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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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This episode documents the time when I was a seriously lazy coaster enthusiast.  From 2005 to 2014, I only made a handful of visits to my local Florida parks including Busch Gardens Tampa and Universal Orlando.  My brother and I went to Six Flags Great Adventure in 2014, and then four years later, we did a two-day roller coaster trip to Kings Dominion and Busch Gardens Williamsburg in 2018.  That trip got me back into following the amusement industry through podcasts and social media and would put me on the path to rekindling my coaster-riding flame and putting that road trip together.

El Toro sound effects credit: ElToroRyan - YouTube

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