Earlier this year, Six Flags Great America announced plans to retheme its Yankee Harbor area, transforming it into DC Universe, a land injected with the DC superheroes and villains that are now almost synonymous with the Six Flags brand. As...
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19 For ’99: Roar at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
Over the last several months we’ve been taking a look back at some of our favorite coasters celebrating their 20th birthdays this year in our 19 for ’99 series. This week we’re looking at a wooden coaster that is no...
Continue reading...How Sally Corp is Bringing Top End Dark Rides to Regional Parks – Interview with John Wood and Rich Hill
On July 12 (ie. tomorrow), Six Flags Magic Mountain is opening the latest of their “Justice League: Battle For Metropolis” 4-D interactive dark rides (EDIT: The ride is now open, tell us what you think!), the seventh in the park...
Continue reading...Six Flags Great America Update 2017
I visited Six Flags Great America (multiple times) over this past Memorial Day Weekend. My priority of course was riding the new-for-2017 Joker roller coaster (read my review here), but I wanted to see what else was new at my...
Continue reading...Joker Construction at Six Flags Great America
While vertical construction hasn’t yet begun on Six Flags Great America’s new-for-2017 Joker 4D roller coaster, the land clearing and ride shuffling is well underway. Joker will stand 120 feet tall and will feature five cars seating two pairs of...
Continue reading...Three Six Flags Parks adding “Battle for Metropolis” in 2017
After the successes of Justice League: Battle for Metropolis attractions at Six Flags Over Texas and Six Flags St. Louis in 2015, Six Flags added the attraction to Six Flags Great America and Six Flags Mexico this past season. Now,...
Continue reading...Joker 4D Coaster Opening at Six Flags Great America 2017
Six Flags Great America today announced Joker, a fourth-dimension (4D) Free Spin coaster will debut at the park in 2017: Joker will stand 120 feet tall and will feature a vertical lift hill. Riders will invert at least six times as...
Continue reading...Rocky Mountain Construction Part Recall Closes Coasters
Update: We’ve added some new information about the earlier Joker closure to this post. A Rocky Mountain Construction part recall has closed two of its newest roller coasters, including Lightning Rod at Dollywood. So if you’re planning to ride a new...
Continue reading...Six Flags Great Adventure Trip Report – June 2, 2016
In case you missed it yesterday, I’m in the middle of a small theme park road trip. After Wednesday’s visit to Six Flags America, my next stop was just under 200 miles north at another Six Flags park I was...
Continue reading...Want to Win some C101 and RMC Prizes?
Happy Memorial Day everyone! Hopefully you’re all enjoying a day off, maybe riding some roller coasters. In honor of our recent reviews of The Joker and Storm Chaser, and the (delayed) opening of Lightning Rod, we thought it would be...
Continue reading...Pacific Rim “5-D Experience” Coming to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom THIS MONTH!
Earlier this week Six Flags Discovery Kingdom teased that something might be happening in their old Iwerks theater, which opened in 1997 and has been used for storage and Halloween mazes since 2008. Today they announced what’s happening, and it’s...
Continue reading...Six Flags Mexico Announces The Joker
Six Flags Mexico (located in Mexico City) will open The Joker, a Gerstlauer spinning coaster, in 2013. The coaster formerly operated as Pandemonium at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom. The spinning coaster will sport a new color scheme as well as...
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