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Not in any particular order Apocalypse - Six Flags America El Toro - Six Flags Great Adventure Apocalypse - Drayton Manor Expedition GeForce - Holiday Park Goliath - La Ronde 'Riddler's Revenge - Six Flags Magic Mountain Aftershock - Silverwood Alpine Bobsled - Great Escape Superman: The Ride - Six Flags New England Magnum XL-200 - Cedar Point New Texas Giant - Six Flags Over Texas Intimidator 305 - King's Dominion Behemoth - Canada's Wonderland Leviathan - Canada's Wonderland Nemesis - Alton Towers Goliath - Six Flags Over Georgia Shockwave - Drayton Manor Georgia Scorcher- Six Flags Over Georgia Skyrush - Hershey Park Phoenix - Knoebel's Green Lantern - Six Flags Great Adventure Freestyle - Cavallino Matto Wicked Cyclone - Six Flags New England Zumanjaro Drop of Doom - Six Flags Great Adventure Milky Way - Mitsui Greenland Shockwave - Canada's Wonderland V2: Vertical Velocity - Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Superman: Ride of Steel - Six Flags America Iron Rattler - Six Flags Fiesta Texas Titan - La Ronde Vortex - Carowinds Patriot - California's Great America If it's still open... Cobra - La Ronde Any Funtime Star Flyer Medusa Steel Coaster - Six Flags Mexico I really need to get out more..

Here's Z-Force at SFGAm in the snow

Iron Wolf at Six Flags Great America had its color scheme inspired by The University of Southern California (College the general manager at the time, Jim Wintrode, attended)

On a completely unrelated note, CAD dates have been announced: https://www.sixflags.com/greatamerica/special-events

------ Wednesday August 2nd, 1998 August Today was a beautiful day to visit the park I like to make Sky Tower my first ride of the day on sunny August mornings like today Mid-Century Square and Fairgrounds Update on the 1999 coaster: Good news, it was officially approved on Monday! (August 3rd) I've heard that construction will begin sometime within the next week! Saw a concert at the Gotham City Amphitheater. I really like how The Tower of Doom only seems slightly taller than the top row of seats. Aquaman's station is only about 1/2 the height of the amphitheater Swingset's central location allows for great shots like this one Had lunch at the EXpress Cafe Due to the Read to Succeed promotion expiring yesterday, the park was DEAD, so I was able to marathon Connecticut Twister and Hurricane multiple times in a row without leaving my seat I wonder if it'd still be possible to get pictures like this one if Hurricane was removed Dive Slide is starting to fall apart.. one of the boards on the stairs was really loose, and the supports need some paint. Kind of makes me wonder whey the chose to revamp Nifty Fifties Playground over Orleans Park. Scream Machine had the longest wait in the park at 25 minutes Might've had something to do with the fact that only 1 train was running County Fair Snacks currently has a promotion: 2 Giant pretzels and a lemonade for only $3.50. Steal! Loving the new covered pathway to MCS Despite being a kiddie attraction, I kind of like The Jetsons's Jet Orbiters Sometimes I feel like Grand Stand is the perfect candidate for the ride-rotation program. As a fan of the ride, I hate to admit it, but I can't see it still standing (No pun intended) 20 years from now. I think Six Flags could squeeze a Batman: The Ride clone in that spot if they tried If you look closely you can see Verdugo's train completing the vertical loop Fun Fact: El Starfish was the last ride installed before SFCK, then called Heage Lake, opened to the public on May 1st, 1992 Goodnight Connecticut! ---Jacob Karse--- ------

Yes Have you been to La Ronde?

2 good ways to get to the park from downtown Chicago: -Take the train from Ogilvie Transportation Center (Train 319) to Waukegan. - Metra UPN from Ravenswood to Waukegan, then take Pace 565 up Grand.

It's almost done From the Chicago Tribune:' Set to open Memorial Day weekend. Interestingly, the rumor about V2's removal was mentioned in the article. However, Tess only said they were no plans to make changes to the ride as is, she never said it wouldn't be removed. Also the park debunked the rumors of Iron Wolf's removal 2 weeks before posting that it would indeed be removed. I'm not saying that it isn't going to stay, but I'm not sure I'd take their word. Also, a few pictures were posted here (Scroll down) showing Orbit and Jester's Wild Ride sitting in the parking lot

------ Thursday July 16th, 1998 July Went to the park today, I figured crowds would be more controllable due to a local fishing contest attracting most of the town You know what I was looking for.. This may look very different next year Here's the plot for the proposed new roller coaster. I heard all went well at the meeting earlier in the month, but it needs one more approval next month to go through. A view of the site from Crackaxle Canyon Fun Fact: Torbellino was the first ride installed at the park Had lunch at Andre's per the usual This corner of the park looks quite nice Being in somewhat of a central location, Scream Machine's lift hill gives great views of all around the park Ferris Wheel dominates the park's skyline Don't exactly know why, but I love marathoning Connecticut Twister in the evening Airtime! Supposedly, Hurricane was originally going to cease operations after the 1998 season, but the park spared it and chose the space behind Aquaman for the new coaster. This doesn't surprise me considering the decrease in it's popularity with new rides like The Tower of Doom and Verdugo stealing it's thunder. The Lost Rapids got me soaked today I find it hilarious how Joker had a non-existent line while TTOD's was 30 minutes More floater air for me! Verdugo maxed out a 45 minute wait Haunted Ranch. Subtle, yet thrilling I've always enjoyed the surrounding area of El Scrambler. If you look closely, Grand Stand's train is going through the corkscrew/flat spin I had to leave a little early because of work tomorrow. I'll keep you guys posted on the new coaster. ---Jacob Karse--- ---

To make it worse, they are replacing it with a Vekoma GIB and contracting Six Flags to install it Cedar Point is closing

NEW UPDATE! Wow, construction is moving along fast

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We've had an unusually warm winter here in Chicagoland (Where I live at least). Haven't seen snow since late December/early January. I'm definitely not complaining though

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1. What is the farthest distance you've traveled to specifically visit a theme park? About 50 minutes to get to a kiddie park in Union, Illinois I need to get to more parks... 2. Your favorite coaster in the state you live in? Raging Bull 3. Would you rather wait in line for a boomerang (at any park) or a VR coaster @ a Six Flags? Boomerang 4. Have u ever been the only person in a train during a coaster ride? Unfortunately no, not that I recall 5. What is your favorite thing to do at your home park that does not involve riding something? Scoping the gift shops for Iron Wolf merchandise 6. Better time for ERT: Early morning or late night? I've actually never been to an ERT, but night 7. Name some theme park food that *sounds* gross, yet is oh-so-delicious? I've never really tried any "Unique" food at any park 8. Name your top three "bucketlist" coasters you have yet to ride. 3. El Toro - Six Flags Great Adventure 2. Expedition GeForce - Holiday Park 1. Apocalypse - Six Flags America 9. Have you ever been E-Vac'd? Did you receive anything if you did? No and no 10. What is the longest length of time you've waited for a coaster? I waited 4 and 1/2 hours for Goliath at SFGAm the day after it opened. It broke down atleast 5 times in line 11. Worst flat ride ever. Name it. I don't really dislike any flats I've been on, but the top spin type ride at Adventureland (Iowa) looks awful 12. Your favorite SWEET treat at a park that is NOT your home park. Didn't try anything, but Donley's Wild West looked like they had a ton of good food when I went years back 13. Congratulations! After aggressively gambling on the Plinko game you finally won a front of the line pass. Which ride do you use it on? Assuming you mean homepark... Raging Bull. Otherwise, Apocalypse at Six Flags America 14. If you could have a lifetime fast pass to ONE attraction what would it be? Apocalypse at Six Flags America 15. Have you ever been next to someone that puked on a coaster? Thankfully no 16. Your home park is getting a new B&M and YOU get to pick what type. Do you want an invert/hyper/dive/floorless/flyer/wing/standup? All of the above is not an option. STAND-UP 17. Name your favorite Vekoma. I've only been on Spacely's Sprocket Rockets at SFGAm, but I guess SSR 18. What water ride delivers the most unacceptable amount of wetness? None 19. If you were able to help design a coaster would you want it to focus on airtime or inversions/positive G's? Airtime 20. Most comfortable trains/seats for a coaster are... 1st generation B&M Hypers (Those clamshells tho <3) 21. Choose one: Unlimited front-of-the-line access to your favorite coaster at your home park for one season OR $1,000 cash? Unlimited access, duh 22. You just got drowned by a flume/rapids/chute-the-chutes. Do you pay the $$ for the dryer machine or do you continue on with your day trudging around like soggy dog? Trudging around 23. What is the worst food you've had at your home park? Cannot recall a time where I didn't enjoy a meal. I'm in the minority here, but I like Six Flags' food 24. You're at Cedar Point. You have a one hour ERT session on ONE coaster of your choice. You choose... Magnum XL-200 without a question 25. Favorite (non-clone) dark ride? Idk 26. What was your favorite park you visited in 2016? Six Flags Great America 27. What's your current credit count? Don't be shy. 17 BUT, hoping to make it around 30 by the end of 2017 28. Winner winner chicken dinner! You just won a trip with hotel and airfare included. The catch is its only good for Six Flags America or Mt Olympus. Which do you choose? Even if you didn't give 2 options, I would have, without a doubt, chosen Six Flags America. Plus either way, I only live 1 state away from Mt. Olympus 29. What is the best Intamin coaster you have ridden? American Eagle 30. Your home park has to remove one coaster and one flat for an expansion. Which two rides would you be OK with losing? Demon and Winner's Circle Go-Karts 31. Song/music you've heard playing at a park that absolutely has not business being played in a theme park? My homepark being a former Marriot park, I hate they turned off 90% of the park music after 2015 and replaced it with pop music. Ugh 32. There's 5 minutes before the park closes. You choose to: Reride your favorite coaster in the park, OR get the new kiddie/junior coaster credit? NEW CREDIT 33. Do you visit the waterpark if it's connected to the amusement park? Maybe 34. What 2017 addition are you most looking forward to? Joker at SFGAm and Spinsanity at SFSTL 35. What was the most disappointing addition to your home park in the past 10 years? IgNight: Grand Finale, but only because it didn't have a great storyline. (Seriously, read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IgNight_%E2%80%94_Grand_Finalethe Wikipedia page someone created on it 36. The most overrated coaster ever is... LIGHTNING ROD 37. What ride makes you wanna vomit? None 38. What is the best consolation prize you've won at a games booth? I played the "Lucky Duck" game hoping to win a green and pink ocotopus (lol) and I won a cape. Gave it to my sister 39. And the worst? Pretty sure the aforementioned was the only one 40. End this questionnaire by posting a picture of your favorite light package (coaster/flat). I cannot find any pictures of Iron Wolf's lighting package

My homepark (SFGAm) has a ton of left over remnants from former attractions Pictured is a sign from the former Great America Raceway (1976-2010). The park never completely torn down all of the ride's track, it's still very visible from American Eagle's queue, and I'm pretty sure if I remember correctly, the cars were still there until 2012 or 2013. This past summer I rode Dare Devil Dive for the first time (Located right next to AE) and from the queue there's even better views, including this sign. You can also see where the track ends, it pretty much encircles Dare Devil Dive's platform Track still up in 2016. I didn't get a picture, but it's clearly visible where the track ends from DDD's queue (Not my picture) Iron Wolf's old exit sign re-used for Revolution Trailblazer, a Zamperla Joker ride that was removed from the park in 2006, still has it's queue and ride platform standing after a decade. Very visible from inside Southwest Territory or while riding Demon or the train.

^ They're joking. Nobody "knows" the future of the park. But if I had to guess, a water park expansion or an S&S Free Spin are possibilities for next year, based on what Six Flags has been doing lately

2 more pictures, courtesy of user "SFGAM_Hog" over at SFGAmWorld.com (Shared with permission) View from the employee parking lot Jester' s Wild Ride sitting in the parking lot Looks like construction is moving along nicely. I wonder if they're getting ready to ship JWR to another park. EDIT: If anyone's interested, SFGAm posted their Snapchat update on Twitter:

The last 2 times that Labor Day has fallen on September 5th.. -A B&M Stand-up closed (Iron Wolf in 2011 and Vortex in 2016) -Six Flags New England closed a water ride for a new coaster the following year (Shipwreck Falls for Goliath in 2011, Splashwater Falls for Joker in 2016)

--- Wednesday July 8th, 1998 New coaster in 1999? Does Six Flags Connecticut Kingdom have something up their sleeves for 1999? According to a recent Whitehall, Connecticut board meeting, it seems that the park may be looking to add a new coaster next year. A friend who attended a local public hearing meeting last night showed me what was at the top of last night's agenda: This is shocking, but welcoming news. If all goes through, this will be the tallest coaster in the park, and in the entire state of Connecticut, I believe. I'll keep you posted ---Jacob Karse--- ---

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