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Im a little disappointed about "Coasters in the dark" this year because the park just told me on the facebook that only the rides in Oasis Plaza for the event. I remember the Roar area being open as well, but that's OK. I'm still really excited for this event!

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SFDK just posted on their FB that their new baby Walrus was stillborn.

 

http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Baby-Walrus-Cant-Beat-the-Odds-at-Six-Flags-122068114.html

 

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom is mourning the loss of a stillborn walrus calf.

 

Doctors at the theme park and animal sanctuary had been hopeful that a 16-year-old female walrus named Uquq would be just the 12th mother to give birth to a live Pacific walrus at a zoo.

 

But early Monday morning Uquq gave birth to a stillborn baby.

 

“Over the past 30 days, we stepped up our observation and monitoring via ultrasound, and all signs showed a live birth was imminent,” Michael Muraco, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom's animal care director, said in a statement. “The staff is extremely upset but attending to the welfare of Uquq at this time.

 

The baby would have been the first Pacific walrus calf ever born at the park. But the odds were against it.

 

"We have always known that the survival rate of walruses in zoos and aquariums was only 50 percent and actually less in the wild - but despite the odds, we felt that all of the dynamics were in place – a healthy female that was conditioned and trained to allow us to keep track of her progress on a daily basis from the very start of her pregnancy - and an experienced animal and veterinary staff that knew their animals well," Muraco said. "The odds this time were just not in our favor.”

 

A park representative said that there have been no more than 11 recorded walrus calves born over the past 80 years and only 17 individuals in U.S. facilities today.

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Coasters in the Dark - TPR Mini-Meet Up!

Friday, May 27th

 

Event Details:

http://www.sixflags.com/discoveryKingdom/events/CoastersAfterDark2011.aspx

 

MUST have a Six Flags Season Pass!

 

The park will let me know more as soon as they can, but they may have some SFDK swag and do some Q&A. Please try to attend this event! I mean...it's FREE, right?

 

--Robb

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Heck yeah!

Sounds exciting!

I've been down three times in the past few weeks waiting for the tower to be open.

Plus, nothing beats Night Rides!

Although I'm sure it won't be as exciting (or dark) as when Holiday Park did night rides on Expedition Ge-Force :/

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I'd like to go to this even but I still haven't got a season pass yet. Anyways All Six Flag parks "Season Parking Passes are only valid" at the home park, right?

A Six Flags pass is valid at every single one of the parks. I don't think parking passes are, though.

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Oh my, in a strange quirk of fate the big crappy budget meeting got put off till Tuesday, My boss just cleared the day off. I hope to be up there by 1pm or so. Bringing a friend too. Working really late tonight though.

Dws_57

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