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    Small News From The Theme Park Industry

    Per the park's Instagram, Kumba will reopen this summer. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DItph5jRYKm/?igsh=dWEwd3IwcHU1YzRi
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    Lost Island | Fire Runner | RMC Raptor | 2025

    We're going vertical. https://www.instagram.com/p/DIml0PxzSqf/?igsh=MWJrOGUxMnRvZ3FweQ== From the park's Instagram
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    Small News From The Theme Park Industry

    https://x.com/miadventure/status/1912926321287520363?s=46&t=Fcopc9n_5i_WiYfwhQbnqg Shivering Timbers getting some RMC 208 Retrak. Good to see legacy Cedar Fair working with RMC again.
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    Timber Wolf at Worlds of Fun closed for the season

    That's fair! And again and to emphasize, I don't think Timber Wolf's structure is going anywhere, but I'm fairly confident that its days of operating as a wooden coaster are over. To an extent, that's a shame because I thought it was running great from 2021 to 2023 but the re-profiling of its...
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    Timber Wolf at Worlds of Fun closed for the season

    Has the chain been announcing removals? It seems like most of the closures are being done pretty quietly and any announcements come after the writing is on the wall. I feel pretty confident that this isn't going to be a full demolition but rather an RMC or GCI steel track conversion. The...
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    Timber Wolf at Worlds of Fun closed for the season

    https://www.reddit.com/r/rollercoasters/comments/1jlzb37/timberwolf_entrance_boarded_up_at_worlds_of_fun/ Signage is down and the entrance is all fenced up. Its signage had been updated very recently too (maybe for the 2023 season?). Still blows my mind how much had been invested into this...
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    Timber Wolf at Worlds of Fun closed for the season

    Kind of along the economic lines, it likely is not economical for a park with limited attendance and revenue generation like Worlds of Fun to try to operate three essentially full-sized and reasonably aggressive wooden roller coasters. Given the cost cutting craze of Six Flags' Project...
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    Timber Wolf at Worlds of Fun closed for the season

    The were rumors and some smoke about this for a few weeks (removed from app) but I'm still kind of surprised. I know WoF leadership considered it a classic. With it being closed heading into the season, I'm thinking RMC or full Gravity Group precut retrack. It's still wild with how much has...
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    What’s behind the recent rise in “rattle” criticism on new rides?

    I think there are a few factors that have led to the increased rattle criticism on B&M's at least: The emergence of RMC and its glass smooth completely non-rattly I-box track. Not only has RMC flipped the game with its action packed layouts, it has also flipped the game with its unparalleled...
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    Cedar Point | Siren's Curse | Vekoma Tilt Coaster | 2025

    It's gonna be wild to see another 160 foot tall coaster look like a dwarf on the Cedar Point skyline.
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    Kings Dominion's Anaconda Closing

    The only sad thing about Anaconda closing is the loss of the sound of the Arrow anti-rollbacks.
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    Small News From The Theme Park Industry

    https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/six-flags-consolidate-georgia-park-holdings-2027.amp Actual filing: https://d18rn0p25nwr6d.cloudfront.net/CIK-0001999001/fd9f4db4-0b90-42b5-a97a-d03b69f07fec.pdf
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    Carowinds retires Nighthawk and two flat rides

    I do not think this is a major factor especially at a park like Carowinds that is a nearly five-hour drive from any other legacy Six Flags or Cedar Fair park. The legacy Cedar Fair leadership has been removing aging, unreliable and expensive to operate and maintain coasters for some time now...
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    Carowinds retires Nighthawk and two flat rides

    The company's goal is to get its Debt to Adjusted EBITDA ratio down to 3.5x and based on annualizing Q3 2024's numbers, its 2024 Debt to Adjusted EBITDA is over 5x. Closing expensive to operate and maintain rides is one way to grow Adjusted EBITDA. Given what I heard about it in my early days...
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    Kingda Ka and Green Lantern's removal for new 2026 record-breaking coaster

    I'm just thinking about this from the business perspective as I have no emotional attachment to the ride (and frankly was underwhelmed by its launch to an extent when compared to say Xcelerator at Knott's)... I really do not think it's going anywhere before the end of 2026. I think you've gotta...
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    Six Flags / Cedar Fair Merger Announced

    The company's earnings release mentions the term leverage 11 times and often it's in conjunction with reducing its leverage. Its goal is to get its leverage ratio to 3.5x by the end of 2027. I have not done a trailing 12-month analysis but annualizing its adjusted EBITDA from its Q3 YTD...
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    Six Flags Over Texas | Unknown | B&M Dive Coaster | 2026

    Especially given its awful capacity/throughput. @TPoseOnTantrum leaned towards a B&M Dive and I think that's right unfortunately as a coaster enthusiast. Over Texas badly needs an elite coaster and not what an entitled coaster enthusiast (me) would call another supporting coaster. Hoping for...
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    US Election; what are your thoughts?

    I hate to double post but:
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    US Election; what are your thoughts?

    Ehhhh... I know timing matters but this looks like a Trump electoral win. Perhaps significantly. Possibly popular vote too. Not particularly close according to the New York Times either as it shifted from toss-up to lean Trump an hour or so ago. 75% Trump win according to its "needle".
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    Top 10(ish): 2025 Edition - page 129

    This is difficult. 270 credits. 1. Iron Gwazi - This is more like 1a and #2 is more like 1b and could easily be flipped. 2. Steel Vengeance - See Above 3. Wildcat's Revenge - I feel confident that this is my #3 but from here on out it gets trickier and much less fixed. Also, RMC is...
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