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New Valleyfair Coaster in 2010?
Rumors are starting to swirl about a new coaster in 2010 for Valleyfair. The rumors are just that for now as there is no concrete evidence or plans in place. A park visitor did mention that he saw what looked like coaster tools and clearing.
…while riding Renegade, after the first drop on the Buckel, I noticed some tools that might be for constructing a rollercoaster. As I looked around the park, I saw a little bit of a clearing by renegade. I noticed this on PowerTower/Wild Thing/Excalibur/Steel Venom. via sscoasters.net
Steel Venom Photo Opp
What a sweet photo. Not only of the Steel Venom ride, but also the coloring which almost makes it look a bit retro.
Pepsi Rock Band Stage
On Tuesday, June 23rd you’ll be able to show off your Rock Band skills when Valleyfair hosts the Pepsi Rock Band stage!
Performers, fans and groupies can head over to the Amphitheater Plaza between noon and 6pm to either preform for the crowd or enjoy the free concerts.
This is a free event for all Valleyfair visitors and is open to rockers of all ages!
2009 Valleyfair Park Hours
Valleyfair opens every day at 10am and closing time varies per day.
Check out the park hours image below for specific days and times.
Breakers Bay Construction Wrapping Up
Valleyfair.com is showing that the construction on Breakers Bay is wrapping up nicely. It also show where it’s located in the park. It is much closer to Wild Thing that I had previously thought.
Someone Needs to Clean Lego Land
If you’ve been by the Mall of America, you can’t miss Lego Land. It’s a wonderful playground full of Legos and fun. However, I don’t think it’s been cleaned since the day it was opened.
Sure, down low all is good. But the view from the second or third level shows dust caked on all the Legos. The colors appear faded due to the dirty conditions and it detracts from the mall landmark.
Now, I know it’s not easy to climb up and clean them all but you’d think that once every few years they could do something. Maybe they do. Maybe they just get dirty that fast!
OMG Valleyfair is for Sale!!
Cedar Fair announced that Valleyfair is for sale!
I guess Cedar Fair wants to pay down it’s debts and that means putting Valleyfair up for the highest bidder. Granted, I’d love to own it, but I don’t think $100 would cover it.
However, even more disturbing news is that Cedar Fair is thinking of selling California’s Great America to the 49ers to use a a parking lot. A parking lot! Now that’s sad!
At this time Valleyfair will continue to operate as normal. If it does get sold, I wonder who’d it go to? Cedar Fair seems like such a good parent. To bad their purchase of Paramount Parks Inc. put them in so much debt.
Mall of America is Still Expanding…. Eventually.
The Mall of America has talked about expanding for years now. There was talks about a casino, hotel, entertainment / concert hall, Bass Pro Shop and so much more. Yet, nothing has happened. Good news is that the mall is still expanding, bad news is, not really anytime soon.
Instead of one giant addition, they are now thinking of a three phased approach. The first, 3 million square foot, phase could be done by 2013. The rest… maybe in our lifetime.
Soak City Water Park Comes to Valleyfair
New for 2009 is the Soak City water park!
Valleyfair is adding a 350,000-gallon wave pool, aka Breakers Bay, with 200 feet of beach! Imagine that, a nice beach in the Twin Cities! No diving allowed though as it only goes down 6ft at the deepest.
Soak City is about double the size of the previous Valleyfair water park and spans nearly seven acres.
Besides Breakers Bay wave pool, other new waterpark features include…
Panic Falls Body Slides (three tubular water slides with quick turns and sudden drops), Panic Falls Speed Slides (two large slides with a sudden, rapid drop), Hurricane Falls (a four-passenger raft ride) and Raging Rapids (a rough, whitewater tube ride). For milder thrills, the waterpark offers Ripple Rapids (a slow moving river), Splash Station and Giggle Run (attractions for small children).
It’s time for a revival!
Over the next few weeks, Thrillify is being created. We are moving over an old blog for the content, have a new theme in place and a lot of customization to do.
So hold on tight and get ready for Thrillify!
