These are the top 10 events that changed the theme park industry from 2008.
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Menachem Piekarski: Camp Snoopy – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xd1sbXszYP8&t=420s
Menachem Piekarski: Deja Vu (SFGAM) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Q0Hdzs2Xm8&t=200s
Menachem Piekarski: Deja Vu (SFOG) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CL-FGCbybTQ&t=83s
Sean Flaharty: Hard Rock Park – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utcu3OlKypQ
Sean Flaharty: Chiller – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4xZ164XGAU&t=4s
The RampagingRex Backup – Celebration City – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezn6Jn1FFi0&t=20s
David Ellis: Jackrabbit – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB4FEKa-PNo&t=9s
David Ellis: Ozark Wildcat – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfJAum-vChc&t=62s
Canobie Coaster: Ravine Flyer II – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtMr-IZV4-4&t=25s
Canobie Coaster: Possessed – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4MgSwRO_z8&t=10s
XtremeCoasters Network: Six Flags Worlds of Adventure – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VrtAi2oZjY&t=518s
XtremeCoasters Network: Geauga Lake – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rtmML_uw9w&t=277s
Zombieface Coasters: Volcano the Blast Coaster – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_jg-evyyXA&t=91s
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32 Comments
15:31 So that's how Airtime Thrills got it's logo.
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2008-2009 easily some of the best years for the coaster industry considering maverick ending the coaster wars and that is huge
The fact Six Flags DubaiLand was going to have sections of the park named after some the famous parks in the chain is so clever. You rarely get that from Six Flags.
I know lots of people have theories as to why the coaster wars ended, but for me I think the recession was the big blow. It was a wake up call to most chains telling them that going really crazy, while sounding good in the short term, is very expensive, and in times of economic downturn not really smart. Thats probably why most parks survived the pandemic honestly.
2008 was also the year I rode my first coaster! It was Lil’ Phantom at Kennywood, and I think my really young self enjoyed it a lot! Also I rode it the same month the crash happened huh
Biggest regret is not being an even more annoying kid begging my parents to take me to freestyle music park when we were at myrtle Beach in 09. Now I never got to experience that park
I love this series! Keep it going please! 🙂
I graduated college that Spring. It was a rough time to need a job and be in debt, let me tell ya.
Suprised astrolands shutdown wasn’t big enough to make the official list. Great content as usual.
1:13 DID I SEE FOILE A DEUX??? HELLO???? SECOND BEST FOB ALBUM???
2008 was the beginning of the dark times in the NASCAR world under the leadership of The Worst CEO in NASCAR History named Brian France
I wonder what made Cedar fair take away the paramount IP's away from all the rides that had them. If they had 10 years to keep using it why give it up so soon? I would have thought keeping an IP would bring more people in. but I'm really just jealous I never got to ride backlot when it was Italian job.
Still remember those Behemoth ads. The one where people are screaming and running away in terror and then 7 people run towards it.
2008 was the year I went to most of California’s parks for the first time. Only major ones I didn’t do were Great America and Universal.
Love this series. I wonder if Paramount regrets selling off
Video idea: Ranking all of the defunct six flags parks
Also in 2008 Ravine Flyer II opened at Waldameer, putting that park on the map!
Truly sad what happened to Hard Rock Park…it looked like it was a pretty solid park but it just bombed so painfully anyway…at least Six Flags New Orleans had a reason behind its shockingly short run…at least a better one than just….”bad timing “, I guess?😊
The oddest part was the themes at Six Flags Dubai. Out of all the parks they had to choose from at the time Great Escape was of the parks they went with. 😮🤷🏻♂️
The recession hit hard. I remember being in sixith grade and having the annual honors student Cedar Point trip as the main motivator for doing well in school because I knew my family wouldn't be able to pay for all of us to go on too of gas lol
2008 was the year I made my first trip to SeaWorld San Antonio & Fiesta Texas, in addition to Schlitterbahn. That trip did get me my only ride on maybe the worst coaster I've ever ridden, Rattler. And that same structure now supports one of my favorite coasters. I was also able to see the spectacular show, Believe, at SeaWorld multiple times. It was one of the best shows at any theme park. It would soon be renovated into a different show that was nowhere near as amazing. That was my only theme park trip of the year, and my coaster count after that trip was 25.
Your concept of "not being into coasters" is interesting. In 2008 I hadn't visited an amusement park in about 15 years (apart from some FECs with bumper boats and such, and the occasional state fair where I didn't go in the ride area). But I had a toddler who was growing fast and I lived about 20 minutes away from Canobie Lake Park, and those things combined would get me back into visiting parks at least occasionally a couple of years later.
Loved the pics of young(er) Chris enjoying the parks! I think it adds a nice personal touch to note where these events fit into your own coaster history.
I remember going to Myrtle Beach in 2009 and passing by Hard Rock Park. I was absolutely floored by the B&M looper. Definitely sparked my interest in coasters even more as a 13 year old
2008… The year I rode my first big coasters: Boomerang and Roar at SFDK. I was still too short to ride Medusa lol
Making me feel Old, I graduated in 2008 lol
I love this series! So much effort and explained so nicely.
It’s really amazing how much Canada’s Wonderland has improved since Cedar Fair took ownership of the park. Sometimes I wonder what the park would be like today if someone like Six Flags, or Herschend Family Entertainment owned the park.
Ahh, the year after I was born, crazy so many thing were screwed that year thanks to the recession (lots of retail stores were bankrupt in 2008 and went out of business that year).
Also I believe 2008 wha when my Tampa bay lightning drafted stamkost (captain of the team now) and the lions went 0-16.
I think now would be a good time to update why you really got into rollercoasters again after watching this series.👍
0:25 still hurts as a Penguin fan seeing the Red Wings lift the Cup on Civic Arena ice. But we got them back in 09.
2008 was a memorable, but not very eventful year for me. I had just moved to Arizona the year before, which is extremely sparse for roller coasters, but at the time I was getting very into video games instead after getting a DS and a Wii.