resort being developed by SkyView Partners and Tegethoff Development.

Being built along the Lakeport property, it will include 20 acres of amusement rides and attractions along with hotels, restaurants, amphitheater, marina and boardwalk. Plans are to break ground on the project in 2023 and open in the summer of 2024. And this is just one of Noble Rides' projects.

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[Indy]

Interview with Jared Davis, the president of both Noble Rides and Wisdom Rides, regarding the observation wheel coming to Oasis at Lakeport. They'll also be collaborating with KCL for the lighting;

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Just for clarity, they are collaborating with KCI, a Dutch company known for designing large observation wheels. Unless there is additional information elsewhere, it doesn't seem that KCL is involved.

Super curious to know what the other four projects are. I'm guessing at least two of them are the coasters at Oasis.

 

[cocoa]

looks like a cool project, although you think parks would learn by now about building in plots of land that you can't expand out of

 

[MichaelRG]

https://issuu.com/annabrodersen/docs/brode_portfolio_progress_2023

 

[TPoseOnTantrum]

Yea looks like Jinma Park has become no more and we're instead getting Vekoma Park. We'll be seeing a Rebound famerang and Orkanen/Dragonflier clone, always welcome in the US. Very confusing stuff considering how much Noble Rides has been talking about this project. Gunning for a 2024 park opening and 2026 indoor waterpark/Marriott Hotel;

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[Lori Marie Loud]

Yea looks like Jinma Park has become no more and we're instead getting Vekoma Park. We'll be seeing a Rebound famerang and Orkanen/Dragonflier clone, always welcome in the US. Very confusing stuff considering how much Noble Rides has been talking about this project. Gunning for a 2024 park opening and 2026 indoor waterpark/Marriott Hotel;
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Damn. I'm guessing they found out that Jinma was copycat central.

 

[TPoseOnTantrum]

Okee yea final nail in the coffin here, the Jinma Dream is very very not happening. See the official site plan below, looks like a nice place;

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[Lori Marie Loud]

Okee yea final nail in the coffin here, the Jinma Dream is very very not happening. See the official site plan below, looks like a nice place;
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Awwww....But Jinma had trains with the park logo and everything!

 

[Wazzupnerds]

The Big Coaster Cartel when they saw Jinma had a US park willing to work with them

 

[Ethan]

Damn. I'm guessing they found out that Jinma was copycat central.

Western manufacturers rip each other off all the time, for example when Intamin ripped off the S&S Freespin once they realised nobody wanted to buy one of their medieval torture devices dressed in coaster clothing anymore.

 

[roomraider]

Western manufacturers rip each other off all the time, for example when Intamin ripped off the S&S Freespin once they realised nobody wanted to buy one of their medieval torture devices dressed in coaster clothing anymore.

Intamin are arguably the worst offenders these days. Their catalogue includes a Mack Power Splash rip off, an S&S free spin rip off and a Skywarp rip off, let's not forget their Hot Racer is a RMC raptor rip off. If Jinma had built one of those they'd be ripped to shreds on coaster forums.

It's a shame the Jima rides have been canned. The spinner is a genuinely decent ride and I'd be interested to see how their looper was. The one in Hainan that just opened looks genuinely good.

The 2 replacements are solid if uninspired editions. If they'd got the Jinma rides if have put it on my bucket list but now I'll probably give it a miss. I've ridden plenty of both of those models.

 

[Slamming Coastercore]

EDIT; @roomraider and I wrote all this just to be beat by two minutes

Credit to you guys for such a well-researched and detailed post! Really enjoyed reading that!

 

[TPoseOnTantrum]

Oasis at Lakeport is still undergoing the TIF (Tax Increment Financing) District approval, which will allow the redevelopment to have various tax subsidies redirected or reduced. Here’s a full breakdown;

The TIF process is not complete after the May 18 vote, however. City Attorney Cole Bradbury explained in an interview with Lake Expo that this TIF agreement has four components, all of which must be passed by first and second readings by the Board of Aldermen:

1. Redevelopment Plan -- an overall vision for the project, required by state law -- 1st Reading passed on May 18

2. Community Improvement District -- establishes infrastructure-earmarked taxes on that property only -- 1st Reading passed on May 18

3. Chapter 100 Sales Tax Exemption -- exempts the property from paying certain sales taxes -- still in the draft phase

4. Redevelopment Agreement -- what Bradbury called "the nuts and bolts," with all the specifics of the agreement between the City and the Developers -- still in the draft phase.

Bradbury said there will be at least two more board of aldermen meetings (both June meetings) in which one or multiple of these elements will be on the agenda. Some elements of construction — site clearing, etc. — can begin before the agreements are all approved, he said, but construction will not begin in earnest until the second readings of all four of those components have passed by a vote of the aldermen.

In other words, they’re 25% through the way of necessary approvals before work can fully get underway.

TIF For Oasis At Lakeport Gets Unanimous Thumbs-Up From Osage Beach Aldermen; Here's What's Next

OSAGE BEACH, Mo. — The most-talked-about development at the Lake in recent history, the Oasis at Lakeport got two critical votes from Osage Beach elected officials last week.

www.lakeexpo.com

 

[TPoseOnTantrum]

Good news all, Oasis at Lakeport has last night received its full development plan approval. They're now clear to begin construction quote-on-quote "immediately" with a targeted Summer 2024 opening date. That is... exactly one year from now, so let the race against time begin!

Development Plan Approved for Oasis at Lakeport Family Resort and Entertainment District at Missouri's Lake of the Ozarks

Development Plan Approved for Oasis at Lakeport Family Resort and Entertainment District at Missouri's Lake of the Ozarks

www.investorsobserver.com

 

[TPoseOnTantrum]

Although the development as a whole is approved and cleared to happen, they’re currently zoned at C-1 (General Commercial) and need to be accredited at E-1 (Entertainment Overlay) to add any kind of amusement rides or activities. This is expected to pass without much fuss, as the Planning Commission has just voted to send it to the local Board in July; https://www.komu.com/news/midmissou...cle_fe6cc4a2-0a1a-11ee-af07-db5c870d3b6c.html