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38-403: SFOG may refer to: Six Flags Over Georgia Swedish association of obstetrics and gynecology Solid-fuel oxygen generator Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title SFOG . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to

76-480: A 15-year-old who was subsequently charged with criminal conduct. Sid and Marty Krofft Sid Krofft (born July 30, 1929) and Marty Krofft (April 9, 1937 – November 25, 2023), known as The Krofft Brothers and born as Cydus and Moshopopoulos Yolas , were a Canadian sibling team of television creators, writers and puppeteers. Through their production company, Sid & Marty Krofft Pictures, they made numerous children's television and variety show programs in

114-520: A 2005 interview with USA Today , Marty Krofft said, "No drugs involved. You can't do drugs when you're making shows. Maybe after, but not during. We're bizarre, that's all." Referring to the alleged LSD use, Marty said in another interview, "That was our look, those were the colours, everything we did had vivid colours, but there was no acid involved. That scared me. I'm no goody two-shoes, but you can't create this stuff stoned." The Kroffts favoured quirky superhero stories, often with children portraying

152-788: A dolphin show, the Krofft Puppet Theater and the Athenaeum, later renamed the Crystal Pistol. After a successful first season, plans were set in motion to expand the park, and adjustments were made to existing attractions based on visitor feedback. A second Log Jamboree flume was added, a new show debuted in the Krofft Puppet Theater and the effects inside the Tales of the Okefenokee were upgraded with

190-731: A large number of prime-time music and variety programs. These shows also tended to employ a reliable formula featuring a celebrity host or team of hosts, weekly celebrity guest performers, flashy and colourful sets, and frequent interludes of scripted banter and gag-driven, "corny," good-natured sketch comedy. The Kroffts are often acknowledged for the vision and creativity of their projects. In addition to their colourful and hyper-kinetic programs, they often created children's shows with complex stories, unusual protagonists, and uniquely modern sensibilities, or with darker or more action-themed tones than most children's shows. Their "camp" popularity stems largely from their shows' low-budget production values,

228-462: A new character meet-and-greet area and improvements to the existing Gotham City Eatery restaurant. In 2016, Six Flags added two new children areas to the park – Bugs Bunny Boomtown and DC Super Friends, the first in the Six Flags chain. On June 16, 2016, it was announced that Dodge City Bumper Cars would be closed and removed from the park to make room for a new ride in 2017. On September 1, 2016,

266-640: Is one of only three remaining five-abreast carousels known to exist. Located in an area of the park commonly referred to as Carousel Hill, The Riverview Carousel opened at the park in 1972. It is a 1908 PTC Carousel and is located in the Cotton States section after being moved from Riverview Park in Chicago . It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 27, 1995. Formerly known as Gotham City Crime Wave 2004-2019 Over

304-600: The Chattahoochee River outside of Atlanta for a planned $ 400 million industrial park with an adjacent $ 7 million amusement park. The land chosen was the site of the oldest permanent agricultural village in Georgia, home to Muscogee farmers from 200 BC to 500 AD. During development of the park the mounds were destroyed without being studied. The park itself sits on former dairy farm land known as Cole Brothers Dairy. The Cole Brothers sold their farm to Six Flags in

342-485: The Chattahoochee River , which has caused occasional problems whenever the river overflows its banks. Most recently, in September 2009, the park suffered severe flooding , as did much of the surrounding area. The bulk of the flooding occurred during the week, at a point in the season when the park was closed on weekdays. The park managed to clean up the damage and open as normal the following weekend. On opening day of

380-800: The Warner Bros. Entertainment library, including characters from Looney Tunes and DC Comics . After the success of his original Six Flags Over Texas park in Arlington, Texas, park founder Angus Wynne began searching for a location for a second park, looking mainly in the Southeastern United States, with initial design work on the park starting in 1964. In August 1965, the Wall Street Journal reported that Wynne's development company, Great Southwest Corporation, had purchased 3,000 acres (1,200 ha) of land along

418-682: The 1940s, Sid created a one-man puppet show regularly performed at burlesque shows as a teenager. A night club promoter from the Catskills was convinced by Sid to create a show he named from the name, Sydney Snitkovsk. Sid added an extra F due to its short length to "The Unusual Artistry of Sid Krofft", that began to be performed throughout the world. His father joined him on tour in Paris while Marty stayed in New York, where he began using his older brother's puppets to earn money by staging performances. By

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456-575: The 1950s, the Krofft brothers were working together, and in 1957, they developed Les Poupées de Paris , a puppet show with more mature themes. One of their early exposures to a television audience was the premiere episode of The Dean Martin Show in 1965. After designing the characters and sets for Hanna-Barbera 's The Banana Splits (NBC, 1968–1970), the Kroffts' producing career began in 1969 with

494-486: The 2024 season, police were called to the park by Six Flags Over Georgia security to help disperse "a sizeable unruly crowd" of 500 to 600 people "running through the park and fighting", Cobb County police said in a statement. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigations, multiple people began shooting, hitting an unoccupied CCPD marked patrol car. During the incident, one CCPD officer fired his weapon, striking

532-930: The Log Jamboree log flume ride, Jean Ribaut's Adventure (a boat tour similar to Disney's Jungle Cruise attractions), the Six Flags Railroad, two driving attractions (the Happy Motoring Freeway and the Hanson Cars), two Satellite flat rides , the Tales of the Okefenokee dark ride , the Casa Loco tilt house , the Sky Lift/Astro Lift cable car and the park's first roller coaster, the Dahlonega Mine Train. The park's live entertainment offerings included

570-726: The Lost , Electra Woman and Dyna Girl , H.R. Pufnstuf and Sigmund and the Sea Monsters . A new original series, Mutt & Stuff , aired on Nickelodeon from 2015 to 2017. In 2018, the Kroffts received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Daytime Emmys . In 2020, the Kroffts were honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for their contributions to television. In May 2022,

608-735: The Mo-Mo the Monster Octopus ride in the USA section and the Phlying Phlurpus spinning ride in Cotton States; Mo-Mo would later move to Cotton States, as well. The Spanish section received a number of children's rides for the 1975 season. After the end of that season, the Happy Motoring Freeway was removed to make way for the Great Gasp parachute drop, which would be the park's new attraction for 1976. In late 2010, Six Flags began

646-491: The Park for years to come. As part of Six Flags' 2015 capital investment program, Six Flags Over Georgia received two rides in its Gotham City section. The first, "The Joker: Chaos Coaster" is a Larson Giant Loop ride approximately 70 feet in height, while the second, "Harley Quinn Spinsanity", is a more traditional Tilt-A-Whirl family ride. Both attractions were part of a broader renovation of Gotham City, which also included

684-405: The Six Flags parks to Premier Parks of Oklahoma City , which later changed its name to Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc. On August 29, 2013, Six Flags officially announced it would add a Hurricane Harbor water park next door to the park for the 2014 season. In late April 2014, the park announced that it will expand their season from October to January, to include the new Christmas event, Holiday in

722-569: The U.S., particularly in the 1970s, including H.R. Pufnstuf , Land of the Lost , and Sigmund and the Sea Monsters . Their fantasy programs often featured large-headed puppets, high-concept plots, and extensive use of low-budget special effects. The Krofft brothers, Sid and Marty, were both born in Montreal, Quebec , Canada, on July 30, 1929, and April 9, 1937 respectively. They are of Greek and Hungarian descent, with their original surname being Yolas. For years, they claimed to have been

760-511: The U.S.; for Georgia, Great Britain would replace Mexico, and the flag of the state of Georgia would replace that of Texas, even though Georgia was never a sovereign nation, as Texas once was. When Six Flags Over Georgia opened in 1967, Six Flags became the first theme park operator in the United States to operate parks at multiple locations. Six Flags Over Georgia opened to the public on June 16, 1967. Attractions first available included

798-475: The addition of Georgia Surfer, the world's first Ultra Surf roller coaster from Intamin , named in a contest held by the park. Aside from the roller coasters, Six Flags Over Georgia maintains a large number of other rides and attractions. Two attractions of note are Acrophobia , installed in 2001 as the world's first "floorless" freefall tower ride, and the Riverview Carousel. Riverview Carousel

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836-518: The concept was approved, and designer John C. Allen and the Philadelphia Toboggan Company were contracted to design the ride, which opened in 1973 as The Great American Scream Machine . The Scream Machine, the largest roller coaster in the world at the time, was the anchor attraction for the Cotton States area, which was inspired by the 1895 Cotton States and International Exposition . In 1974, Six Flags added two new rides,

874-473: The corporation. In years past, this has caused significant friction, including legal action. Starting in 1991, the park was managed by Time Warner Entertainment . The partners sued Time Warner in 1997, claiming that they had neglected to invest in the park and overcharged the partners for the improvements it did receive. A Gwinnett County civil court jury agreed and awarded the partners damages in excess of US$ 600 million. In 1998, Time Warner sold its interests in

912-538: The defunct Riverview Park in Chicago, was built into a pavilion modeled after its original home. For the 1973 season, Six Flags added its second park expansion, the Cotton States Exposition, a development four years in the making. In 1969, general manager Earl McKoy first proposed that the park install a wooden roller coaster, an idea to which Angus Wynne wasn't very receptive. By 1971, however,

950-474: The fifth generation of puppeteers in their family but revealed in 2008 that this story had been invented by a publicist in the 1940s. Their father Peter was a clock salesman who moved from Canada to Providence, Rhode Island , and then to New York City . Sid Krofft became a popular puppeteer who worked in vaudeville and was a featured player with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus . In

988-476: The help of Krofft Studios. The park relocated Casa Loco out of its Spanish fort to make way for the Horror Cave haunted house attraction; a new adjacent building was built for Casa Loco's effects, which would become Casa Magnetica. However, the largest improvement was the addition of the park's first new section, Lickskillet. Located outside the park's railroad tracks and named after a Georgia mining town in

1026-409: The heroes or part of a hero team. Particularly visionary and popular Krofft productions have included The Bugaloos (1970), Lidsville (1971), Sigmund and the Sea Monsters (1973–1975), Land of the Lost (1974–1976), The Lost Saucer (1975), Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (1976), and Wonderbug (1976–1978). In 1976, a developer asked the Kroffts to develop an indoor amusement park for

1064-502: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SFOG&oldid=933120657 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Six Flags Over Georgia Six Flags Over Georgia is one of three parks in the Six Flags chain to have been founded by Angus G. Wynne . As with other Six Flags parks, it features themes from

1102-485: The landmark children's television series H.R. Pufnstuf . The series introduced the team's trademark style of large-scale, colourful design, puppetry, and special effects. Featuring a boy who has been lured into an alternate fantasy world and can never escape, the team also established a storytelling formula to which they would often return. Some people suggested that the Krofft brothers were influenced by marijuana and LSD , although they have always denied these claims. In

1140-716: The late 19th century, Lickskillet added three new rides — the Spindle Top (a Rotor flat ride , the Wheel Burrow (a Chance Tumbler) and the Sky Buckets, the park's second cable car ride — along with several craft shops and a shootout show performed on the street. In 1969, Six Flags added still more attractions, the Sky Hook observation tower, which was relocated from Six Flags Over Texas, the Mini Mine Train ,

1178-518: The mid-1960s Wynne hired former Hollywood art directors Randall Duell and Hans Peters to develop the park, then named "Georgia Flags". Like its sister park in Texas, the design and theming of Six Flags Over Georgia was inspired by six different flags that have flown over the state (or, perhaps more accurately, the lands that are now part of it) during its history. The two states shared the connections to Spain, France, Confederate States of America, and

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1216-558: The new Omni International complex downtown Atlanta . The park, The World of Sid and Marty Krofft, closed after six months due to poor attendance. The Omni International building that contained it was renamed the CNN Center when the site was converted to the CNN headquarters. The Kroffts' children's programs have developed a wide and enduring following, especially among adults who watched the shows as children. They were also responsible for

1254-409: The often surrealistic feel of many of the programs, and the uniquely "70s" style of music and design. The Kroffts have occasionally departed from their formula while making new programs, such as on Pryor's Place (1984) and the political puppet satire show D.C. Follies (1987). They have attempted to update some of their classic series for a younger generation, including new versions of Land of

1292-421: The park announced that an all new dark ride named Justice League: Battle For Metropolis would replace Dodge City Bumper Cars. Six Flags Over Georgia, like most amusement parks, prides itself on its roller coaster collection. Goliath and Mind Bender routinely rank among the top steel roller coasters listed by Amusement Today magazine in its Golden Ticket Awards . The collection expanded most recently in 2024 with

1330-461: The park's second roller coaster and the Chevy Show domed theater building. In the early 1970s, Six Flags began augmenting its supply of costumed characters with creations from various Sid & Marty Krofft television series. Characters from H. R. Pufnstuf began appearing in the park in 1970, with characters from Lidsville added in 1972. The 1970 production in the Krofft Puppet Theater

1368-469: The process of removing licensed themeing from attractions. They terminated several licenses including their license with Thomas the Tank Engine . Thomas Town was renamed and rethemed to Whistlestop Park in time for the 2011 season. In an arrangement similar to that for Six Flags Over Texas, it is owned by a group of approximately 120 limited partners—some the heirs of Angus G. Wynne—and is managed by

1406-399: The years, a number of incidents have occurred at the park, including some fatalities. Batman: The Ride has been the scene of two fatal incidents nearly identical in nature, where individuals were underneath the attraction while it was operational and were struck and killed by the train itself or by the riders' exposed legs . Portions of Six Flags Over Georgia lie within the flood plain of

1444-479: Was based on H. R. Pufnstuf , as well. These characters left the park after the 1974 season as Krofft decided to open its own amusement park, The World of Sid and Marty Krofft , in downtown Atlanta. In Lickskillet, the Drunken Barrels flat ride had replaced the Wheel Burrow, and in 1972 Six Flags debuted the fully-restored Riverview Carousel on a hilltop adjacent to the section. This carousel, purchased from

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