Xpress said:
furie said:
Nah, it's pretty clear that the locals don't want a coaster sticking up on the skyline and blighting their view (for whatever reason).
Doubtful it's because of the GP, the sea world tower and JTA both stick well above 30ft.
There are 2 major airports near seaworld, one is the international airport, then the other is the North Island military base airport, both are active airports...
I lived in San Diego for 7 years while stationed there in the Navy. The height restriction issues at Sea World have nothing to do with the airport, which is far from "major" and even less with the
several military airfields in San Diego County.
When JTA was being built, the news covered the issues quite thoroughly:
City Hall and the California Coastal Commission resist coasters at Sea World due to the image of Mission Bay and Mission Bay Park that they are trying to preserve.
When JTA was built, SW and AB emphasized the Commerson's Dolphin exhibit and downplayed the size of the coaster. As I mentioned before, they (City Hall and the CCC) actually held hearings while the coaster was being built and when it was done about making the park demolish it.
As for the tower, it predates most of the environmental resistance issues in the area.
The tower also makes it pretty obvious that the height issues have nothing to do with the airport or the multitude of military airfields around San Diego.
