In the middle of nowhere in Utah, there is an upside-down penis statue.
In the middle of nowhere in Idaho, there is a mountain with numbers painted on it and deserted towns.
In the middle of nowhere in Montana, there is a water park. And it's for sale...
Introducing the the Big Timber Waterslide, a run-down old water park halfway between Billings and Bozeman, Montana.
So you have an idea of how out of the way it is, here is a map of Montana...
Big Timber is 100 miles away from any 'major' Montana town, and by 'major' keep in mind there are only 1 million people in the entire state. Big Timber has a population of 1,650, and the town has its own water park.
Heh, go figure.
I myself wouldn't go in one of those slides unless it gets some serious construction done first...
But hey, if you're looking for investment opportunities and want to specialize in the unique and obscure, this may just be the thing for you.
If you go to their website, there is a number to call for more info. If you purchase the park, give me a shout-out and I'll come visit on your grand opening.
If you build it, they won't come.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was growing up there was an amusement park about an hour away in a town of maybe 20,000 people. I remember when it closed and it sat there rotting away for close to 20 years before someone bought it and fixed it up. Now it is an awesome water and amusement park with some great roller coasters.
ReplyDeleteHowever I think Dog Patch USA is still on the market as well.
For some reason Arkansas has had a good run of run down amusement parks!
www.sweetydarlin.blogspot.com
So many crazy hidden treasures on the roadside of America...
ReplyDeleteA waterpark in Montana, tho? Not exactly the tropics, but who am I to stop them!
I know someone who built a huge mobile home park out in the middle of nowhere because the land was cheap.
ReplyDelete10 years later there are maybe 10 mobile homes in the park. Some people just aren't cut out for business. I'll pass on the water park.
I see a place like this on our trips to Florida. It's been a while, but same thing. Ratty old looking place that kinda scares me, tee hee. If I had the money I'd totally buy that place, just for play time. lol...
ReplyDeleteI sincerely hope that my dad does not see this. He would be ALL OVER IT. Some people. ;)
ReplyDeleteWhat the hey?! We have a town of like 40,000 and we had to argue for like 2 or 3 years just to get a new public pool. How on earth did they convince residents to support this. Did they really think they would bring in tourists?
ReplyDeleteSIGH. From a person who lives in the middle of nowhere in a state with less than 1 million people
I will invite you to the opening.
ReplyDeleteThat slide looks awesome!!! I'm checking with my banker to see if I can get a loan. Montana may soon boast 1 million and 1 residents. WHOO HOO!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThey could invite Paris Hilton to do a live sex video near the waterpark, voila you have competitor for Disneyland.
ReplyDeleteIf they built a waterpark in middle of town they cant expand it.
Would you think less of me if I said I wanted to go the the middle of nowhere Utah?
ReplyDeleteWho builds a water park in the middle of nowhere in a state where the average summer temperature probably rarely reaches 85 degrees? You would get a month or two of usage out of this thing at best. Someone should turn it into a ski resort and get more use out of it.
ReplyDeleteWhat Tony said. :P
ReplyDelete-Barb the French Bean
It was a good idea at one point, or so someone and their banker thought for a minute.
ReplyDeleteLovely timber structure there. Reminiscent of an australian timber furniture. Anyway, I'm sure when that water park structure was built, it was essentially meant for communities and businesses to follow and flourish. Apparently, there was not enough push from the government to have that realized that's why whoever the private entity involved in building that property has gone broke.
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