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Now that one one damn good looking park. It might not be filled with tons of custom scenery, but it just has this classic RCT2 vibe that I really enjoy. Every coaster looks like it could exist in real life, except maybe the B&M Diving Coaster, but that's just the limitations of the RCT games only allowing for the small loop on the B&M diving coaster. Overall, you did a really good job

I know this is way overdue, but I think it's time that I restart work on this park! What better way to restart SFN by writing a huge update for the park?! 1994 Well, I guess the time has come to finally document my personal experiences with Six Flags Nebraska! Now before I start telling the story about the very first trip I ever went on to SFN, I think I should preface it with this. Remember my first post where I said that Six Flags Nebraska was the place where I went on my first coaster? Well....at the time, I didn't realize that I had actually went on a roller coaster the year prior to my first trip when I was only four years old. A few towns away from where I live, there is an absolutely massive indoor arcade and play center known as Playworld USA. Let me tell you, in the early 1990s, Playworld USA was THE place to go to when you were a kid or a teenager. They had a wide assortment of arcade games, they had a whole bunch of billiard tables, a roller skating rink, an absolutely MASSIVE room filled with trampolines, and a bowling alley. And that wasn't all....Playworld USA had an outdoor section which was basically a miniature theme park! This area included various rides and carnival games and you didn't need to buy any separate tickets to enter the park! Playworld Park (the unofficial name of the outdoor section) had a pretty decent selection of flats. For people who aren't into extreme rides, there was a Ferris Wheel, a Fabbri Wave Swinger, and a Bumper Cars attraction. However, they had a good selection of thrilling flats for people who are more on the adrenaline junkie side. There was a Wisdom Rides "Sizzler" named Hurricane, there was a Wisdom Rides "Starship 2000" named....well...Starship 2000, and there was an Intamin swinging inverting ship ride named Looping Star. However, the main attraction at Playworld Park was a steel family roller coaster by the generic name of "Speed Coaster", which as it turns out, is the very first coaster I have ever ridden in my life. Speed Coaster is a very interesting specimen. According to coaster enthusiasts who have ridden it, they always turn out to be very surprised at how forceful this little coaster was. There are a lot of twists and turns jam packed in the compact layout and for a coaster geared towards children and families, it is quite fast at a speed of 41mph. Interestingly enough, Premier Rides was behind this coaster, which was built in 1991 to replace a small go-kart track. I don't really remember my experience with this ride that much, seeing as how I was only four at the time. I don't think I was scared and according to my mom and dad, I enjoyed it very much. My parents only took me to Playworld USA that one time. Unfortunatley, Playworld USA is long gone. In 2002, the decision was made to expand the nearby shopping center, which meant that the already financially unstable Playworld USA had to close down to make way for the project. Playworld Park was the first thing to be razed despite the indoor part remaining open for three more months. The space that Playworld USA occupied was so large that both Target and Home Depot were able to fit in the space. Now that you know the story of my first roller coaster, it's time to tell the story of my very first trip to the park! My mother and father didn't plan to go to Six Flags Nebraska at all the first time we went. What happened was that my uncle on my Dad's side was planning on spending his bonus on a large trip to Six Flags Nebraska and him and my auntie invited my parents and I to go with them and my two cousins. My dad and uncle hadn't been to Six Flags Nebraska since 1979 when it was still Riverwood Theme Park and Serpent was the newest ride. The park had grown tremendously in size since '79, so for all intents and purposes, he might as well been going for the first time. Six Flags Nebraska is a good 2-3 hours away from where I live, nothing too long but definitely wasn't a short trip. I remember fondly when I saw the skyline for the first time and was in absolute awe...As far as the eye could see, there were roller coasters and rides....I remember that I couldn't wait to finally go inside the park for the first time. However, upon entering SFN after settling into our hotel rooms , I couldn't help but feel a little intimidated...I remember being surprised at how large the park was compared to how little I was at that point in time....Only being five years old at that time and only being 44'' tall, I was limited on the coasters I could ride. In fact, the only ones I could ride were Bobs, Serpent, Steel Sidewinder, and River Rush. You had to be 48" to ride Viper, Rattlesnake, and Batman-The Ride and you had to be 54" to ride Ninja. The first coaster my parents decided we should all go on was the Harry Baker classic, Bobs, the oldest coaster in the park. It was a monumentous milestone for me in the coaster department, seeing as how the only coaster I've ever been on was a small family coaster. It was not only my first wooden coaster, but also my first major roller coaster as a whole.....So I went on it..... And I hated it. All I remember was that at the time, it truly felt like torture. The wooden track looked rickety and unsafe, the coaster was pretty rough, it was too fast and it was too long for my liking. All I remember was me screaming "MAKE IT STOP, I WANNA GET OFF!" while the train thundered along the various air-time hills and turnarounds. So obviously, I was pretty shaken up after riding it and I CLEARLY did not want to go on again. My parents figured because it was an old wooden coaster, the bumpiness was too much for me. My Dad figured that I would enjoy a nice smooth steel coaster, so he had his eyes on Serpent as the next ride for all of us to go on.... And I lets just say I didn't really enjoy Serpent any more than I did with Bobs. The fast 0-55MPH without-warning launch totally caught me off guard and freaked me out. What's weird is that the loop didn't really scare me as much as.... THIS did. I was totally convinced that the operator was going to make the train go too fast and that it was going to fly off the spike. The fact that my I was seated in the second row didn't help matters much, being convinced that the front car was going to be the first to fly off the track. Then, going through the loop backwards freaked me out because I couldn't see what was behind me.... and THEN I was scared that the train was going to fly off the back spike! So after getting off Serpent, I made it pretty clear that I HATED roller coasters and that I never wanted to go on one ever again. However my Mom and Dad were convinced that they would find a coaster that I would like eventually on this trip. One of the most terrifying moments on the trip was when my parents and my auntie and uncle all decided that they want to go on the newest roller coaster, Batman: The Ride. Obviously, only being 44" in height, my younger cousin and I couldn't go on. However, they decided to take advantage of the parent swap system and made me wait in line. For about an hour and fifteen minutes, I was completely terrified. I remember I didn't scream, I didn't cry, I was just paralyzed and numb with fear....I was totally convinced that my Mom and Dad were going to sneak me on the ride, which happened to be one of the largest coasters in the park. Of course. When it was clear that my younger cousin (who was just as scared as I was) and I weren't actually going to go on, I breathed a huge sigh of relief.... For the rest of the first day, my youngest cousin and I were only willing to ride Junior Serpent, the EF Miler kiddie coaster, which did annoy my parents and my uncle and aunt. They clearly didn't want to ride a kiddie coaster all day, they wanted to go on more fun and exciting rides. The second day was when I finally discovered a coaster I truly enjoyed......River Rush, the Arrow mine train. At first, I was a little apprehensive, despite it being a smaller coaster. Mostly because most of the layout was shrouded in trees. The first half of the ride was a nice, meandering course through the wooded area, something I really enjoyed and thought was really fun. The part of the ride that initially scared me, the big hill after the second lift, I found that it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be. It was a nice little drop that brought the train to a good speed, but nothing overly extreme. I learned to love the sensation of airtime with the few hills towards the end of the ride and overall, I found River Rush to be enjoyable and it became my favorite roller coaster! So I made my parents take me on River Rush again....and again....and again...and again....In one respect, they were happy that they finally found a non-kiddie coaster that I really enjoyed, but they didn't really want to ride River Rush over and over and over again, they wanted to go on larger rides, like Rattlesnake and Viper. Eventually, a huge storm hit, which put quite a damper on the trip. All of the roller coasters, including River Rush had closed and there were barely any flat rides open as well. The rainstorm that hit was stemming from a large cluster of thunderstorms that were about to hit the Kearney area that were not going to let up until the day after. It was at that point when everybody decided to cancel the second night in the hotel and just go home from now. All and all, I had fun on my first trip to Six Flags Nebraska. It proves that I sure as hell was not born a coaster enthusiast, but hey, everybody's gotta start somewhere, right?

Judging from this, it seems like that one overbank on KBF's Silver Bullet is either a little bit below or just hits the threshold between overbank and inversion.

It probably won't be likely, but I'd love to see a Tourbillon or a ride similar to that come to the U.S

At least CF is acknowledging RMC as a viable option Even though it is just joke....

I just want to let you guys know that the park is not dead and that hopefully, there will be an update soon! School and life just seems to be getting in the way of working on SFN

One this is for certain about the new indie-made Theme Park simulators, they look like they were designed by enthusiasts for enthusiasts.

What I've seen custom content wise for RCT3 has gone WAY past anything that could have ever been done for RCT1 and 2. Imported CTRs that look like real coasters with smooth transitions, beautiful CFRs that look just like the real thing. I think it's a true testament to the fact that RCT3 gave us the framework for a kickass theme park sim game, but could have been taken to the next level. But does anyone think RCT3 was actually fun to play? Like as a game, not just as a 3D engine in which to import custom content made in other programs? Visually if you compare vanilla RCT2 versus vanilla RCT3, there's no contest, and gameplay-wise, basically everything in 3 that wasn't a retread was worse. While the vanilla game was really lacking, what the community has done to spruce up the game really is impressive.

What I've seen custom content wise for RCT3 has gone WAY past anything that could have ever been done for RCT1 and 2. Imported CTRs that look like real coasters with smooth transitions, beautiful CFRs that look just like the real thing. I think it's a true testament to the fact that RCT3 gave us the framework for a kickass theme park sim game, but could have been taken to the next level.

Nothing that some WD-40 can't fix.

Geauga Lake.....If you're a fan of the band Styx, then you'll know right away why I call Geauga Lake the "Paradise Theatre" of theme parks....

I really owe you guys an update, I've been gone for far too long due to certain things going on in my life. Hopefully, the SFN drought is over from this point onward! 1994 April 28th, 1994 marked a momentous occasion...As it marks the grand re-opening of the famed Riverwood Theme Park under the new name, Six Flags Nebraska! A huge ribbon cutting ceremony was just one of the many exciting things going on that day! Six Flags had marketed the opening of Six Flags Nebraska as the opening of a totally brand-new Six Flags park, however coaster enthusiasts and the people of Kearney, Nebraska knew the true history of the park damn well. Despite not being easily deceived, they were still happy that the park had re-opened after a disastrous final season under Richard Riverwood's ownership. No sooner than when the red ribbon was cut, the floodgates opened and people poured into the park like there was no tomorrow! Just a mere twenty minutes after the park opened for the first time since the summer of 1993, lines for the rides and coasters, including the famed Rattlesnake wooden coaster had exceeded more than an hour wait. The newly re-branded Arrow multi-looping coaster Viper still remained one of the most popular attractions in the entire park. However, the area that most people flocked to was the brand new DC Universe themed area, which was completely overrun with eager guests just an hour into the re-opening! While being drastically different from other coasters named Batman-The Ride in the Six Flags chain, Six Flags Nebraska's own Batman-The Ride still drew a huge crowd from the coaster enthusiasts, some going as far as to rank it the best out of the suspended coasters, even beating the legendary Big Bad Wolf at Busch Gardens Williamsburg in some lists! After a tumultuous couple of years, truly seemed like things were finally looking up for Six Flags Nebraska....Due to the sheer amount of coasters in this park manufactured by Arrow Dynamics, roller coaster enthusiasts have come to nickname Six Flags Nebraska as "Arrow Land". Despite this, hopes remained high that under Six Flags' influence, the park will soon be home to the newer generation of Bolliger & Mabillard and Intamin AG creations....Only time will tell.... Also, this marks the point in time where I, your narrator Joseph Wallace, will start to make appearances in the saga. In fact, next update will feature me and my first endeavors on roller coasters as a young kid!

In my experience, Fury=Insane ejector, especially towards the end Intimidator=Decent floater throughout

To add to this, it is also TOTALLY worth it to make the trip down south to Carowinds. They truly have a fantastic variety of roller coasters at their disposal. The stars of the show are undoubtedly, Fury 325, the B&M Giga which is also my personal favorite coaster and Intimidator 232, the B&M hyper. Also you have Afterburner, a pretty kickass and intense B&M Inverted coaster. You also have Nighthawk, a Vekoma flying coaster which is a pretty fun ride. Also if you're bringing any young kids, Carolina Cyclone and Carolina Goldrusher are pretty decent starter coasters.

ElToroMilleniumForce, that last picture, I swear to God, looks like a painting.

Hey guys, I know I haven't been updating that much and I do apologize. A lot of things are going on and making my park really wasn't on my mind for the past few weeks. I hope to resume this park soon and I thank you all for your patience..

I love the name Kingda Ka personally, but I can definitely tell the mindset when it came to naming the coaster was "let's throw stuff at the wall and see what sticks. Kingda Ka? I don't hate it, let's name it that!"

Wasn't there a wooden coaster in the U.S that for a short while was named "Michael Jackson's Thriller" in the early 80s when Thriller was released?

I was going to say that Wodan Timbur Coaster was a weird name, and then I discovered the history behind the name and now I think it's one of the cooler names for a coaster.

I love how the coaster looks and I think it would be a fantastic ride in real life, but I'm not too sure about "albatross" as the name of the coaster. Usually when coasters are named after birds, they're named after birds of prey like "Eagle", "Condor", "Raptor", "Raven" etc.

Out of all the coasters, there was seriously no reason for them to scrap Viper. Any small park in need of a compact, small sized, yet thrilling roller coaster could have bought it in a heartbeat.

This brings me back to when I was 8-9 and thought I was so cool that I was saying "damn" and "hell" instead of darn and heck I think we all go through that phase.

Fury 325 and Intimidator 232 say hello

I don't particularly care if I get weird looks from other people, but there is something about giant water play areas like Hersheypark's East Coast Waterworks that just brings out my inner Peter Pan...I'm sure others on this site feel similarly...