In the Muscogee Creek language, OWA means “Big Water,” and due to Hurricane Sally, the name of the Foley, Alabama amusement park took on a double meaning. The area between Mobile, Alabama, and Pensacola, Florida, took the brunt of the...
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Talking With Zamperla’s Jay Crisler, Roller Coaster Engineer Extraordinare
During the IAAPA Expo, I met Zamperla’s Head of Engineering and Service, Jay Crisler. It wasn’t a scheduled meeting, we just happened to share a charter bus seat on the way to Disney’s Animal Kingdom. During the 40 minute ride,...
Continue reading...Theme Park Under Construction in Coastal Alabama
Land is already moving in Foley, Alabama, in preparation for “Owa,” a 520-acre entertainment, shopping and dining resort that will feature a theme park. It’s scheduled to open in the summer of 2017. The development’s name, Owa, means “big water” in...
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