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Meanwhile, AI is as smart as ever. It would add another fake Eiffel Tower or a Matterhorn before a giant guitar. I guess rock music is dead?

I kind of wished I went to TikTok or X instead of ThemeParkReview with my wild Disney inspired AI madness but someone else did and this got 98,000 likes???????? I would at least had Mickey dancing to Beatles music at the Mirage;-) https://www.casino.org/news/vegas-myths-busted-disney-is-buying-excalibur-from-mgm/ The rumor was started by a clicktbait video shared on April 6 by a TikTok account called las_vegas_vibes. “Plans for new Disney themed Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas!!” the captions announced, complete with “leaked concept artwork” that bore the obvious stamp of AI. The post, which received 98K likes, claimed the $2 billion project was “set to be completed by 2030.”

I guess since they are still selling new models of these, the parts and software issues must have been fixed so my other comment was 10-years too late. Sorry,

SFNO to be demolished https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/local/new-orleans-old-six-flags-amusement-park-to-be-demolished/289-c7a19c64-d624-42db-b9cd-4a5013ce15a5 NEW ORLEANS — There have been more ups and downs with the old Six Flags Site in New Orleans East than the Mega-Zeph, one of the former amusement park’s signature rides. Bayou Phoenix Founder Troy Henry says you will soon see cranes in the sky at the site which has been abandoned since Hurricane Katrina 19 years ago. After 19 years, the old Six Flags Amusement Park is set to be demolished The Bayou Phoenix project would also include an 8.5-acre clear water lake for swimming, retail outlets, and other amenities.

There is zero chance of this breaking down. Screamin' Swings have always been reliable;-|

That makes more sense about all of the construction taking up space and you did get an extra drink huts with mixed cocktails 4 rides does sound like a bad church carnival where 10 of the rides got stolen the night before but they held the event anyway. Kind of weird the midway operator would even show up uness they were going to lose their fututure contracts.

So you only get 4 extra rides with your fair? Sounds reallly cheap to me. At least you got a "trackless" train

It is best to rope drop either Xcelerator or Ghostrider. On a slow week day, you can hit an open middle or back row on Xcelerator 2 to 4 times before any crowd gets there then run to log ride x 2, hang time x 2, and silver bullet x 2, before 11:30am. In slow times, people tire of Ghostrider in the morning and the line may get shorter in the afternoon while Xcelerator and log ride will not have shorter lines later in the day when it is warmer and people migrate to the rear of the park. I don't know when they close the lines because I am at the park so often that I never stay until closing any more.

I appreciate anyone that would follow an aqua vs water socks conversation this long but where did you want this conversation to devolve to? I have been crossing White Claws (6-pack only) and THCs -gummies, so no logic on this side of the fence

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Perhaps too off topic.

Me with aqua socks vs sketchers slip ons from sams club local murrieta - temecula photos removed

So, I made my Metrolink trip to Knott's on Sunday to see what the waterpark would be like and if they had water socks. I also saw my first slightly quirky person on the train. He was decked out in a full length robe and had a microphone and speakers plugged into the wall and belted out tunes for the train ride. He stayed on past Buena Park so must have been going to downtown Los Angeles to be a star. I thought this white scrim was for haunt but it is the front spike of monte. This is under the large swinging fence to the right of the ride. All of the exisiting track and supports appear to have been removed. This is the section between the front spike and launch motor with track and supports missing. It appears that like TTD2 we are getting pretty much new everything but the station. Is the Gipper Ronald Reagan? Boardwalk BBQ has 1/2 chicken where Fireman's is 1/4 chicken. Boardwalk also has Tri Tip, Pork Tenderloin, and Boysenberry Meatballs; but you can add boysenberry BBQ sauce to Tri Tip or anything else, so I don't get the meatballs. The have one freestyle machine now They were out of cole slaw so I got beans and tri tip with spicy and boysenberry bbq sauces. My meal pass and drink passes are worth it. VIP lounge with a rum drink from the nearby saloon. Pretty empty on a Sunday. The only included potato chip is baked? I had Doritos and chocolate cookies They put water back in this thingy and Camp Snoopy looks pretty complete now with all of the rides installed. They sell water socks at the water park in the gift store but they are not guaranteed to work on the slides and they were down to sizes 7 and 8 plus one pair of 11s for me. The were $24.99. People still just threw their shoes all over the ground.

Kaiser has been telling me for 20 years that a 12 pack of beer or 750 ml per day of vodka, fast food and smoking/vaping was bad for me but I told them I wouldn't let the stress of claims adjusting kill me first. We had two retired LAPD come over to Farmers Insurance and they both said Farmers was way worse because other cops and management have your back. At Farmers, everyone is fighting for the one good "A" tier and a decent raise and not a "D" or "F" tier where you are on your way out before you ever qualified for a pension. Even running my own adjusting company was stressful. I had enough money to close my business and retire 10 years early, but now I guess I need to care a little more about my health. I went to Knotts on Sunday and they sold Aqua Socks at the first gift shop in the water park. I purchased them and then asked and found out that they only work on some slides and I needed to ask at each slide or just look for the pile of shoes on the ground in front of the slide. I didn't go on any of them because the lines were to the bottom of the slides and my family and I went to San Diego Zoo and Mission Beach/Belmont Park last weekend and I got to rid the Moser gyro loop around 20+ times and that made my entire trip. Unfortunatley, the wooden coaster is still slow and tries to kill you. The zoo is depressing as the awake animals just stood there and stared at you like "please get me out of here". I will leave a separate small Knotts update.

Wow, rough summer, so I also found out I have heart disease at 54. No surgery or medication is needed, but my doctor said no more alcohol, vaping, or fried food would be good for me; so I said I give up fried food. She said I meant all of them. I said THC too, and she said yes. So I plan to go completely sober and non-medicated to Knott's tomorrow and see what socks are allowed on the water rides after I use my fastlane on Ghostrider. At least I didn't mention my online ketamine clinic but I am guessing that is also bad since my blood pressure has jumped from 90 / 60 - 120 / 81 in the past year. I don't think daily ketamine therapy is good for anyone this isn't a medical site. You go to youtube for questionable eating and medical advice

I was hoping for AC and I guess per my Google seach they have it despite the end of the stadium appearing to be open. The Raiders still have rabid black and white Los Angeles and Nor Cal fans to come out to subsidize absent LV fans despite their record. I am not sure how the A's will fill seats when they are a lot better than the Chicago White Sox and slightly better than the Angles in the American League but no one else. A 43% winning record? If the could remodel the El Cortez and Plaza to look nice, the perhaps could have fixed up the Trop. I am not sure who pays a couple hundred plus a night to stay on the strip and watch a baseball game. This should have gone in a cheaper hotel area, but I guess you can get rooms at Excalibur and Luxor for a reasonable price sometimes. https://www.mlb.com/news/a-s-unveil-renderings-for-ballpark-in-las-vegas

I still wonder why when I put in water socks, or aqua socks, all of my search results are shoes or socks that still say shoes in the descriptions. is there a way to exclude shoes from the search descriptions? aqua socks

Thanks for finding that. I searched the entire mall, Amazon, Google, and several sporting goods stores online and kept finding Water Shoes and Water Socks with Shoes further in the description, so these are the first pure Water Socks with no mention of Shoes I have seen. I might try these but I don't know if these anti-slip soles will be rejected on waxed water slides but I can always stack them at the entrance or see if I can carry them on the ride. If not, I can see if I can rent a two-person canoe and enjoy them while paddling with my dog.

Given that Phil Ruffn owns Treasure Island and Circus Circus, and the shape each are in; I don't see a lot of hope for improvement. Tropicana went down for a good cause to give the Oakland A's a new home to lose in. If they think Oakland doesn't show up for their games, wait until they try to sell out games with the A's record and the summer heat in Vegas, but no take backs. Mirage was still in good shape and selling rooms at a high price. They along with Excalibur; New York, New York; and Tropicana, are part of a pattern of hotels losing water features/fountains out front. I hope Bellagio, Cesars, Wynn, and Venetian keep theirs. The new Colorado River agreement calls for deep water use cuts.

End of an era and Pappa Giorggio of Vegas Vacation would be sad but Mirage volcano and lagoon are gone. Photo is a still from Bror Fredrik. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7vMA1QJzbg&t=431s

I know that you can't bring loose articles on the rides like coasters and they have cubbies. I wasn't sure how that worked on water slides since I have only been on water slides at Waterworld in Colorado in the past 30 years and my feet were sore from the hot concrete and steel steps by the end of the day. I wasn't sure if you could hold the shoes on the slide or if they had a cubby somewhere. The two times I have been to Soak City, I have been in street clothes and just put my feet in the water carrying my shoes but no slides. I saved myself this year but I am definately going next summer so I will check with Knotts next week when I visit again. So you meant, just leave them at the entrance of the slide on the ground? I guess so, but in So Cal, they might get stolen. I am going to see if I can carry on slide of if the gift shop carries slide approved socks because everything online states socks/shoes. Nothing just socks and water park approved so far but I got a year to go

I would guess that the All Parks was only good for admission and parking until you added other additions to the pass, so I am not sure if that statement would have stopped me. I also don't know why I am mad since I visit Knotts a lot but haven't eaten a regular meal at Six Flags in over 20 years. I just wished some of the benefits would transfer besides admission and parking.

So they were able to convince the general public that they were one new happy merged "Six Flags". They were able to merge the parking and attendance systems together. They could not scan the same pass at each chain to get the same burgers, hot dogs, tenders plus fries, or drink refills? Why was All Parks admission for both chains being highlighted on Jan 6th as a benefit, but you have to go to the fine print to find out that none of your other benefits will transfer to the other chain? Is Jan 6th past peoples' return / refunds dates and will people complain when they only read the first page of terms and conditions where the All Parks would be good at both chains on Jan 6th? I am not mad at you, but Six Flags got me seeing

I just compared meals, line skipping, rentals, and photos benefits and even those do not transfer across the chains in 2025. This is kind of screwed up. The All Parks is good for both chains but your season meals is only good at your legacy chain, etc... So if I want season meals, drinks, all parks, line cutting, etc, then I do need 2 separate legacy passes with 2 all-parks and 2 legacy meals, 2 legacy drinks, 2 legacy all parks line skipping, and 2 legacy of everything else at the brand new combined Six Flags? I hate this company already Per Knotts - "2025 SEASON PASS FAST LANE PLUS ADD-ON - ALL PARK* Valid at ANY Cedar Fair* Park in 2025 Enjoy priority boarding on select rides including HangTime, Silver Bullet and GhostRider. Valid for one FAST LANE wristband per visit during the 2025 season, plus get the rest of 2024 for free! Wristbands are non-transferrable and are valid for the Passholder only. *Only valid at legacy Cedar Fair parks (except Schlitterbahn New Braunfels), not valid at legacy Six Flags parks. Refer to the terms and conditions for a full list of valid parks.Not valid during Knott's Scary Farm, park buyouts, special ticket events, or for Fright Lane." Per SFMM - "2025 National Season THE FLASH Pass - Ultimate BIGGEST SALE OF THE YEAR! Add THE FLASH Pass ULTIMATE to an ALL PARKS INCLUDED admission pass to enjoy immediate access to the priority boarding lane on our most popular attractions EVERY TIME you visit a Legacy Six Flags Theme Park! The selected service level is only valid for the number of guests purchased. Guest must fully complete riding a reserved attraction before checking in for their next ready reservation. By purchasing, you agree to the following terms: National All Season THE FLASH Pass does not provide entry to all locations and entry is determined by your associated admission pass. Admission pass must be gate scanned in order to use THE FLASH Pass. Must add the National All Season THE FLASH Pass to your associated Gold Or Prestige Pass with All Park Passport, Legacy Membership or Six Flags Plus Membership. THE FLASH Pass expires 01/03/2026. Only valid for THE FLASH Pass ULTIMATE for one (1) passholder. You may add additional guests daily for an additional fee. A mobile device with internet access is required to utilize THE FLASH Pass Valid at the following Six Flags Theme Parks: Magic Mountain, America, Discovery Kingdom, Fiesta Texas, Great America, Great Adventure, La Ronde, New England, Over Georgia, Over Texas, St. Louis, White Water. Blackout dates may apply. 2025 All Season THE FLASH Pass may also be used for the remainder of the 2024 season."

Did Coaster ever get two trains? I guess people wait close to two hours some days for Xcelerator at Knott's in the 33C 91F today's Buena Park's summer heat and I don't think the good parts of that ride last for 40 sec, then your Thunder Volt isn't too bad if you are allowed to start the line with a full beer or cocktail in each hand and if it is 20C or 70F outside in Vancouver today . I would be soooo drunk by my 6th or 7th coaster. Enjoy the fair!