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I was not prepared for Valhalla when we rode it back in 2018. We just thought "oh hey, here's a fun indoor log flume ride!" Didn't put on ponchos or anything. Needless to say, we spent a lot of time in those family dryers afterwards lol. Surprised you ended up liking Big One as much as you did. I, too, revered it from the picture books I had growing up, but it ended up being just a one-and-done for me. I suspect that the trains were more uncomfortable for me being a bigger guy. Steeplechase is an international treasure, and wars should be fought in the name of preserving it as long as possible.

I think that’s against the law in rural Indiana.

Those are the 2026 updates.

That looks beautiful! love the colors, too. Always appreciate an Ozymandias reference!

Looks like a nice balance of kid stuff and thrills. Great area for families - prefer seeing things like this where kid stuff just isn't segregated to one section but instead integrated around larger stuff (Hersheypark does a great job at this). This park routinely shows how it somehow is always a step above the rest of the company's lineup.

The Smiler theme in the queue music is still an earworm in my and my wife's ears 7 years later.

New for 2025 - trees! Seriously though, like changes like this.

My Eagles are Super Bowl champions!!! Didn't just win - CRUSHED THEM! GROUND THEM INTO THE DIRT! Make Hurts pass? FAFO!! Cooper DeJean PICK-6 on his BIRTHDAY?! #NotASafety SILENCE THE DOUBTERS!! Fly Eagles Fly!

And skibidy everything.

Not really worried about DDD, but man, I really hope they have a truly solid plan for upcoming changes and new additions. They're gutting some really big / important stuff from this park.

Are we incapable of putting more than one sentence within a single post?

Fun addition that looks like a supercharged version of the Ripsaw ride they removed a while back. Side note, Alton Towers, more than any other park, seems to pride itself on selecting ride names that would find perfect homes within Roller Coaster Tycoon scenarios.

I somehow overlooked SFoG also not opening this ride up last year. Got marginally excited for a second there. That'll learn me. That said, the rename is a slight improvement.

It was my favorite coaster when we visited the park, but that was 2013 and with a much younger, fit body more capable of taking a beating.

I would've liked to have visited Drayton Manor, but I fear if I tried to cram one more amusement park into our honeymoon while in Great Britain (already had BPB, Alton, and Thorpe on the schedule), my wife would've sought to annul our marriage the moment we landed on the tarmac at JFK. Mind you we also already did Efteling and Walibi Holland in the Netherlands during the trip, as well. Looks like you had a great time!