I'm saying that during the Paramount Era, they were clearly not interested in calling the part of the park south of Kilimanjaro part of Congo, or they wouldn't have added BLSC and FOF. Was it part of Safari Village? sure. But Paramount wasn't all that interested in sub zone theming.
I don’t think that’s right. For one thing, I think it’s a stretch to consider the area stretching from BLSC to FOF a “sub zone.” BLSC was built directly behind Tomb Raider Grill, which was clearly tied to the Congo theme, and it replaced Diamond Falls, which also was clearly part of the themed area. Anaconda has vaguely “African” symbols on its entry sign that mirror those that were inside Tomb Raider Grill. The music playing by these attractions was always the main Congo area soundtrack. The restaurant directly next to Anaconda’s exit, now Chicken Shack, was called Congo Grill. And to top it all off, one of the games in this supposed “sub zone” was called Congo Baskets.
Now Joe Cool's Driving School as way more fun to watch. I enjoy witnessing the chaos from the Eiffel Tower.
I was at a place with a high speed go-kart for a racing school and someone asked how they do maintenance and what they do with weather. Basic answer we got is they are made to withstand any weather conditions because the harshness of what they are built to do is far more than anything nature can throw at it. There's no power steering, power breaks, suspension, or anything like that. It's basically a seat, metal frame, engine. So there's not many hydraulics or anything of that nature to have to take care of. Secondly the ground clearance on them is so small that often sitting them on anything other than the track can be harmful and bend the frame with enough force. Carts have their own cart (no pun intended) that they sit on to do any maintenance to them, and they go on that cart to be moved around.
The park already has several buildings that are visible from 95 I question if a hyper in that location would actually lead to any more visibility. Fi that is the goal the I would think something closer to the front of the park where the ground is higher would be more likely rather back in old Virginia.
There’s a difference between straining your neck to see something you know is there vs having a coaster that the massive amount of cars that pass through the area that may not know there’s a park there can easily see and want to ride.
