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The new area is looking pretty great! To be more realistic, though, that restaurant should have a line stretching all the way to Lex Luthor.

What a happy coincidence! Pierogies - 10/10. I've been to Poland and had some there, and they are amazing! Europe

Happy 150th to all our friends in America's Hat!

West Coaster King, I made you a cake.

Yeah all the classics are included except Chrono Trigger, which is completely puzzling as it's probably the highest rated game on the console and of all time. I also wish Killer Instinct and Donkey Country 2 were included. Oh well can't have everything. illusion of gaia or final fantasy ii (iv) isn't in there Yes, but Secret of Mana and Final Fantasy III/VI are, and they're respectively better.

Thanks for this report! I'll be there myself in about a month, so this is a great preview.

There's still one in Wisconsin if you're that into sadomasochism.

This looks like it's been a great and very memorable trip for you. It's been fun travelling with you through the report.

Nice! I also thought Smokey Mountain just edged out Goat Coaster, but both were fantastic. I rode with my son, so it was a quick way to spend $27, but definitely worth it. Absolutely a better use of money than the Jesus relish shirt.... The stupidity of humanity knows no bounds.

Lol! I need to go ride this El Toro you speak of. Sounds like it might be almost as good as Skull Mountain.

Good move when the weather is bad, going straight to the ride you want to go on the most. So glad you got to ride an RMC. I've been on 4 so far, and they're all pretty much like you describe. So lucky to have Outlaw Run 45 minutes away from my front door.

They just can't even anymore.

In most cases, no. There are often stairs in the queues. This park is very hilly. If you must have a stroller, you could ask about the parent swap at the disabled entrance. I haven't done this myself, so no guarantees, but at this park, it doesn't hurt to ask.

1. Mine Restaurant is excellent. I'd compare the quality to Dollywood's Aunt Granny's. 2. I found the cinnamon bread to be equally good at both parks. Others prefer one or the other, but the difference is clearly not drastic. 3. Yes, absolutely. You will not get another chance to take a cave tour at a theme park. 4. SDC doesn't do typical theme park food. The skillets are where it's at. Make sure you get one at some point. I'm loving the new Percy's Southwest Grill, and Riverside Ribhouse is great as well. 5. Everyone waits in line, then when it's time to board, one parent goes with the under-height child and waits at the exit. When the family comes back around again, the parents switch places. The kids who are of eligible height actually get to ride twice this way. 6. Lots of mini golf and go kart places around town, and Branson Landing is a great outdoor mall downtown with plenty of good chain restaurants. There's a water feature down on Lake Taneycomo right in the middle of the mall that's very fun. I would normally recommend The Runaway alpine coaster, but it was damaged in a recent storm and hasn't yet reopened.

Any trip that starts with Amtrak is a good trip!

I think you may be on to something here. The upside down T is conspicuous enough that it probably is significant.

Holy time distortion, Batman!

Perhaps. But to be fair, within those parameters Six Flags has still managed to be the ones to grab RMC early to create some of the best rides on the planet starting with New Texas Giant. They've also manged to created a pretty slick dark ride (something nobody could have seen coming), AND bring back the "flat ride package" to their parks (something else no one saw coming). If they can do that again in 2018, I'm all in. Good points. Most non-enthusiasts would agree that Six Flags is overloaded with roller coasters and would like to see different kinds of rides and attractions. They're really okay not building very many coasters for a while amd focusing on rounding out their offerings. That's exactly what they've been doing since the bankruptcy, and it's a great strategy. It's made me much more willing to visit Six Flags, knowing that my wife and daughters have things they can do and really have a good time, and not just follow my son and me around sitting on benches while we ride coasters. [youtu_be] [/youtu_be]

Very cool report. Lots of stuff I haven't seen before. ^ I doubt this place cares at all what happened at Great Escape. Ski resorts have been operating lifts with no restraints for decades with no problems. Not to mention this trip probably occurred before that incident anyway.

Oh yeah, TSA will break your lock to inspect your bag. The American government lives by the mantra "Look Like You're Doing Something About It."

Oh my god. They trolled their own fans. Excuse me while I look up how much it costs to get there right now.

Don't forget that your ticket allows you early entry the night before. I hear that is a great time to get in some of the lower capacity coasters, which is exactly my plan when I visit in a few weeks.

I'm kind of disappointed this trip report is ending. I've enjoyed it a lot. Very cool having updates from both of you.

Looks like a fun event. Thanks for sharing!

I'm sorry, but what the f*ck are you talking about? Anyone who thinks this is the park's fault in any way, shape or form is absolutely insane. The rules of the ride should be common sense to anyone with a functioning brain. All you have to do is sit in a seat and not actively try to commit suicide (because it honestly requires a lot of work to fall out of this thing). This is the slowest and most mundane ride on planet earth. In-case you're a f*cking moron of almost unimaginable proportions, the ride has a safety information sign out front to tell you how to properly sit in a seat with a locking restraint that maxes out at one mile per hour and not die in the process. It's not the park's fault that stupid people choose to visit. To imply that it is is incredibly counterproductive because you're just making excuses for stupid people and contributing to the idea that it's okay to be a complete dumbass because everyone else should have to cater to your stupidity. I hate to talk this way about a 14 year old girl but she did something really stupid, she deserves to suffer the consequences and she has nobody to blame but herself. She'll be old enough to drive in 2 years and if she gets drunk and crashes into a telephone pole nobody will blame the road because it attracts a clientele that likes to drive drunk and crash into telephone poles. Well... the way we're headed they actually might, nevermind.