Side Friction - Episode 104 - "End of America"

November 8th, 2025

Greg, Ryan the Ride Mechanic and Bob discuss a lot of dumb news including Bob talking about the last day of Six Flags America.

• Fire-Rescue Superheroes Scale Inova Loudoun Hospital to Deliver Halloween Treats
• Six Flags of America closes in Bowie
  • Superman breaks down at SFA
  • Dumb guy climbs Batwing on the last day of Six Flags America
• YouTube Shoutouts:
  • ROBB ZIPP AT SIX FLAGS AMERICA'S LAST DAY 11-2-2025
  • Savage Mister
  • Drens Adventure
• Couple helps secure rider after seatbelt fails on Worlds of Fun's Mamba roller coaster
  • Worlds of Fun visitors say they had to hold down young girls after alleged seat belt malfunction on roller coaster
• 2 girls fall from Ferris wheel at Louisiana harvest festival: Sheriff
• Intoxicated passenger falls out of amusement ride in Port Hardy
• Cedar Point cased in terrorist attack plot foiled by FBI. What to know
  • Feds: Suspects in Ferndale terror case also cased Cedar Point; one is tied to video game lawsuit
• New Report Shows Just How Bad Things Are for This Florida Theme Park Giant | Disney Dining
• Stupid lawsuit of the week: NJ mother's lawsuit over kid who called her 'Karen' at amusement park dismissed by appeals court

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Side Friction - Episode 103 - "Micro Capacity"

November 1st, 2025

Greg, Ryan the Ride Mechanic and Bob explore the world of toy cars and corvids.... and some coaster and park news too.

• Woman sues SeaWorld after duck allegedly flies into her face while riding roller coaster
• Universal 'holding back' on operating Epic Universe at full capacity
• Kentucky Kingdom building new suspension roller coaster
• Roller-coaster track, likely for Mindbender replacement, spotted in Edmonton-area industrial park
• Renegade 'super fan' takes his 30,000th ride on the Valleyfair roller coaster
• Circuit of the Americas to offer amusement at top speed
• Worlds of Fun roller coaster temporarily shut down due to safety violation
• Knoebels bald eagle passes away
• Waldameer winds down after successful summer, announces Paratrooper comeback

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Side Friction - Episode 102 - "Kelce and the Moose"

October 25th, 2025

Greg and Bob take on this week's news without Ryan who's away for the week. Another fun variety of stories and only a small bit about that big chain with a half dozen flags and lots of problems.

• Travis Kelce joins activist investor Jana Partners in push to revive Six Flags
  • Travis Kelce Teases Possible 'Kelce Roller Coaster'
• Low Flying Moose
  • RMC will unveil a new coaster
• RetroEscapes nostalgia theme park planned for Las Vegas
  • RetroEscapes | Las Vegas retro destination | Las Vegas, NV, USA
• Inside Disney Imagineering's Sonic Labs
• Universal Orlando 2026 park-to-park tickets to include Epic Universe
• Lagoon to retire Jet Star 2 roller coaster after 49 years
• Virginia man rides every roller coaster in the US—all 1,069 of them
• Our biggest competition is screens at home, says theme park boss
• Groundbreaking held for Aurora Park at Geauga Lake, site of former SeaWorld Ohio

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