VALLEYFAIR
Shakopee, Minnesota (Abbreviation: VF)
Six Flags Entertainment
 Park News - (4/27/2025) According to a post on Twitter / X regarding pre-season work at Valleyfair, they report that the Ripcord (Skycoaster) has been removed (not a surprise, a lot have been removed from the chain over the off-season), and there is some reported “tree clearing” in the former Dinosaurs Alive area.
(4/25/2025) Valleyfair has confirmed that the park will open for the season on May 11th, with the Soak City waterpark opening on May 24th. The park will also launch a new fun food festival to the park this season called the Juicy Lucy Festival, taking place July 12-13 and July 19-20, which will feature a variety of local burgers, beers and bands. So what exactly is a Juicy Lucy? The way I understand it, a Juicy Lucy burger is a cheeseburger where the cheese has been stuffed inside the burger patty itself, rather than on top, as you would find on a traditional cheeseburger. The concept is that when you bite into the fresh off the grill burger, you will get a virtual explosion of warm gooey cheese in your mouth. The concept is said to be a popular creation from the Minneapolis, Minnesota region.
Also remember that ValleyScare will return this fall on select nights from Sept. 20 to Oct. 25th.
(8/11/2024) You may recall seeing the incredible footage from earlier this summer when Valleyfair had to close off sections of the park due to flooding in the area, that completely submerged the park’s Thunder Canyon river rapids ride as well as putting sections of two roller coasters under the water.
While they were able to reopen the coasters very quickly, the Thunder Canyon rapids attraction has remained closed all summer. A Screamscape reader reached out to the park to get an update and was told that the attraction ‘will remain down for the season due to the flooding damage.”
2025 - New Project - (11/7/2023) According to a post on Twitter, the old Landshore Landing building at Valleyfair has been demolished. The building used to serve as the entrance and exit gift shop for the park’s version of Dinosaur’s Alive. The post also mentions a local rumor claiming that Valleyfair may be preparing for a B&M Inverted coaster for 2025, but this remains to be seen. But clearly, they are preparing this site for something which is good news, as the park has been waiting some time for a new attraction. I believe the last new ride added was Delirious, way back in 2018.
2026 - Valleyfair’s 50th Anniversary - (11/24/2024) While Six Flags previewed a number of large capital projects in the works for 2026, it was pointed out that Valleyfair will be turning 50 in 2026, having first opened way back in 1976. Given the importance of Valleyfair to the formation of the original Cedar Fair chain of theme parks, it would only be appropriate for the newly merged Six Flags chain to celebrate Valleyfair’s anniversary in some meaningful way to remember, especially since they did already mention they would celebrate the 50th birthday of Six Flags Great America in 2026.
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