Heritage USA / PTL in June 1988 Vid #3

Starts in the old water park, where video #2 left off. The piles of canvas'covered orange tubes were the ones which were anchored to the basin floor, and which you would try to run across without falling into the water. It was quite a tricky feat, as you had to run fast before each ube had the opportunity to move beneath you and cause you to lose your balance. The large garage door-sized openings at the end of the deep end were the openings through which the "waves" were forced outward. I believe these were the world's largest artificial wave generating machines. Directly above them are the openings for the Sea Cave Cafe, which I am about to walk through. You'd be seated at these large openings in the "rocks" looking outward towards the pool area, through a veil of water flowing down just outside the holes, in a form of waterfall. None of the tables & chairs were situated in the cafe at the time I was recording. Yes, I did take a peek inside the ladies rest room, because the mens room was blocked. The entire water park which had a creamy-light yellowish color was covered in water. There were many rooms closed off to the general public which contained massive water pipes and other equipment necessary to pump water around the park. At 5:13 you can see one of the several openings to the cafe. The light colored discoloration on the rocks was a result of water flowing down and leaving behind deposits. There were many workers and maintenance personnel present all trying to get the park ready for opening day, coming up on the soon-following July 4th, 1988 weekend. Three single blue tubes rest against the wave-generators. Those tubes were used for the Lazy River water ride, as well as my favorite, the Raging Canyons Rapids ride. Even if you have never been to the park, you'd have to admit it was very well-conceived, planned, laid out, and thoughtfully landscaped and produced. At 9:42, you can see a couple overhead rectangular openings through which water would pour, and thus was the source of water for the canyons. You'd hop into your tube, and attendants would push you out into the torrents, headed for the splash pool below. At several points along the way, you woud get caught up under waterfalls, or spinning around in whirlpools. Other rides not shown were the tall water slides, visible from almost everywhere in the park, and the windy, curvy water slides.