It's not (just) the weather. Even as Wild Waves fires up its roller coasters, there's a thrill-sized hole in the Pacific Northwest.

This is a cool little article about why the Pacific Northwest of the US has limited amusement parks and how it’s not just because of the weather.

  • Sea_pop@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I hate it. I live in Seattle and I have to fly across the country to ride any notable coasters.

  • stooth64@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    I want to visit the PNW someday and go to Silverwood to finally ride a giant inverted boomerang. The national parks in Washington will keep me busy out there too.

  • randomtask@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    11·
    1 year ago

    It really just seems to be demographics, doesn’t it? Fewer families with young children, and a culture that emphasizes authenticity over cultivated themed experiences.

    • Bob K Mertz@lemm.eeOPMEnglish
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      1 year ago

      It’s funny how enthusiast groups always say poor PNW but fail to realize how culture is sometimes different. That’s not to say there aren’t a lot of people there that would love a big park with a dozen coasters but it’s all relative.

      One of the biggest problems the area faces is an in-between park probably couldn’t survive. They either need to be small to function or they need to be a massive destination park to draw people in. Just take KD for example… The park has it’s locals but it also sits on I-95 which can bring people from distances because they have something worth traveling for – and you unfortunately can’t build a KD sized park, let alone a Disney or Universal overnight.