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...
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Six Flags America Trip Report – June 1, 2016
Living in North Carolina, a majority of my theme park visits are predominantly are within a 4-5 hour drive. When I had the opportunity to drive to New Jersey for work, I knew that I would have the chance to...
Continue reading...The Joker Twists, Turns, Makes Me Laugh Like a Child
The Joker Media Day Festivities After watching the Joker, the new RMC conversion at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, construction progress over the past 9 months, it was incredibly exciting to see the finished product at the media day for the...
Continue reading...The Joker Construction Photos from Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
The Joker Construction Update I swung by Six Flags Discovery Kingdom yesterday to take a look at the how the construction has been going on The Joker, the new Rocky Mountain Construction conversion of the Great Coasters International “Roar” coming...
Continue reading...Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Announces RMC Hybrid, The Joker
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom has announced what we all expected, that the recently closed Roar (check out our post on our visit to Roar’s final day) is being converted to a hybrid coaster by Rocky Mountain Construction (RMC) called “The...
Continue reading...We Say Farewell to Roar on National Roller Coaster Day
August 16th was the final day of operation for Roar, the Great Coasters International wooden coaster that has carried over 11 million riders at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom since it’s opening on May 15, 1999. While it doesn’t have quite...
Continue reading...Roar Closing at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom announced today that its Roar wooden coaster will close on August 16, 2015. Big announcement today! We're closing our iconic wooden #rollercoaster Roar on August 16. More to come! https://t.co/PFktlNpe4e — Six Flags Discovery Kingdom (@sixflagsDK) July...
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“You’re going where…? Why?” was the standard response I received from many when I told them my plans to take a day trip to Six Flags America while in Washington DC for a conference. “But there’s Kings Dominion and Busch...
Continue reading...My Favorite Amusement Park Sounds
Two months ago, I wrote about my favorite amusement park aromas, and writing that made me think of what my other senses encounter when at an amusement park. My attention turned to my ears. Your ears inundated with different sounds...
Continue reading...Street View: Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
One of my favorite parts of going to a park is seeing the park’s skyline of towering coasters slowly come into sight. As a child I would peak over the seats in front of me trying to be the first...
Continue reading...Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Photos
Forum member “CreditCrazy” took a trip to the very colorful Six Flags Discovery Kingdom and brought back some amazing photos from the park.
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