Theme park

[RoyalShock]

A month or two ago there was talk of a Tulsa amusement company buying the old Wild West World. Has anyone heard if that has progressed?

[vbird53]

You make it sound like it had been there for years.

The old Wild West World.




:lol:

[Downtown Shocker Brown]

This is the latest information that I have seen.

http://www.kwch.com/Global/story.asp?s=8065709

The court date on it isn't until May 8th.

[wxkid23]

It's a carnival company so whatever they produce likely isn't going to be big.

Reason why WWW failed? Wasn't big enough and really offered very little. If you want people in this city to come out of the houses it better be something special.

My prediction? They start it back up for a year and it flops and we never hear from the ghost town again.

[RoyalShock]

Wow. A $30 million park that they could re-open for $6 million. Sounds like a recipe for at least short-term success.

There was a lot of criticism here of the western theme. Should the sale go through, in what direction do you think the new proprieters should go?

Tap into the aviation/aerospace reputation of Wichita/Hutchinson? Naming and decorating the rides would be a cinch.

Go with something generic, ala Worlds of Fun?

[RoyalShock]

It's a carnival company so whatever they produce likely isn't going to be big.

Reason why WWW failed? Wasn't big enough and really offered very little. If you want people in this city to come out of the houses it better be something special.

My prediction? They start it back up for a year and it flops and we never hear from the ghost town again.

35 rides is significantly more than the 24 WWW had. They need to at least make one of those a premier roller coaster.

[Downtown Shocker Brown]

A premiere roller coaster will cost upwards of $20 Mil. It will take Wichita showing some support of the park before anyone attempts to do that.

The other option would be to relocate the "Old 49er" to the new park so Joyland could be turned into an apartment community.

[BostonWu]

It's a carnival company so whatever they produce likely isn't going to be big.

Reason why WWW failed? Wasn't big enough and really offered very little. If you want people in this city to come out of the houses it better be something special.

My prediction? They start it back up for a year and it flops and we never hear from the ghost town again.

I disagree. This company is experienced in the market and actually has a plan. This will not be a theme park but rather amusement/carnival attraction. They’re only going to charge $15, have limited hours and the overhead is nowhere near what WWW incurred. Those of us with small kids looking for family attractions probably see this as a viable option. I know I’ll be heading out there with my thrill-seeking 3 year old. With Joyland in the tank it’s not like they have any direct competition.

[ShockerFever]

A premiere roller coaster will cost upwards of $20 Mil. It will take Wichita showing some support of the park before anyone attempts to do that.

Don't be so negative.

[BenWSU]

A premiere roller coaster will cost upwards of $20 Mil. It will take Wichita showing some support of the park before anyone attempts to do that.

Don't be so negative.

Kettle calling the pot black.

[ShockerFever]

A premiere roller coaster will cost upwards of $20 Mil. It will take Wichita showing some support of the park before anyone attempts to do that.

Don't be so negative.

Kettle calling the pot black.

That was the point.. :clap: :good:

I don't think you got my sarcasm.. :)

[Downtown Shocker Brown]

A premiere roller coaster will cost upwards of $20 Mil. It will take Wichita showing some support of the park before anyone attempts to do that.

Don't be so negative.

Kettle calling the pot black.

That was the point.. :clap: :good:

I don't think you got my sarcasm.. :)

:D

[SubGod22]

I said it when WWW opened, it won't be the success it could be without at least one big time coaster with more to come. With that you could draw in others from outside the area. People will travel for one coaster. And if you can offer a few it's even better. Wichita NEEDS someone to step up and offer that. That's where the money is.

[wxkid23]

It's a carnival company so whatever they produce likely isn't going to be big.

Reason why WWW failed? Wasn't big enough and really offered very little. If you want people in this city to come out of the houses it better be something special.

My prediction? They start it back up for a year and it flops and we never hear from the ghost town again.

I disagree. This company is experienced in the market and actually has a plan. This will not be a theme park but rather amusement/carnival attraction. They’re only going to charge $15, have limited hours and the overhead is nowhere near what WWW incurred. Those of us with small kids looking for family attractions probably see this as a viable option. I know I’ll be heading out there with my thrill-seeking 3 year old. With Joyland in the tank it’s not like they have any direct competition.

MAYBE but I still think it flops. I don't think a great number of people are going to drive up I-35 with gas prices high to attend a carnival.

The only thing that would make it in Wichita is something like Frontier City in Oklahoma. I stick by my belief that it takes something special to make it in a place with these types of people that live here.

[Snapshot9]

If they named it the 'World of Oz' or 'Emerald City', people would click their heels 3 times and come...

I went through the MGM in Vegas when they had it 'Oz themed' and it was quite entertaining.

People associate Dorothy and Toto with Kansas, and it is well known.

An 'Oz theme' or 'Aviation theme' would be best, but I think the Oz theme would draw more people with kids.