Don't think you'll have to worry about that if it's actually being built all the way out in New Caney: http://blogs.chron.com/houstonshiri...onchronicle/houstonshiring+(Houston's+Hiring) [rquoter]Ok, this is truly exciting news. Maybe you've heard about plans for Earth Quest Adventures, a resort due to open in New Caney (25 miles north of Houston) in 2013. I hadn't until recently and I couldn't wait to find out more. Not only is it going to be an amazingly cool theme park, which will be the ONLY Eco Green theme park in the world, but the three-phase development plans include so much more. Approximately 1,600 acres has been secured for the entire project. The theme park, which will include five themed areas: sky, life, water, land and pangea, will cover 500 acres and offer 50 different rides to thrill seekers. "We expect to see 1.5 million people come through the theme park gates each year alone," said Chris Brown, president of Contour Entertainment (the resort's master planner and lead designer). "This will be much bigger than Astroworld." What is truly BIG is the revenue this park stands to bring into the city and the positive impact it will make on the job market. "During all three phases, the project expects to bring 17,000 jobs to the area," said Chris. The total 1,600-acre resort will consist of an Eco-Resort with Hotel and Conference Center, a Theme Park with attractions and thrills based on the natural world, a Water Park based on the lost world of dinosaurs, a Family Entertainment Center, a Retail/Dining/Entertainment Promenade, and at the center of it all, the EarthQuest Institute, an innovative new education and research facility with hands-on exhibits dedicated to advancing our awareness and appreciation of the environment. But let's not get ahead of ourselves. Phase one (the theme park) is on the immediate horizon and they plan to employ approximately 1,200 to 1,500 full time operations staff. During design and construction, they also plan to utilize local firms and purchase from regional suppliers. New Caney was selected as the home for the new theme park and resort because of the size of Houston and the absence of anything like it close by. "There has been a frustrated demand since Astroworld closed," said Chris. Yet, this park will be nothing like Astroworld and they expect to draw visitors from all over the world. For more information about EarthQuest, visit www.earthquestadventures.com. I'll keep you posted on this project's developments at Houston's Hiring as well.[/rquoter]
If they do in fact build it - how do ya'll feel about live cloned dinosaurs being so close to a major metropolitan area? We've witnessed what can happen on an isolated island -- scares the hell out me to be honest.
Duh, my bad Fail on my part: Where are you near Humble? That's probably going to get to be the worse part heading towards New Caney.
They burn all of the marshes every year in Central Florida to keep the mosquitoes down. I'm told that's not allowed in Texas to maintain duck wintering grounds.
So... I haven't been to the south side of town lately, what's going on at the old Astroworld site? Housing?
I went to Disney in December. My brother in law's cousin got us around the Orlando area with out having to pay too much toll fees. We stayed by the Astros Spring Training complex, so that was cool.
Too bad I don't care what others think of my city. "Oh noes, not only do we have to endure cowboys and horses jokes, now they're going to make fun of us for earth quest adventures!! we're dooooomed!!!!!!!"
if you stayed in Kissimmee you can totally get away with that...you can drive from there in.... but if you drive from anywhere in the country directly to a Disney resort, and want the fastest route over the last hour or so of your drive, you're stuck with the the Florida turnpike toll road. this is why i never understood the opposition to the local stadium funding based on hotel and rental car taxes...because everytime i go anywhere, i'm paying for those cities to have those sorts of amenities through some kind of toll or tax.
I'm about 5 miles south of New Caney. 59 and Northpark. That would make more sense.....which is precisely why they won't do it.
