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This is a cool little article about why the Pacific Northwest of the US has limited amusement parks and how it's not just because of the weather.

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[–] stooth64 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I want to visit the PNW someday and go to Silverwood to finally ride a giant inverted boomerang. The national parks in Washington will keep me busy out there too.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I finally made it to SFNE last year but it was unfortunately too late to ride theirs.

[–] stooth64 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I still gotta get out there at some point too. Too many coasters everywhere 😅

Aftershock is especially interesting to me because it’s the one that was relocated from my home park, Six Flags Great America. I was never tall enough to ride it while it operated there (or maybe it was plagued with maintenance problems by the time I was).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I honestly considered a career change to be a long haul truck driver just so I could end up in places closer to roller coasters that I want to ride 😉