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Stargazer wrote:This guy reminds me of the astronaut farmer.  I wonder if he has a single roller coaster car in his basement which he periodically sits in, with his eyes closed, imagining his Wild Escape dream.

ROFLMAO!!!!!!!

That is pretty funny and somehow seems likely. I wish someone could come in and get a big amusement park going in the metro.

AWESOME.

Looks like the financing may be coming along


http://www.theintelligencer.net/page/co ... 05242.html

"For example, in Omaha, Neb., he has been waiting for nearly four years for state legislators to approve a law that would allow tax increment financing to be used in counties for development of projects such as his. Recently, something similar to TIF was approved, named the enhanced employment district, but it should work just as well, he said."[/right]

it will be nice riding my first legitimate rollercoaster ride when im 56 years old in good ol omaha!!!!

adam

guitarguy wrote:it will be nice riding my first legitimate rollercoaster ride when im 56 years old in good ol omaha!!!!

adam

I can't wait until he takes his roller coaster out of his super secret storage shed.

joeglow wrote:

guitarguy wrote:it will be nice riding my first legitimate rollercoaster ride when im 56 years old in good ol omaha!!!!

adam

I can't wait until he takes his roller coaster out of his super secret storage shed.

oh i know ! lol the one that he sits in and has a big screen tv in front of him playing a movie of a roller coaster ride haha

adam

It's really sad that the Wheeling media hasn't caught on to this idiot (Minard).  I wouldn't be surprised if he has some kind of mental illness.

I remember hearing a couple years ago about a possible large-scale amusement park on the riverfront... did anyone else hear this?  This would be huge for downtown development because it would be a destination for a lot of tourists/downtown inhabitants.  Also, the only thing I remember thinking when I heard this was "where would there be enough land for this type of project on the river?"  Can anyone confirm this rumor?

Guest,

You must be thinking about Steve Minard (president of Metro Omaha Theme Park LLC) who first proposed a $70 million Wild Escape park for Council Bluffs but couldn't secure financing. He then proposed an amusement park to be built near the Mahoney State Park interchange along Interstate 80. He then backed out of that project also a few years back. Which created a forum buzz word "to be Minarded".

God that made you sound minarded Coyote.

Now if you'll excuse me I have to go Frankie Payne some homeless people.

Last night I Sokol-ed my oldest daughter and refused to negotiate about what we were having for dinner.  I was then Minarded by Mrs Tuna who fell asleep on the couch instead.

It appears he is having better success elsewhere.

http://www.wtrf.com/story.cfm?func=view ... ryid=55171

I will believe it when the gates open!

what about placing it in the space between Cuming and Webster and 15th and 21st? I think that would be a neat space for something like that. imagine a Ferris wheel in our skyline, or a roller coaster swinging around the stadium during the world series...

I think Creighton owns most of that and is planning on building on it after modern equipment is moved.

Also, I am not sure there is enough room there.  I think most amusement parks have parking lots that big.

Anonymous wrote:what about placing it in the space between Cuming and Webster and 15th and 21st? I think that would be a neat space for something like that. imagine a Ferris wheel in our skyline, or a roller coaster swinging around the stadium during the world series...

HAHAHA.  Good one.

Wild Escape Owner To Talk Business Today

Keyword: Talk

Minarded.  One of the best words to ever come from the forum.

It's so clever, i want to minard myself into using it in as many sentences as possible.

There is no/zero/zip $ to build a new theme park in this economy.

StreetsOfOmaha wrote:

Anonymous wrote:what about placing it in the space between Cuming and Webster and 15th and 21st? I think that would be a neat space for something like that. imagine a Ferris wheel in our skyline, or a roller coaster swinging around the stadium during the world series...

HAHAHA.  Good one.

Maybe not so far off. Think bigger, and more north. There's lots of empty land north of the new ballpark.

I would love to have an amusement park of any scale DT. I think north of the stadium up towards Carter Lake would be perfect.

No doubt.  Something positioned downtown like Elitch Gardens in Denver would be awesome.

I know this would cost a chunk to move tracks, clean up land etc, but think this is the ideal area for an amusement park, in the red area shown below. The blue area would be more hotels and etc.

the1wags wrote:I know this would cost a chunk to move tracks, clean up land etc, but think this is the ideal area for an amusement park, in the red area shown below. The blue area would be more hotels and etc.

Something like that would be amazing. Not only for development of north downtown, but I'm sure, along with some current projects, something bordering 16th street like that would be such a huge jumpstart for a 16th street revival.

the1wags wrote:I know this would cost a chunk to move tracks, clean up land etc, but think this is the ideal area for an amusement park, in the red area shown below. The blue area would be more hotels and etc.

What all is inside the red now?

Bosco55David wrote:

the1wags wrote:I know this would cost a chunk to move tracks, clean up land etc, but think this is the ideal area for an amusement park, in the red area shown below. The blue area would be more hotels and etc.

What all is inside the red now?

Tons of businesses.

joeglow wrote:
What all is inside the red now?

Tons of businesses.[/quote]

A couple empty warehouses. Some railroad bits. A cement Factory. And a Junkyard. It's east North Omaha, it's not like you'd be bulldozing strip malls.
Plus, I think Chubb Foods is in the red there, which is reason enough to have at it.

Taking a closer look, the below area could be made using the existing track on the west with a new alignment on the north side.

A few things to note.

A. Look how much of the land is already bare.
B. This land is very flat, so once the buildings were cleared out, you'd have little grading costs.
C. Proximity to downtown, the airport, hotels, etc.

Yes I realize it would be costly and is unlikely at best, but it makes sense in some ways.

it wont happen but i say do it.

the1wags wrote:I know this would cost a chunk to move tracks, clean up land etc, but think this is the ideal area for an amusement park, in the red area shown below. The blue area would be more hotels and etc.

Doesn't the state line cut right through the middle of that?

Axel wrote:
Doesn't the state line cut right through the middle of that?

Yeah, and even if they did build a theme park there, it wouldn't be the first to straddle two state lines. Paramount's Carowinds in Charlotte straddles North and South Carolina.

Who needs a roller coaster or dodge-em cars when we have all these potholes to keep us entertained.  And no entry fee is required.

Why not a amusement park downtown by the casino!!!!!!  Oh wait the retards in NE didn't want a casino they take all the fun away so no amusement park either!!HAAAAA AHAAAAAA

Sure, but where is the casino downtown?

An amusement park downtown would attract just as much trash as a casino.  Might as well level north downtown and take a big |expletive| on it.

Well as long as the trash is leaving behind a couple hundred when they're here I'm fine with that.

DTO Luv wrote:Well as long as the trash is leaving behind a couple hundred when they're here I'm fine with that.

well I was referring more to the litering of convenience stores/gas stations and fast food, thus destroying any aesthetic integrity.

DTO Luv wrote:Sure, but where is the casino downtown?

There have been two semi-serious proposals.

1. A few of the big gaming companies (Boyd, etc.) were proposing a North Downtown casino in the vicinity of Qwest Center, but it was voted down, opposed by strange bedfellows such as Ernie, Ozzie, and Warren.

2. One of the tribes did have some land just across the Iowa line just north of North Downtown and planned a casino, but some TLA put the kabosh on it a couple years ago.

cannot believe this site is still active!

http://www.portnebraska.com/