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Construction/Rumors / Re: Six Flags/Cedar Fair Merge...

Last post by Tmboote - September 02, 2025, 09:08:00 PM

I've been to Magic Mountain (3 days), Kings Island, Cedar Point (4 days), Six Flags St. Louis, Michigan's Adventure, Six Flags Great America, and Canada's Wonderland (2 days) this year and can't say I've had a bad day in any of those parks and meals have been decent (but obviously not to the level of my Silver Dollar City trips this year ). The only roller coasters that have been closed on those trips were Maxx Force and Thunderhawk. I've also had a gold pass with all park passport three years in a row with all park meals/drinks add-ons, and I've paid less for the pass every year. So I tend to disagree with those complaining about a poor experience (at least at any of those parks).

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Construction/Rumors / Re: Project 2026 Tracker

Last post by Duelist - September 02, 2025, 08:46:16 PM

^ Great pictures!  I gained 10 pounds just looking at the cookie sundae LOL

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Construction/Rumors / Re: Project 2026 Tracker

Last post by tmstephe - September 01, 2025, 07:49:47 PM

I was at the City this weekend and took just a few pictures of the area directly west of the Lumbercamp (where the queue to the new ride will be???).  I'll be honest - I have no idea what I'm looking at, but it's clear that there is zero active work going on at the moment.

This is looking east towards the AP lift hill.

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This is just to the north of the previous picture, along the Float Trip flume.  Are these old supports for a retaining wall?

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This is the backside of the lumbercamp falls.  Again, no visible work in progress (and the waterfall is turned off). 

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And just for fun, here are two pictures of Christmas lights staged behind the rock shop and beside the old Fire in the Hole.

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And here is a glamour shot that I took of the Mountain Size Cookie Sundae... only available at Tom Sawyer's treats (next to the carousel barn), if you can catch it open.

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This was my only trip this season - just a quick getaway - but it's always a joy to be at the City.

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Other Parks / Re: Six flags passes

Last post by rabidplatypus - August 29, 2025, 03:34:48 PM

We are already gold members. Six flags STL is 20 mins away from us. We have 8 passes and to add the all park passport would cost $125 per pass. After the sale started I went to guest services and asked about the new all park MVP sale and she said we already had the all park passport added to all our passes because too many people called in to corporate to complain.

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Construction/Rumors / Re: Six Flags/Cedar Fair Merge...

Last post by sdcfan88 - August 28, 2025, 11:30:35 PM

Corporate monopolies are never good. Get ready for non-competitive prices that will top Disney. Also expect quality and upkeep to slip and you will also see some parks and assets that were seen as former competition to be closed and liquidated. Meanwhile, smaller independent parks will feel the pinch and pressure to be absorbed as they try to compete.

I will say this has aged pretty well. At least two major parks are closing and several rides are being scrapped and retired across the chain. And guest experiences have been pretty abysmal at the parks across the board according to a lot of ramblings I've seen in the community with low quality food/accomidations and slow ride ops this season with a lot of rides not even operating. An unfortunate reality of the situation leaving a lot of resentment towards this merger from enthusiasts and the general public feeling they are not getting their full value of the ever increasing ticket prices.

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Construction/Rumors / Re: Project 2026 Tracker

Last post by ColaSDC - August 27, 2025, 02:36:41 PM

I honestly don't think the email indicates a TNT replacement. Yes, it confirms the family coaster rumor, but none of these names feel like they fit very well; they feel cheesy and like six flags names. daredevil railway does hint at the rumor that the ride would continue the ozarkian daredevil storyline coming back. And just last year, park officials at the FITH media event reiterated their committment to keeping TNT open. That occured after the accident with the worker.
To be more specific, has an email survey ever included a name that ended up official?

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Construction/Rumors / Re: Project 2026 Tracker

Last post by Duelist - August 27, 2025, 02:12:19 PM

^ Not completely but at least this does tell us it will be a new family coaster.  That was the rumor we have been talking about but this seems to confirm it - whatever the name.  And I was encouraged that they asked which name seemed to fit the theme of SDC most and why.  I picked Miner's Rush as the 1st choice because that seemed to fit in most with an 1880s mining theme park.

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Construction/Rumors / Re: Project 2026 Tracker

Last post by ColaSDC - August 27, 2025, 01:02:30 PM

I got an email a couple of hours ago from SDC about the naming of a new family coaster being built.  The name choices were:

Miner's Rush
Prospector's Rush
Daredevil Railway

I was asked which name I preferred (I picked Miner's Rush) and which names fit in with the theme of the park.  I was then asked who I thought the name would appeal to (pre-teens, teens, adults, older adults, etc).  Then I was asked to put the names in order as 1st, 2nd and 3rd choice and I put them in the order above.  The first questions asked were if I and my family were season pass holders and to choose from the last 5 years if we had bought season passes (we have all 5 years).  Unfortunately this sounds like a T-N-T replacement to me. 

has there ever been a time an email survey accurately told us what a new additon was going to be?

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Construction/Rumors / Re: Project 2026 Tracker

Last post by rabidplatypus - August 22, 2025, 10:11:41 PM

All 3 of those names suck but I would choose daredevil railway. Fits in with the daredevil narrative of AP. I could see them re-theming and restoring AP. It certainly needs it.

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Construction/Rumors / Re: Project 2026 Tracker

Last post by Jesus4me - August 22, 2025, 04:26:43 PM

I got an email a couple of hours ago from SDC about the naming of a new family coaster being built.  The name choices were:

Miner's Rush
Prospector's Rush
Daredevil Railway

I was asked which name I preferred (I picked Miner's Rush) and which names fit in with the theme of the park.  I was then asked who I thought the name would appeal to (pre-teens, teens, adults, older adults, etc).  Then I was asked to put the names in order as 1st, 2nd and 3rd choice and I put them in the order above.  The first questions asked were if I and my family were season pass holders and to choose from the last 5 years if we had bought season passes (we have all 5 years).  Unfortunately this sounds like a T-N-T replacement to me. 

BIG BEAR type ride which is a next generation TNT ride.