Dollywood's shelved plans to open its Adventure Mountain obstacle play area next spring, delaying the project until 2010 for... you guessed it, "economic reasons."
The cost of Adventure Mountain - originally set for $5 million - has climbed closer to $7 million, said Pete Owens, spokesman for Dollywood. The rising cost of construction material is among the reasons the price has increased from original estimates, Owens said.
Legoland California's taken its new SeaLife aquarium down for rehab, just a few months after its opening. The park's second gate will be down until Dec. 26. From the press release:
Modifications being made to the Aquarium include adding an interactive LEGO sand castle building area; enhancing the LEGO animation in the Lost City of Atlantis display; adding décor to the Lake Tahoe area; remodeling the front and Park-side SEA LIFE entrances; and improvements to the interactive audio/visual technologies currently being used throughout the Aquarium.
I don't know whether to file this reader's e-mail under "People take jokes waaaay too seriously" or "Most depressing e-mail of the week":
Hello. I used to work for a theme park here in Myrtle Beach (Hard Rock Theme Park). It recently filed for bankrupcy. There is rumor that you may be purchasing this theme park. Is there any truth in this and if so will any of the employees be considered for rehire?
Tweet
This article has been archived and is no longer accepting comments.
