John Peck

I for one can take partial blame for taking less visits to the parks as well and I will blame those on two pretty easy culprits: The weather and higher gas prices. I want to say the wife and I skipped about 4 visits (so a total of 8) to which would have been to KI and CP either due to gas being closer to $3.00 or maybe it was too rainy or too damn hot. So if many have my mindset, I can see how some attendance drops can be blamed on these. You are welcome to give me a big "F-You" It's a changing time now, too.... many more sports activities going on with the kids. This may or not be a reason, but in Ohio, the local news has not stopped reminding people of the terrible fatal accident at the Ohio State Fair in 2017. But also remember the country is doing MUCH better with the Republican tax cut plan: business are paying more per hour, unemployment is dropping like a stone, and even before those wage increases take home-paychecks are up an average of 2%.... but unfortunately the gas prices have gone up, and people see that first (myself included), but those prices will be coming down soon as the US prepares to take 3rd place and eventually 2nd place in oil production.

^ It's a HUSS Enterprise. It's had some downtime this year and I saw red markings in front of it early in the season... and I had a feeling it might not be long for this world. Add to that a long load/unload procedure and the fact that many Enterprises are disappearing. I'm really disappointed as I love that ride. I hope they replace it with a Zamperla Endevour 48, though I would prefer a new Enterprise as HUSS still makes them.

The noise coming off of Go Carts is a lot, too. A good Wild Mouse would even make a fine replacement for Alpine Bobsleds though that area is such a huge space if Bobsled and the Go Carts were to be removed, but I don't think Six Flags are as eager to remove their Carts as Cedar Fair are. (I think CF have 3 left)

Yes, the red ones. At least at the Cedar Fair parks a red seatbelt means extra slack.

Can anyone please tell me whether or not they still have the "Big boy" seat belts on Wild Eagle? Thanks!

The parks website is listing the Alpine Bobsleds as temporarily closed. Any of you locals know any info on what's going on?

Maybe the Z's were turned around to throw off the enthusiasts... It's Obviously going to be called NIN... The Ride ("Nine Inch Nails" for those of you who don't know) Imaging Diving into the tunnel with the song "Head Like a Hole" blasting at you. The Ride™

I do love boomerang coasters, but that space could be so better utilized. It looked like it was just "plopped" in there. WOF deserves something a little nicer. i was very impressed with that park.

Ooooo.. does that mean my 2018 six flags pass will work at Darien again? #questionoftheday

I rode Flight deck in 2014 and SFA's Mind Eraser in 2017, They were pretty close in comparison... I did ride up front on SFA's.

Anyone try the BBQ port in frontier town? It's really good. The bbq coleslaw... a little too spicy for Johnny

International Restaurant was reopened and used for Winterfest as they had a buffet up there.

^ Yes, Cedar Point was selling them in the fall. They tend to start selling merchandise for upcoming attractions early to get people excited... and make a few bucks. Did they not have Railblazer shirts back in the fall?

Kings Island just announced their new addition for 2018... The Coney Bar B Que. This looks great. www.visitkingsisland.com/explore/executive-chef-coney-bbq

I'm pretty sure there is an exclusivity deal for B&M's (given or sold to) between parks where they can't have the same type of ride within 300 miles. I have read in a few places and it makes sense when you look at what types of rides neighboring parks have. I'm not saying that's true, but again, it makes sense. I just don't want to start a whole discussion on it. Dominion could always get a coaster like Hangtime for a dive. That would be a good fit for that park.

I personally did really like the 70's look to the games plaza with Supercat... it was probably my favorite area... but if it gets updated, it gets updated.

what if the stadium space becomes home to those giant flippy things that Texas and great adventure are putting in... talk about marketability. Call it the "Lake Erie Wave Rider"

The names are okay... not really a fan of racer 75... but I'll get used to it. Sad the cheesesteaks are gone for a mac and cheese bar, but again... that's just me. You folks local to Dominion are very lucky to have such a nice park. The pavers are going to be really nice for you. Our Coney Mall at Kings Island was redone a few years ago.

Wow... great mapping of the stuff being removed. Hopefully they will kill the go carts and you'll have one enormous area... maybe something like Raging Bull. Shame the park has removed 3 adult rides in the last 2 years. I wonder if removing the Endeavor is a sign that the other ones at Carowinds, Dominion and Valleyfair are in their last days. I prefer the non inverting swinging ships anyway. Lots of exciting activity in this park.

you know, I wonder if interactive dark shooting rides like Justice League and the Boo Blasters have more longevity due to the interactive nature of them. DarkCastle was just a "regular" ride, so maybe that's why it got so stale. Now me, as a non-locaI, really liked it, but I have only been to BGW 3 times since 2000 and only rode it twice.. and come to think of it, it didn't have the same impact the second time.

That really looks awesome, but removing the Kiddy Kingdom Carousel... that's a no-no.

I made my first and only visit to Worlds of Fun back in October and had one ride on Timber Wolf... it was pretty good... UNTIL that damned helix. As I rode it... the trains shuffled and didn't stop until the final breaks, so I am happy to see it removed and replaced by that awesome looking curve... it's going to make that last part of the ride FLY and that should eliminate most of the shuffling... those trains can't take corners worth a crap.

Wow... they got a lot of that Carousel disassembled pretty fast there. The new Carousel House looks great, very similar to what they built at Worlds of Fun.

Haha! Somebody wrote "Giga" in the snow near the train. Obviously, they are building one for 2018. Giga!

I wonder if they have tried to scrap it and there is some Six Flags ownership legalities over it. If that's the case, I would tell six flags to get their crap outta my yard. Or maybe it costs too damn much to haul away.