The 90's were a weird time to be a teenager. The internet was a new thing, but it was slow and sucky and mostly useless. Technology was evolving faster than culture could keep up with. Hollywood was churning out sequels and remakes every summer, and all the comic book movies were awful. Alright, so maybe some things haven't changed, but at least the Flaming Lips were still making great records, and Frontier City was still cool.
If you had never been to Six Flags, the rides at Frontier City seemed pretty alright. But most importantly, it was a place you could get dropped off by your parents and spend the whole afternoon without adult supervision. I have no idea if teenagers still like to go there, but I would assume they think it's pretty lame. It was a magic time when the park was being maintained well enough, and there was nothing else to do in Oklahoma City but ride the Diamondback a dozen times in a row.
Aside from rides that were a small step above Bell's in Tulsa and all the goofy cowboy shootout shows, the park hosted several events, some that still continue today, like Fright Fest every October. Others have fallen away and been forgotten about, such as the Rhythm Pit.
The Rhythm Pit was a weekly teenage dance party that the theme park hosted. Every Friday night, a hunk of asphalt emblazoned with a giant Pepsi logo was taken over by DJ's, lighting rigs, and horny youth. It was like a glorified high school dance, only without the boner-killing chaperones around to break up all the heavy grindage.
For a while, the Pit seemed like a big deal. KJ103 sponsored the event and would broadcast live from Frontier City, playing the DJ mix on-air. KOCO would tape the party and show it after the local news on Friday nights, like some low-rent version of MTV's 'The Grind,' but in a trashier setting and with far less attractive people. (Sidenote: if anyone has VHS copies of those TV broadcasts, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE upload them to YouTube!)