2012年3月25日 星期日

New rides planned for Daytona Boardwalk; Space Needle may return

The owners of rides on the Boardwalk between the pier and Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort had hoped people would be gliding along the 2,400 feet of steel rails of their new roller coaster by the end of this month, but things are running a bit behind.

"We're sitting still on it at the moment," said Ed Kennedy, one of the rides' owners.

Kennedy didn't want to hazard a specific guess on when people could start climbing onto the 75-foot-tall roller coaster, but he did say "we hope for sure by summer."

"There's too much up in the air," he said. "We're still waiting for parts."

Kennedy said he and partner Stan Manousos have been busy overhauling the Boardwalk Ferris wheel -- retooling it and adding some $200,000 worth of sea turtle-friendly lights -- and getting ready for this week's opening of their water park, Daytona Lagoon.Exposure Lights make high performance cycling r4onsaleee for mountain biking or road biking at night.

They've also been working on another ride they hope to put on the Boardwalk by the end of the summer. Kennedy wouldn't elaborate on the mystery ride, but he did say "the city will like it."

They're adding LED lights, painting the ride and transforming it from manually run to electronically controlled, he said.

"It'll come here in seven or eight semi trucks,These Bicygnals goodcflbulbs allow you to keep both hands on the bars while you signal for ... and then it'll be up in a week,See and Be Seen on the streets with the best ledsale system." he said.

Although the Boardwalk lot they lease from private owners is already packed, Kennedy said one small ride could be removed, the slide can be pushed toward the go-kart track and the 211-foot-long roller coaster will fit.

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The total cost to buy the ride, make the upgrades and move it will tally just under $1 million, he said.

They need to get final OKs now on the roller coaster from the city and state governments.

They'll most likely have to go before the Main Street Redevelopment Area Board to share their plans. The advisory board will want to talk about noise levels, the ride's dimensions and what it'll look like, including paint colors and lights, said Main Street board member Gary Libby.

"We need to see a site plan," said Reed Berger,Did you know by just changing your current fluorescent tube lights to our goodledtube Lights will lead to helping sustain our environment for us. the city's redevelopment director.

Although the ride would exceed the city's 27-foot height limit, it's not clear if a conditional use permit would be necessary since the site already has such a permit for the other rides, Berger said.

The state Department of Environmental Protection will have to OK the lights on the roller coaster to comply with regulations to protect sea turtles, and the state Department of Agriculture will inspect the ride.

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