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I mean, if the rumors of what happened last month are true, then they've managed to crash the Log Flume twice in the past 4 years (2 of those years it was closed for refurb so it hasn't exactly been open a lot of days to have crashed twice!) and the most recent one involved them having to pluck people out of the section over Bugs Bunny National Park just past the top of the lift hill with a cherry picker. Again, just a rumor so take it with a grain of salt. But it wouldn't just shut down for the hell of it so obviously something rather nefarious happened. Also as far as the Round Up goes, it was old (like...45 years old) and has been moved several times within the park. It was one of the slowest round ups I've ever seen and barely raised off the ground. It should be easily replaceable by a new round up but that's probably too much to ask for. Losing the flume would suck for sure. And I doubt they'd ever replace it. Sucks that flumes are going by the wayside.

Well the GAdv coaster to 2027 thing already seemed to be a budget move - a reasonable 2026 opening was still possible with them pouring footers in August. The problem is they’ve left that park in a sorry state of affairs so keeping it in that state is only going to make it worse. And it’s likely responsible for a large amount of the attendance drop as it is. I’m a bit shocked they decided to abandon a 2026 open for it considering the importance of replacing TWO coasters. There’s also a non-zero chance that political issues surrounding import costs and international tourism collapse play into this too. The thing is I could still see them investing in dining upgrades. Potentially even fast tracking them. PS: I’m about 90% sure RMC uses imported steel. And with domestic steel production experiencing a factory explosion I’d expect domestic steel’s already paltry market sheet to fall even more. It’s a bad time to build coasters. PPS: I understand how taboo that topic is. But the drastically increased costs of building rides cannot be ignored.

Six Flags Mexico announced a family boomerang already. I guess there are still rides that will be announced for the chain. The success of AlpenFury in driving sales and visitor numbers may well drive how they add attractions though. Despite being a bit over 3000ft in length. Siren's Curse seems to be doing well despite being right at 3000ft long too. Good midsize rides really seem to be performing well even at their big parks.

More bloodshed this week - Log Flume, Swashbuckler, and Barnstormer all removed from rides list on website & app