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Thanks for the complement! Though I feel that Six Flags isn't detailed as much as it could be (unlike Sunny Oaks) but alas, all that will change once the story progresses! As for the park name, I've incorporated a name change into the story that will take effect when the water park opens for the 1998 season.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1996 SFYW Opening Day TR 004 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Welcome back! It's been well over a month since I've provided an update! Though my visits have been sparse, that doesn't mean I've lost faith to this blog! As you can tell by the title, this trip will cover the opening day of the season for the park on March 17th. Not only did the park open for the second time, but it now sports a brand new plaza that introduces two new flats and a fast food! Now let's get back to my report. March 17th Opening day trip report. Burgers and French Fries are the main dishes served here. One of the two attractions provided this year is the Twirler! This is basically another version of Wipeout over at Knott's Berry Farm. The believe this park purchased this particular model from another park. It seems to fit in quite nicely here! As shown, the line weaves through a beautiful garden. Over at the East side lies the Garden Scrambler. This ride actually sits on a small hill that overlooks the area! Here's a shot of the queue. This is a photo I took before the ride actually started. As you can see, the vegetation isn't fully developed as of right now. In fact, the majority of the planters are still filled with dirt! I can't wait till I at least see some grass rolling in here! Later in the day I decided to fuel my Velocity addiction before heading out. It seems like the restaurant hasn't lost too much customers to the new fast-food joint. Walking down, I noticed that those construction walls over here was gone! I've almost forgotten about the activity going on here come to think of it! It seems to be some kind of resting area. After contemplating on the reasoning behind this place, I finally realized what a great improvement this place was. This area provides non-riders a place to actually sit down while the thrill-seekers took on Velocity. This family seems to be waiting for the rest of their party to return. Crowds were moderately light compared to last season, but to be fair, the park had just opened it's gates a few minutes ago. This place also seems to provide a great view of Velocity! I managed to snag this shot of the Velocity's transfer track for all you coaster nerds out there! Before I leave you guys, here's an update for the new water park Six Flags is building. Thanks for reading! Exiting main street, you are provided a nice view of the newly constructed plaza. Finally those hideous construction walls are gone! Before I explored the new features and attractions the park had to offer, I headed straight for the restaurant to scarf down my first meal of the day (I skipped breakfast this morning AND dinner last night). Here's a shot before I stuffed myself with buffalo wings. Now the I've filled myself to the point of explosion, let's get on the the new plaza. A man made pond poses as the centerpiece to this new expansion. It looks bare right now, but after those baby trees mature, this feature will surely look 5x better. Over at the west end of the plaza, a cottage themed fast food sits in the corner providing guests with meals and treats. Here's a close-up view. The building gives me a warm feeling inside. The interior is just as nice too! Though the windows are a bit too high for my taste, guests seem to love relaxing with their families away from the sun.

^Agreed. I've just finished reading this whole thread right now and suddenly grew emotionally attached to this small park in some strange way. Keep up the tremendous work grrt! Not sure if I over read it but whatever happened to Alfred Jefferson's house? It reminds me of Walt Disney's apartment that he had over at Disneyland.

A simple search on youtube brought me to a couple of videos I myself don't own a Mac but this tutorial seems to do some justice as of right now.

As me and my group were waiting for our train to arrive on X2, I over heard a woman behind me ask her partner, "Wait, so the fire doesn't come out of the seats?" Major facepalm. I sure hope not!

Wow this thread's simply amazing! These photos are just phenomenal!

Your a big tease now aren't you?

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ February 10th SFYW Construction Update 2 003 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I'm back with another construction update after yet another month long hiatus! I apologize for my absence but I really cannot find any decent material to post at the moment. With my trips to Six Flags limited, I really can only provide consistent updates for my home town which has, unfortunately, been dead ever since the end of the Halloween Bash. On the bright side, during my visit to the park, I noticed a considerable amount of work done since the past month. Almost all of the path work has been laid and practically all the vegetation has been planted. Enjoy the post! Six Flag's Yolo-World Construction Update 2 Here's a final shot at the construction from the top of the Megadrop (which was functioning well during my stay). Toward the back of the new area, a new flat ride is barely visible poking out of the undeveloped plants. The first picture I present you guys with is that of a tree! Just kidding, if you look past the tree you can find some progress on the expansion. Panning a bit to the right, a new building can be found. It seems like they've covered up the white panels on this side of the arcade. In all honesty, I didn't think those panels looked half bad! Even though I prefer the panels, the wall still maintains a better look than before the paint job. Newly planted vegetation has sprung up! Peeking through the gate, we find that all the masonry near completion as some construction vehicles even out the planters. Here's a view through the opening in the gate. This area is filled with baby trees! Heading to satisfy my Velocity addiction, I noticed another construction wall down the path! I don't recall reading or hearing anything regarding an expansion near Velocity. It's in close proximity to the SBNO sky tower. That only leaves us to ponder on whether this area will serve as an entrance to it?

IronWolfman opened a new park called Greywood Amusement Park. There's more info as to why he brought this park to a halt there.

It's nothing much, but here's a quick doodle I did during class. It's been years since I've seriously drew something and figured it couldn't hurt to practice some shading. I did draw a huge wooden roller coaster when I was around 15, once I find it I'll post it.

These updates are simply phenomenal! It's parks like these that make me view my own projects in extreme dissatisfaction! I'm also loving that map, it's very realistic! The only criticism I have (and it's more of a personal preference) is to add shrubs along the slopes of land that fall into the lake. It hides that, IMO, unrealistic looking grass. But so far so good!

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page 3 Table of Contents ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1996 Six Flag's Yolo-World Off-Season TR and Construction Update!........................................Scroll Down 1996 Six Flag's Yolo-World Construction Update 2!................................................................CTRL+F [003] 1996 SFYW Opening Day TR!.............................................................................................CTR+F [004] 1996 Six Flag's Yolo-World Trip Report/Water Park Update!.....................................................CTRL+F [005] ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ January 2, 1996 SFYW TR and Construction Update 1 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Happy new year everyone! It's been awhile since my last post on this blog (almost a whole month)! I've been out of town visiting my family down at Colorado. Now that I'm back, I can continue updating you guys on the Six Flags expansion! Down below is a small TR/construction update of my January visit to Six Flags Yolo-World. Jan. 2nd SFYW TR/Construction Update! Towards the northern end of the site, A new planter is now visible with the removal of the bordering trees. You can't see in this picture, but that planter is filled with a concrete base. I'm more than assuming that this will be one of the locations of the rides being installed. Here is a view of some port-a-potties. Lucky for me, there was a gap in the construction walls, so I proceeded to take this shot. ...and subsequently found an abundance of people ordering their meals! Here's a view from the entrance plaza, which will now serve as the central hub for both parks in the future. A structure is now in the works. I end this report with a image of the SFYW logo. In the newspaper article, it was stated that after the three year project, Six Flags will be getting rid of the name "Yolo-World" in favor for another name. I'm honestly not sure what the reasoning is behind this, but I'm sure we'll discover it in the future! As you can see, the off-season crowds seems to be in effect. The Main Street held almost no one! To my dismay, Entity was closed for maintenance. On the bright side at least Six Flags is maintaining their one and only woodie! In line for the Megadrop (which seemed to be giving the staff issues all day), I snapped this unique photo of Velocity. Despite having a near empty line, Velocity was running only 1 train today. The crowds began to pick up as I made my way down to the diner... On to the construction photos! As you guys can see, all the columns have been painted from black to pink. I can also spot some details being added to the back side of the arcade.

I'm gonna guess that it's the new family coaster B&M is building?

Wait, I think I've figured this out, is is a Wacky Worm???

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Six Flags Expansion and Water Park Announced! 007 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Need I present More? :D

Perhaps this concept is finally becoming a reality? Robb did state that it will "BLOW PEOPLE AWAY" (possibly to the afterlife). The park is probably going to create giant rings of fire with those loops and install a wall of flames at the end of the course just before the train hits the brake run as the finale!

Viper overal is a stellar experience for me and provides a perfect, well-rounded experience a good coaster should exhibit. I usually take the front row to enjoy those nice snaps on the loops and that airtime before the MCBR. When I go with groups of GPs to the park, I usually try to inflict my love for the ride on them.

The roughest part for me is the transition from left to right just before the batwing. I've never quite noticed it getting rough around that trim brake you've mentioned, but then again I never get any headbanging on that ride . I'll be sure to pay attention to that particular area next time I'm on it. I'm very intrigued by this development.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Suburban Railway Complete! (A Micro Update) 006 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ It's finally complete! After countless days of struggling to get that beam just right, that screw nicely snug, and that PVC smoothly curved, all my hard work has finally come to an end. The result, the birth of Suburban Railway: A backyard PVC coaster! Here are the pictures of the finished project below! * Crap! I forgot to delete the in game supports! Sorry if this gives anyone OCD. It took awhile to assemble a cart to fit nice an snug to the rails. But with effort, the task was accomplished! Here's a look at the front of the cart and the initial drop in the back. (That black rope you see there is attached to a pulley system. Basically, I put a long cable on the hill that extends to the top and (through a pulley attached at the end of the track) continues down to the ground. With someone pulling down on the rope from underneath the track, the cart will b elifted to the top. It will then disengage from the rope and begin the journey along the track.) Amateur lift hill porn! Here's a view I snapped of me riding it. I shot this just as the cart began to roll back! With permission from my neighbor Adam, I managed to take some unique shots from his backyard. That concludes this micro Update! Overall, this was a phenomenal project and I would love to make this a hobby. The only problem with that though is my limitation on land. I guess I will put future ideas on hold for now I guess. TTFN! Ta ta for now!

I can't get over the fact that those wooden loops are only being supported by one support. Dear this is terrible for the RCT series.

Thanks for the feedback! I see what you mean about the free fall, to be honest it was more of a last-minute decision. I'll be sure to correct this once an appropriate opportunity presents itself. I'm gonna try my hand at building an observation tower first, but if I horribly suck at creating it, I might take you for that offer.

I'm loving that observation tower back there! I've also had an idea of creating a tower such as this but it seems like you've beat me to it ! This park is developing nicely!

This is perhaps the best non CSO park I've seen on this board! I really like the Powder Keg-ish look that Forest Run exhibits. I'll be looking forward for more updates!

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 Six Flags Yolo-World Off-season Update 005 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ As promised, as soon as I got a Saturday off this November, I hopped in my car and raced to Six Flags to finally ease my coaster deprivation that had accumulated over the past month (No I have not ridden the Suburban Express yet). The crowds were not light (much to my surprise) and some landscaping work as well as scaffolding was seen inside and outside the park. On to the pictures... The two giants greeted me as usual on the way into the park. Entity provided a nice, smooth, airtime filled adventure like always! This is perhaps my personal favorite so far! As I headed to the back of the park, I noticed some refurbishments as well as some new paint being laid on the side of the arcade. I'm personally glad some work is getting done on this building. It really was an eye sore. Continuing along the path, construction walls were seen blocking the east side of the path (right behind the arcade building). This only confirms my theory of expansion! Here's to give a little context on where this fence exactly stands in the park. It also seems like they're fixing up the back of the building also! Walking along the barrier to attempt to find a view into the site, I finally realized that you can get a nice peak at the end of the barrier! I believe that's a new planter being made over there. When I turned around, I noticed this guy walking towards me. Meet Dale, he's an active reader to my blog and wanted to say hi! Good luck with the cats Dale! I continued onward! Wait... is that a hidden Mickey I see??? What's this doing here! The restaurant seems to finally be getting some business! I went in and ordered some buffalo wings. After a 15 minute wait, I got some cold, dull pieces of chicken. I decided to ride Grumble after I ate to wait for those wings to settle. Six Flags, we meet again. As usually, This sky tower sat lonely. Unlike the front of the park, there were absolutely no activity going on to this ride. The only thing I can think of is the park having trouble getting permission to open it by the state? Thinking about the sky tower situation, I headed over to Velocity. Entering the queue, this mechanic came walking out. Once I spotted him, I made it a point to ask him about the construction going on in the park.. He basically said that I "will see" soon enough. When I asked about the sky tower, he shrugged it off saying, "The world may never know." Velocity's line was luckily half the length compared to my last ride. I always seem to forget how intimidating this ride is from the station! I decided to hit the Megadrop before leaving and managed to snag this picture right before the drop. It seems like there's dirt behind the employee training area too. This can just be a coincidence though. As I made my way to the restrooms that lays behind the Six Flags Yolo-World logo, I noticed this view of some work being done behind the arcade building. We can obviously conclude that an expansion is underway. This park must really be successful for the chain to be able to expand this soon! Here's a shot at some newbies being trained in the off-season. Ahh... It's been awhile since I've had this view. Like I said, There was quite the crowd here. Not as much as during the summer, but quit a bit for November. First ride of the day was Entity as always. As always, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to take a shot at Velocity looming over the queue. Managed to take this shot just before we left the station. Love this view! Leaving a the park, I peaked behind that employee training barricade and spotted this vehicle. I'm personally stumped on what's going on here. Oh well, that's what time's for! Good bye Six Flags! Until next time!

^ YES!!! Glad to see my storytelling is successful so far (I honestly was questioning it). Thanks for the feedback! ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Foster Farm's Halloween Bash TR Part 3! 004 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ It's been awhile, but I've finally uploaded the 3rd and final part to this huge TR! I originally meant to display this a day after my second one, but alas, the Grand Colonian had me working overtime this past week (this actually correlates my school assignments in real life). The contents of this update will present the second and final maze that Foster Farms created for the GP. Enjoy! After the World of the Living Dead, I rushed on over to the back of the festival to experience that one last maze. As I turned to follow the continuing path, These guys ran over and blocked me. I was lead to the entrance of the building as well as to more of these psychos. Inside, I was greeted with a gigantic prop and one measly attacker. (pshh.. one's nothing compared to the hundreds out back) Making my way around the corner, I was presented another with another massacre yard. Though this one was relatively tame. Yet again, I was blocked! The path narrows into this black room. Surely nothing good can come out of this! The black room transformed into a long dark hallway. This is where things got up close and personal! I have to admit, the experience encountered in this part of the maze proved one of the scariest. I was seriously having a hard time making my way through here as it was to dark to even see the walls before me! The exit finally ensued! Outside the dark halls, more assailants welcomed me... After an employee checked my ticket, They let me down the path. This is the first view (The maze was actually behind me in this picture. .... alot more assailants. After dodging them, I finally made it to the end of that segment. ... I was then greeted by more. The path may have been less dense with scare-actors, but that didn't make this part any less intense! Fog and smoke filled the air as more chainsaw people filled the halls. Uh... behind you. After turning around, the maze of mystery had finally revealed itself. "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre!" The entrance proved subtle as there were no "Entrance" sign or any guidance whatsoever. Inside the small shack that doubles as the maze entrance, you are greeted by a scare actor that you can barely see on the left side of the screenshot. After exiting the shack, I was greeted by this army of chainsaw wielding assailants! There are no guiding objects or anything of the sorts. It was basically a free-for-all until you found the exit of this war zone! I do have to hand it to the props! The wagons you see in the distance actually move! After making it to the end of the clearing, I looked back to see the hundreds of chainsaws one last time. This guys made a swipe at me, I proved quick to dodge thank god! Ahead, the hallway faded into a red tint. That can never be good. I rushed along till I was led to the exit of the building that lays behind that corner. Once I made it here, all the actors were as still as statues. As I warily walked across, All of the actors ambushed me! after the ambush, the black curtain lifted to reveal the exit of the warehouse. Finally! Fresh air! Behind me, all the actors got in there places again for the next batch. Glancing back ahead, I found that the assailant outside moved! Finally! The exit is seen! This scare actor was lazily attempting to scare the maze-goers. He did a pretty terrible job. After these 2 mazes, I decided to grab a churro and take a few lasting shots from my camera before calling it a night. With churro at hand, I climbed to the top of the Torture Chute (you can thank me for my pain later) and took the following shots of the festival and mazes. The cornfield is so thick with fog that you can barely make out the zombies it blankets! After the horrible journey down the Torture Chute, I took this final shot of the festivities. This concludes the 1995 Foster Farm's Halloween Bash. Overall, I'd say this was another phenomenal year for the farm! Expect another update from me in the coming weeks for a SFYW off-season update. I've been planning a visit in November!