Fans of the animated series “Gravity Falls” and its creator Alex Hirsch who are planning a road trip to Oregon’s real-life House of Mystery need to hold off until 2027. The Oregon Vortex , the roadside attraction Hirsch visited near Gold Hill, is not scheduled to reopen until then.

March rainstorms pummeled the lopsided structure that looks like the Mystery Shack in the Disney Channel show. And rainwater rushed through Sardine Creek and under the gift shop that serves as the only way in and out of the property off exit 43 on south-bound Interstate 5.

A video posted on the Oregon Vortex’s Facebook page shows flooding in the gift shop, a century-old log structure that bridges Sardine Creek, a tributary of the Rogue River.

Complicating the restoration project: Work around the c

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