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Terrible news out of Edmonton today, as they've declared that the iconic Mindbender - which has been left collecting dust since at least July 2021 - will not reopen and indeed be removed; https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/mindbender-roller-coaster-closed-after-37-years-at-west-edmonton-mall-1.6252033...

Could this mean anything?

I'm going to go off on a tangent for this one and generalize how Jinma could be on track to gain a foothold in the Western Market. Some context is necessary. The thing is that Jinma has set themselves up perfectly to do just this. In the past two years alone they established their spinoff Noble...

They're hiring for positions!

Ngl this looks pretty dope; In terms of other updates, the blog says that they’ve put piles into the ground for the spiral lift hill, but no photos of that yet.

Yea but the caveat to this is that the layout ends with the train on a spike and turntable, which means that they theoretically can't dispatch the next train until the previous is completely off of the circuit.

On the earlier topic of Japanese coasters, Nasu Highland is finally axing their Thunder Coaster Meisho Corkscrew, which last operated in 2017 and has been left to rot since then;

Apparently work related. Two days ago a local friend saw firetrucks and ambulances pull up to the lot where they're storing parts, allegedly something happened while they were unloading log fume pieces from a shipping container. See the photo below;

Horrible incident this week on the construction site of Flying Viking, as a contractor from Sky High Coasters has passed away. The individual is said to have been the son of Sky High's owner, details are unclear; https://www.kcci.com/article/worker-dies-accident-adventureland/42659730 Edit; If...

Planning and zoning are still ongoing, but they’re expected to receive final approval from City Council on February 2; https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/politics/inside-politics/texas-politics/proposed-universal-studios-theme-park-frisco-not-done-deal-yet/287-2e0cfbfc-e100-4e4c-8118-360640a96783

Aerial view of the completely cleared Arkham Asylum site from TPWW's vlog the other day; Source

Timeline update from ACE WinterFest at COTAland the other day;

Launch cable isn't in yet, but they've been rolling a train around the station-area track for some time now... with no panels on the cars! 🤪

And yet this is apparently coming to Missouri's new Oasis at Lakeport park in 2024.

Underflip is complete;

Frisco Mayor Jeff Cheney complied a giant FAQ list with loads of information on the park, I'll quote it below but put the key stuff in bold, feel free to discuss; https://www.facebook.com/MayorCheney/posts/pfbid08s3G64tFP8Z88Am8yC5Tnt8h1UcxTtjKZSRH1bXMsdJ1RmxVqErbfpES8B3xnHMwl

According to the park they’ve begun preparing the site, which will see the removal of their Drop Zone Skycoaster and Revelation booster in addition to the vacant Corkscrew lot. Curiously enough the original plans did show that the latter would be relocated to the former’s site, but plans could...