Splish, splash: Belmont Park owner is making waves, literally: FlowRider joining The Giant Dipper.

From: San Diego Business Journal | Date: April 14, 2008| Author: Lewis, Connie | Copyright information

Tom Lochtefeld likes to create waves. After spending years rehabilitating the once-closed Belmont Park, a historic amusement park anchored by the Giant Dipper roller coaster in Mission Beach, and revitalizing it with FlowRider wave machines--his own invention--and an outdoor eatery, he's now launching more improvements, thanks to $17 million in refinancing.

Two weeks ago construction of a new walk-up window eatery on the south side of the midway devoted to retail shops a...

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