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I would personally love to see anything scary/haunt related.

Peeps tend to head to areas with more rides, and if you look in the pictures Superman's station appears to be in it's own little area, so location could have something to do with it.

I love that sign. Instead of just repeating the same thing over and over, yell at people for not reading it the first time!

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They'd probably just hang a banner over the Texas Giant Sign.

Screamscape posted some photos showing theming and the lap bar car design. http://www.screamscape.com/html/six_flags_over_georgia.htm

If you watch the video here, http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=53236&start=60#p886916 The Volare you see at the end is far from an ordinary one. So perhaps they're planning (or planned) to but in one with a whole new layout.

So thats what they meant about the custom lego brick tubes! That actually looks really cool and is a lot more customizable then I thought it would be.

As we enter October and people start getting in the Halloween spirit, haunted houses start popping up everywhere and WI is no exception. I was able to head out to the Wisconsin Feargrounds which has four rather large and unique houses. Feargrounds has not only been rated the number one haunt in WI, it has also been rated as one of Americas best haunts by numerous haunt sites for at least 5 years now. This year the event had four houses, Morgan's Manor, Morgan's Torment, Unstable and Morgan's Labyrinth of Misery. The story behind the houses is simple, Morgan and her 8 witch sisters reeking havoc among the grounds. MM is her house, MT is were she starts driving people insane, U is where they are insane and then LoM was just an added bonus. So even with out a complex story line each house is done very well and do exactly what they're names say. If you think theres any chance you might be going here, stop reading now because this review will have spoilers. The Line:- Yep, I'm reviewing the line. Why? Because as soon as you step into the line the experience has already begun. The line is housed in a stable with four separate lines. There are tvs showing footage from previous years and firecrackers going off from the ceiling. There are also lots of actors in there, and I mean a lot. Before the guests reach the second, third, and fourth house, the actors for them are in the line. Literally in the line an inch away from your face. There were times were there at least 20 actors in there. When you enter the stable to hear the rules, instead of someone just standing there like last year, they had the actors climbing over the sides and jumping in, which is quite startling. It might have been a little too much though, because three people in our group quit before even going in the first house! Morgans Manor - MM is the first house you enter and the best themed of the four. While it did have the best props the house lacks any unique or memorable parts. It was also the second weakest in terms of scare actors with most of them in plain sight and about half of them just talking to you. There also seemed to be less actors than last year. Overall it was still good just not amazing or over the top scary. Morgans Torment - I would have to describe this as a haunted fun house. A good one at that. It really does kinda torment you as you seem lost during most of it. Something it had that I had never seen before were airbags on the walls. When used on the sides it made the hall look very cramped and kept you in one place, so it was easier for the actors to scare you. When used on the ceiling it made the hall exit look so small that you do wonder if you'll be able to fit through it. The best part of the house was a small but complicated maze made out of curtains. It was set up so that you were going into one box and had to find which of the four sides leads to the next box. Very confusing but if you did start taking too long an actor would help you on your way. Not a lot of actors but the ones in there did a great job of using the houses dead ends and maze like set up for some great scares. Unstable - Without a doubt the best of the four houses. It really is just amazing. It had great theming and the way it was set up really did add a lot to it. The house is actually set up in a barn with horse stables so there were multiple routes that could be taken, a few dead ends and times that an actor would get right up next to you keep moving forward forcing you to enter a stable on the side where another actor would be. Unstable had the best actors for sure. There was a time were one actor followed us around for at least five minutes, randomly popping out from the side and getting in our way. The best part? If you talked and the actors heard, they mocked you. And they made fun of everything. It wasn't anything harsh so I think in really did add a lot to the house. Unfortunately though, to experience this one great house you have to pay for all four. Labyrinth of Misery - LoB is really just what it says it is. A labyrinth. It's inside and is really just a maze made of fencing with fog and a strobe light. No props and only a few actors, but the few actors it had did their job very well. Really, the scariest part about it is the fact that you could be in there for a very long time. A bit disappointing but I do think it could be something very good if they just added some more theming to it and made the maze a little easier. Overall I do highly reccomend this event and it has given me some pretty high expectations for houses I try in the future!

Here's a video of the event posted on Morey's Youtube. It looks like they were only using two or three lanes. Seems kinda lame to not even open half of them when the whole event was based around the slide. The video also has a short look at the expansion with the coaster model too.

^ Link? I'm trying to look it up and haven't found anything.

Apparently, a couple of enthusiasts have purchased the Big Dipper, but don't seem to have any plan in place or any resources to do anything with it...according to their website: http://www.savethebigdipper.org/About%20the%20project.htm From Screamscape: http://www.screamscape.com/html/us_news.htm#Ohio http://www.negative-g.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=3749 http://www.wkyc.com/news/local/news_article.aspx?storyid=151390&catid=3

I completely agree with this. Both times that I rode Cyclops (Mt. O) this summer, that famous airtime hill lifted me off my seat, and then dropped on on the seat divider. And it did hurt a lot. And since you could end up on the other persons lap, it didn't really do its job, now did it?

http://www.smosh.com/PC/smosh-pit/photos/another-25-people-molesting-statues What happens on a TPR trip...gets spread all over the web!

Should be interesting to see how this turns out compared to the other Saw houses. Info about the rest of Fright Fest. http://www.sixflags.com/greatAmerica/events/frightfest10.aspx

Great pictures, really getting me excited for my (possible) visit next month. I do have one question, on the haunt site it says that several thrill rides open at night and family and kiddie rides open during the day. I was wondering if you knew what rides are open when, if all the coasters open at some point and what rides don't open at all. Thanks!

I think I'm more excited to see how the cars turn out than the actual coaster!

http://www.sanduskyregister.com/sandusky/2010/sep/22/small-blaze-snuffed-mean-streak

So now it seems that next year I will be able to ride a Windseeker and a Starflyer, very excited to be able to compare the two!

Looks like his face got blown off.

Construction photos can be found here http://www.ci.green-bay.wi.us/ZippinPippin/photos.html

Here are some testing photos. Larger versions can be found here: http://www.rickupsidedown.com/?page_id=489

First time I've ever seen a ropes course or go karts at a fair before. They actually look pretty cool!

One thing I noticed, the park seems a bit land locked. I would reccomend wider paths and spreading things out more to open it up more. Other than that this is looking really good and defiantly something I'll keep my eye on.

This is looking really good so far. I love how the flume and mine train are compact, yet seem so massive. Honestly, I don't really like the mouse, but I've never really been a fan of mouses that aren't just the off the shelve design. They always seemed a bit unrealistic to me, especially with no banked turns. Other than that I like how this is forming and can't wait to see more!