In news that was somehow surprising and also not surprising, Six Flags Entertainment Corporation announced yesterday that the company would be closing Six Flags America at the end of the 2025 Season. Evan and Eric join Andrew to talk all...

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Arguably the most important theme park opening in the United States in more than 25 years, Universal’s Epic Universe officially opens in May. Fortunately, Shane has been able to visit the new park a few times during preview periods, and...

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As theme park fans who are chronically online, a fascinating story that has always eluded us with a conclusion was the disappearance of Buzzy – an audio-animatronic who was a central character in “Cranium Command” at Epcot’s Wonders of Life...

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As the self-appointed “Roller Coaster Bureau Chief” of WGN-TV in Chicago, Marcus Leshock has seen it all, including a Double Rollback on Top Thrill “Cubs”ter at Cedar Point following a Cubs World Series win many years ago. This week on...

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Kentucky Kingdom is a park with a storied history – and they’ve recently announced one of the biggest investments in park history – the retheming of an area of the park, now known as Discovery Meadow. Three new rides, 10...

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On episode 14 of the podcast, we interviewed Chris Foshee about all things social media. Now, 4.5 years and 146 episodes later (don’t do the math if we made it a weekly show, making a weekly show is tough!) –...

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If you follow theme parks on social media, you’ll notice that a park in the Ozarks is built just a little differently. Interspersed with the “Buy your Season Pass Now” and “Hey, we’re opening soon” graphics, you’ll find a healthy...

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Last week, Six Flags Over Georgia shocked the theme park world by giving their originally-new-for-2024-but-now-new-for-2025 roller coaster – formerly known as a Georgia Surfer – a new name and backstory, before the coaster ever gave its first rides. It led...

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As theme park fans, especially recently with D23 announcements, we’re familiar with the term “blue sky,” used to tease ideas that are just that – ideas. They might happen, they might not. Usually, the people making these decisions have an...

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Several years ago, we interviewed Broadway actor Nik Walker on our podcast, and talked all things theme parks. Many people claim to be theme park “nerds.” Nik, who played Aaron Burr in Hamilton, Otis Williams in Ain’t Too Proud, and Sir Galahad...

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