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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Side Friction - Episode 60 - "Digging for Thrills”

December 14th, 2024

Steph and Greg meet with Troy Parsh of the Amusement Preservation Museum and discuss the unexpected (and funny) challenges of finding, restoring, and displaying amusement park history.

• Amusement Preservation Museum Website
• Amusement Preservation Museum Instagram
• Amusement Preservation Museum Facebook

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Side Friction - Episode 59 - "Weather or Not”

December 7th, 2024

Greg and Bob do their best to find stuff to talk about on this slow news week on this short but sweet episode.

• Family Awarded $8M in lawsuit against BGT
• Attendance, revenue down at United Parks & Resorts due to bad weather
  • Attendance, revenue and income increase at United Parks & Resorts
  • Petrus Trust Company LTA Makes New Investment in United Parks & Resorts
• Mirabilandia announces the closure of activities in Pernambuco
  • https://rcdb.com/10213.htm
  • https://rcdb.com/5027.htm
• TrailRunner Family Coaster – Skyline Attractions, LLC
• Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit at Universal Studios Florida

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Side Friction - Episode 58 - "Thanksgiving Tony and the Coaster Harvest”

November 30th, 2024

Steph, Adam, and Bob are joined by Piper and LJ for this Friendsgiving episode. Touching on a few news stories but mostly a whole lot of rabbit trails this is an episode that will certainly bring you a lot of laughs. We hope all of our US listeners had a great Thanksgving holiday.

• IAAPA Expo 2024 Wraps Up with Major Ride Purchases in the Carnival & Park Market
• WATCH: Kings Dominion’s new roller coaster launches
• Desert Storm Restraint Failure?
• Rock N' Roller Coaster Retheme / Removal of Muppet Vision
• Green Lantern Demolition
• ZDT Amusement Switchback for Sale
• ReTheme to BatGirl!

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Side Friction - Episode 57 - "Come On, Knock it Off!”

November 23rd, 2024

Greg and Bob discuss the happenings at IAAPA as slim as that news is but also talk about a lot of other interesting things including a whole lot of knock offs of other coasters and rides.

Pre-show Rant: Google's mysterious 'search.app' links leave Android users concerned

• Kentucky Kingdom kicks off multimillion-dollar Christmas celebration
• Kennywood announces Steel Curtain opening, Fright Night expansion, and expanded season
• 2024 Ride Vehicle Reveals
• BON Beauty of Nature Luxury Theme Park | VidantaWorld Nuevo Vallarta
  • Tecuani Beast
• Spike® Fun Tower 55 - Maurer Rides
• Rapterra's First Flight
• Zamperla Reveals World’s First Naruto Themed Launch Coaster
• TIMESTIR. DISCOVER THE LATEST NEWS FOR 2024
• S&S RailRyder Coaster
• Morey’s Piers is Going to Make Great White a Flying Fish
• Minecraft enters real world with $110m global theme park deal
• First photos inside Harry Potter and the Battle of the Ministry at Epic Universe
• Sensible Weather

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Side Friction - Episode 56 - "King Dick”

November 16th, 2024

The whole team (Greg, Bob, Adam, and Steph) put on one of the most fun episodes we've had in a while. Of course we cover the elephant in the room and the Dick who killed it as well as a few other stories. You won't want to skip this one.

• Richard killed the king
• La Vibora - Six Flags Over Texas (Arlington, Texas, United States)
• Six Flags to Invest More than 1 Billion USD over 2 years
• Cedar Point General Manager Carrie Boldman to step down
• What a ride: Sandusky’s new Cedar Point Historical Museum chronicles park’s roller coaster past
  • Cool Spaces: Bay Village man devotes room to his love of Cedar Point
• VR2000 Roller Coaster Simulator | MaxFlight
• Maurer Spike Challenge
  • Spike Cargo - Maurer Rides
• Europe's Amazing New Theme Park Ride - Dance Macabre
  • NEW RIDE Danse Macabre FULL ON RIDE - Efteling
  • Intamin Amusement Rides: Dynamic Motion Stage
• This is what will replace Gillian's Wonderland Pier in Ocean City, NJ
• Six Flags Demolition "Teaser"
  • Six Flags New Orleans demolition halted

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