What's Going on with Demon at Six Flags Great America?

Is Demon closing? Why Demon at Six Flags Great America keeps landing on the closure list and what the park has actually done to the 1976 Arrow looper. Demon opened in 1976 as Turn of the Century and became Demon in 1980 when two vertical loops replaced the airtime hills. In this video we walk through what is verifiable since 2023 — the extended downtime, removal of the loop rockwork, the change from 42" to 48", and its current TBD status — plus the lift motor rumors, what we can and can't confirm, and why a 50-year-old Arrow Dynamics roller coaster gets harder to maintain when the original manufacturer is gone. We also compare it to Loch Ness Monster at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, the 1978 Arrow that got a Premier Rides partial retrack and full restoration, as a blueprint for what a saved Demon could look like for the 50th anniversary of Six Flags Great America. Support The Channel/Preservation Efforts: Official Merch - https://great-lakes-coasters.myspread... ACE Preservation Fund - https://www.aceonline.org/donations/d... My Gear! Some Links are Affiliate Links, which I earn commission from. Insta360 Luna Ultra https://amzn.to/4amyyXi Insta360 Go Ultra https://amzn.to/4tifrF9 Insta360 Mic Pro https://amzn.to/3PZKaZi Orca 4K Sport Camera Sunglasses https://www.zetronix.com/orca-4k-ultr... Editor - Filmora 15 https://filmora.wondershare.com/video... Get vidIQ to grow your channel faster! - https://vidiq.com/greatlakes Check out the channel on social media! Instagram -   / greatlakescoasterz   Check out my band! Youtube -    / @sumthinsband   Instagram -   / sumthins_band   TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@sumthinsband?... Outro music: Run From You by The Sumthins 00:00 Is Demon Closing? What's Going On at Six Flags Great America? 00:32 Turn of the Century Opens in 1976 01:00 1980 Transformation - Airtime Hills to Vertical Loops 01:43 2023 Extended Closure and Rockwork Removal Explained 02:31 2024 Reopening and 2025 Height Change to 48 Inches 03:13 Lift Motor Rumors - Shockwave Motor and California Confusion 05:27 Why a 50-Year-Old Arrow Dynamics Coaster Is Hard to Maintain 07:05 Saved Like Loch Ness Monster? The Premier Rides Blueprint 08:12 Will Demon Be Removed? Footprint and Future 09:14 Final Verdict - Can Demon Be Saved?