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Please note that the April Fool's "rumor" posted came from a site that we don't link to on TPR. ...And now back to our regularly scheduled programming.

Looks great. I love when projection effects are used to supplement physical effects and not just used as a shortcut!

No. The contract between Universal and Marvel stipulates that everything in the land needs to be kept up to "at or above industry standards," so what is really great is we will keep seeing updates like these!

It's exactly what you would expect on a cruise ship. It would be kind of weird to slide down the mouth of a realistic looking fish figure...

^The crowd you get at SFMM is exactly what you would expect the crowd that a $6.45/month pass would attract. That being said, Justice League would still be a good addition. The demographic that Six Flags caters too will definitely enjoy a shooting dark ride, since it fits in with the "raised by TV/video games" generation.

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Hard to judge from photos, but there are parts that make me say "WOW" and other parts that make me say "That looks like a spot where they cut budget."

It appears to be an actual derailment of car 4 and it looks like it impacted the alignment of car 3 as well, but I did suggest the brake fin impact just because that seems like the most obvious thing that would experience a sudden impact. I do believe that is enough to derail the car since those fins are made to be strong and handle a lot of force during braking. I am not a Vekoma expert so it is just speculation but that seems like the most sensible explanation. I mean there is a chance it was a more significant issue, in which case they are lucky it occurred like this and didn't end up being an Edmonton Mall Mindbender type incident. That was my guess as well. That the brakes caused the derailment from the force of the abrupt stop. I am sure we will find out more in due time. I'm not sure I get blaming it on the train. It's not like they just left the train alone for 30 years to rot...I am sure it's been rebuilt from the ground up numerous times in its life.

I never really thought of either version as violent.

Keep in mind this is just concept art. Someone was probably given the task of "plop as many existing Six Flags rides as you can into the space!" as their guidelines just to show what is possible.

I'll withhold judgement until if/when this becomes reality. Given that drop rides produce momentary pops of weightlessness, putting it in space isn't too much of a stretch. ToT would be awkwardly out of place if the rest of the area becomes Marvel themed (as is the rumor), so I can see why this rumor popped up.

That's a very low quality rendering... I wouldn't be reading too far into it just yet.

I would hope he was kicked out for disrupting the day for so many other guests...

Just throwing this out there.... http://www.wisdomrides.com/images/site/pageserver/file/wmi-sizzlers-bulletins.pdf

BLT burger was a decent place & priced around the same as the other Vegas burger joints---it never reopened after the health code violation. MGM took control of it and reopened it under another name (LVB Burgers & Bar). Grand Lux Cafe is a fancier Cheesecake Factory. I wouldn't call the casinos looser in Downtown...they like to advertise that, but your odds are still not that good. The one advantage to gambling downtown is that it is easier to find cheap blackjack tables and 3:2 payout instead of 6:5. Also more single deck blackjack for you guys who have memorized the strategy table. Better craps odds too. Hotel rooms are cheaper in downtown because they are generally a lot smaller and older. Good call on Wicked Spoon. That & Aria are my favorite buffets. Caesar's is great, but overpriced.

I've always thought Autopia and the Subs are giant wastes of space that could easily fit two E-ticket show buildings in the future (see what I did there...), but it's nice to see Autopia get some love while it is still here.

What's crazy that in most states portable rides have to be inspected more often than fixed ones. I don't know about other states but here in CO there is a park that requires riders to sign a liability waiver that actually says, and I quote, "THE UNDERSIGNED agree and understand that there are risks associated with strenuous physical exertion and with participating in the ACTIVITY and that falls, INJURIES AND/OR DEATH may result from engaging in the ACTIVITY or any of them." glenwoodcaverns.com/pdfs/Release_Form.pdf Some of these I understand as it is located on a mountain and one of the attractions are limestone caverns. But this waiver actually covers ride failure and operator error. It's crazy. To date there have been no incidents but this still can't be legal. Signing a waiver doesn't excuse negligence. It, will, however, reduce the amount of damages because you are acknowledging there is some assumed risk in the activity.

Same. Hoping the next acts have more to them.

I imagine at some point, the jets and the giants will just buy the place to bulldoze for parking or some other way to make money for themselves.

I would imagine that construction costs are definitely higher in Japan. Between rebuilding from earthquakes/tsunamis, building for the olympics, their normal development growth, and everything else...construction resources have to be spread thin and more expensive to keep importing.

Forget all the rides...A POPCORN SHOP!!!!!!

Haven't got into Game of Thrones...but I have been all about Veep and Silicon Valley!

I think they are awesome!

The height restrictions in place have nothing to do with the coastal commission. It was a voter approved San Diego city initiative from the 70's that limits all development west of I-5 in San Diego. There are lots of ways around it that people take advantage of, but the restriction itself wasn't a Coastal Commission directive. However, the Coastal Commission does still control development on the coast. SeaWorld negotiated it's lease years later to include a slight exemption to that which made it so no more than 25% of the structures in the park could exceed the 30ft height limit and the majority should be no taller than 60ft. They also have to keep 75% of park featuring educational items. The Coastal Commission had to approve that lease since it involved building stuff on the coast and they made the city of San Diego improve the parks in Mission Bay as part of that. As Chris mentioned, since these terms are pretty vague...they can essentially do what they want with some haggling with the City & Coastal Commission to make sure it complies with that lease. In other words: it's still a convoluted mess for Sea World to build anything, but they can. So give us a MegaLite damnit!

I guess you missed the Funtime Starflyer that SFDK has been operating since 2011. They must have applied for the waiver. Knott's could have done so too but they can take years to get approved and Cedar Fair didn't want to wait. I guess MM could do apply for the wavier as well, but they have become so focused on coasters that other thrills have overlooked. There is no waiver. The applicable General Industry Safety Order from CalOSHA banning single rail ladders did not apply until March 2012. So all rides built prior are grandfathered in so long as they met the code at the time of their inspection. However, once KBF voluntarily brought ride inspectors in (they didn't have to have them inspect since there were no injuries)...chances of KBF passing their annual inspection were probably very slim once they noticed the ladder, especially if the ladder played a role in the delay in getting riders down because technicians couldn't work quickly enough. I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that there is a manufacturer out there that could incorporate a two rail ladder into their design to get the business of SFMM if SFMM wanted to purchase a starflyer style ride.