The Future of Wet 'n Wild

[Cheezbat]

Thanks for the verification. Even smaller than the 15 acres they usually quoted. I guess they were counting a couple acres of the lake owned by Universal.

When it closed they had quoted the park being 30 acres. But...just like Typhoon Lagoon, Blizzard Beach, and Aquatica, they included the parking lot in that figure. Aquatica is really only about 23 acres, and Blizzard and Typhoon are about 25-26 acres each if you take out the parking lots and surrounding infrastructure.

 

[therealscotty]

Upon seeing the images of WNW 'dry' i cant help but ask, where does the water go?
Surely they cant just pull the plug into the sewer system? it would cause serious issues for the area, and i know they cant dump it into Sandy Lake?
Also, how is security? i imagine they covered the slide entrances so that people cant break in and skateboard/slide down them, do they have 24/7 onsite security?

 

[tidecat]

Upon seeing the images of WNW 'dry' i cant help but ask, where does the water go?
Surely they cant just pull the plug into the sewer system? it would cause serious issues for the area, and i know they cant dump it into Sandy Lake?

I would suspect there was a coordinated release into the sewer system. If done slowly enough at off-peak times it would not overburden the system.

I have heard the best way to gauge the effectiveness of a sewer system is halftime of the Super Bowl, when everyone is using it in a span of about 20 minutes. With all of the hotels in the area, I would expect that mornings would be the peak time.

 

[Scott W.]

I would suspect there was a coordinated release into the sewer system. If done slowly enough at off-peak times it would not overburden the system.

I have heard the best way to gauge the effectiveness of a sewer system is halftime of the Super Bowl, when everyone is using it in a span of about 20 minutes. With all of the hotels in the area, I would expect that mornings would be the peak time.

I would imagine that Orlando would have excellent drainage systems in place given how sudden and intense the rain can be at times. As long as they're emptying the pools when it isn't raining, everything should be fine.

Rides like JP and Splash Mountain also have reservoirs where they can drain water to when working on the ride.

 

[Mad Dog]

I would suspect there was a coordinated release into the sewer system. If done slowly enough at off-peak times it would not overburden the system.

I have heard the best way to gauge the effectiveness of a sewer system is halftime of the Super Bowl, when everyone is using it in a span of about 20 minutes. With all of the hotels in the area, I would expect that mornings would be the peak time.

As Florida slowly floats into the Atlantic at half time of the next Super Bowl.

 

[Journey_On]

Also, how is security? i imagine they covered the slide entrances so that people cant break in and skateboard/slide down them, do they have 24/7 onsite security?

They do have on-site security over there.

 

[tidecat]

@bioreconstruct has tweeted a pic of heavy equipment being staged in the Wet 'N Wild parking lot.

 

[GAcoaster]

Yeah big cranes and stuff coming in yesterday. I wonder if it was really for WnW or just being staged for other projects.

 

[Disneyhead]

Yeah big cranes and stuff coming in yesterday. I wonder if it was really for WnW or just being staged for other projects.

Impending deconstruction.

 

[Viator]

Impending deconstruction.

I was going to say either the deconstruction of WNW or the equipment is for Adventua as construction begins soon on it.

Either way, it'll be interesting to see what happens.

 

[tidecat]

Universal goes to court:

Orange County says Universal's lawsuit over water drainage is vague, wants it tossed - Orlando Sentinel

 

[JoeCamel]

Universal goes to court:

Orange County says Universal's lawsuit over water drainage is vague, wants it tossed - Orlando Sentinel

Lawyers gettin' paid!

 

[tidecat]

Demolition to cost $3 Million:

Wet 'n Wild demolition expected to cost $3 million - Orlando Sentinel

I will be in Orlando again 2/24, It will be interesting to see if anything is left.

 

[UniversalRBLX]

Where's the TNT

 

[Mr. EPCOT]

Where's the TNT

It's a shame MythBusters isn't still on, they probably could have figured out some pretty cool "experiments" to use the place for.

 

[Mr. EPCOT]

From Screamscape:

Universal Orlando has been working with the National Roller Coaster Museum to help donate and preserve some important items from the new close Wet 'n Wild waterpark, recognizing that it was the first example of today's modern day waterpark, as founded by George Millay. A collection of signs and banners from the park have been donated to the NRCMA including the red and blue Wet 'n Wild sign as well as the Black Hole sign. The items will be put on display in the new Mark Moore memorial expansion at the museum's Plainview, TX archive facility.

 

[WAJAS]

From Screamscape:

They're donating to a few places then. I already knew some stuff was being donated to the local history center.

 

[tidecat]

Wet 'N Wild has finally been scrubbed from the map in the Universal Orlando app, although it still shows Universal's half of the lake.

 

[Nick]

 

[tidecat]

Drove past it today, and not much has changed. The sign on the HR building in the parking area hasn't even come down.