CoasterJack

I'm pretty sure Charlotte was a preference of Zimmerman. Now that the CEO, COO, CFO have all swapped over, there may be preference for a different location. I will say, having been to Choctaw Stadium, that office location is really neat. And considering the growing Dallas region with potential for year round operation, it makes sense for the move. Honestly while Carowinds is a nice park, I don't know if I would really call it a flagship park.

Will be interested to see how this turns out. In general just happy we're getting another maze. Cedar Point only had the conjuring last year while we also had Order of the Dragon, and seems to potentially be a lot of parks in the chain will continue to only use their existing mazes, so happy KI has continued to invest in new experiences for haunt with the addition of the haunted attraction pass. Would be a lot more hesitant to buy the access pass if there were a lack of investment...

I hope the park has seen the increase of interest/ridership with the lower height limit of 42". While nowhere near the most popular attraction in the park, the 42" has helped The Bat serve as a great stepping stone coaster from a lot of families I've talked with.

While not fully promoted, apparently on the CW website, by changing the link parameters some people found this in the purchase portal, but upon clicking it's not all the way setup yet. Looks like at least the option being pictured limits the chosen option to 30 meals total. Now depends how frequently visitors plan to visit, and unknown if a more expensive/cheaper option will be offered, and if this is finalized. But appears that SF is definitely considering a change in the works. Side note their all season Fast Lane appears to exclude Cedar Point both with a Gold or Prestige. Thought @DonHelbig would find this intriguing.

Thought this article was well written and a good recap of the whole merger situation https://www.dallasnews.com/business/local-companies/article/six-flags-rollercoaster-continues-tormenta-s-22257005.php

Spotted Tony helping out earlier in Enrique's helping work through the long line

Had the opportunity to meet him in 2014 and have always had a great impression of him. Can agree that he's a great LinkedIn follow.

It appears another Monster has potentially been retired at Cedar Point. A photo was found online posted from FUN Food blog, but don't know if the image was officially approved to be taken since nothing has been announced (so not going to post it here). Could be it's getting a new concrete pad or moved elsewhere in the park, but it appears its just dirt at this point. Will be curious if some of the parts end up coming our way and if that contributed to ours reopening?

Yeah the Conjuring is open for their spring break event, so that would probably explain why they just bundled it in instead of making a whole seperate thing

These actually are off the same base, I don't know if they could 100% be restored, but look at the back of each ghost figure, look closely and you'll see the outline of both Scooby and Shaggy. Look at the backs of most of these props and if they were reused for a different SD:HC prop, a lot of them are still labeled with the original name on the back. Look at the back of Potion Group #7 (Lot #79) and you'll see it's labeled "money bag 1". The shape of the cutout resembles the money bags from the bank scene in the same area.

This is going to be dangerous for my bank account, but really excited and glad the park is going through the effort of letting fans bid for these items.

Overall after listening to the earnings call, I think John seems to understand that each park is unique, and it's a good sign that he's been traveling to each park to hear from leadership, instead of commanding a "this is what we should do response", he seems to be taking his time to truly understand what makes each park and market unique. Though also found it interesting that they declinded to comment at this time on the Enchanted Parks filing.

Apparently the first 150 groups get a free ukulele...

I've been told this is on the park's Instagram page I believe. So if anyone has any burning questions about the original PT, now's your time to ask!

I've always enjoyed the fully enclosed queues, especially during the warmer and colder months. Time Traveler's queue is nice in that regard, the building isn't that complex, it's just basically a multi-story cube with the station loading on the top floor. That A/C on the lower floors feels great on a hot day though

I really like how this looks, it's always nice to see the park investing in small things like this that improve the overall experience, even if it's just a store. I really liked the renovation of the trading post they did last year.

Sorry I didn't notice that, also trying to host family for the holidays at the same time so a bit of a delay. Man I truly am terribly at uploading files and images to these forums, never can seem to get them to display right. Happy to include images, but the details seem to get lost when I screenshot or save specific portions. Also I'm not 100% sure how to spoiler tag things, so let's try this from a sharable link instead... https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HQ1HfZZwKczbdtpIEH67k34eAIrArv4i/view?usp=sharing

*SPOILERS* (Please avoid viewing this pdf if you don't want to see each scene listed by name over the layout of the ride, animatronic layouts, other schematics, etc.) Mason redid their whole portal system using OpenGov Citizen Services, which you can access by creating a personal or citizen account. I already have one from past uses. It's much easier to access their monthly reports which are posted and can be access without an account. I assume these will be listed on the December monthly report which should be available soon once we hit January. SPOILER: It appears there's many different versions of the plans, in which the most recent version was approved after they omitted some HVAC renovations due to budget constraints. It's not like we know the entire ride itself from these documents, but it does list each scene by name and show a general layout of some figures representing what I assume are the animatronics. By looking at the wiring diagrams and equipment lists, you can generally tell where the screens will be located, as well as a few other certain elements. If mods want to combine this with another thread or keep it separate, that's find by me. I don't think I'm breaking any rules as I think others have posted documents from the city of Mason, but I understand if this isn't allowed. Project_Barnum_APPROVED_DWGS.pdf

I'm surprised no one has mentioned anything about the detailed ride blueprints in the mason permit portal. They're been out for about a week now, they show the ride scene layout, screen locations, etc. I don't want to spoil too much, but looks like not too many screens fortunately, and it confirms a certain someone in a certain area of the building... I'll leave it at that

Broken concrete in a 7 month old theme park?

Well I think we know when Cedar Point's next coaster is coming based off that article. McClure said without the SF Mexico situation, it would've been 4 more years before another coaster. So I guess this puts their next coaster addition either in 2028 or 2029?

2025 Ridership for the Top 6 Rides has been posted. Note doesn't include the additional rides The Racer and Mystic will recieve during WinterFest, so I expect Mystic Timbers to probably pass The Beast before the end of the season.

Yes, however they never even went up for Haunt this year. They're usually a carryover from Haunt, just programmed and themed differently. If they weren't put up for haunt, then I don't think they'd have the time to put them up between haunt and winter fest unfortunately.

I've been looking for clear footage of those monitors for days and this is by far the clearest I've seen them by far. Thanks Evan!

The white Chevy Express really sells the whole thing