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Side Friction: Roller Coasters and the Parks They Live In

Bob, Greg, and Ryan

A podcast about roller coasters and the parks they live in. Each episode will contain a mixture of industry related news, trip reports, interviews and a whole lot of rabbit trails.

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01:25:20

Episode 113 - Snow Drift

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2026/01/24

Side Friction - Episode 113 - "Snow Drift" January 24th, 2026 Bob, Greg and Caleb take a break from preparing for the snow and ice this weekend to talk about Universal, Mattel, Bluey, and a collection of other news stories in the industry. Universal Orlando Resort Reveals Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift – Opening in Florida In 2027 Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift (Orlando) construction timelapse Cause of Death Revealed for Grandma Who Lost Consciousness After Riding Revenge of the

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01:41:16

Episode 112 - Enchanted Bar Crawl

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2026/01/17

Side Friction - Episode 112 - "Enchanted Bar Crawl" January 17th, 2026 Bob, Greg and Steph talk about an assortment of news including an infamous story from back when Steph was a regular on the show. We're sure you'll not only find this episode interesting but highly entertaining. Robin Williams Standup - Golf (full version) More shocking Six Flags park changes could be on the way, trademark docs reveal Six Flags 'will last and endure' in Saudi Arabia, partner executive says Six Flags

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01:06:18

Episode 111 - Fight or Flight

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2026/01/10

Side Friction - Episode 111 - "Fight or Flight" January 10th, 2026 Bob, Greg and Ryan the Ride Mechanic take a quick visit to a few stories circulating in a short but fun episode. More weather … really? Six Flags Announces Decision Regarding Six Flags Over Texas Partnership Call Option Six Flags Over Texas Teases Improvements to Mr. Freeze & Runaway Mine Train Six Flags issues $1 billion junk bonds to refinance debt Disneyland Guest Gets Four Stitches After Getting Attacked by Line

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01:19:43

Episode 110 - Disney Dropped the Ball

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2026/01/03

Side Friction - Episode 110 - "Disney Dropped the Ball" January 3rd, 2026 Bob, Greg and Ryan the Ride Mechanic talk about new years and a smaller selection of stories for the first episode of 2026. Six Flags Qiddiya City is Now Officially Open POV: Falcon's Flight Roller Coaster from Grand Opening of Six Flags Qiddya City Falcon's Flight - On ride POV - Six Flags Qiddiya City Monsters, Inc. Ride Update! Disney World's MASSIVE New Coaster Takes a Huge Step Forward Runaway Indiana

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01:39:40

Episode 109 - An Incandescent Christmas

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2025/12/20

Side Friction - Episode 109 - "An Incandescent Christmas" December 20th, 2025 Greg, Bob and Ryan the Ride Mechanic close out the year with some final thoughts about Stardust Racers, Six Flags' lack of Christmas spirit, AI taking over, and a list of other stories for the last episode of 2025. Everyone at Side Friction wishes you and your families a great holiday season and a happy new year! Kevin Rodriguez Zavala's family, Universal reach agreement in Epic Universe Stardust Racers death:

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01:54:43

Episode 108 - McBroken

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2025/12/13

Side Friction - Episode 108 - "McBroken" December 13th, 2025 Bob, Greg and Ryan the Ride Mechanic dive into the Stardust Racers incident again now that more information has been released as well as talk about Six Flags changes and a sampling of various other stories -- and rabbit trails. What to know about changes to Disney parks' disability policies Six Flags & former Cedar Fair parks make next big changes to unify portfolio No criminality found in Epic Universe roller coaster death:

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02:12:42

Episode 107 - Brakefast Buffet

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2025/12/07

Side Friction - Episode 107 - "Brakefast Buffet" December 6th, 2025 Bob, Greg and Ryan the Ride Mechanic have an entire buffet of news stories from all over the place to visit on this episode. Lots of big news happening and about the only thing that's certain is that, well, nothing is certain. Six Flags Appoints John Reilly President and Chief Executive Officer Six Flags Announces New Park Will Open by the End of the Year, 2 Weeks After Shutting Down Another Portland's Oaks Amusement

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02:08:18

Episode 106 - It's Gonna be the Greatest...

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2025/11/22

Side Friction - Episode 106 - "It's Gonna be the Greatest..." November 22nd, 2025 Ryan the Ride Mechanic, Greg and Bob have another incredibly fun filled conversation consisting of various different topics including all the news.... well, ride vehicles, from IAAPA, some announcements, theories, and, well.... isms. Wonderland Amusement Park, Amarillo icon since 1951, is officially up for sale Mack Rides CEO addresses fatal incident on roller coaster at Universal Epic Universe State ride

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01:35:45

Episode 105 - SBNO

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2025/11/15

Side Friction - Episode 105 - "SBNO" November 15th, 2025 Greg, Ryan the Ride Mechanic and Bob decide that this is an anything goes week as they all vent about dumb chains and closed museums. In an effort to keep some sanity, however, they scoured the web to find some news stories that aren't about parks being closed or falling flags. Herschend To Acquire Silverwood Cedar Point shares incredible videos of northern lights in Ohio illuminating night sky above park's roller coasters Six

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01:31:01

Episode 104 - End of America

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2025/11/08

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

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01:23:02

Episode 103 - Micro Capacity

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2025/11/01

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

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01:05:04

Episode 102 - Kelce and the Moose

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2025/10/25

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

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01:42:47

Episode 101 - Small Parks, a Sweatshirt and some...

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2025/10/18

Side Friction - Episode 101 - "Small Parks, a Sweatshirt and some Chickens” October 18th, 2025 Greg, Ryan the Ride Mechanic and Bob have an extremely wide variety of smaller stories this week along with some great rabbit trails. This episode is sure to entertain. Six Flags Announces Corporate Governance Changes Various Six Flags parks now have free haunts Barracuda Strike suspended roller coaster opening in 2026 Universal Kids Resort is coming to Frisco, Texas in 2026 Closed

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01:46:28

Episode 100 - Do a Line, Get In Line

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2025/10/11

Side Friction - Episode 100 - "Do a Line, Get In Line” October 11th, 2025 We've reached 100 episodes! Thank you so much to everyone who listens weekly and gives this little hobby of ours purpose. To celebrate this milestone we have brought together both legacy crews to join in on the conversation. In addition to our current crew of Bob, Greg, and Ryan the Ride Mechanic we also have Steph joining us who co-founded Side Friction as well as Bob's counterparts from Coaster Talk Podcast, James and

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01:40:18

Episode 99 - It's Not Fair

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2025/10/04

Side Friction - Episode 99 - "It's Not Fair” October 4th, 2025 Bob, Ryan the Ride Mechanic and Greg close out the last of the double digit episodes with more Six Flags turmoil, fair rides going wrong, and a new place to stay but if that wasn't enough you'll also get to hear Bob's thoughts on Top Thrill 2 and Siren's Curse. Deutsche Bank Issues Grim Warning for AI Industry Microsoft launches ‘vibe working’ in Excel and Word Kings Dominion - Show Me the Weather Ashland, VA Weather Sept

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02:03:22

Episode 98 - Not the Fountain!

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2025/09/27

Side Friction - Episode 98 - "Not the Fountain!” September 27th, 2025 Greg is back with Bob and Ryan the Ride Mechanic to talk about a whole new assortment of things and this week it's back to being mostly about coasters with the normal amount of rabbit trails. The news starts off grim but gets more positive as the show goes on. Universal Orlando Resort president says Stardust Racers ride was functioning properly State inspectors align with Universal’s findings that roller coaster was

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03:49:21

Episode 97 - The Ride is Out There

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2025/09/20

Side Friction - Episode 96 - "Bluer” September 13th, 2025 Bob and Ryan the Ride Mechanic have Airtime Myke on the show this week to talk about... well.... A LOT. This is the longest episode to date but genuinely probably one of the most interesting. As for rabbit trails, well, that's basically the whole last hour but the whole show is lots of fun. Siren's Curse 2025 Uptime Stats Cause of death revealed for Universal Epic Universe guest found unresponsive after ride ‘Help! Help!’

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01:59:58

Episode 96 - Bluer

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2025/09/13

Side Friction - Episode 96 - "Bluer” September 13th, 2025 Bob and Ryan the Ride Mechanic are joined by CoasterBro (aka Caleb) of Coaster Cuzzies this week while Greg spends time with his family. The 2025 Golden Ticket Awards honor 27 winners, presented live from Carowinds Judge sides with resident in Conneaut Lake Park dispute Fate of Columbia County man's backyard roller coaster uncertain after losing appeal LA buys Griffith Park Carousel Nine Inch Nails To Soundtrack Disney

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02:28:58

Episode 95 - Show Me the Weather

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2025/09/06

Side Friction - Episode 95 - "Show Me the Weather” September 6th, 2025 Another week means another episode of Greg, Bob, and Ryan the Ride Mechanic talking about the dumpster fire that just consumes theme park news, how Disney has it's own problems, and a bunch of other stuff. Who is shocked by this one? Six flags extends their MVP Sale What’s next for Six Flags? Cedar Point parent faces park sell-off, possible bankruptcy Six Flags bankruptcy fears mount as brand eyes sale after

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01:36:16

Episode 94 - Electric Mayhem

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2025/08/30

Side Friction - Episode 94 - "Electric Mayhem” August 30th, 2025 Greg, Bob, and Ryan the Ride Mechanic go a lot lighter on Six Flags (well, relatively) this week with one of the more varied assortment of news stories with some mile rabbit trails thrown in as a bonus. Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets: What to Expect Kings Island announces revival of beloved ride with modern upgrades The Legacy of Schwarzkopf Knott’s Berry Farm Locks Up Your Wallet Boy, 10, hospitalized after

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