Omaha Area Amusement Park?
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It was finances. I would almost favor an CB site for the park instead of a Nebraska one because it doesn't matter if it's between Omaha and Lincoln, people are still going to come. But also for the chance that Omaha could benefit more with drawing people that are closer. If it's in a rural/burb setting people might be more reluctant to travel in to Omaha.
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Maybe it could strattle the Missouri somewhere south of town and make everyone happy. They could call it Happy River Land and it could have such rides as the I-Made-a-Wrong-Turn-and-Ended-up-somewhere-in-Iowa bumper cars, or the Crazy Riverboat white water rapids ride, or a rollar coaster called "The Trippy Tornado." There could also be a cheesy monument to commemorate things that happened on the river and the two states, like a big stock of corn or something.......or a gigantic railroad spike.
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Crazy riverboat white water rapids? I'm there. Don't forget the AARASCO Scrapyard and Lead Smeltering Theater and the 3-eyed radioactive Catfish petting zoo next to the Ameristar Amusement Bingo Parlor.
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Bottom line: I don't give a f*** if it's in Omaha, western suburban Omaha, or CB. Just give us a f***ing amusement park already!
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As much as I would love this rumor to be true, I am pretty certain it is false. I had dinner with a friend of mine who is a manager at OPPD. He manages the engineering group responsible for preventative maintenace (PM) and upgrades for OPPD's facilities. I asked him about the rumor and he says he hasn't heard anything about a project like that, and he was sure they would have mentioned it in a managers meeting. He also wasn't sure if the Mahoney area was even under OPPD's jusidiction (He has never done PM projects out there) and that it would have been an NPPD issue.
He pretty much settled the issue for me.
He pretty much settled the issue for me.
OPPD's jurisdiction goes pretty far. They have a big plant like the one in north Omaha down just south of Nebraska City which is about 50 miles away. I think it probably is true. Not everyone that works in hte same place knows aout everything going on. I don't even know what's going on in my house sometimes. So it is likely that who ever it was that started this may have been lucky enough to get some valuable, true info.
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oppd service territory
From their web site:
"The Omaha Public Power District is one of the largest publicly owned electric utilities in the United States, serving more than 300,000 customers in the 13 southeast Nebraska counties shown below."
http://ww1.oppd.com/who/svcterritory.cfm
"The Omaha Public Power District is one of the largest publicly owned electric utilities in the United States, serving more than 300,000 customers in the 13 southeast Nebraska counties shown below."
http://ww1.oppd.com/who/svcterritory.cfm
Re: We're getting an amusement park?
Hardly. After going to WofF's webite it says that Oceans of Fun alone is 60 acres. W&O of Fun are 235 acres combined. If this Omaha amusement park is true they should either out build our competition or not even bother. It's probably going to cost the same price but who's going to want to go to a glorified Fun-Plex when W&O of Fun adn Adventureland aren't that far away.Swift wrote: "we're getting an amusement park. out by mahoney, they had to get a bunch of stuff ok'ed for power from oppd. its supposed to be similar to worlds of fun."
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Well, guys, I'm sure if this is true the planners are taking all of our concerns into consideration.
And damn. I was hoping it would be east of Mahoney. But again, I don't care as long as somebody just builds it already! I hope this isn't still Steve Minard's folly. That dude can't get it done, and he's led us on too many times in the past.
Think about it. A couple years ago he was constantly quoted as saying |expletive| like, "In one year's time Omaha will have its amusement park," etc. And look, nothing.
And damn. I was hoping it would be east of Mahoney. But again, I don't care as long as somebody just builds it already! I hope this isn't still Steve Minard's folly. That dude can't get it done, and he's led us on too many times in the past.
Think about it. A couple years ago he was constantly quoted as saying |expletive| like, "In one year's time Omaha will have its amusement park," etc. And look, nothing.
"The right to have access to every building in the city by private motorcar in an age when everyone possesses such a vehicle is actually the right to destroy the city."
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And what the heck is with that map data????
13 counties in eastern Nebraska and they say "over 300,000" customers? What the heck? There's over 400,000 people in Douglas County alone. I wonder if they don't consider anyone who benefits from electricity in their daily lives a customer. Maybe they consider customers individual businesses and households. I guess that would explain that low number.
13 counties in eastern Nebraska and they say "over 300,000" customers? What the heck? There's over 400,000 people in Douglas County alone. I wonder if they don't consider anyone who benefits from electricity in their daily lives a customer. Maybe they consider customers individual businesses and households. I guess that would explain that low number.
"The right to have access to every building in the city by private motorcar in an age when everyone possesses such a vehicle is actually the right to destroy the city."
Lewis Mumford, The Highway and the City, 1963
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I wonder if the amusement park will be an independant one like KC's ro DM's or if we will get a Six Flags or other amusement park "chain." The last few attempts by local people haven't happened. I remember seeing signs for the return of Peony Park and then there was the CB park proposal. Regaurdless of size I hope that we have something that will blow all the other close parks out of the water.
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Just build a destination resort and park
Why don't we just build a huge destination resort instead of some dinky amusement park?
A variety of things like a venetian (minus casino)/disney world/water park.
Big Risks could equal Big rewards
or.....
nothing but i can dream can't I.
It could happen!
A variety of things like a venetian (minus casino)/disney world/water park.
Big Risks could equal Big rewards
or.....
nothing but i can dream can't I.
It could happen!
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Wouldn't that be slick if there were some kind of 'Six Flags over the Plains' park worked into this deal.
Omaha World Herald wrote: ConAgra teams up with Six Flags parks
ConAgra Foods Inc. has signed a contract to put ConAgra products in Six Flags theme parks across the country, ConAgra said Monday.
All 28 Six Flags will serve such foods as Armour hot dogs, Hunt's ketchup and Orville Redenbacher popcorn.
The deal also includes possibilities for grocery store promotions of ConAgra products involving Six Flags and ConAgra naming rights for Six Flags theaters and rides. The details of those promotions haven't been worked out, said Mike Hargrave, ConAgra senior vice president.
ConAgra would not say how much revenue it expected from the deal. The partnership will last for at least two years, but Hargrave said he expects it to be a continuing relationship.
Hargrave said ConAgra intends to seek more marketing opportunities "outside traditional advertising."
"We need to build one-on-one relationships with our consumers," he said, citing ConAgra's sponsorship of the Joe Gibbs NASCAR racing team.
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Not sure if anyone mentioned this, but the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World is only 107 acres. MGM: 154, Epcot: 260 (with lake in the middle) Animal Kingdom: 500 (with Safari).
The All stars Movie Resort sits on 62 acres, If you have been there, the place is pretty big. Holds almost 2,000 rooms, a food court, and a few pools.
60 acres should be a good size to start an amusement park with. I wonder, does that include the parking lot too?
The All stars Movie Resort sits on 62 acres, If you have been there, the place is pretty big. Holds almost 2,000 rooms, a food court, and a few pools.
60 acres should be a good size to start an amusement park with. I wonder, does that include the parking lot too?
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