Lagoons in the Park

I know that the lagoons in the park are drained each and every off season, and then refilled before the season begins. My question is, why is the water green? Is it a dye they put in the water or is the lagoon itself green on the bottom so as to give the water the illusion of being green?

Also, if it is a matter of adding dyes to the water, I personally hope that they don't keep the water by P'07 green. I actually would think that an exaggerated blue would look much nicer with the new ride.

Thoughts?

I'm not exactly sure they drain all the lagoons. I just know Snake River Falls area is.

It looks frozen to me...
http://www.pointbuzz.com/Gallery.aspx?i=2128

But I know there's an old Guide to the Point photo floating around that shows the area below the Iron Dragon pretzel drained... I just can't seem to find it.

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I looked for that photo too.

They don't really pump them dry, but rather lower the water level. If need be, they can pump out water to take care of a problem such as inspecting the footers for Iron Dragon. Or any other reason they would need to.

if they drain the lagoons in the park, what happenes to all the fish in them?

They die.

Just kidding. I'm sure that the water is drained fairly slowly (if at all) and it takes a while to get out of the lagoon, therefore giving the fish time to kind of just "float along" with the water, you get what I'm saying? It's not exactly like you just pull out the stopper on your bath tub.

That Iron Dragon photo can be found over on Coaster Buzz.
http://www.coasterbuzz.com/2003-29-126494.htm

I believe the fish are a type that hibrinates in the mud where it’s not frozen in the winter.

Is that a joke?

We argued about that here a few years ago. There use to be a sign on the walkway between Frontiertown and Frontier Trail about the carp. In part, it said, "during the ice covered winter months these animals take refuge in the bottom mud and become inactive."

Are they bear fish?

I always thought that the water was deeper. I guess not.

Walt, that sign is still there. Or at least it was at the beginning of May because I stopped and read it. Its on the bridge between Mine Ride and Antique Cars.

Oh sorry about that Joe E that's a pretty cool fact.

It's not a fact. Dating someone that studies fish here. Common sense (remember that?) dictates that if water doesn't pass through a fish's gills, it can't breathe. Can you breathe buried in mud? I'm thinking no.

See here for source

It is true, some animals do hibernate in winter. In New York State, black bears, woodchucks (sometimes called groundhogs), jumping mice (more here), and some bats such as the little brown bat are mammals that hibernate. Many other animals also hibernate. These include turtles, frogs, salamanders and snakes. Some fish even hibernate. The carp covers itself with mud and sleeps in the bottom of the pond. Many insects hibernate.

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And Another

Just in case, here is the text:

How long can you hold your breath? Scientists at the University of Oslo have recently discovered how the Crucian Carp, a close relative of the goldfish, is able to live for months without oxygen. The researchers hope that understanding how some animals cope with a lack of oxygen might give clues as to how to solve this problem in humans.
“Anoxia related diseases are the major causes of death in the industrialized world. We have here a situation where evolution has solved the problem of anoxic survival millions of years ago, something that medical science has struggled with for decades with limited success”, says Professor Göran Nilsson who will be presenting his latest results at the Annual Meeting for the Society for Experimental Biology on Friday 7th April.

The researchers have found that this extraordinary fish can change the structure of its gills to avoid becoming anoxic. In addition its blood has a much higher affinity for oxygen than any other vertebrate, and it makes tranquilizers and produces alcohol when oxygen supplies are limited. These mechanisms allow the fish to survive for days or even months without oxygen depending on the temperature, whilst still maintaining physical activity.

Source: Society for Experimental Biology

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I told you we argued about it before. ;)

I was referring to the one near the Swan Boat lagoon. I don't think that one is there anymore, though I could be wrong.

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You're right Walt, the sign isn't there anymore.

As for the carp, I still believe that they are all mutant. ;)

The carp are nasty, get a big net and dump them into Lake Sewer {Erie}, fill in the lagoons and expand the park!

No, they are not nasty. You ever watch little kids feed them? Watch their faces next time, and you'll see that that those "nasty" carp add atmosphere (and many quarters) to the park.

MrScott