tbkscott, I remember the panning for gold. still got the "gold" medal somewhere. it was a bit of a con really as no matter how many nuggets you got you just recieved a plastic medal.
Prior to that I remember that area being used for a photo machine that made it look like you were surfing, think it was just a green screen behind and the sea was projected behind, then you paid for a photo of it.
Long distant memorys of my childhood.