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Thank you so much Doppel Looping for this nice trip report! I enjoyed reading it and looking at the pictures! As a roller coaster enthusiath and a beer lover, it's been my dream for many years to go to the Oktoberfest in Munich! I came close to realizing that dream this year but fell short! Next yeat maybe. I can't wait to ride the Olympia Looping. I have always been fascinated by Schwarzkopf loopers. I have ridden a few including the Mindbender at Galaxyland and will probably make it to Indiana Beach next summer to ride their All American Triple Loop! Such awesome coasters!

Any news about when the new coaster will be announced!? All we know so far is that Vekoma got the contract!

https://www.chch.com/chch-news/niagara-falls-amusement-park-marineland-begins-selling-its-rides/

I will go first week of July! Vekoma, despite negative opinions from enthusiasts especially in the 90's and early 2000's have always had a special place in my heart because of their innovative side! I was at Paramount Great America in 1999 when they were testing Stealth, the first Flying Dutchman model to open in 2000, and was mesmerized by it.

Great news!!!

It is a shame. But unfortunately we haven't seen the end of SF closing parks to sell the land for housing. I'm glad I have experienced the early 2000's when the amusement industry was at its peak. Now it is saturated, there is less competition, and people in general have lost interest in amusement rides compared to 10-20 years ago. Times change. I am planning to visit SFA one more time this summer and hope they find a spare lift motor for the last surviving Flying Dutchman coaster!

Good news I love that coaster! I rode it back in 2014 and it was a hell of a ride! Not rough but intense!

I hope Superman ends up being relocated and not scrapped! I would not be surprised if more parks end up closing.

What they need is a giga coaster with no launch, something RELIABLE and high capacity!!

Good to know they are taking care of that wonderful CCI woody. Kudos to Silverwood! Such a wonderful park.

Beautiful Vekoma trains! Interesting to see some much older Boomerangs running with original trains such as the one at La Ronde! I believe it still runs with its 1984 train!

RIP kingda Ka! Only got one ride on it back in 2007!

It will run smoother!