I think a 3rd overhaul of this ride in the long run would have made much more sense than moving the oldest operating B&M roller coaster over to my local park. Skull Mountain was the 2nd incarnation of Typhoon Sea Coaster, after a previous refurbishment that saw that backward portions removed. In fact, the old bumpers from the turntables were still visible all the way up til they closed it last summer.

Perhaps they could have done a "Chute the Rapids" style make-over, which would have probably been awesome. Skull Mountain was a family ride, and while thrilling for it's last drop, it was something the whole family could experience together. Apocalypse is clearly for adults only. In a park that already lacks a good amount of family rides, a lack of new coasters for 10 years really should have taken a back seat, or been implemented elsewhere on the property. not at the expense of what I felt was the best ride at the park, and a Flagship for Six Flags America.

I used to get passes to SFA from 98 to 07 but grew tired of them always going the cheap route by adding waterpark rides & removing rides without replacement,at least CF is continuing to improve KD while SFI just lets SFA get worse by thinking that if the attendance is low it's not gonna help t add new rides when they should be able to figure out that the reason attendance has declined is due to the lack of new rides….they do need to lay off of SFGRADV,SFMM & SFGRAM for a while & focus on the parks they've been ignoring for a few years instead if they want people to return.

I really hope it is something that will justify a trip out there and a renewed sense of hope for the DC area. However, I echo the other statements that it will most likely be small and cheap–and from a marketing stand point they can't be faulted as it seems to be the wise choice given the chronically low attendance.

Actually, I have secret fantasies of Cedar Fair buying them out. Yes, I know, unrealistic…but a guy can dream, can't he? I've been really happy with KD since Paramount left the picture.

10 years is still pretty rare for a major theme park though. Someone can chime in and prove me wrong, but there can't be too many more with that kind of a lag. Even smaller chain parks like Darien Lake, Elitch Gardens, Great Escape, etc. have added something in the past decade.

Both parks are in real bad shape, but Six Flags America is not the only park with a 10 year absence of coasters.