Episode 63 - That Ship Has Sailed

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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