KBrylczyk

I mean, the park is in previews and there's no guarantee anything will be operational. Manage your expectations better, especially for your June trip, because it's likely it'll still be breaking constantly.

I'm starting from BloNo, Illinois, so Michigan's Adventure is a short detour from the route to Canada's Wonderland.

I'm trying to plan a trip around Lake Erie but these darn new coasters are making it difficult. My plan is to visit Michigan's Adventure, Canada's Wonderland, Darien Lake, Waldameer, and Cedar Point. My intention was to take this trip after Alpenfury and Siren's Curse were up and running but it seems there's no idea on when that may be. With Six Flags being involved I'm guessing they'll be New For 2027 but a man can dream. My problem is I need to make some more concrete plans than "this summer" and I don't know when would be the smartest time to go. Honestly I'm only expecting crowds at CW and CP but I'm paralyzed by the choice between visiting early to beat summer break and probably miss the new rides or visit later and deal with crowds and heat. I'd love to say I can just wait until September but my autumn is pretty solidly booked already and the operational calendars of these parks make it difficult to have an efficient trip after labor day. Also, while we're on the topic, I've got the all-park passport loaded on my Six Flags app and it's updated to the latest edition, yet it refuses to show anything Cedar Fair related. I noticed Cedar Fair apps are for each park, so do I have to annoyingly download three separate apps and load my pass onto all of them to get into the parks, or will they accept the one loaded on the Six Flags app? Anyone have any experience with this? Thanks for the help!

I mean, Six Flags is trying to turn Darien Lake into a 4-day resort if we're going by their ads. Maybe climate change is making these guys focus on the north? Buffalo - The New Orlando. They both even end in O.

Wait a minute, they're offering a 4-night package to Darien Lake? What are you gonna do for the other 95.5 hours you're there? Sunbathe in the farmlands?

Lost Island has entered the chat... There are so many clones, namely SLCs, Boomerangs, and Six Flags clones in general, that I've walked right by without even looking at the wait time. Those are always afterthoughts for me in case I have extra time or I'm just reallllllly bored. Hell, I skipped half of Six Flags Mexico's lineup because there's a Dark Knight indoor mouse, a 4D Free Fly, an off the shelf spinner, a Boomerang, an SLC, maybe a couple others. Medusa and Superman were the only two coasters I genuinely cared about because they're originals. Medusa was fun but not worth the 90 minute wait while Supes was a 10-minute wait all day and is easily one of the best coasters out there; certainly Morgan's best coaster. All that to say, yes, you save a lot of time and effort by skipping mediocre clones.

^ I saw that, too. Great Adventure is talking a big game about 2026, but for all we know it could be breaking the record for longest wacky worm. The thing that gives me pause about that article is that there are no facts, no evidence, just "i know a guy who said this thing." Also it states that they're in contact with various amusement companies and waiting on the right bidder, so that means it's a concept that's about to become as real as Orlando's Polercoaster.

Spring break. Caveat emptor.

Look up any trip reports to Dubai Parks & Resorts. These parks are mostly for the middle east billionaires to burn through mountains of cash so they don't have to pay taxes. As I'm writing this I'm realizing I have zero room to talk because I have no clue if any of these parks have seen significant crowds or not. I'm just under the impression that they're ghost towns. Edit - All that to say, if I see Falcon's Flight is actually operating reliably, I'm looking into flights. With the way things are going it's not like I'm caring about my retirement account anymore.

While these large pendulums are fun rides, I honestly don't understand the fascination with them. I've seen lines consistently at 60+ minutes at all the parks I've visited with these attractions. Great for the parks, I just don't get it. 15-20 minute wait tops.

Retrack it all. Replace it with steel track, I don't give a hoot. The only thing, the ONLY thing that I'm asking for, is to remove the trims in the shed. At the very least, relocate them to the beginning of the shed, not the end.

$45 million apiece? Relatively small footprint? I feel like this might be similar to the Uncharted coaster.

If they skimp out and I don't get a US-based equivalent of EuroMIR or Eurosat I'm going to be very disappointed.

I'd like to point out that Skyline's official website leans INCREDIBLY HARD into these coasters... https://skylineattractions.com/ And the hits keep comin. From Imagination To Innovation To SBNO-tion To Scrapyard.

I really appreciate the inclusion of a Clench-O-Meter, Underwear Evacuation Rate, and Soul Exit Probability. This is proper hype.

Fuji-Q, where ex-pat maintenance guys from Wisconsin Dells go.

It's important to hold onto hope. Sometimes it's all we really have, I guess...

^ Yep, still a giant penis.

Yeahhhhhh, Goretorium had a prime center-strip location at Harmon Corner, next to Planet Hollywood. It did alright at Halloween time but dove off a cliff the rest of the year. Universal is really banking on this being an in-demand year-round attraction and I just don't see it happening regardless of what special events they pull. I know many permanent installation haunts will do a Krampus haunt and/or a Valentines haunt, but those are very short opening periods, usually one or two weekends. HHN does killer business for 12 weeks of the year. This might do the same. What are they going to do for the other 40?

Good news, but also I guess I can't count on getting on Dragon Mountain during my road trip to Canada's Wonderland this year.

Glad to see that something is FINALLY coming out of that rumor for Courthouse Square. I recall years ago seeing murmurings of them making it a regular stop for the backlot tour, but at night they'd re-enact the DeLorean being sent back via lightning strike, with an actual DeLorean (recreation, I'm sure) speeding through the street and disappearing in a flash of light and fire. This was back when I still lived in Vegas and I eagerly waited for an announcement that never came. Everything else listed seems rather mediocre, more or less a port of the things they do as USJ where you can look at some props and recreations of sets but nothing really engaging. I'm hoping the Star Trek thing is more or less a rebuild of the Star Trek Experience from the Vegas Hilton. Both attractions offered there were top notch, even though they ended in a simple simulator or 4D movie. The overall experience of being beamed up and walking through the Enterprise as it came under attack was extremely immersive and well-done.

I'm no expert for Great America, only saying what I've witnessed the past two years. 2023 I was able to bang out a good chunk of rides but still missed Maxx Force, Viper, American Eagle, Demon, Batman, Flash, Superman, Dark Knight, etc. I skipped most of those, though, because they were carrying a 45+ minute wait all day and they're rides I've done plenty of times at other Six Flags parks, so no big deal. 2024 was more or less the same, but I prioritized Maxx Force, Viper, and American Eagle as they're unique to the park and I hadn't ridden them. I'm 2.5-3 hours south of the park. Even with a season pass both years I only went once each year. For context, I went to Great Adventure multiple times both years (we visit family in Jersey 3-5 times annually) and was able to make those shorter, half-day or less visits and I was still able to bang out nearly the entire park each time, including MULTIPLE laps on star attractions like Toro, Jersey Devil, and Ka. Great America I've spent the entire day at the park and hardly made a dent both times. Great America has potential and has a great lineup of coasters and flats, but operations have soured me to the park. I'd much rather drive the 2-ish hours to Six Flags St Louis and go buckwild there all day like I did last year. Mr. Freeze and The Boss are more than worth the trip alone and, hot take, are better rides than 90% of what Great America offers. Yeah, I said it. Goliath and, to a lesser extent, Maxx Force, are the only truly standout attractions at Great America. The other rides are plenty fun but kinda boilerplate since they have so many clones.

If the weather is nice? You're screwed unless you pay for Fast Lane. If the weather is gray or damp? You're all set. Operations are, frankly, bad. A station wait for American Eagle still took 15 minutes when I visited this past October. I straight-up skipped Goliath WITH a Fast Lane reservation because operations were so horrible. The Fast Lane line was down the stairs and didn't move at all for over ten minutes. Maxx Force? Prepare to wait for a long time while you keep watching them dispatch one train every five minutes with six empty seats as you slowly fill with rage. Raging Bull is, in my experience, the only ride in the park that pumps people through consistently. I stood in line through most of the switchbacks and it only took 20-30 minutes to get a backseat ride. Viper wasn't too bad, either, but the ride itself is still Viper, so do with that information what you will.

All said and done, they're clearing out a truly incredible amount of land with these removals, most of which are around the Boardwalk section. Considering they've teased something huge for 2026 it makes me think they have something truly special coming that's going to be massive and sprawling. Or we'll just get the CGA scraps. That's probably it. Either way, I'm not crying over any of these removals. Green Lantern - Trash. Twister - Only ever runs on the trash program. The only time this ride was worth a look was when I ran it 22 years ago and changed the program to something that was, you know, thrilling. Instead it was just used as a weird ferris wheel with brakes. Dare Devil Dive - Upcharge trash. Cyborg - Trash squared. Kingda Ka - Always has been a one-trick pony, but recent years have seen it become an inhospitable one-trick pony that would love to give you Shaken Baby Syndrome as an adult. Bye, Felicia. Zumanjaro - Nice for a quiet stroll through the trees, the actual ride was shockingly ineffective as a drop tower, though. If you were lucky enough to be at height when Ka launched it got funky but honestly I'd take literally any other drop tower over this one. Any. Skyway - This has been unreliable for so long I actually forgot it existed between visits. No loss. Parachutes - The only removal I'm feeling a modicum of sadness about, and that's only because it's been there since before I was born and it was the first tall ride I ever had the chutzpah to go on. Now bring on whatever the future holds and hopefully we can dethrone Saudi Arabia.