The pond by Superman?

[SFGAMNUT9302]

Looking on Google Maps you can see 2 paths in Hurricane Harbor, one in riptide bay and one over by the big wave pool which lead right into the parking lot. Now, my question is, If Six Flags Great America decides to expand Hurricane Harbor yet again and eat up more of the parking lot, can they drain the pond next to Superman and build a separate parking lot for the busses over there to make more room? I have no idea if that pond is even on Six Flags Property.

[Ilovthevu']

I heard that the parking lot water (when it rains) dumps into there.

Besides that, that's a beautiful picture. It almost looks fake.

[X-Flight2012]

I wish we could add a roller coaster over the lake if it is on Six Flag's Property.

[Millennium310]

I heard that the parking lot water (when it rains) dumps into there.

Besides that, that's a beautiful picture. It almost looks fake.

I agree - the supports look like an animation.

[Superman]

Wow! I thought it was an animation. Superman must've been freshly painted. It would a very big project to drain it, so I don't think that would happen. As I said in the other thread, I really hope they decide to expand; if they do that pond would be a great place to build a coaster on, but that would mean clearing a lot of forest, and supports deep underwater. Any expansion going over there just seems very unlikely.

[coasterkidd100]

I thought that the pond by Superman is there for water runoff and fire use. If we have a fire isn't the water from the pond used if needed?

[RollingCoasting]

Wow! I thought it was an animation. Superman must've been freshly painted. It would a very big project to drain it, so I don't think that would happen. As I said in the other thread, I really hope they decide to expand; if they do that pond would be a great place to build a coaster on, but that would mean clearing a lot of forest, and supports deep underwater. Any expansion going over there just seems very unlikely.

Speaking of the paint on Superman: UF, the yellow rails can use a paint job.

[Viper 88]

Wow! I thought it was an animation. Superman must've been freshly painted. It would a very big project to drain it, so I don't think that would happen. As I said in the other thread, I really hope they decide to expand; if they do that pond would be a great place to build a coaster on, but that would mean clearing a lot of forest, and supports deep underwater. Any expansion going over there just seems very unlikely.

Upper left corner the pic was taken in 2005. Thats why it looks so brand new it was. And expansion over there could be a possibility. Drain the lake, dig a channel for runoff water, store it in a water tower, fill in the pond, pave and build. Its not an impossibility but a pretty costly possibility. And i dont think it would happen over the off season this great a project would take at least 5 years and realistically high estimate 25 million maybe more esp. if they put in a good multi looper Shockwave 2: Aftershock.

[SFGAMNUT9302]

Yeah that is a real nice picture of Superman, hopefully 2014 brings a new paint job for both Batman and Superman (10 years for Batman 11 years for Superman) From this picture, it seems that Six Flags has every intention of expanding Hurricane Harbor again, If they ate up another large portion of the parking lot, I wonder what they would do to make up the lost spaces.

[Chitown]

That pond won't go anywhere.

1. It is a man made pond made by Marriott as a retention pond and source of water for fires. If you look at some of California Great America picks, the same pond is there.

2. Neighbors backyards are right there on the other side of the pond. That is to close and something I am sure Gurnee would shoot down if SF wanted to expand there. The pond also acts as an unintentional buffer for the neighbors.

[BackwardsBlue]

Another reason for those exits are so ambulances are able to come through in case of an emergency.