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WikiProject Amusement Parks has a newsletter! In The Loop – Quarter 1, 2026

WikiProject Amusement Parks has a newsletter again! Called In The Loop, its aim is to bring together the editors of the project, form more of a community, encourage improvement of articles, and recognize the achievements of editors who have made outstanding contributions.

Issues will be published at the end of each quarter for a total of four per year. To stay In The Loop and receive a notice like this one when an issue is released, add your name to the mailing list. Readership will ensure the newsletter continues and fulfils its goals.

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Below is an overview and link to the first issue of the newsletter. Enjoy!

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In The Loop – WikiProject Amusement Parks newsletter
In this issue:

WikiProject News

• WikiProject Amusement Parks revival – Project Retrack
• The newsletter is back!
• What's next?

Article News

• Operation B&M
• Featured content
• Goals and statistics

Amusement Industry

• Six Flags Qiddiya City opens its gates
• Ride announcements, ride openings, ride closures
• Six Flags sells 7 parks
• Parks announce major themed areas

Member spotlight

• New members
• Outstanding contributions
• HOW CAN YOU HELP?

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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:04, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Thank you!

Hi! I just wanted to say thank you so, so much for the shoutouts in the Amusement Parks newsletter :) You have been very kind and I'm so glad that there is an editor like you that cares about Six Flags Great America as much as I do! Feather Better (talk) 23:54, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Hi! You're very welcome, I really appreciate your contributions so you were an obvious choice for the first newsletter shoutout! I'm super passionate about Great America and have been working on a few things myself (promoting Viper's article to GA is my current project!). I'm also happy that you joined the WikiProject - welcome! Plighting Engineerd (talk) 03:07, 5 April 2026 (UTC)

what did I miss?

Life stuff got in the way (again…) but I’m back. I feel like I’m apologizing about something to you all the time, and this time it’s about my lack of work on the members’ census.

I don’t know who AllegedlyAPhotographer is, but it is refreshing to see some new interest with WP:AP!

Also, fantastic job on the newsletter! I’d gladly collaborate on it when I can, but time is of course a commodity.

I actually have a task list of some things to take care of regarding WP:AP around here somewhere. It may only have a few things but it’s a start!

Finally, not sure if you caught it, but Baron 1898 is an A-class article now. I believe it has potential to become the next GA! (although there are some more important matters to address, such as fixing up the ‘ole WP:AP homepage)

Thanks again! Therguy10 (talk) 03:30, 8 April 2026 (UTC)

Also (and this is super small but I forgot to tell you) I own this book so if you ever need some sources for any Kings Island article this is very helpful. It has information on a few other parks, too. Therguy10 (talk) 03:35, 8 April 2026 (UTC)

Welcome back again! And no need to apologize for anything. I'm happy to see you around whenever you have the time, but there's absolutely no expectation for you to do anything :)

I've seen AllegedlyAPhotographer around quite a bit, and I agree that it's really great to have more people talking about the project!

Thanks! I've really enjoyed working on the newsletter!

I saw that Baron 1898's article got improved, that's great! It's interesting that it's A-class since apparently WikiProject Amusement Parks doesn't use A-class. I'll leave it for now though.

Also that book is amazing! I've read it as well and I agree that its contents should be super helpful for improving Kings Island articles! Plighting Engineerd (talk) 03:46, 8 April 2026 (UTC)

That’s what I caught! (With the A-class) I agree that it’s nothing to necessarily touch right now, but pretty interesting it got that designation.

Alas, I should’ve known you’d have the book. ‘Tis a great book. Therguy10 (talk) 14:06, 8 April 2026 (UTC)

I agree on both counts! Plighting Engineerd (talk) 15:11, 8 April 2026 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

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	Thank you for your contributions to WikiProject Amusement Parks! BSH (talk) - (they/them) 11:24, 1 May 2026 (UTC)

Thank you so much :D Plighting Engineerd (talk) 13:57, 1 May 2026 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Roller coasters manufactured by ART Engineering

A tag has been placed on Category:Roller coasters manufactured by ART Engineering indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and removing the speedy deletion tag. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 01:43, 2 June 2026 (UTC)

Great America intro help

Hi! I hope this message finds you well. I'm struggling with figuring out what to include in the Six Flags Great America intro paragraphs... I've looked at other articles such as the Kings Island, Canada's Wonderland, and Cedar Point intros but every time I try to do something similar with the Great America intro it's missing something, adding too much, or it just reads the wrong way — and I don't want to destabilize what's on the main page any more.

Do you think you could provide some suggestions or assist with what should and should not be in the intro? It's on my sandbox, and you can feel free to edit — no pressure.

Thank you so much! Feather Better (talk) 13:15, 2 June 2026 (UTC)

@Feather Better: Hi! Thanks so much for messaging me about this! I'll definitely take a look at that, I appreciate you bringing it up. Thanks again for your continued work on the page. I'll probably get a chance to look at it before the end of the week. Plighting Engineerd (talk) 18:33, 2 June 2026 (UTC)

Great, thank you so much again! Feather Better (talk) 21:07, 2 June 2026 (UTC)

@Feather Better: Alright, I've taken a look at the current lead, the reference articles you mentioned, and the guide page on lead sections.

I think the first paragraph is very strong, as it succinctly identifies the topic of the article and covers its most important aspects: location and the presence of attractions.

The second paragraph is good, starting with the important Marriott ownership aspect. I think the third sentence can be tightened (e.g. "the park has since expanded to feature new attractions and general park expansion" could read better). I feel that the history of the park post-sale to Six Flags is where the intro is most lacking. First, I think that the mention of Hurricane Harbor is suited to the lead, but should probably be clarified that it is not a feature of the park itself, just the wider property (i.e. separate admission). As for other things to mention, I think each subheading under the History section should receive some attention.

However, first, I personally believe the subsection headings should change. Breaking up by decade feels like it leads to some forced titles, especially after the first three. The titles from the 1990s to 2020s all seem to boil down to "major additions", so the differences in wording in some cases don't make much sense to me. I think mentioning the water park and COVID in the titles makes sense, but otherwise, these titles appear to me to be mostly conjecture and not widely defined as major separate eras in the park's history by reliable sources. (Specifically, "record-breaking" likely violates MOS:PEACOCK, and isn't even all that specific - I feel this designation could apply to most, if not all, time periods in the park's history).

If you can find multiple reliable sources that give a general idea as to what the park's major eras have been, I think that would be a good place to start. Once those headings are pinned down, that will give a good indication of the major history points to emphasize in the lead. After all, which topics are included in headings the article as well as what's included in the lead section should both be dictated by reliable sources (what receives the most emphasis in sources should influence its weight in the article and therefore lead - "relative emphasis").

Otherwise, for the lead, I think that it could benefit from listing its most notable attractions (again, based on weight given in reliable sources).

Hopefully that generally makes sense. I'm happy to keep helping with this and discuss things if you'd find it useful! Plighting Engineerd (talk) 22:20, 6 June 2026 (UTC)