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Doing some trip planning for this summer... Do any locals here know, did the Bigfoot Drop Tower and Slingshot in Branson close? Only thing I can find about the FEC is mini golf, arcade, and escape rooms

Uh . It is built. And has been. And is open. And has been. There was one in, I believe, the Magic Mountain thread too. I hate the world

I had a theory that they hadn't announced anything yet because they were waiting to see which slides survived deconstruction from Six Flags America that they could move to Valleyfair but now that we see the complex up we know it's a brand new complex. Which makes their lack of announcement all the more puzzling.

Wow! I had no idea they were doing this event. The park already seems to be a hit with the locals! Can't wait to see it grow over the next few years.

Dang in non-typical Six Flags fashion they aren't messing around! This thing is going up quick!

Since it is now post-haunt season I would assume the park will be pretty empty. If you're there at opening head to Dare Devil Dive first as it is a very slow moving line. In the event it is busy they do have single use flash pass available for purchase if you don't want to spring for a full day flash pass. Also do not skip Monster Mansion. Disney level dark ride.

Man I am loving what Herschend is doing here!

Helios really feels like you're just paying for location. Walked in to check it out on our day at Epic and was shocked at how small the lobby area is. The only place for food that isn't a sit down fancy restaurant is a Starbucks with some grab n go items as opposed to say Dockside or even Stella and Terra which have more traditional food courts. Very underwhelmed.

Ride look sick but I can't help but be a bit concerned with B&Ms recent track record. This ride seems like a recipe for some of the most violent B&M rattle we've ever seen. Yukon Striker rides very well so I am somewhat optimistic, but we'll see. I'd hate for the ride to be known as "Torture: Rattling Run"

I'm very confused about Timberwolf... Did they do any work on it? Was there a huge issue with it that needed to be addressed before it opened for the year and it was safer to just say it wouldn't open? Whatever it was, good on the park for getting it open for the last 2 months of the season.

100%. The person I was with also has not seen any of the series and loved it. That being said it probably wouldn't hurt to look up a quick rundown of the series and the various monsters. Also general warning to everyone, there are points where you have to crouch and crawl. If you are not comfortable with that, just tell the workers at the entrance and the "tour guide" in that room. There are ways around said parts. I wouldn't want anybody to skip the attraction because they think they *have* to crawl.

Got the chance to experience the new Conjuring interactive haunted house at Cedar Point this weekend. Easily the best haunted attraction Cedar Point has ever done. Some genuinely good scares, long experience, fully immersive, great adaptation to the films... Overall just a lot of fun. Absolutely worth the upcharge to try it!

I am beyond thrilled with this addition. Looks absolutely fantastic.

Quick little report from our visit on Saturday. As I said earlier in the thread this was my first every visit. We got SUPER lucky and the park announced on Thursday that Alpenfury would actually be open on Saturday. We had planned on visiting Friday to avoid such huge Saturday crowds but decided to change so we could get on Alpenfury, and that we did! We got to the park around 3pm after visiting some family in the Toronto area. By this point obviously Alpenfury had a huuuuuuge line. Heard reports of around 5 hours? My girlfriend has a disability pass so we waited in the ADA line and got on in about 30 minutes. WOW what a ride! I haven't been left speechless by many rides but Alpenfury did it. Absolutely bonkers crazy from start to finish. Even the first launch and airtime hill hit before all hell breaks loose. Top 10 potentially? Only rode it once so I'll have a better idea after I ride it some more next weekend. Some other thoughts: -Minebuster retrack is great. Can't wait for them to do the whole thing -Wilde Beast was my 100th wooden coaster credit. It sucked. -Behemoth... meh. -Leviathian is fantastic! Reminded me more of Millennium than it does the other B&M gigas. Great ride. -Yukon Striker is also GREAT. Way smoother than Valravn. Great pacing. First drop seems to go forever. -Lots of tweens and teens causing a ruckus. Is there no chaperone policy at this park? Saw multiple brutal bloody fights. There was also an incident at Leviathan at the end of the night where a weapon was allegedly seen and caused a panic. I will say though that Wonderland security was FANTASTIC and always very quick to the scene when there was an issue, and in large number. -Last thought, wow this park is PRETTY. The vibe and look of the park is fantastic and every employee we encountered was very nice. Not quite Dollywood level but better than almost all regional parks. Easily one of my top parks now. Here's some pictures for y'all:

I would say Labor Day has gotten quite a bit more crowded over the years but I think you're right in saying it clears out in the evening... But maybe not as early as you'd think. August 25th will likely be less busy overall but less of a drop in crowd as the evening goes on.