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I've been to AC twice and both times was impressed by their business model and how well they cater to their target demographic. The continued reinvestment in the park is great to see.

I know, I know, I shoulda stayed there instead of going to that other park with the inferior fright event.

People really do underestimate how good Haunt is at this park. You are hard pressed to find a parking spot on Saturday evenings. Breaking attendance records during the event seems to be the norm rather than the exception.

After a few weeks off for the holidays, I'm back with this weeks' Quiktrip which brought me to Worlds of Fun for Haunt 2014 opening day. Having not been to the park for two years I was pleasantly surprised by what I found. The park looks GREAT! And of course they went all out for Haunt with skeletons and dead bodies all over the place that accented the 9 different haunt experiences. New for this year was Ed Alonzo's Psycho Circus and The Boneyard and both were excellent additions with Ed Alonzo expected to return next year. But enough of the blah blah blah, lets head back to everyone's favorite time of the year....Halloween! Welcome to Worlds of Fun, amazing weather! Early entry, check. Fly high, Patriot. By riding the coaster. This isn't Colorado. The park looked fantastic, I had forgotten how much I like this place! And the Halloween decorations? They were everywhere! They also made the most of the new Coca-Cola agreement with a Coke Pagoda! Dead fisherman. Even the spinner had some death Wait. Is that what I think it is? I must walk closer to inspect. Bamboozler is dressed up for Haunt! Wait, I'm not in California! So let's run through the checklist before riding, bathroom used, granola bars in pocket, sunscreen, hat. Ok, looks like I'm ready to ride. Well if that's what they want to call it, I'll buy it. This special photo is for the storage container enthusiasts OH NO! WE ARE STUCK! Just kidding. The placement of Windseeker is perfect, they've even painted the top the Coke stand with the Coca-Cola logo. Details matter. Details like this. Lost your park map? Grab one in the restroom! Looks like my last boss. Wait, it's just now noon! Oh, ha ha, 1am, yay! This years Haunt lineup Seen one, seen them all, I chose not to see this one. Now its time for the entire reason for coming to the park. No, not Zulu No, not Zombie high....PROWLER! I have no words. Well I do, but this is sort of a family site. Made it to church, finally. The weather has certainly taken a toll on the ride, and it does need some offseason TLC, but overall, she's still great! Whoa, now that's spooky. Dammit! Someone call Jurassic Park and tell them their animals are loose again! Its like death staring you in the face. I'll just leave this artifact here. Best looking renovated carousel. I'm sure those up north are still crying. Ugh. Seriously, parts of this 'thing' are not bad, other parts make you wish your eyes were being popped out. Anyway, it's time for Haunt to start Hey Knott's, this is your chain competition. WTF? This car was headed to the Boomerang. Not sure why. Anyone recognize this guy? Points if you do. So the funeral procession of sorts starts with the waking of the overlord. Not going to show all that overlord stuff as its not changed much. So, here are the banners representing each Haunt Is that Robb? Creepy British people. My date for the evening. So anyway, after all the pomp and circumstance the park is flooded with fog. This was the line for cornstalkers 30 minutes before opening. Seriously? For cornstalkers? Because I didn't get fright lane this year (I knew people would leave around 11am since it was turning cold and I could walk in to almost everything I wanted) I chose to get a cinnabon. Got the hookup on pecans. Night rides are also fun with fog covering the tree tops. So while I waited for lines to die, it was off to see Ed Alonzo. Funny as hell and not for those under 13 in the evening. It's very much an adult humor magic show. But honestly, the hot dancer chicks distracted me and this is all I remember. As you can see, fog was everywhere This years new haunt replaced doll factory, finally. All I remember is I liked it. You should go. And finally I'll leave you with this. Seriously I know the pictures don't fully show the awesomeness that is Worlds of Fun Haunt, (partially because photos are not allowed inside the haunts and partially because its so darn dark and foggy that photo taking it quite difficult) it seriously rivals Knotts Berry Farm. In fact there are some who would argue Worlds of Fun does a better job. But, don't take my word for it. Go next year, it starts mid-early September. You won't be disappointed. If you like, comment, and I'll take you somewhere not often seen next time.

They usually only jerk around with load procedures on or near super busy times, why, who knows. Alas back to normal with re-rides a plenty.

Pictures for thought Signage in front of the Intamin thing, it was placed there shortly after the park closed the ride and announced it was being removed. For the nerdy nerds And because I'm awesome. I believe this will be the load area

I rode the red train Sunday before Thanksgiving, seat was open. Really not sure why a seat being marked off is a big deal, seats have issues all the time and are secured so that there is no chance of it being used in lieu of taking a train off. If the train had been removed people would be pissy because they were running one train and then complaining here that they were running one train when all they had to do was mark a seat or row off until the part could be replaced. I'm sure the park doesn't want to draw attention when it's not needed to any ride let along Texas Giant. Its been discussed many times, there was nothing wrong with the restraint, the rider wasn't properly secured/shouldn't have been allowed to ride. And for all we know, the car that was pulled off could have been 'the' car making that particular seat not 'the' seat but a seat that looks like 'the' seat although from say car 3 and not car 2.

Shane - As of 6 months ago the track was still in Lubbock. Not sure if its still there or not today.

It's twisty!

It is indeed true that it is going away, for now it will be stored, but I'm sure SFA wouldn't mind having it The area around Shockwave floods frequently so I would doubt anything expensive that's not high off the ground would be placed over there.

Saturday was the last day, trains are being pulled off this week for rehab, the area is now closed off.

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For sure, I was honestly not expecting to see much change but it does appear they are still forging forward.

I'm not at all concerned about the track, it was a joke, suppose to be humorous. IRM has been trying to sell the old rides for a while now, several of the larger ones have moved on, keeping the kiddie ones. I know one person who tried to buy the dark ride but the asking price was more than he was willing to pay. The real issue are the citizens who don't exactly seem to be fully supporting the effort. I lived in Tulsa for 33 years and in that time I saw Golf World and Celebration Station close up shop as did numerous mini golf locations. Even with the addition of amusement rides Golf World couldn't hang in the market. Celebration Station did OK at first but over time business declined and the owners began not fixing things such as the anamatronic show. The highway construction was the last nail so when the offer came from a hotelier to buy the land (the state refused to) they jumped at the chance to get out. Today there is what, Sports World with its 20 year old mini golf course, the batting cages, and the only reason they are still open, the baseball fields. Tulsa has slowly slipped into a restaurant and bar scene. Hopefully one of the three proposed Outlet Malls will spring up and help rebuild the town. I'm starting to think it would have been a better idea to have rented a large space at Promanade Mall and opened an FEC with the kiddie rides and birthday part rooms.

Well guys, here we are, back at the Saturday Flea Market & Bell's Kiddie Park. Yes, that seems to be the new official name. So I drove by two months and not a lot had changed, last week a few things had changed such as the addition of a new fence around the rolling coaster and the beginnings of a parameter fence. Unfortunately the fence posts weren't dug into the ground and made in a more portable fashion(makes sense) and the wind decided to play around with it. You can guess the end result. (Swearing, cursing, finger pointing, and finally some shoring up) So the coaster itself has had a little progress made in the form of the start of a loading platform. Elsewhere things looks pretty much the same, in fact I think the Tilt-A-Whirl has suffered some weather damage and/or vandals. I had thought it was to be up and running after the fork lift repair, alas it still sits, presumably needing parts as all the pieces are painted and waiting re-assembly. I did spot Robbie at one of the old storage lots loading up pieces of the log ride on a flatbed, but I decided to let him be and kept on driving. Anywho, here is what things looked like last Saturday. Fencing to match the coaster Airtime or Hangtime? The chain seems to be waiting for use. This would be the beginning of a parameter fence ADA Compliant. And on overview of the rest of whats going on. Since it was cold, no one was around, heck even the flea market was dead. Anyway the positives are progress is being made, the negatives, very very slow progress. Everything costs money.

Progress as Promised!! Side note, last day to ride Mr. Freeze for the season. Also last day for Batman Backwards! Nice fall colors Adios Namtab

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The paratrooper was indeed fun and if I recall correctly, they ran it forwards and backwards.

Just so there is no confusion, Red train came out of rehab with 6 cars, in fact I rode it that weekend, in 'the' seat. The trains were shortened a few weeks later for undisclosed reasons. My guess, they needed a part, and with the law suit going on, certain non-stock parts might be hard to come by, if you know what I mean.

If there's anything we've learned it's that Six Flags parks are far from consistent in their policies, operations, procedures, etc. This. The steel coasters will shutdown around 42 degrees, wood can go lower to near 36. Flats typically close near the 34 mark with the exception of SkySkreamer. I mean who wants to ride that at night when it's 34 degrees?

I think Larry closely describes the park goers as urban redneck. I didn't encounter anyone rude and quite the opposite really, it's just a heavy country loving crowd hence they have pretty much nothing by country concerts in the summer with some fairly big names. Taking the clientele out of the equation and minus the lake, to me it has a similar feel as Lake Winnie. The water park seemed to have good business but nothing spectacular there. Its just a good old fashioned amusement park with a decent mix of old school and new school attractions. If you were to experience most all of the rides, the max time needed would be 3 hours, pretty much the same as LW.

This 'QuikTrip' landed me in Louisiana for a few hours at Dixie Landin' on July 4. I had honestly expected a larger crowd at the park and had expected some sort of event for the 4th of July, but alas, neither were true. I suspect most people were gathered along the river for the 4th of July fireworks show which was perfect for me as I could casually roam from ride to ride and enjoy what the park is for the short 3 hours I was there. Pro-tip: Arrive after 5, except concert nights, for discounted admission to the rides park. Welcome to the Bayou! The do's, don'ts, and other note worthy information. Walking past the spin and spew... we find this old looking ride. Well it looks old because it is. And because its old its scary. And because it's scary its suspect. And because its suspect, its awesome! Rides Rides Rides Rides Rides Rides Rides Rides Rides Whooooooooooooosh If you're single, you soon won't be on this here pride ride. Redneck shower. They seem to have a ton of old school classic almost carnivalish rides. Which isn't a terrible thing. Love Himalaya's. But this is a Musik Express. That runs backwards!! Yay! There is a stud in this photo. If you are able to ID the stud in this photo, you will win points. Taking a stroll around the grounds... I ran into an Enterprise. Made by Huss. I know this because the plate says so. And holy crap, they run this the way it was meant to be, straight up. This is where you go in. To sit on a boomerang. Which slooooooowly pulls you up from behind... ...and finally uses it's giant boot to kick you around Actually this is one of my top 3 smoothest boomerangs. In fact, it was so smooth that I re-rode just to make sure I wasn't dreaming. No clunk nor neck brace needed on the second tower. Enough of that, time to move on. So here is a strange ride. Several of them around the country. All of them allow 4 riders. This one, only 2 at a time, one on each side, opposite of each other. Talk about boring. The hard part was finding someone who would ride opposite side of me. Moving on. Hey, whats that out there? A John Deere ride? Pretty much. The trains look like a tractor, the track green, aka John Deere coaster. I found the kiddie area to be unique and had some rides I hadn't see before. No, I didn't ride them. That would be creepy. Solo ride on the scrambler, talked them into full power. Then with the ride underway, talked the op into an extended run time. Love this classic ride. But as quickly as I had arrived, the sun was setting. A few more quick rides and I would depart. Had a fun time at Dixie Landin' If you are near the park, don't hesitate to check it out and enjoy the park for what it is. If you credit whore it, well, you're just wrong. If you like these quiktrips, post a comment, it will keep them commin'

^^^Batman and Freeze don't have wheel heaters in the station nor do they have a set of 'winter' wheels for batman, thus they start rehab early on those rides. There has been discussion about adding wheel heaters and the larger wheels, but we've yet to see them installed. ^At night it gets moderately busy, Saturdays forget it. From what I understand, RMC told the park to remove a car from each train. I'm not sure why but this usually has to do with structural concerns. This ended up being a park decision. We may see full trains again next spring.

It really was a nice day, quite refreshing actually. It could have been because I was only there for less than 4 hours and skipped rides with any long lines like Superman, but it certainly wasn't terrible.