Ed Farmer

The mazes and haunts were never the draw for me when it comes to Halloween events. Nothing beats late season riding, and it's always cool to see a park fixed up for Halloween. Oh, and the fog. Those Kennywood images are pretty much spot-on.

I also hated seeing Georgia Cyclone go, but this is a hell of a consolation prize. This is pretty much a Cy-clone on acid. I like that you basically get a traditional first drop, and the Storm Runner/Medusa roll drop coming out of the turnaround. There was a post earlier comparing it to Goliath, but I think there is a lot more packed into this design than Goliath's. SFOG is my favorite Six Flags park, and I'm looking forward to my next time out there.

Home park is SFGAm. There are a few rides I pass on- for many years it was S: UF because of the mind-numbingly uninspired layout. I give it a spin from time to time nowadays. If anything, the first drop and pretzel are fun moments. King Chaos - Not one I'll have to worry about anymore as of this past Sunday. Just not a fan of the jerky/whiplash effects that Top Spins deliver. If a Super Loop Coaster takes it's place, I guess I'll have something to check out. Joker - Rode it a few times just to see what it was all about when it first opened, and have no intention of doing it again. It feels like King Chaos on wheels. Couldn't have been more underwhelmed. Not thrilled to see these sprouting up everywhere like mushrooms on shite, but I'll also just avoid them if encountered. It's funny- I'd wait an hour for Chang Lantern if I had to, but wouldn't even look twice at Joker with a nonexistent wait. Batman The Dark Knight Coaster - Not a mouse coaster person. Same went for Ragin' Cajun back when the park simultaneously operated two mouse coasters.

I was trying to go last minute but it was sold out. Weh. They are coming around these parts again 9/24-25 at Lincoln Hall, and releasing another record- Sketches of Brunswick East, which sounds like it might be the best thing they've done since Quarters! and I'm In Your Mind Fuzz, but also one of the better new releases I've heard in a while (from what I've heard of it so far). Going to 9-25!

It would also be great if Merlin kindly stayed the f@ck away from the Busch parks.

Elitch Gardens!!!!!!

Damn. That looks bad. Not going to speculate as to why this happened as I've never operated a ride, but adding a train while the other is actively cycling the course (if that is indeed what happened) sounds like a poorly thought out plan. Wouldn't think parks actually do this. Hopefully, Lake Compounce can get Boulder Dash back up sooner rather than later. , I'd imagine.

It's always nice to run into a comment like this from time to time. I enjoyed it at GAm and was sad to see it go.

My favorite piece of advice being circulated by the media was to not drive while wearing eclipse glasses.

I haven't really kept up with what may or may not happen to Gwazi once it closed, but I don't see why they wouldn't be able to Rocky Mountain it even if it has been SBNO for a few years now. I have a hard time subscribing to the theory that it's only still standing because of the chain's financial situation. I really enjoyed the ride (many/most did not) and was sad to see it close- but I think one day the 'roided-up RMC version will happen.

No thank you... "Quit trying to make 'fetch' a thing."

It has already been mentioned multiple times, but it will be hard to leave that immediate section of the park once 2018 gets here. The fact a ride breaks records doesn't do much for me these days- I'm more interested in the substance, and this design has that in spades. What a ride, what a year for CF in general... Can't wait.

The amount of elements they were able to cram into this layout is amazing.

Ziz is hopefully the name of next year's kiddie area expansion.

Came here to post pretty much exactly what prozach wrote.

Nice, never was a fan of Top Spins. Curious about what replaces it- if this is indeed the case.

Emu Blazer is not a dumb name.

Based on the pictures, at this point, I think I'd be down with it even if it's a spinner. Looking so awesome.

I'm really interested in seeing how Wonder Woman Golden Shower Coaster compares to the existing RMCs. If it were somehow crazier, that would be something truly special.

Haha, wtf? That's just bizarre.

Well, that was a great start. Looking forward to this one.

This is beautiful. I assume it means no HITP this year, but baby steps...

^Lasso system.

After SFGAm gets one it'll only be a matter of 15-25 years before it's re-gifted to SFA.

That drop is going to be so pure.