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Great Question. Gurnee: 1. Delta Flyer/Eagle's Flight 2. Splashwater Falls (Why did they remove it if they didn't want to replace it with anything?) 3. Edge 4. Tidal Wave 5. Traffique Jam If I may inject a non-ride request, I'd like the 5-cent root beer stand back in Hometown Square! I'd even settle...

My heart has a soft spot for the Whizzer. How many times it thrilled me (five, I think) during that first visit in 1976 when I was 14. The banked turns and speed were great and quite surprising from a bland-looking ride. I do understand that if a park doesn't have the parts to maintain a ride, it's ...

steven wrote:For you Shockwave fans, I took this photo of a Shockwave car from Gurnee earlier this month at Six Flags Magic Mountain:


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Steven

What was it doing at Magic Mountain?

The new facade is nice-looking on its own, but it doesn't fit in with New Orleans. Do theme park managers think about the long term? This is how Santa Clara's theming went downhill.

Hurt: Barney Oldfield Speedway
Heal: The Edge

Fiddler's Fling: 1
Barney Oldfield Speedway: 19
The Edge: 55

Hurt: Barney Oldfield Speedway
Heal: The Edge

Fiddler's Fling: 4
Barney Oldfield Speedway: 20
The Edge: 51

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Heal: The Edge

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Barney Oldfield Speedway: 18
The Edge: 49

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Heal: The Edge

Fiddler's Fling: 13
Barney Oldfield Speedway: 18
The Edge: 44

Hurt: Rue Le Dodge
Heal: The Edge

Rue Le Dodge: 1
Fiddler's Fling: 15
Barney Oldfield Speedway: 15
The Edge: 44

Hurt: Rue Le Dodge
Heal: The Edge

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Fiddler's Fling: 14
Barney Oldfield Speedway: 15
The Edge: 42

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Heal: The Edge

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Fiddler's Fling: 15
Barney Oldfield Speedway: 15
The Edge: 39

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Heal: The Edge

Rue Le Dodge: 7
Fiddler's Fling: 14
Barney Oldfield Speedway: 16
The Edge: 38

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Heal: The Edge

Rue Le Dodge: 9
Fiddler's Fling: 15
Barney Oldfield Speedway: 17
The Edge: 34

Hurt: Rue Le Dodge
Heal: The Edge

Rue Le Dodge: 11
Fiddler's Fling: 15
Barney Oldfield Speedway: 16
The Edge: 33

Hurt: Rue Le Dodge
Heal: The Edge

Rue Le Dodge: 12
Fiddler's Fling: 16
Barney Oldfield Speedway: 19
The Edge: 28