Tree of Life Animal walks finished?

I read about this & will be very disappointed if this is the case. On the flip side, I can certainly understand their predicament. Although, knowing the size of those branches, what they are made of & how high they are, I wonder if the nets I've seen pics of will be enough to stop a falling branch.

 

aahhh it's ok, keeps down the arguments at the annual meeting of S.P.U.D. ; over the dolphobeagle ;

 

That's disappointing... I'm glad I got the shot of the waterfall down there when I did.

 

I can't imagine it being permanent. I mean, if stuff is falling off now they've got major maintenance/overhaul problems. When storm season kicks in, it'll be raining tree parts.

Erich

 

It's a Travesty I tell ya. ; :'(

 

^^ I just hope they have sorted it all out by fall next year.

 

From the pictures I've seen, the posts and netting look surprisingly well done. ; The wood structure appease to have been aged, so some thought went into its construction which leads me to think that it might be there a while. ; My guess is that it is going to take some time until they have a chance to inspect the tree, figure out what happened and implement a fix.

Having said that, I hope the problem is fixed and the netting removed soon as it does detract from the theming.

I'm not going to speculate on the netting's ability to stop a falling object, but I'm sure legal wouldn't let them just throw something together without consulting an engineer.

 

Roger, I know that would have been my wife's response. She is an Global Insurance / Risk Manager for the company we both work for. Trust me when I say it makes for some interesting conversations. ; ;D ; It is surprising how I find myself thinking more & more like her though. ;