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He has expressed disdain for enthusiasts and this hobby repeatedly and yet he spends a lot of time on here communicating with said enthusiasts; a classic bully. Don't waste the time, he isn't worth it. Instead lets celebrate you! Congrats on doing what makes you happy and achieving a goal, doesn't matter a wink what others think. As a parent and teacher I want to congratulate you personally for advocating for yourself! I know from first hand experience that is often a difficult thing for someone on the spectrum to do. So, live the life that makes you happy, be kind, be accepting, and focus on the things and people that make you feel happy and fulfilled. Good luck!!

Soo after years of saying I wanted to, and my work blessing me with two days off in a row, I finally booked a very last-minute trip and made my way up here on the 17th. With that, the downside to this was that I only had a day in this park but I feel like I made the most of it. I did spend the extra $20 to get the drink pass and upon getting there decided also to buy the express - it looked like it was going to be a busier day in the park, and again I only had a day and wanted to ensure I was able to do everything. I did still miss some stuff, mostly the flatrides and I chose to skip Corkscrew. Steel Vengeance and Maverick are the hidden gems in the back of the park. SV is insane. I went into Maverick blind so I was also pleasantly surprised by it. Both coasters really pack some punches. I did find Maverick to be uncomfortable but that was kinda my own fault - accidentally stapled myself into the restraints. Rougarou exists. Ops were fun though. I kept track of my coaster credits because I wanted #50 (I know, I know... baby numbers) to be one of the crazy ones. After finally seeing TT2 with my own eyes it was kinda intimidating and it took me like all day to psyche myself up to do it. Made Siren's Curse my 50th credit. They put me and another single rider in the front. Terrifying. I'm gonna need that ride audio on Spotify or something though. I love the theming even if it is minimal, though I know its nitpicky, I do wish the track was green or teal instead of red. I just think it'd be more aesthetically pleasing. Iron Dragon is a fun family coaster. Happy I can cross a coaster like that off my list. Took a food break (all the food is great btw!) then did Gemini. Only one train on this day idk if that's a common occurance or not. Had more fun than I thought I would, though I was sat behind a kid who kept flailing his arms backwards and hitting me though, that was a little annoying. Got in line for Millennium Force three separate times (it was soft down the first two, then I had to unload on the third time.) Apparently the gates to get on the ride are suuuuper finnicky, and if people push or pull on them or whatever it can cause the trains to e-stop. Op explained this to everyone in line because I guess that caused a train to e-stop right before the unload. The more you know! Besides that, the actual coaster is very fun. I know it's a mixed bag on here but I found Valravn was very fun. I go back and forth between that and SV being my third favorite coaster here. Also my first experience with a dive coaster so that may be part of it. I survived Blue Streak I liked Raptor. I did not have high expectations because I don't love coasters of that style (please understand my home park is SFDL so my only other experience is Mind Eraser.) Magnum was alright. I fortunately didn't end up with bruises but it was a pretty rough ride. GateKeeper is fun. Literally just felt like I was flying, also adored it being in the front of the park and the 'theming' if you will with that. TT2 ended up being my last ride though not totally by choice. It went down four separate times while I was in line for it. Literally would run a few cycles with people, then would see it was just testing. By #3 I almost cut my losses and was about to just reride some favorites but I was already waiting for that long, I may as well see it through. I did not regret it, I literally don't have words. What an insane coaster. It's just... an experience you need to have if you're an enthusiast. By the time I got off it was a little past 9, so barely an hour left of park open. I wanted to try to still get some rerides in, but Iron Dragon went down around 8 and never reopened, and when I got off TT2 it went down again, and Siren's and MF were also down. So I decided that was my sign and headed out. My overall thoughts, now that I've actually experienced it CP very much deserves the hype it gets. It definitely makes the top 10 on my favorite parks list, probably even in the top 3. It probably will be a long while before I get to come back, but when I do I definitely will plan it better and make a longer trip out of it - so I can have a few days in the park and don't have to speedrun everything and can even take a day to the water park. I'm sure there's some stuff I missed but this is already a very long trip recap, sorry lol. I literally have dreams about some of these coasters I cannot wait to be back one day. That's all.

I'm sorry that another member of the community is treating you this way. For one, I appreciate your enthusiasm for the hobby, so please keep posting your updates.

Seconding this suggestion.

I've never visited before but I'm just going to pick a day in August and go to play it safe because I just won't be surprised if they just close the whole place after Labor Day.

Any thoughts on when SFA will actually close? I know the press release a couple months ago said Nov 2nd but with the way Holiday in the Park has been unceremoniously dropped at multiple parks in the past few weeks, not sure if SFA will make it that far. While Fright Fest and Boo Fest are still listed on the Events page, the calendar shows no hours past Labor Day. All other legacy Six Flags parks, including minor ones like Great Escape, Darian Lake and Frontier City, have their full schedule of hours through October. Trying to book a trip to SFA in mid-September and this lack of a published schedule and willingness to drop events has me concerned. I really would like to visit one last time before the end.

Good question! I failed to pace myself properly. Day 1 and 2 I rode way too much way too fast but I had fast lane and wanted to make it worthwhile. Steel Vengeance and Magnum left a huge bruise on my right leg that is still there and it’s still sore. I might upload that later but I found both of those rides to really test my legs lol. Day 3 it rained pretty much all day and we couldn’t do anything until like 6pm. Day 4 I was still exhausted and trying to get my last rides on the “big rides”. But at the same time I didn’t want to ride enough to warrant another Fast Lane. Iron dragon was like a 40 minute wait and I planned on coming back but Maverick had a little delay while I was in line and it took quite a while. I will definitely make it a priority on a future visit. Assuming it still stands.

As some of you may know I am the guy who put off his vacation when Dragster had its accident and I decided I didn’t want to come unless it was replaced or “remastered”. Then when it did come back reimagined I once again stopped my plans when it went down early in the season. And boy am I glad I did wait(more on that later). I stayed at hotel breakers with my mother from July 14-July 19. So I got 4 full park days and a half a day when we arrived because we got to the park at like 2pm. I’ve never done a trip report before so if this is a little rough bear with me. I have tons of thoughts, hot takes and opinions I’d really like to share. Let me start with the good. Immediately upon arriving they were able to accommodate our early check in request and had the room ready. Room was tidy, had no bad smells and had a perfect view of TT2(as I had requested lol). Immediately the hotel staff made us feel very welcome and had no issues answering our questions or taking our trash away. They were very very quick to respond to all requests such as extra blankets or coming by to pick up the trash(we were told to leave it outside the door). This kindness extended to the ride ops and all park staff we encountered. Everyone was super nice! The rides! After hearing on Facebook so many awful accounts of rides being closed that simply wasn’t my experience at all. Yeah Millie and Maverick went down twice at two inconvenient times but other than that I barely ever saw a ride closed. Let’s start with B&M’s. First thing I did was ride gatekeeper in the front row on the left. Starting the ride off with an inversion that flips you over the tracks was an awesome sensation! I really enjoyed it and the gate elements added a lot of fun to the ride experience. Rougaru was meh in terms of layout and honestly I didn’t enjoy it enough to ride more than once. Ironically I think my opinion of it would be far better if it was still a standup ride. But it was by no means bad and I didn’t find that my head banged around too hard. Raptor was awesome! My favorite B&M in the park by a good margin. It had a great layout with wippy inversions and a final helix that seems to go on forever(my favorite part). Unfortunately I do agree with the people who find Valraven very dull. It felt completely forceless to me and honestly I only have two good things to say about it. The smoothness and that last inversion gives you a little bit of hang time. I’m simply not much of a fan of Dive coasters Speaking of Forceless, let’s get to Millie. I have heard this ride called Millennium forcless for as long as I knew it existed. I got a front row seat for the first ride and was immediately struck by the view, the videos don’t do it justice. The first drop was awesome but I immediately greyed out in the helix and went on to grey out twice more in the layout. The ride was smooth and fun but I absolutely did not find it forcless at all! I do prefer Fury but this ride has aged VERY WELL IMO. I greyed out on that first Helix every single time. Magnum. Honestly respect the ride for its history but I hated it. Just too painful and I have massive bruises from it. Corkscrew, Gemini and Blue streak were also not very pleasant to be on and frankly I rode them just to say I tried them lol. The only two coasters I did not ride was Iron Dragon and Cedar creek mine ride. Wild mouse by Zamperla was fun! The only thing wrong with it was its very short layout. Great family ride. Let’s move on to the other Zamperla creation and my new number one coaster. TT2 was worth the wait and then some. Being thrown back at 100mph at like 350 feet was simply incredible. Both in view and strong floater airtime. Going up that top hat was really quite intense and being jerked over it into the downward spiral was nuts(especially back row). It bordered on uncomfortable but man I absolutely loved it guys. I have a TT2 blanket on me as I type this Sirens curse was very fun and while Cedar Point isn’t lacking in great coasters this was more than a solid addition. My only gripe with the ride is that I wish it had a bigger drop. The layout after the drop was really good and had no down time(great pacing). And man it was potentially the smoothest coaster I’ve ever ridden. The Vekoma at my home park is night and day difference in smoothness. Also that light package for nighttime is absolutely gorgeous and the on ride audio was super neat. Not to mention the very good theming around the queue. It’s not Disney, but they clearly cared and it shows. Next up we have two absolute gems! Maverick and Steel Vengeance. Both of these rides lived up to my high expectations. Mavericks low to the ground layout and snappy elements remind you that size isn’t everything. The launch under the station is a genius way to keep the layout compact. And boy at night you feel like you’re getting launched into the wall. Both Maverick and Vengeance are better at night. Steel Vengeance was completely insane. Like to the point I’m still not sure if it’s a great ride just because of the sheer intensity. The layout and ejector airtime simply can’t be appreciated by a forum post or a YouTube video. I would argue that as great as the first half is that the second half is even better. Visually just going through all that wood was so disorienting in the best way possible. And you really feel out of control. It’s probably the most intense ride I’ve ever ridden. I think I do prefer Maverick simply because I found it more comfortable as Steve was hard on my legs. I also loved how the rides very much feel like rivals and that the park embraced that fully with a backstory. The flat rides were good! Max air and skyhawk were standouts. I found power tower to be disappointing. You simply don’t drop far enough imo I really don’t have many negatives but they do exist. I think the employees being forced to ask every single time if you want a souvenir cup even if you’re holding one got old fast. I was very polite to them as I was informed beforehand they get into trouble if they don’t ask. It made me feel sad for them because you always have A Holes who you know treat them badly over it. The breakers wasn’t disgusting or anything but it certainly didn’t feel its price. I understand they’re getting away with that though because it’s simply a 5 star location and the convenience is ridiculously nice. I feel spoiled staying on site. The all season drink plan was so sooooo worth it. Getting to fill your body with power aide came in extremely clutch in the hot weather where it’s a struggle just to stay hydrated. I also really liked the food. Cheese on a stick didn’t disappoint me and the portion of fries with my meal was very large! The macaroni and cheese was to die for as well. We ended up eating outside the park one night at a place that was called Brick oven bistro or something like that. We loved our food and the price was very reasonable. Anyway guys my trip was everything I hoped for and more. The only bad part was my mom didn’t want to ride much. None of my guy friends or coaster buddies were available this summer (work, kids etc etc). But my mom did surprise me. She rode Sirens curse, gatekeeper, Valraven(the GP seem to adore this one) and I somehow talked her into riding Maverick even though she had read how intense it was. She walked away with Maverick being her favorite by far! If you know my mom this was a BIG plot twist lol. Unfortunately on our last night at the park we were in the queue and it broke and never reopened, so she never got her night ride in. Cedar point simply can’t be missed and I’m already hoping to return in a few years. 10/10 trip. I am so jealous some people get this as their home park. And with Kings Island not being too far it’s an embarrassment of riches for Ohio.

Look, what is up with your hatred for me?? I'm autistic, and I'm doing what makes me happy. You have no right to troll me about my life. You hardly even know me. I only go to Dorney about once or twice a year, and most of the time, Lucy isn't there. It's usually Pig-Pen and Sally, and sometimes Peppermint. Lucy met as part of a show, that's why I was able to meet her. You are being unnecessarily ableist for an active member of this community. Getting your pants in a bunch over someone who isn't jaded and hating on them for being a "22-year-old who talks to theme park characters" is proof. ISTG, even now, everyone "accepts" autistics, but something about me just turns them off.

Comcast NBCUniversal has announced a new experience, "Universal Theme Parks: The Exhibition" will open at The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia on February 14th, 2026 The new exhibition features galleries, interaction experiences and artifacts from across the Universal parks' history. https://corporate.universaldestinationsandexperiences.com/the-franklin-institute-and-comcast-nbcuniversal-announce-world-premiere-of-universal-theme-parks-the-exhibition-opening-february-14-2026-in-philadelphia/ The Franklin Institute and Comcast NBCUniversal announce today Universal Theme Parks: The Exhibition, a first-of-its-kind experience that delivers an immersive and interactive exploration into the creativity and storytelling of Universal Destinations & Experiences’ themed entertainment. Making its world premiere at The Franklin Institute on February 14, 2026, in the heart of Philadelphia, guests can now sign up for early access to tickets and exclusive updates ahead of the public on-sale date at www.fi.edu. The groundbreaking exhibition spans 18,000 square feet and features eight themed galleries, 25 interactive experiences, and over 100 original artifacts from fan-favorite attractions, including Jurassic World, DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon, Universal Monsters, and more. It celebrates Universal’s rich history of bringing iconic franchises to life in unique and creative ways, as well as developing thrilling attractions. The exhibit offers a special, inside look at the storytelling, innovation and world-building behind Universal’s legendary creations, from The World Famous Studio Tour, exclusive to Universal Studios Hollywood, to the most recent launch of Universal Epic Universe at Universal Orlando Resort and the largest and most technologically advanced theme park to open in the US in decades. From animatronics, robotics, and ride design to costuming and special effects, guests will explore the artistry, creativity, and technology behind the thrills and chills of the award-winning Universal theme parks. The galleries will delve into the creative world of storyboard artists, animators, game designers, visual effects artists, and prop masters for a rare glimpse into the universe of innovation driven by talented teams that push the boundaries of themed entertainment and shape the future of epic experiences. Exhibition features: Step into the Action: A fully immersive experience that puts you inside the magic of Universal’s greatest attractions. Unleash Your Inner Creator: Build coasters, design monster masks, and program animated figures using real theme park tools and technology. Get Up Close with the Icons: View ride vehicles, props, and more from fan favorite attractions like Jurassic World and Universal Monsters. See the Stars: Pose with costumes of your favorite characters like Toothless, Po, Tigress, and Gingy from Universal’s live shows. Explore the Tech Behind the Thrills: Discover the science, storytelling, and effects that power the parks. Strike a Pose: Snap photos with real props and themed environments. To celebrate today’s announcement, early renderings have been released, offering a first look at the immersive galleries, original artifacts, and interactive experiences of Universal Theme Parks: The Exhibition. “Hosting the world premiere of an exhibition of this caliber in 2026, during what will be a monumental year for the nation, is extraordinary,” said Larry Dubinski, President and CEO of the Franklin Institute. “We’re proud to add Universal Theme Parks: The Exhibition to the already impressive lineup of major events happening during the 2026 semi-quincentennial in Philadelphia.” “The Franklin Institute is thrilled to present Universal Theme Parks: The Exhibition in partnership with Universal Destinations & Experiences, a trailblazer in the themed entertainment industry,” said Abby Bysshe, Chief Experience and Strategy Officer at The Franklin Institute. “This first-of-its-kind exhibition is an immersive showcase of the innovation and imagination behind theme park creation and demonstrates our commitment to delivering exceptional experiences with global audience appeal.” “At Universal, we are known for creating mind-blowing attractions and experiences that shatter guest expectations, and for those wondering how we do it, this engaging exhibit offers an in-depth look that celebrates the talents of our team,” said Gerald Raines, Senior Vice President, Global Location Based Entertainment & Licensing, Universal Destinations & Experiences. “We’re proud to partner with The Franklin Institute to share the innovation, artistry, and technical expertise we use to bring beloved stories and characters to life for the millions of guests visiting our destinations each year.” Universal Theme Parks: The Exhibition was created in collaboration with the award-winning creative design firm MDSX. The Franklin Institute proudly presents the exhibition in the Nicholas and Athena Karabots Pavilion and the Mandell Center from February 14, 2026, through September 7, 2026. Comcast NBCUniversal is the local presenting sponsor, and PECO, the proud corporate partner of The Franklin Institute, is the associate sponsor of the exhibition. “Comcast NBCUniversal has a rich history of delivering innovation and unforgettable moments and experiences to people around the world,” said Dalila Wilson-Scott, EVP and Chief Impact & Inclusion Officer, Comcast. “Our partnership with the Franklin Institute demonstrates how Philadelphia continues to be a home for inspiration, ideas, and creativity. We’re excited to bring the incredible and breathtaking world of Universal to life for our hometown to experience.” About The Franklin Institute Located in the heart of Philadelphia, The Franklin Institute is among the nation’s premier science centers and a renowned leader in science and technology learning. As a dynamic center of exploration, the museum blends storytelling, interactivity, and entertainment to create unique and inspiring experiences for guests of all ages. Over the past two decades, it has established itself as a premier destination for immersive traveling exhibits in North America, with a strong history of success in presenting major blockbusters and world premieres. Now in its 201st year, the museum remains at the forefront of innovation and a top destination for curious minds seeking to explore the wonders of science and technology. Visit fi.edu to learn more. About Universal Destinations & Experiences (UDX) Universal Destinations & Experiences, a unit of Comcast NBCUniversal, offers guests around the world the most innovative, immersive, and popular entertainment experiences. Our portfolio is comprised of world-class theme parks featuring the industry’s most thrilling and technologically advanced attractions, exceptional hotels and resorts, unique merchandise, games, virtual and live entertainment experiences. We use our rich collection of stories and franchises – from Universal Pictures, Illumination, DreamWorks Animation, and more— to take people to places they couldn’t imagine while creating memorable and emotionally fulfilling moments for people of all ages. Learn more here.

I finally rode IMenace AND finally met Lucy yesterday. My PFP has been changed to reflect this.