Minor Updates, Rumors, and Happenings

[Coaster Justin]

Kinetic will be replaced with...

Kinetic 2.0

Also Buccaneer Battle will stay about the same

[HCF]

At this point I think it's time to just accept that Sky Trek is never going to reopen

[RobSFGAm]

Yes, Sky Trek Tower is really just a flag pole now. Cheaper to leave it up and not working, then pay to have it removed I guess. Plus with it being the tallest ride in the park, I think they want to keep it there as the parks since it is the first thing people see from miles away.

[CoasterRiderSC]

Yes, Sky Trek Tower is really just a flag pole now. Cheaper to leave it up and not working, then pay to have it removed I guess. Plus with it being the tallest ride in the park, I think they want to keep it there as the parks since it is the first thing people see from miles away.

Could it be converted into a gyro drop??

[RobSFGAm]

Biggest issue is that it is a 40+ year old ride and not sure what the condition of it is.
They could probably convert it to a couple different things, just do not know how much they want to invest in converting an aged core

[Coaster Justin]

How about convert it to this?

[Sven18]

Six Flags adds more late stuff for 2023
https://investors.sixflags.com/news-and ... eases/2023


SFSTL - https://www.sixflags.com/stlouis/attrac ... okie-racer They get their teased coaster.
GADV - https://www.sixflags.com/hurricaneharbo ... ash-island
SFDK - https://www.sixflags.com/discoverykingd ... gs-in-2023
SFNE - https://www.sixflags.com/newengland/att ... -adventure

[Coaster Justin]

According to the Six Flags Wiki, SFGAm will replace Sidewalk Sodas with a Bubble Tea Stand.


Nice to see that place being used again. Wonder if it will be a snack?

[staticshadows]

There was an excavator parked behind the Washington St. entrance gate yesterday.

The Park President is giving a presentation to the village board on Monday, video will probably be available on Youtube later in the week.

https://www.gurnee.il.us/docs/default-source/default-document-library/vb-cow-3-27-23.pdf?sfvrsn=7a8c48b1_0

1. Lake County, Illinois Convention & Visitors Bureau and “Big Three” report on tourism,
business developments and upcoming season operations:
• Maureen Riedy – President, Visit Lake County
• Randy Ebertowski – General Manager, Gurnee Mills
• John Krajnak – Park President, Six Flags Great America
• Jim Franz – Director of Human Resources, Great Wolf Lodge Illinois

[Coaster Justin]

It kinda feels dirty that Six Flags America is adding a bigger addition than SFGAm, SFMM, and SFGAdv


I'm not ungrateful... Wait I am Ungrateful

[sfgamnthemoon]

There was an excavator parked behind the Washington St. entrance gate yesterday.

The Park President is giving a presentation to the village board on Monday, video will probably be available on Youtube later in the week.

https://www.gurnee.il.us/docs/default-source/default-document-library/vb-cow-3-27-23.pdf?sfvrsn=7a8c48b1_0

1. Lake County, Illinois Convention & Visitors Bureau and “Big Three” report on tourism,
business developments and upcoming season operations:
• Maureen Riedy – President, Visit Lake County
• Randy Ebertowski – General Manager, Gurnee Mills
• John Krajnak – Park President, Six Flags Great America
• Jim Franz – Director of Human Resources, Great Wolf Lodge Illinois

Interesting. Could this be a hint for a new attraction? because at this point we need a miracle for that - there's only four permits publicly available through Gurnee's ARCGIS map: restroom repair near GMH, steel awning repair on JB's bar, Big Lou's renovation + a permit for demolition of the buildings in DC Universe, though, that was last year.

[LuigiU2]

Anyone get that E-mail that SF sent out to anyone with the old diamond memberships? Pretty sure it had stuff about scream break with it as well.

[Goku1910]

Anyone get that E-mail that SF sent out to anyone with the old diamond memberships? Pretty sure it had stuff about scream break with it as well.

Yes, and this doesn't mean much for us since SFGAm isn't on the list of participating parks. Just F us, I guess.....

There was an excavator parked behind the Washington St. entrance gate yesterday.

The Park President is giving a presentation to the village board on Monday, video will probably be available on Youtube later in the week.

https://www.gurnee.il.us/docs/default-source/default-document-library/vb-cow-3-27-23.pdf?sfvrsn=7a8c48b1_0

1. Lake County, Illinois Convention & Visitors Bureau and “Big Three” report on tourism,
business developments and upcoming season operations:
• Maureen Riedy – President, Visit Lake County
• Randy Ebertowski – General Manager, Gurnee Mills
• John Krajnak – Park President, Six Flags Great America
• Jim Franz – Director of Human Resources, Great Wolf Lodge Illinois

Interesting. Could this be a hint for a new attraction? because at this point we need a miracle for that - there's only four permits publicly available through Gurnee's ARCGIS map: restroom repair near GMH, steel awning repair on JB's bar, Big Lou's renovation + a permit for demolition of the buildings in DC Universe, though, that was last year.

I wouldn't get your hopes up, the Agenda doesn't give any hints to the sort when it says "Report on tourism, business development, and upcoming season operations." This most likely means they will talk about last year's performance, what their plans are this year, etc.

[sfgamnthemoon]

Took this from village board live stream

[Agent]

On top of the above:

• Nightly parades will be back.
• Trudy's Sweet Shoppe in Hometown Square is getting redone and renamed 'Coaster Candy' (RIP Marriott-era remnant of the Opera House Sweet Shoppe) which has apparently worked well in other parks.
• New biergarten in Southwest Territory, in the open space next to Chubasco.
• Bubble tea stand coming into a 'vacated' location in Hometown Square (next to the Hometown Fun Machine? Maybe in the area of the old Marriott "Hot Shoppe" which is used for storage?).
• Events are subject to change. Potentially by Wednesday or next Wednesday the event calendar might already be different so the current calendar isn't definitive. Viva la Fiesta is being sponsored in part by Univision though so that probably isn't going away.
• Holiday in the Park might return. Krajnak said that they're looking into doing what Six Flags Over Georgia did and getting a third-party vendor to set up displays. They might open the front of the park too for guests to shop and get hot chocolate, etc., but that's all in preliminary talks still and the group who did the setup for SFOG is a bit hesitant to come up north and do it here as they're based in Arizona.

Krajnak said that attendance was down but thanks to price raises and "aggressive cuts", the bottom line was up so 2022 was a success in their books. Oktoberfest was also a smash hit last year which prompted a redo of the Mooseburger patio to accommodate it better.

Link to YouTube stream of Gurnee town meeting: https://youtu.be/hvPt5O-jzKQ

[Goku1910]

On top of the above:

• Nightly parades will be back.
• Trudy's Sweet Shoppe in Hometown Square is getting redone and renamed 'Coaster Candy' (RIP Marriott-era remnant of the Opera House Sweet Shoppe) which has apparently worked well in other parks.

Good to see we keep neutering our park's history. The "remodel" of Carousel Gifts for Maxx Force to me was a total miss and I hate what it has become.

[Coaster Justin]

On top of the above:

• Nightly parades will be back.
• Trudy's Sweet Shoppe in Hometown Square is getting redone and renamed 'Coaster Candy' (RIP Marriott-era remnant of the Opera House Sweet Shoppe) which has apparently worked well in other parks.

Good to see we keep neutering our park's history. The "remodel" of Carousel Gifts for Maxx Force to me was a total miss and I hate what it has become.

I don't know, Between remodeling Hometown Square for IgNite and the Entrance have been perfect updates... Pre-April Fools!

[Coaster Justin]

Sorry to Double Post But I'd be fine if Holiday in the Park was just: Carousel Plaza, Hometown Square and Orleans Place.

Have 1-2 Indoor Shows at Grand Music Hall, The Train Going, Dark Knight, Carousel, Bumper Cars, and maybe a walkthrough in Hurricane Harbor?

[staticshadows]

Buccaneer Battle and Dare Devil Dive are missing from the rides list.

https://www.sixflags.com/greatamerica/things-to-do/all-rides

[sfgamnthemoon]

2 new permits just appeared on the Gurnee permit ARCGIS map:

- Exterior bar addition to Chubasco's Mission building
- Antoine's Ice Cream in Orleans Place gets an interior remodel

[sfgamnthemoon]

2 new permits just appeared on the Gurnee permit ARCGIS map:

- Exterior bar addition to Chubasco's Mission building
- Antoine's Ice Cream in Orleans Place gets an interior remodel

Just re-read and found that the bar was already mentioned, so not really "new".

[Agent]

On top of the above:

• Nightly parades will be back.
• Trudy's Sweet Shoppe in Hometown Square is getting redone and renamed 'Coaster Candy' (RIP Marriott-era remnant of the Opera House Sweet Shoppe) which has apparently worked well in other parks.

Good to see we keep neutering our park's history. The "remodel" of Carousel Gifts for Maxx Force to me was a total miss and I hate what it has become.

Definitely heartbreaking, the mismatch and neglect in theming makes our park look tacky and falling apart. The park definitely had the potential to be the Midwest's Disneyland but Six Flags keep homogenizing our park. At least we're not like California's Great America. Paramount absolutely neutered everything, it's surprising the Carousel didn't get bulldozed.

Buccaneer Battle and Dare Devil Dive are missing from the rides list.

https://www.sixflags.com/greatamerica/things-to-do/all-rides

And nothing of value was lost. It's the curse of Sky Whirl, every ride that has gone in its place has been a maintenance nightmare. RIP Deja Vu and now Buccaneer Battle. In all seriousness though, I can still access the page for Buccaneer Battle if I search for it in Google so maybe it's temporary. If not then oh well. Here's hoping that whatever goes in its place is a cool new ride.

[Coaster Justin]

Wow, We can't even get a repaint on anything?

[CoasterRiderSC]

On top of the above:

And nothing of value was lost. It's the curse of Sky Whirl, every ride that has gone in its place has been a maintenance nightmare. RIP Deja Vu and now Buccaneer Battle. In all seriousness though, I can still access the page for Buccaneer Battle if I search for it in Google so maybe it's temporary. If not then oh well. Here's hoping that whatever goes in its place is a cool new ride.

ANYTHING is better than Suckaneer Battle! Would be awesome if we get a screaming swing or giant discovery! They really need to take away Revo-Loser while they're at it also! That ride is horrible and a waste of space.

[Agent]

Wow, We can't even get a repaint on anything?

Unless they nuke another section of the park like they did when they turned Yankee Harbor into DC Universe then no. Who else is ready for Orleans Place to be turned into Gotham City? Or Southwest Territory into Metropolis? Only time we'll probably see a full scale repaint of those sections.