08-14-2008, 12:14 PM
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I can't believe holiday world got rid of the bumper boats. It was their third best attraction. |
08-14-2008, 12:17 PM
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| | | They are nice rides, but very low in capacity. Not to mention, they run on gas... and that is making them more expensive to run. |
08-14-2008, 02:30 PM
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| | | I love bumper boats but they are very low capacity not to mention very unhealthy when you get that many boats in one area letting off fumes. Last time i ride these i had to stay close to the edge cause half the ride i could nt breath.
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08-14-2008, 05:53 PM
|  | From Yesterday | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Ontario Age: 22
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| | | I refuse to ride bumper boats after what almost happened to me at Centreville.
Things were in the lake with only a floating piece of PVC pipe as the barrier on 2 of the 4 sides (the other 2 sides were docks). The boats were damn near impossible to control and mine started to go up over the pipe (which would have sent me into Lake Ontario) before sliding back down. The operators had to come out and pull me in since I couldn't take the boat back to the loading dock. Mind you, this all happened when I was around 12yrs old, but still.
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08-14-2008, 06:12 PM
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| | | m also bummed the new tomb raiser the ride, crypt, has no theming at all. |
08-14-2008, 09:50 PM
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| | | I think the wordt thing about bumperboats or go carts or simmular rides is the carbon footprint. Can't we do these fun activities with electricity?
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08-14-2008, 11:51 PM
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| | | They do have electric powered go-karts, I'm not sure about bumper boats though.
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08-16-2008, 09:19 AM
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| | | I was thinking about the possibility of electric bumper boats.
Another thing to consider about holiday world is that they also have that classic car attraction which conceivably uses a bit more gas than the boats. |
08-17-2008, 12:43 AM
|  | Frat Boy Poster | | Join Date: May 2001 Location: Columbia, MD Age: 21
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Originally Posted by WildeFyre  They do have electric powered go-karts, I'm not sure about bumper boats though. | I mean, I'm not expert on conductivity of electricity, but from I know, water and electricity don't exactly mix....especially while operated by some 12 year old kids.
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