Cool off?

[chadwpalm]

I seem to recall a water park in Colorado that was building a lazy river type thing that had an indoor dinosaur section or something like that.

But I did find this - screens instead of AA's, (and no dark waterfalls) but the idea is there.


Edit:
Perhaps this is what I was thinking of?
Lost River of the Pharaohs

I was thinking about this idea more and realized that an innertube lazy river ride with AAs would probably require the AAs to either be behind Plexiglass or some other security measure since people would just be able to jump off the tube and swim over to them and potentially vandalize them or intentionally splashing water on them. Not sure if cameras and stern warning of ejection would fully prevent that.

They probably went with screens on this ride for the same reasons lol

 

[NobodyElse]

You're in the correct water park (Water World outside of Denver), but the ride with the dinosaurs is Journey to the Center of the Earth.

Ah, there you go. I just didn't go down to the bottom of their attractions page to find Voyage to the Center of the Earth.

 

[PiratesMansion]

I was thinking about this idea more and realized that an innertube lazy river ride with AAs would probably require the AAs to either be behind Plexiglass or some other security measure since people would just be able to jump off the tube and swim over to them and potentially vandalize them or intentionally splashing water on them. Not sure if cameras and stern warning of ejection would fully prevent that.

They probably went with screens on this ride for the same reasons lol

I can't speak for how close the figures in the Colorado rides are to full Disney AAs, but they're not behind glass or any kind of visible barrier! It's pretty remarkable that they're able to have the figures they do in the environment where they are!

 

[chadwpalm]

I can't speak for how close the figures in the Colorado rides are to full Disney AAs, but they're not behind glass or any kind of visible barrier! It's pretty remarkable that they're able to have the figures they do in the environment where they are!

Now that I've watched the video and browsed the site, it looks like you are forced to use their tubes which have some sort of flooring on them, and the water flow goes just fast enough to encourage you not to try and leave the tube. I'm sure they have plenty of warnings to stay in your tube for your safety. Looks fun though!

 

[donaldtoo]

In the near future, people will wish it was only 105 in Austin.

It got up to 108 today…!!!!!

 

[chadwpalm]

It got up to 108 today…!!!!!

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Here's Palm Spring's 15-day forecast:

It's a much much drier heat though. I lived there about 6 years earlier in life. It'll push past 120 on occasion.

 

[donaldtoo]

Here's Palm Spring's 15-day forecast:

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It's a much much drier heat though. I lived there about 6 years earlier in life. It'll push past 120 on occasion.

We lived in San Jose, CA from ‘68-‘76. For the first 3 summers, we flew to Texas and back on vacation. From the summer of ‘71 on (including moving back to Texas in ‘76), we drove a truck with a camper on it (neither had AC) to Texas and back every summer, so we went by Palm Springs on I-10 to and from, and I’m familiar with that heat.
The hottest static air temp I ever remember experiencing during one of those trips was in Tucson, AZ at 118, but, yes, it was a dry heat compared to here.
Our static record hot air temp here in Austin is 112, reached in both 2000 and 2011. Haven’t reached that this year, so far.
All I know, IMHO anyway, it’s better than livin’ in snow for 3-4 months out of the year…!!!!!

 

[Phroobar]

Ah, there you go. I just didn't go down to the bottom of their attractions page to find Voyage to the Center of the Earth.

Looks as much fun as this

 

[truecoat]

We lived in San Jose, CA from ‘68-‘76. For the first 3 summers, we flew to Texas and back on vacation. From the summer of ‘71 on (including moving back to Texas in ‘76), we drove a truck with a camper on it (neither had AC) to Texas and back every summer, so we went by Palm Springs on I-10 to and from, and I’m familiar with that heat.
The hottest static air temp I ever remember experiencing during one of those trips was in Tucson, AZ at 118, but, yes, it was a dry heat compared to here.
Our static record hot air temp here in Austin is 112, reached in both 2000 and 2011. Haven’t reached that this year, so far.
All I know, IMHO anyway, it’s better than livin’ in snow for 3-4 months out of the year…!!!!!

As my grandpa would say, I can always put enough clothes on to stay warm but I can't take enough off to be cool.

 

[truecoat]

Here's Palm Spring's 15-day forecast:

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It's a much much drier heat though. I lived there about 6 years earlier in life. It'll push past 120 on occasion.

These temps will be known as the salad days.

 

[donaldtoo]

As my grandpa would say, I can always put enough clothes on to stay warm but I can't take enough off to be cool.

And, as I would say…
I can easily drive through heat and humidididididity, but, not so much ice and snow, if at all.

Plus, we’ve also had something called “air conditioning” down here for many years.

Oh, and ETA…
Our high for today…!!!

 

[Alanzo]

I've lived in the Midwest for 15 years and can say that yes the cold and snow is generally unpleasant but society and infrastructure is also generally set up to handle it. Our bodies radiate 98.6, too, so a basement not exposed to the outdoors does you good for daily living.

 

[PiratesMansion]

I've lived in the Midwest for 15 years and can say that yes the cold and snow is generally unpleasant but society and infrastructure is also generally set up to handle it. Our bodies radiate 98.6, too, so a basement not exposed to the outdoors does you good for daily living.

Additionally, at least in IL, the last several years have been VERY mild as a whole. There might be a few days that were individually extreme (ex. the cold front that hit right before Christmas Eve), but there are also a LOT more days in the 50s during wintertime than there used to be. The only real drawback to winter is that it gets dark so early, but that's really an EVERYWHERE problem, not just a Midwest problem.

And I love seasonal changes too much to ever consider leaving. Fall in particular is wonderful, and there's something relaxing about making some hot chocolate, snuggling up under a warm blanket, and watching the snow fall that makes it all worth it (well, assuming you don't have to shovel it or drive in it. Still, snow is MUCH preferable to the actual menace of winter, ice).

Now, winter's not perfect (after all, I had to have ankle surgery after slipping on the ice in January that I'm still recovering from), but it's really not as bad as its reputation most of the time. Honestly, I think summer gets too much of a pass because people have fond memories of being off from school. Often I find it too hot, unpleasant, and humid to be something I actively look forward to. Being cool is also someting I find much easier to deal with than being too hot (see the aforementioned layers comment). So from my end, the awfulness of winter and gloriousness of summer are both greatly exaggerated.