Post #139725 by Tangaroa on Sun, Feb 6, 2005 10:44 AM

On 2005-02-06 09:06, BarkerBird wrote:
When that A-frame fell down, the ridership went way up. People could see into the welcoming Lanai, and they noticed a ride they hadn't noticed before.

I gotta disagree here BB! It's the removal of the bamboo fence to the left of the A frame that allowed a better view into the lanai.... I didn't mind the removal of that - but the A Frame (which didn't block any view of the lanai) was a great loss. I really miss that wonderful paddle boat & the God "Uti" - who used to hold a flaming torch! It was a wonderful design, and they really should have fixed or redone it... Sadly, this was during the Pressler era - so we are lucky it never met the fate of Bear Band.... I'll post pix on Monday if I can get to it....

That and the removal of Offenbach boosted ridership significantly.

You are correct - and even though I miss it for authenticity's sake, when I worked there in 1990 - people would leave in droves whenever the Offenbach number came on....

Does anyone have the exact date of the reopening? It would be fun to have a bunch of TC'ers there on that day!