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The lift is drive tires. The ride cannot operate in rain. The roof will keep it dry.

I touched the weiner.

I was at a con this weekend and got to meet David Howard Thornton in character as Santa Art while I was dressed as my own clown: Chortlez, The Mad. I went back later and got the printed photo signed. There was also a 360 photo booth I went in. video.mp4

I am quite intrigued by this news. I have yet to decide if it's going to be a net positive, neutral, or negative thing. I know a lot of people don't like Palace. But aside from Steel Curtain being down for my day at Kennywood and a Karen encounter at Idlewild, I've had positve experiences at their parks. While SDC is the only Herschend park I've visited yet, I can not spend enough time there. Herschend doesn't do High Thrill Halloween events. As soon as they bought Kentucky Kingdom, it got axed a year or two after it began. Will the relevant Legacy Palace park (Kennywood, Adventureland, Lake Compounce) keep their events, or will they switch to the more family friendly events? Herschend has done very little with Wild Adventures since picking it up in 2007. They're really only now touching Kentucky Kingdom. Show of hands: who remembers they had Darien Lake for a minute? How are they going to treat the new parks? I'm a big fan of the Palace Potato Patch fries. I hope they keep those/spread them to Legacy Herschend parks. Also, spread the Cinnamon Bread to Palace. Prior to this news, I would've put money down that Herschend would have acquired Six Flags Frontier City and/or Lost Island. Adventureland recently announced they're converting the onsite Adventureland Inn to employee housing (accompanying campground and restaurant will still be public). Depending on how long this deal was in the works, I wonder which company made that decision; and if it was Palace, will Herschend reverse it?

What's in the shed?

Since the seats can rotate (at least for load/unload), I wonder if this will be an inverted version of the Cosmic Rewind trains. Can it rotate for some show scenes, or will be it static forward for the main layout?

I'm expecting a full retracking with new trains. Likely from Gravity Group. Though I wouldn't be all too surprised if they went the RMC Iron Horse route.

Slight correction: the retrack is being done by RMC. They're just adding GCI trains.

You ever see Ocean's 11?

Looks like it's coming along nicely. I am curious however as to how the theming will play from rows 2 on back. B&M invert trains don't have the same sight lines as the old Arrow suspended.

Opening with Believer is definitely a choice. Makes me wonder how interchangeable the themes will be. I also have concerns about the longevity of the attraction as a whole with the price point and how short lived the Eli Roth attraction was.

There's about as much chance of the Vikings winning the superbowl this year as that entire ride being repainted in less than 2 weeks. Station and facade, sure. But not a ride that goes over every pathway in the park.

Oh no, the hotel pool you're barely going to use because you're at the parks all day has no free extra amenities! But you know where they do exist? Volcano Bay--where it costs $100* to get in!

The ice in my freezer is about 50F warmer than the air outside. Gah-muthafukkin-damn it's cold.

Of the new for 2025 rides I plan on experiencing this year, I think this is the most intriguing. I love Premier layouts--their trains are ass. But this seems to have a redesigned train, so I'm hopeful it'll be open for me at the end of July.

Everyone's pipe dream for Boss is the RMC Iron Horse treatment. But with how Cedar Fair loves Gravity Group's pre-cut track, I don't think anyone would complain too much if they came in and redid 90% of the thing. It would get me down to the park for my first visit.

Let's be honest: other than Ka, all the removed attractions were mediocre to crap at best. It's addition by subtraction. Sure, the PR of the thing sucks, but they're attractions that people don't like or care about.

So it begins. I'm at work. So I popped open a bottle of Sprite.

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Later than I thought they'd close it. Won't miss it. Bring on the Intamin.

You say that as if it's no more inconvenience than having a wart removed.

Why would anyone want old, rough, low-capacity, maintenance headaches when you could get something new, smooth, high capacity, reliable for 30% more? It's all about ROI. Right now, my biggest concern is how long some of these plots will be vacant for.

You ever hear of flashbacks? The majority of the musical is told in flashback form. We go into flashbacks immediately after No One Mourns the Wicked. I was curious how the narrative structure would be addressed in the movie given that film part 1 is just musical act 1.

Non news. All that article is saying is that SFStL wasn't mentioned immediately among the chain's 2026 confirmed capital plans. Fiesta Texas isn't on that list, but they're not getting rid of it.

GL is nearly 30 years old and already has been relocated once. While it would be a short-term boon for most parks, I question its long-term prospects without extensive refurbishment/retracking.