Episode 23 - Rename My Cream

Side Friction - Episode 25 - "Positive Complaints”

March 9th, 2024

Airtime Myke stops by and the entire show becomes one big huge rabbit trail but they sneak in news here and there.  It's the longest Side Friction show ever but time flies by like you were on the OG Top Thrill Dragster (before it got it's buckeye card).

• New surprises from Six Flags Great Adventure to start 2024 season 
• New Seats and Restraints on Skyrush Coaster at Hersheypark 
• Kentucky Kingdom announces its first-ever 'Christmas experience'
• Top Thrill 2 test run 
• MonteZOOMA's Revenge
• Drayton Manor
• Dollywood will have its longest season in 2024 
• Hawaii Gets a Wacky Worm 

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Side Friction - Episode 24 - "Big Dam Disappointment”

March 2nd, 2024

The day Bob has waited for has finally arrived - Steph is upset with Cedar Point.  Not that anything else really matters but then Steph and Bob both talk about the latest news stories of the industry.

• Alabama Adventure Loses a Woodie
• Bye i232...hello... Thunder Striker?
  • Bye i305 while we're at it
• Keansburg Drama
• Playland Park Capital Program
• Big Dam Waterpark
• Care Bear Stare
• Disney World Price Increases
  • WDW Free Water Park Tickets  
• Top Spin at Indiana Beach
• Little Amerricka 
  • House on the Rock
  • Lake Express Ferry  
• Canton Football Hall of Fame Three-Day Carnival
  • Fate of IX Center Ferris Wheel
  • Play Action Plaza at Hall of Fame Village
• Pittsburgh North Side Esplanade project breaking ground Fall 2024 

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Side Friction - Episode 23 - "Rename My Cream”

February 24th, 2024

In the weird recent trend of Steph and Bob going off topic while still somehow staying on topic they'll revisit that behavior..... right after they have a random conversation about cell phones.

• Hurler get..... RMC?
  • or probably wood 
• Top Thrill 2 Passholder Preview
• New Look for Sky Ride
• Something BIG?
  • Besides a terrible name? 
• Why is the DOJ talking to CT officials about amusement parks? 
• Six Flags Over Texas Announces 2024 Park Improvements
• Liseberg to rebuild Oceana water park after devastating fire
• Merlin Entertainments failed to pay minimum wage
• New Ice Cream Flavor Inspired by Silver Dollar City’s Fire in The Hole

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Side Friction - Episode 22 - "Ready to Go... Hubless”

February 17th, 2024

It's a long one but there was a ton of news that Steph and Bob had to cover but they keep it entertaining.  Watch out for a rant or two from Bob though.

• Soma on Steam 
• Horrible news from Liseberg 
• Lakemont announces new general manager 
• Intamin presents to Hershey 
• T Express gets RMC'd 
• Cedar Fair 2023 Results 
• Legoland NY solves a problem with a new ride 
• Something is coming to Alton Towers 
• We're off to see the Wizard 
• Land Of Oz 
• Ghost Town in the Sky 
• Ghostbusters to Return to Universal Studios Florida?
• Ready to Go 
• Kennywood and Idlewild Remove some Beloved Kiddie Rides

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Side Friction - Episode 21 - "People for the Ethical Treatment of Lakemont”

February 10th, 2024

From the funny infuriating to the just plain infuriating followed by interesting topics and even a little bit of "what are they thinking" explains the range of news that Bob and Steph cover in this show.

• PETA targets Chance Rides 
• Angry Voicemail We Got From an Alamo Drafthouse Customer
• Lakemont Park closes rides for 2024
• Tax breaks aimed at growing Lake Compounce, Mount Southington 
• Vekoma Switchback Coaster - Jungle Rush
  • Inclined Turntable Testing
  • News coverage of Jungle Rush
• Top Thrill Dragster lawsuit 
• Montezooma's Gone?
• No, Cedar Point has not limited season pass Fast Lane Plus access to Top Thrill 2 
• Total Eclipse of The Point 
• Carowinds Reveals 2024 Event Lineup 
• How Intamin helped build 49ers stadium

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Side Friction - Episode 20 - "EPIC PRKS”

February 3rd, 2024

An oddly on-topic show but a fair amount of anger as Bob and Steph talk about.... just an odd collection of news this week.

• Man used $8 ticket to get into Disney World 
• Judge dismisses Disney lawsuit 
  • Disney appeals federal judge's dismissal of its lawsuit against DeSantis 
  • Oversight District History 
• WDW land suitability changes 
• Introducing EPIC Universe 
  • Discover Universal: Epic Universe 
• $5 Skyrides
• PRKS 
• Keansburg Amusement Park Parking Lot Battle
• Rampage closed for 2024 
• Waldameer gives residents of Village Mobile Home Park 9 months 
• Vekoma gives us a look at Circuit Breaker Trains 

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Side Friction - Episode 19 - "This Changes Everything”

January 27th, 2024

While the show starts by Steph saying they're going to stay on topic it only takes a short time before the rabbit trails are spawning their own rabbit trails but both Steph and Bob do manage to talk a lot about the news which, it's self, isn't exactly stable this week.

• DOJ seeks additional info from Six Flags, Cedar Fair on $8 bln merger
• Let's Remember Dan Snyder's Six Flags Disaster 
• United SEAS 
• Three rides at KI changing names 
• Cedar Point rolls out new app 
• Updated Harry Potter Wand Experience  
• Zelda incoming? 
• This Changes Everything 
• Lake Compounce removes attractions 
  • The Shore Line Trolley Museum: Articles: Lake Compounce 
• Knott's Berry Farm Foods are gone 
• Brought to you by RollerCoaster Cuts 

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Side Friction - Episode 18 - "The Evil Alliance”

January 20th, 2024

All kinds of evil on this episode.  Steph and Bob discuss a major alliance to harvest your data followed by some ups and downs of the industry this week.

• Six Flags Launches Largest Digital Alliance in Theme Park Industry 
• Large Areas of Universal Studios Florida Now Opening Late to Cut Costs 
• Walt Disney World drops most park reservations and welcomes back all-day park hopping 
• The Great Hack - Trailer 
• New Projectors and Fountains Installed for Upcoming Nighttime Lagoon Show at Universal Studios Florida - WDW News Today 
• https://twitter.com/Park_Journey/status/1746949271545627133 
• New Hotel at Discovery Cove
• Knoebels will debut new ride, update aging PowerSurge | News | dailyitem.com 
• Universal Studios New Coaster Updates
• The Strange Story of 'Killdozer' and the Man Behind It | HowStuffWorks 
• Legoland California 2025 Project 
• Great America Updates 

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Side Friction - Episode 17 - "The Downfall Jamboree”

January 13th, 2024

You might say the doors got blown off this episode.  Steph and Bob discuss mostly Disney but without a ton of news stories there's only way this really was ever going to end -- lots of rabbit trails.

• Rock N' Roller Coaster Closed for Refurbishment
• New Details About Country Bear Musical Jamboree 
• State of Florida Regulating Disney Monorail
• Boeing Problems 
• Documentary: Downfall The Case Against Boeing 
• Cedar Fair Testing Good Any Day Fast Lane
• Kings Dominion Ridership Numbers for 2023 
• Tilt Studio enters Sandusky
• Reese's Pumpkin Lawsuit 
• Boeing Being Sued 
• Playland will remain open  

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Side Friction - Episode 16 - "Flushing mAPPs Down the Sewer”

January 6th, 2024

Welcome to 2024!  Bob and Steph start off talking about some predictions for 2024 and then head into the news with a lot of the typical rabbit trails to include coffee, sewers, and their recent favorite topic to hate: Corporate America

• Leaked Launched Wing Coaster at Kings Dominion
• Steamboat Willie is in the Public Domain
• No More Paper Maps!
• Last Chance to ride Huff and Puff
• Sky Screamer Closed for Mechanical Refurbishment
• Six Flags Sued over claims of Violating Disabilities Act
• What people get wrong about the McDonald's Coffee Case 
• 88-year old Coaster Enthusiast

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