Wrapped up the coaster part of the trip with SFGAm in Chicago. Not a bad park, and it's an interesting change from a couple of Cedar Fair parks. Insofar as coasters go, it has all the usual suspects, but all just a little inferior. I love a B&M hyper/giga, and there's just wasn't up to snuff. Their wing coaster was half the size of Gatekeeper. Their RMC conversion woody was short and boring. For the most part the rides are fine, just underwhelming when compared to better examples.
Two exceptions, though. The compressed air launch from MaxxForce really is something else, and I'm pretty sure they're leaving some speed on the table. You can feel the acceleration drop off before you hit the hill. And the cannon sound when it launches is a hoot. When it comes to being launched straight into a hill, Full Throttle (SFMM) is better, but I actually preferred this to Kingda Ka (and presumably TTD, had it been open). And I actually found Final Flight better than Tatsu. You've still got that monster pretzel roll, as hardcore as coaster elements get, but the rest of it is less chaotic, so you can appreciate what's going on.
Probably added 33 coasters to my roster this trip, and it's been a hoot. Found some new favourites, too.