Leaderboard

I've read rumors that the Northern Star Arena might be on the chopping block in the future. If it does get removed .... well, new coaster?

100% confirmed as being removed.

SFSTL has been taking a year off from major rides since 2008, and look where that has the condition of the park? It's the same conversation each year. "Take a year off and refresh the parks." The same parks take repeated years off. Meanwhile, they get the same mediocre water treading refreshers that other parks in the chain get, including the ones receiving the major additions. SFSTL fans can't even get RMC treatment on what has been the roughest roller coaster in the chain since Rattler. We'll pass on the "let's take a year off" philosophy. That has been the idea since 2020 for the park, and still half of the Go Kart track remains along side of roped off areas and piles of dirt in plain view. The new paint and 5 refreshed flower beds don't make up for not being able to bulldoze and grass seed major eyesores. Although, next year the park is getting a snow cone weekend as a highlighted event, so it's not like it's being completely disregarded.

^Absolutely It wouldn't make sense to carefully remove the cable and leave all of the other hardware untouched. Why even bother? I see this as a better sign the ride will reopen rather than be demolished. Also, taking one car doesn't seem like much of a head start. Refurbishment? No idea.

Storm has gone vertical

Hah! No, I really did like Freeze in its original form. I love the launch through the tunnel, being pressed up against a seat, and looking straight up into the sky before falling backwards. I liked how the seats cushioned you to a stop coming back into the station. Launching backwards feels unnatural to me. When SF pulled the Reverse Launch gimmick, it was the height of my hatred for SFSTL. It far surpassed anyone else's shit talking on here.