Talk of The Villages Florida - View Single Post - Lazy river
Thread: Lazy river
View Single Post
 
Old 06-20-2022, 12:54 PM
MartinSE MartinSE is offline
Platinum member
Join Date: Feb 2022
Posts: 1,883
Thanks: 100
Thanked 1,723 Times in 666 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by thevillager1988 View Post
My cousin is visiting from Columbus OH. And while she, my husband and I don't agree on everything ...

(my husband and I are from Michigan {Go Blue!} and Indiana {Go Hoosiers!} respectively)

... one thing we all agree on ... The Villages needs a Lazy River.

I hope the developers are listening to TOTV!
Let me start with "Go Buckeyes!"

Then say, I expect it would have to be a private company (like a bar or restaurant). I expect we would not like to have the amenities raised to pay for construction, maintenance, insurance, and staffing of a river ride. So, private company.

For a private company to do it, they would have to see a demand high enough that for a reasonable admission price it could make a reasonable return on investment. I don't know what that admission fee would be and how many people would actually use it.

We do have a LOT of amusement parks without an hour or two of here, that would be in direct competition also.

I guess I would really like to have it, I don't think I would really like to pay for it. But, if you can get the Rec centers to add it, I will certainly look at the cost and probably would pay the increase.