Side Friction - Episode 63 - "That Ship Has Sailed”

January 11th, 2025

Steph and Greg further discuss the recent silent send off of rides, as well as an entire California amusement park in particular. Although they find hope in the direction that some parks are going, they still end up talking about the unique atmosphere of independent parks surrounded by corn fields.

• Theme parks and museums close as wildfires burn across LA
• Berserker ride to be removed at Kings Dominion
  • Traum Boot
• Is Santa Clara’s Great America Slowly Closing Its Doors?
  • Could it be the end? Great America scraps 2025 winter run
  • Santa Clara’s Great America theme park lease could be terminated in three years: new docs
• Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Closed Until 2026, Construction Walls Up at Magic Kingdom
• Six Flags Magic Mountain adding suspended motorbike coaster in 2026
  • Roller Coaster grading permit
• ‘Ultra-accessible’ amusement park, sports arena
  • Morgan's Wonderland - The World's First Ultra-Accessible Theme Park
• Dollywood Rumored To Be Working on a Year-Round Experience

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Side Friction - Episode 62 - "Out with a Bang”

January 4th, 2025

Yes, that coaster is closed.... and so is that one. Greg, Steph, and Bob all talk about the latest subtractions from Six Flags as well as other things going on in the industry. Kick off the new year with us as we talk about what happened in the last couple of weeks of 2024.

• Anaconda Slated for Demolition - KDFans
• Kingda Ka is Set to Be Imploded
• Big Kahuna’s Water Park Acquisition
• Mindbending Schwarzkopf model arrives at National Roller Coaster Museum
• Universal Orlando wants to replace Rip Ride Rockit roller coaster
• Changes on the Horizon at Carowinds
• Six Flags to consolidate Georgia park holdings by 2027
• High Ground is Laid Low
• Kentucky Kingdom to open new $11m land for families
• Disney's new cruise ship sets sail with Haunted Mansion bar experience
• Here’s where the Six Flags money is going …
• Stolen Rocket Returned

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Side Friction - Episode 61 - "Cedar Fyre”

December 21st, 2024

Steph and Bob spend most of this episode talking about BULLSHIT and we're pretty sure you already know who is at fault.

• Funtime Handels the Orlando Free Fall Incident
  • Funtime Statement on the Verdict in the Tyre Sampson Case
• Two Trains Collide on Joker…
• Is Cedar Flags doing Carowinds dirty?
• CGA to change operational calendar and remove seasonal events
• 1,000 foot roller coaster?!
• South Florida Water Management System and Cars Frontierland
• Tom Sawyer Island Coke
• Weeds Removed from the Top of the Millennium Falcon in Galaxy’s Edge
• A Ferris Wheel in Pittsburgh... soon!

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