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Lovely overview.
-JDP

1989
15th Season

Today is September 15th, 1989. Our problems with the park have taken a backseat to the development of Hurricane Hugo, a newly-formed category 4 hurricane. While there is still some uncertainty with the storm, as of right now South Carolina could take a direct hit in a worst case scenario.

Please keep up in your thoughts. The park will still open this weekend.

- Joseph Reynolds


The birds are flying in from the west... not a good sign.

Okay you can stop milking the storyline. It's cool and all, but people just want to see more being added to the park rather then repetitive updates.
-JDP

^There was actually a hurricane Hugo that hit North and South Carolina in September of 1989.

Yeah, it's nice that the storyline is so detailed but there's so many updates on one page that it takes forever to scroll down to the newest one.

Okay you can stop milking the storyline. It's cool and all, but people just want to see more being added to the park rather then repetitive updates.
-JDP

exactly why i hate the way people advertise rct3 parks.I dont care what the birds are doing i want to see the park

1989
15th Season

Today is September 18th, 1989. It seems unlikely that the South Carolina coast will miss a hit from Hurricane Hugo. Residents are now beginning to evacuate the area. My family has luckily already moved to Ohio, I was to remain here until the park until the park closed for the season, but I am clearing my office out now and taking a flight to Ohio tonight.

Funtime Parks, Inc. has done little to protect the park's structures from the Category 4 storm. FPI has not told us whether or not the park has invested in hurricane insurance. There's no telling how this will end.

If you are in Hugo's path, I pray you move inland. It has been an honor to work in the area for so long and I have grown attached to the people and the culture here. I wish this area all the best in the future. Hopefully I will be able to return someday to a prospering Charleston Gardens Amusement Park.

Goodbye my friends.

- Joseph Reynolds


One last overview of Charleston Gardens Amusement Park...

Interesting way to end it (If you are in fact ending it) I assume we'll see another RCT3 project from you though?

this cant be the end!

Fraroc's gonna die.

For real though, the overview is really nice.

Edited by Top Gun, 03 March 2010 - 04:30 PM.

I suppose all good things must come to an end, but who knows? Mabye its not......

Return after 15 years: Six bought the park and built lots of shit in the past 10 years.

I rue the fact that this will be the end of CGAP. It was so good, and had some much potential!

On the other hand, however, I do love a sad story. And in this particular case, it's a rather original ending, yet at the same time, it's completely realistic. Not every park survives from the day of its inception. There are both financial and natural (hurricanes, for example) problems that can keep a park from surviving into the new millennium.

If this is truly the end of CGAP, then I applaud CD5 for weaving a captivating tale complete with stunning visuals. No RCT player could ever come close to sharing the passion of a park with community the way he has.

well, there can always be a part 2 or somthing or a "Return of Charelston Gardens Amusment Park"

If this is the end of your park, it's beautifully thought out.

1989
15th Season

As Charleston prepares for a deadly hurricane, I thought it would be an appropriate time too look over the past few years at Charleston Gardens Amusement Park

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=2OcNyz6lMaY

1984



1984 was a landmark year for the park. Vulture, one of the park's largest coasters, started the season off with a bang. The coaster brought in the largest crowds the park had ever seen. However, at the end of the year we saw the closure of Carolina Calamity to make way for 1985's addition.

1985



New for 1985 was Gardenhill Pass which was a break from the traditional amusement park fanfare. The heavily-wooded area featured an outdoor amphitheater, a cafe, swan boat rides, and midway games.

1986



Vortex was added to the Gardenhill Pass area in 1986, bringing another thrill ride to the park. Some disliked the thrill aspect Vortex brought to the Gardenhill Pass area.

1987



1987 was a relatively quiet year for the park. Except for a new parking lot and tram system, no major additions were seen. Various areas throughout the park were fixed up to improve the overall image.

1988


Emerald Bay debuted at the park in 1988. Emerald Bay's lakeside setting was something that had not been seen at the park. A family coaster and flatride were added as a part of Emerald Bay.

1989



The park's final season as a FPI park, The Magic Carpet opened adding another family attraction to the waterfront.

CD5 please spare the park!!!

Dont make CGAP turn into SFNO.

This park better not be dead. It would be very interesting to see if this park survives the hurricane and manages to get a buyer

(Im not too keen on a KECO or a PARC takeover. I think Cedar Fair or Six Flags will still CGAP in the right direction.)

October 1, 1989



Hurricane Hugo struck the city of Charleston, South Carolina just after midnight on September 22, 1989.

While the city is recovering from the seemingly unreal extent of the damage, some are already wondering about the condition of the city's Charleston Gardens Amusement Park, which closed the week before Hurricane Hugo made landfall.

The park was nearing a closure by its owners, Funtime Parks, Inc. when the hurricane made landfall due to slacking attendance.

A damage report was released today.

Extensive damage was reported to the:
- turnstile building
- guest relations building
- carousel building
- "Gully Gulch Grill" sitdown restaurant
- Harbortown counterservice restaurant
- Sumter Emporium
- SkyWheel

Moderate damage was reported to the:
- Derecho rollercoaster
- Gardenhill Pass amphitheater
- German Bros. Midway Games
- Parachute Falls tower ride

Flood damage was reported in nearly every building in the "lower level" of the amusement park. Some of these buildings will require gutting to prevent molding.

The park's three steel coasters were left mostly undamaged.

Funtime Parks, Inc. said the park will remain closed through the 1990 season and thereafter until further notice.

I smell corperate takeover.....