I live about just over an hour away (south) from SFGAm. Here's some context, the gap between my visits spans 1991 to 2010. In the late 80s-early 90s, I was a frequent visitor as a teen Sans_Souci, especially after Prom.
We went with my then 8 year old son. There was no water for the water rides, so all of those rides were down. This was the end of June, just before the 4th of July.
So many classic rides--gone. Why did they take out the Sky Whirl? Why? That was such a unique ride. Rolling Thunder, Tidal Wave--why? The Edge-I understand.
The Panda Express chicken is the reason why I went vegetarian. Gross. My stir fry looked like it contained frankenchicken.
I have a 13 year old boy. I feel like he's the SFGAm demographic. Yet, he's never asked to go back. He's been on the roller coasters. He would rather go back to WDW. We've always offered to take him and a few friends for a Halloween party. He's never taken us up on the offer. Interesting...