[Silver Dollar City to retire Thunderation]

Glad I chose to do my Missouri trip this summer.

[Remembering Action Theater]

My favorite films will always be the first 2- Days of Thunder and Bond.  I would LOVE to find footage of both full films, especially the Bond film to see what music it used (like if they lifted it straight from the films or not).   7th Portal and Smash Factory were also fun.  

[Flight of Fear overhaul?]

At least smooth out the track on par with how KD's runs.  New trains would honestly be a help, especially with less confining leg restraints.

An indoor lighting package and maybe some music in the spaghetti bowl (not sure how the weight would affect things with on-board audio, so I'll accept speakers in the bowl).  Something snazzy to build up the launch would be cool, too. 

[What’s Dollywood up to?]

I did see that Daredevil Falls is getting new boats.  Perhaps more of a refurb is in store?

silver2005, who's favorite flume is Daredevil Falls. 

[Diamondback with 4 across trains?]

To me, the 4 across trains keep their speed better than the staggered trains.  I think there may be issues with how the brakes handle that up in speed as well as the momentum they would sustain post-splashdown.  I have Diamondback as my 5th favorite B&M hyper behind Fury, Nitro, Apollo and Bull mostly due to that faster pacing (especially Nitro and Fury).  

[Kings Island General Discussion 2025]

Beast, upper deck of the helix before entering the tunnel, there are 2 potential potholes being created.

[Six Flags Over Texas Reveals 2026 Giga Dive "Tormenta"]

I hope it won't have the annoying shimmy that Wrath of Rakshasa has. 

EDIT: Also, why brown?  It looks so dull aesthetically for a 300 ft coaster. 

[Six Flags and Cedar Fair Merge]

5 hours ago, Gordon Bombay said:

You just know that some LinkedIN Premium user in Charlotte took their kids to Disney, saw their merch, and said “we should be charging more” without any sense of irony for how poorly comparable the SF product is. 

That's partially how pre-merger SIX got in financial trouble in the first place.

[If Son of Beast was different]

I somewhat enjoyed it in its looping form, but I only really tolerated it in the first 2 rows (I despised it post-loop removal).  However, I do feel any good nostalgia I had was dashed once I read the forensics report from the 2006 incident and the terrible work RCCA and Paramount did to build and maintain it.  The original Rattler at SFFT should have raised a TON of red flags for Paramount.  If you look at any larger scale polls on wooden coasters, RCCA designs are constantly at the bottom.  I can't even feel positive about the structure design as it as a whole contributed to all those people being injured.  I look at it with nothing but thoughts of shame and embarrassment now. 

[What is the Capacity of Each Coaster’s Full Que?]

I imagine you could ballpark it by knowing the wait times from certain spots given what parts of a certain queue are in use and doing a bit of calculations regarding the capacity (though you have to subtract the Fast Lane capacity on those affected rides). 

[Its 294 miles to Chicago, its dark, and we're wearing sunglasses- silver2005's Indiana/Chicago/Cleveland TR and Planning]

So with the way everything timed out, I don't think I'll be going to KK this year, though I really want to go next year to check out the new area and whatever else Herschend has in store next season.

I was also thinking of trying Knoebels and perhaps HP (or Longwood Gardens) in October, that's a mild possibility as I'm not going to have as busy an October as normal, but there's a lot else that may get in the way.   I've been really wanting to try Phoenix and Twister at night.

[Kings Island Rides That You Have Never Ridden Before!]

The only coaster that existed while I've been alive and never rode was Ghoster Coaster due to it looking lame and always having a horrendously long line for what it was.   After that just Sling Shot.  Flight Commander is on that list, but I have 0 memory of it despite walking down Coney Mall many times for my dad to ride Vortex before I was of that height.   I also never went on the tallest slide back when the mat racers were the 4 speed slides.   There also may be a film or 2 I didn't see with the motion seats. 

[Guests Say The Darnest Things]

^I mean, there's a grain of truth given all the hassle it took to keep SOB running, and even then, it was still dangerous given Paramount's approaches to 'fixing' it.

[Pantherian at KD not opening until summer]

Here's my question- why is this still open if they're constantly changing bad wheels?

[Pantherian at KD not opening until summer]

So Pantherian did reopen, but according to a few KD fan pages on Facebook, allegedly, its shredding the new Intamin wheels and the water system may be failing. 

[Horrible Cleanliness in the park]

I think all the bathrooms need an overhaul, especially the AC units. 

[Invertigo: The Next To Go?]

Frankly I'm amazed ours has lasted as long as it has given the fate of other inverted Boomerangs. 

[Kings Island General Discussion 2025]

Beast+ night+ full moon+ no lights after the first lift= Chef's kiss.

Also, after riding Diamondback and Orion for the first time since my SFGAm trip, I do think I will be putting Raging Bull above both, and possibly even Millennium Force. 

[The Amusement Park Railroad Thread]

So I have a KIMVRR question.

I was riding Mystic Timbers around 920 and I smelled a LOT of propane coming from the train shed area.  Is there something they do with the propane when they put the engines away?

[Ride Wait Times 2025]

Decided to go after work today and it's surprising slow for the Friday before schools start back.

[Silverwood 8/02/2025 (and a pit stop at Riverfront Park Spokane, WA)]

Spokane is pretty sparse, but it's unexpectedly scenic, especially the river and waterfalls.

[Six Flags and Cedar Fair Merge]

I also have a feeling with things outside the park that I can't discuss due to the TOS (one of those things begins with a T) will also have an effect where what additions we do get will be whelming.

[Most Beautiful Carousels]

Columbia Carousel at SFGAm- Chef's kiss.

[Its 294 miles to Chicago, its dark, and we're wearing sunglasses- silver2005's Indiana/Chicago/Cleveland TR and Planning]

There is one last thing I need to mention.

This was my first mayfly-free Cedar Point trip.  

[Its 294 miles to Chicago, its dark, and we're wearing sunglasses- silver2005's Indiana/Chicago/Cleveland TR and Planning]

I just realized I forgot the Cleveland portion of the trip.

This was the day before CP and probably the most lax day of the trip as Cleveland is way smaller than Chicago.  I kind of did a speed run of Cleveland in a sense.  The knee was still sore so I took it easy.  Had an inspirational tour of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, kind of a modern music history and pop culture museum combined into one.  Rock is one of the genres that I was raised on and I got to take my time more than the last time I was there with my family.  Also visited the Arcade, the factory of sadness, the Guardians stadium, got to see all the verticality of the bridges which is one of my favorite views of Cleveland, and went to a beach that has a Cleveland sign facing downtown.  Had a Polish boy (or rather, Polish girl) at a place called Mabel's close to the Guardians' and Cavaliers' stadium which is a kielbasa sausage, pulled pork, and coleslaw all put together.  Very good.   I will say the lakefront isn't nearly as good as Chicago, most of an industrialized shoreline on Lake Erie for sure.  

Also, the coolest part of the trip happened in the HOF.  There is a section that lets people try out instruments (guitars, basses, drums) and a few more seasoned musicians (don't know if they were friends or it was spontaneous) rocked the heck out of Sweet Home Alabama.  Like, it felt so random, but they performed it so well and with so much passion including a guitar solo that might have partially set the guitar on fire.