Side Friction: Roller Coasters and the Parks They Live In

Side Friction - Episode 95 - "Show Me the Weather”

September 6th, 2025

Another week means another episode of Greg, Bob, and Ryan the Ride Mechanic talking about the dumpster fire that just cons…

Side Friction - Episode 94 - "Electric Mayhem”

August 30th, 2025

Greg, Bob, and Ryan the Ride Mechanic go a lot lighter on Six Flags (well, relatively) this week with one of the more varied ass…

Side Friction - Episode 93 - "Unhitched”

August 23rd, 2025

Greg, Bob, and Ryan the Ride Mechanic (as well as the entire community) can't get away from Six Flags so join them for another dive in…

Side Friction - Episode 92 - "Closed for Litigation”

August 16th, 2025

Yes, more Six Flags talk from Greg, Bob, and Ryan the Ride Mechanic but entertaining and a shorter duration this week. If …

Side Friction - Episode 91 - "Six Flags Fatigue”

August 9th, 2025

A few little things happened at Six Flags this week so Greg, Bob, and Ryan the Ride Mechanic dive in with just a small helping …

Side Friction - Episode 90 - "Six Flags 2: The Search for More Money”

July 26th, 2025

Bob and Ryan the Ride Mechanic take control of the show since Greg decided coasters in Japan were more impo…

Side Friction - Episode 89 - "Where Are We?”

July 19th, 2025

Join Greg, Bob, and Ryan the Ride Mechanic as they visit the news and somehow end up wandering through the woods.  If you are a fan …

Side Friction - Episode 88 - "Blades of Fury”

July 12th, 2025

Join Greg, Bob, and Ryan the Ride Mechanic as they talk about a collection of news stories that happened over the last couple of we…

Side Friction - Episode 87 - "I Know What You Did”

July 5th, 2025

Join Greg, Bob, Ryan the Ride Mechanic and Pam in a backwards episode where the news is merely an intro to stories from park vi…

Side Friction - Episode 86 - "Dark Money”

June 21st, 2025

Join Greg, Bob, and Ryan the Ride Mechanic as they talk about the news with rabbit trails and even a Bob rant on the side.

• Dollywood…

Side Friction - Episode 85 - "Lice, Lice Baby"

June 14th, 2025

Greg, Bob, and Ryan the Ride Mechanic are even more all over the place than last week but lots of interesting stuff gets talked ab…

Side Friction - Episode 84 - "Knott Gonna Happen”

June 7th, 2025

Join Greg, Bob, and Ryan the Ride Mechanic for an episode that is all over the place when it comes to news which starts off with…

Side Friction - Episode 83 - "Cinnamon Tah-heemie Fries”

May 31st, 2025

Ryan is back! After a few weeks of guests and specials the guys are back to normal (well, normal for them) covering the n…

Side Friction - Episode 82 - "When It's Ready”

May 24th, 2025

Bob and Greg welcome Rick and Brian Knoebel from Knoebels Amusement Resort on the show this week to talk about what's going on at t…

Side Friction - Episode 81 - "Barnyard Breakout”

May 17th, 2025

This week we have CoasterBro filling in for Ryan joining Bob and Greg in a very farmland centric episode.

• Cedar Point animals …

Side Friction - Episode 80 - "Bearly There”

May 10th, 2025

Airtime Myke fills in for Ryan and joins Bob and Greg to discuss the news and.... well, of course Bob and Myke throw opinions around a…

Side Friction - Episode 79 - "Shipping Not Included”

May 3rd, 2025

Greg, Bob, and Ryan the Ride Mechanic might give you some whiplash with this episode but with all there is to talk about this …

Side Friction - Episode 78 - "Just Add Paint”

April 26th, 2025

Greg, Bob, and Ryan the Ride Mechanic have a ton of fun with this episode.  Covering the news and a healthy dose of rabbit trails …

Side Friction - Episode 77 - "Augmented Timbers”

April 19th, 2025

Greg, Bob, and Ryan the Ride Mechanic go on a roller coaster of news with happy, sad, and frustrating news all making an appear…

Side Friction - Episode 76 - "Sequential Parks”

April 12th, 2025

Greg, Bob, and Ryan the Ride Mechanic don't have a lot of news but they talk about what they do have and find plenty of rabbit t…