Side Friction - Episode 70 - "Return of the Traum Boot” March 1st, 2025 Greg and Bob and Steph are joined by Ryan the Ride Mechanic for a truly entertaining episode that barely stays on the rails at all. Seriously, this is a fun one. Off Topic: Past Times Arcade Off Topic: Warren Pizza Hut reopens as Pizza Hut Classic Off Topic: IFPA Pinball Themed…

Side Friction - Episode 68 - "Epic Tivoli” February 15th, 2025 Steph, Adam, Greg, and Bob all join in on this episode to discuss news and, oddly, Bob's health. Off topic and fun is a good way to describe this show. Gibtown 2025: Ride Sales & Deliveries Report - Part 2 Six Flags Rewards paused? Six Flags Fiesta Texas Unveils Largest DC Universe Clas…

Side Friction - Episode 68 - "Epic Tivoli” February 15th, 2025 Greg and Bob are joined by Ryan the Ride Mechanic on a week with very little news so they spend most of this episode talking about experiences and interesting thoughts about the industry for this highly entertaining episode. Kennywood Junction, Steel Curtain Epic Universe Food Previewed…

Side Friction - Episode 67 - "Holes” February 8th, 2025 Steph and Bob dig for news this week and actually find a varied collection of stuff along with some rabbit trails that no one probably would have expected. Todd Joseph racks up fines Todd Joseph Continues to Violate A Coal Fire May Have Helped Sink the 'Titanic' | Smithsonian New details revea…

Side Friction - Episode 66 - "Six Flags Laid-off the Moose” February 1st, 2025 Greg and Bob discuss more of the dreary news Six Flags feels like giving us as well as a few other things but, while the news isn't bright, they go off topic to keep things fun and entertaining. Laid-off Kings Dominion worker voices frustration after losing their job: 'T…

Side Friction - Episode 65 - "Ryan the... COASTER!” January 25th, 2025 Ryan the Ride Mechanic joins Steph, Greg, and Bob for a combination of conversation and news visiting a lot of fun topics including some interesting behind the scenes information. Six Flags in NJ unveils lineup for 2025 season, more details on new coaster Six Flags Over Georgia …

Side Friction - Episode 64 - "Injunction Junction” January 18th, 2025 On this episode Bob gets to be his classic self with the line up of stories. Him and Greg talk about various new stories including an appearance of a Todd Joseph shenanigans. Judge rules Conneaut Lake Park owner violated court-issued injunction Injunction enforcement sought again…

Side Friction - Episode 63 - "That Ship Has Sailed” January 11th, 2025 Steph and Greg further discuss the recent silent send off of rides, as well as an entire California amusement park in particular. Although they find hope in the direction that some parks are going, they still end up talking about the unique atmosphere of independent parks surrou…

Side Friction - Episode 62 - "Out with a Bang” January 4th, 2025 Yes, that coaster is closed.... and so is that one. Greg, Steph, and Bob all talk about the latest subtractions from Six Flags as well as other things going on in the industry. Kick off the new year with us as we talk about what happened in the last couple of weeks of 2024. Anaconda S…

Side Friction - Episode 61 - "Cedar Fyre” December 21st, 2024 Steph and Bob spend most of this episode talking about BULLSHIT and we're pretty sure you already know who is at fault. Funtime Handels the Orlando Free Fall Incident Funtime Statement on the Verdict in the Tyre Sampson Case Two Trains Collide on Joker… Is Cedar Flags doing Carowinds dir…

Side Friction - Episode 60 - "Digging for Thrills” December 14th, 2024 Steph and Greg meet with Troy Parsh of the Amusement Preservation Museum and discuss the unexpected (and funny) challenges of finding, restoring, and displaying amusement park history. Amusement Preservation Museum Website Amusement Preservation Museum Instagram Amusement Preser…

Side Friction - Episode 59 - "Weather or Not” December 7th, 2024 Greg and Bob do their best to find stuff to talk about on this slow news week on this short but sweet episode. Family Awarded $8M in lawsuit against BGT Attendance, revenue down at United Parks & Resorts due to bad weather Attendance, revenue and income increase at United Parks & Reso…

Side Friction - Episode 58 - "Thanksgiving Tony and the Coaster Harvest” November 30th, 2024 Steph, Adam, and Bob are joined by Piper and LJ for this Friendsgiving episode. Touching on a few news stories but mostly a whole lot of rabbit trails this is an episode that will certainly bring you a lot of laughs. We hope all of our US listeners had a gr…

Side Friction - Episode 57 - "Come On, Knock it Off!” November 23rd, 2024 Greg and Bob discuss the happenings at IAAPA as slim as that news is but also talk about a lot of other interesting things including a whole lot of knock offs of other coasters and rides. Pre-show Rant: Google's mysterious 'search.app' links leave Android users concerned Kent…

Side Friction - Episode 56 - "King Dick” November 16th, 2024 The whole team (Greg, Bob, Adam, and Steph) put on one of the most fun episodes we've had in a while. Of course we cover the elephant in the room and the Dick who killed it as well as a few other stories. You won't want to skip this one. Richard killed the king La Vibora - Six Flags Over …

Side Friction - Episode 55 - "The Frontal Lobe” November 9th, 2024 Greg and Bob make the best out of a week that certain other US news far out-paced amusement park news. It's one of our shortest shows but has lots of interesting speculation and some unique stories. Six Flags Entertainment Corporation Reports 2024 Third Quarter Results Six Flags pot…

Side Friction - Episode 54 - "Queenda Qwa” November 2nd, 2024 This show starts off with some sad news as Bob and the others remember his mom who passed away on October 17th but then the whole crew (Bob, Steph, Greg, and Adam) all get into the latest news and turn it into a fun episode. Utility Markers appear next to Kingda Ka Siren’s Curse parts ar…

Side Friction - Episode 53 - "Greedflation” October 12th, 2024 It's happening everywhere including parks and especially at Disneyland and Six Flags Entertainment Corp.... prices are going up. Greg and Bob call it out along with a whole host of other frustrations and a few things that are exciting as well. It's a shorter episode than normal but shou…

Side Friction - Episode 52 - "Pagan Cat” October 5th, 2024 We're back with another episode and for it we've got the entire team together again. Join Bob, Greg, Steph, and Adam as they discuss an extremely wide range of news stories with the typical rabbit trails leading to who knows what. Universal Patents Technology to Detect Behavior Will Disneyl…

Side Friction - Episode 51 - "Maurer's Curse” September 21st, 2024 Steph and Bob go on a wild ride of news. Bob gets fired up and Steph actually comes along for the ride when it comes to the other half of Todd Joseph. It doesn't stop there, however, so many news stories to address that some of the ones lesser important ones needed to be kicked to n…

Side Friction - Episode 50 - "Holy Hell, Watch Out for the Mayonnaise!” September 14th, 2024 We've made it to 50 episodes! This episode is packed full of not only news but a few flash backs, some trivia, and of course rabbit trails galore but we didn't stop at content, we also packed it full of hosts with Greg, Steph, and Bob pulling Adam into the …

Side Friction - Episode 49 - "Bobbing for Treasure?” September 7th, 2024 Greg and Bob find that it's a famine this week when it comes to news but they manage to scrape together enough to talk about including a couple stories that pop up just before the record. Warner Bros. Discovery Merges Theme Park, Studio Tour and Retail Groups Into One Division…

Side Friction - Episode 48 - "Indefinite Height” August 31st, 2024 Steph and Bob discuss a collection of news stories ranging from infuriating to completely expected. It won't cost a thing unless your name is Myke who owes a few rides on Tumbili. Twizzlers Twisted Gravity CoasterRadio "She's a coming down" reference (E1045, 28:10 to 32:40) Top Thri…

Side Friction - Episode 47 - "Disney's Left in the Stardust” August 24th, 2024 Greg and Bob talk about an asortment of news with a bit of a focus on some truly perplexing incidents and a Disney and Universal showdown. Lost Island goes RMC Raptor Morey’s maintenance UK’s oldest gets crunchy Scenic Railway - Dreamland Waldameer swings accident Reddit…

Side Friction - Episode 46 - "Binding Arbitration” August 17th, 2024 Steph is back and joins Bob as they discuss the dystopian legal future Disney helps bring us and the other half of the Six Flags company that forgot to make their announcements with the Cedar Fair half last week. It'll be as much fun as looking at magic eye images. Super Slide Amu…

Side Friction - Episode 45 - "You Put My Volcano Where?” August 10th, 2024 Mother Nature tries really really hard to make this show not happen and First Energy doesn't do anyone any favors either but Greg (who usually hides in the background doing work making our website not a bright yellow eyesore) joins Bob to address all the Cedar Fair things. W…

Side Friction - Episode 44 - "Up On Blocks” July 27th, 2024 This week is different. Steph needed to take a break so filling in for her is Bob's Nephew, LJ. Join them as they discuss the news and LJ learns just how frequent rabbit trails can happen. Kennywood's Racer coaster temporarily closed for modifications The Fees are Gone Waldameer getting a …

Side Friction - Episode 43 - "BSOD: Blue Spin of Death” July 20th, 2024 Riley from That's So Mid joins Steph and Bob to talk about, well, whatever they feel like.... but they do fit in some news here and there. It may not be the most news heavy episode but it is highly entertaining. Disney Data Breach! Wingcano Did YoU kNoW?! Officials reveal cause…

Side Friction - Episode 42 - "Decades of Research” July 13th, 2024 Bob and Steph put lots of time and effort into this show..... or maybe they just tossed some links on a Google Doc and hit record. We'll let you decide. Ferris Wheel Torn Up By Beryl Fire Ball Survivor One person in hospital after falling 30 to 40 feet from ride at Canada's Wonderla…

Side Friction - Episode 41 - "Tipflation” July 6th, 2024 The merge happened..... and Steph and Bob both got their glimpses at each side of that merger. Hear the trip reports mixed in with the news from the last 2 weeks and whatever rabbit trails turn up along the way. Cedar Fair and Six Flags Merge Mr. Six Dead? Tipping at United Parks Quick Servic…

Side Friction - Episode 40 - "Stress Analysis” June 22nd, 2024 A lot of sad news stories this week but Steph and Bob do a great job of keeping the episode fun and, by somewhat intentional design, the show gets more fun as it goes on. Man Struck by Rollercoaster Jetline Derailment Caused by Weak Parts Upside Down in Oregon Lawsuit Filed Zamperla Inv…

Side Friction - Episode 39 - "Wingcano's Epic Barnyard Adventure" June 15th, 2024 West from High Rollers joins Steph and Bob for an adventure in whatever the hell they feel like talking about. A seriously fun episode where lots of topics get covered whether or not they are here on the rundown. Cedar Point: Camels Blood Mayflies Punching Another Spi…

Side Friction - Episode 38 - "Suck It, Tony Clark, Suck It” June 8th, 2024 Steph talks all about HWN and Santa Claus (the town, of course) and doesn't want to stop but eventually Bob gets her back on track only to go on a few other rabbit trails. Avoid the Giant Hill at Legoland Beech Bend Emergency...Not Entitled to Scale Heights Never been used V…

Side Friction - Episode 37 - "Mackprodukt” June 1st, 2024 Generally fun stuff in this week's episode as Steph and Bob talk about the latest coaster to join the list of extended closures Tony Clark says a TT2 update is "approaching" Hyperia Closes After One Day Gene Staples: The King of Schwarzkopf Big Hot Lost Island Announcement Kenny Kangaroo's S…

Side Friction - Episode 36 - "Coast to Coast(er)” May 25th, 2024 Steph and Bob barely stay on the reservation as somehow talking about coasters and industry news leads into discussions about the strange things that border the realm of the paranormal. Amusement Preservation Museum Stunt shows return to Kennywood Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Giant Dipp…

Side Friction - Episode 35 - "Zamperla Inaction” May 18th, 2024 CoasterBro of CoasterCuzzies and Airtime Myke of basically everywhere else join Steph and Bob as they talk about the elephant in the room as well as a very controversial coaster ranking situation and a few other hot takes on various news stories. Baby, I'm not ready to go Holiday World…

Side Friction - Episode 34 - "Gravy Gate” May 11th, 2024 Staying on topic gets a little difficult for Steph and Bob this week but they manage to make it through the whole episode without talking about.... that thing that everyone keeps talking about entirely too much. Super Slide Amusement Park open for the season - Bismarck City Museum Super Mario…

Side Friction - Episode 33 - "Mega AI Land” May 4th, 2024 Steph gushes about Top Thrill 2 while Bob remains a somewhat skeptical, Six Flags lets everyone down, and Universal lights up the sky as well as a few other stories to cover this week. No More Melt AI Guest Services DreamWorks Land and Mega Movie Parade CineSational Cinesational Description …

Side Friction - Episode 32 - "A Charge Like No Other” April 27th, 2024 Bob gets angry about Top Thrill 2. Honestly, did you expect anything else? Well, if you act now Steph will throw in a tiny little ferris wheel at a tiny little park and both Bob and Steph will try to figure out exactly what's going on at Santa's Village. Top Thrill 2 POV Top Thr…

Side Friction - Episode 31 - "5 Parks and a Fair” April 20th, 2024 Bob and Steph talk about 5 parks and a fair..... oh you want more? Well then, take a listen and find out what rabbit trails they encounter (hint, the critters aren't rabbits). Kennywood Fried Ice Cream Steel Curtain Closed 2024 Top Thrill Dragster Suit Settled Top Thrill 2 Pit Stop …

Side Friction - Episode 30 - "Barefoot in the Park” April 13th, 2024 First Steph and Bob talk about the sun disappeared and then get into the news including what can only be described as one giant wedgie. More Rider Restrictions for Top Thrill 2 Water Ballast Blasted New launch coaster at Playland to open in July Good Gravy's Turkey Test Sneak peek…

Side Friction - Episode 29 - "Unforeseen Circumstances” April 6th, 2024 Right out of the gate Steph and Bob find a double rabbit trail which gets Bob fired up about.... various things..... eventually Steph changes the subject and gets the show back on track to talk about what might be one of the most interesting collection of stories the show has r…

Side Friction - Episode 28 - "Kno. M. G.” March 30th, 2024 In this special episode you're not going to get a lot of news but you will get a lot of history as Bob and Steph have a conversation with Brian Knoebel and Stacy Yutko of Knoebels Amusement Resort in Elysburg, PA. You'll get to hear some interesting stories about the park, the history, and …

Side Friction - Episode 27 - "The Top Tier” March 23rd, 2024 Not a ton happening this week but Steph and Bob still managed to fill a whole show and dug up a few news stories that aren't getting much attention elsewhere. Oh.... rabbit trails too. Fury 325 Crack Summarized Full Fury 325 Crack Analysis Mattel Adventure Park proposed for Kansas City A …

Side Friction - Episode 26 - "Macrovision At Work” March 16th, 2024 After nearly 3 hours last week you get a shorter show this week but it's really just a ton of fun starting with a couple huge rabbit trails before getting into this week's news. Thoosie Mob on VHS Lightning Rod High Speed Chain Lift Marineland Guilty of Animal Abuse Local Officials…

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 G…

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 w…

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 Ri…

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 …

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 F…