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We took the kid to Great America last weekend. Paint chipping, overgrown weeds, and closed attractions were the norm throughout the kids areas. KI, and CF in general, continue to shit all over Six Flags to the point where it's worth spending an extra hour or so in the car to go to KI, instead of SFGam.

Ya know with as many classic attractions that have been removed or renovated over the past couple of years it's pretty cool to see a park just completely upgrade and re-build an older classic ride. As far as the ride itself it sound like it's..... just going to be a newer better version of the old ride? I know RMC is involved but it seems like it'll be a pretty similar experience to the original ride just with better/newer/upgraded/refreshed show scenes etc. etc. I think I saw a $30 million dollar investment listed somewhere which is a lot of money, but also considering it's an entirely new coaster and a new dark ride inside of a new building $30 million maybe isn't that much money? Should interesting to see the finished product with this one but pretty cool to see a park invest in keeping a classic historical attraction alive.

^I was impressed by how much it had improved over 2009, and it was good then, too.