2016 Speculation

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I think there is a high chance of a Disk'O coming to KD if 2016 is a flat ride package. Given that Valley Fair and Cedar Point received one in the last 2-3 years when they changed/revamped a section of an area in each park.

Both received the Disk'O as a new ride. Valley Fair got a new version of their gas cars back (Think Blue Ridge Tollway) and Cedar Point got a new set of Flyers (Think Flying Eagles). Both parks took an existing flat ride and relocated and/or refurbished it and re-installed it in the re-vamped area.

It would be nice to get a new version of the Huss Enterprise as a new ride. Both for nostalgia and to add to the park's flat ride count.

I would flip the location on your map view and move "Bad Apple" to the "Apple Turnover" site and put the Enterprise in the former "Bad Apple" location. The Enterprise attraction is one ride that is very prominent visually when in operation. I think it needs to be facing the main mid-way.

I believe there is enough room for another new flat ride. I think it would be a minor ride cost wise. Something like a Tilt-a-Whirl would fit great between the arcade buildings and the Peanut's Showplace
 
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What are the speculations that Shockwave is a start of a "land clearing process"?

People are saying employees are blabbing about a coaster "larger than Intimidator" running from Shockwave's footprint to the park entrance and it would constitute Berserker being removed...hmmmmmm.
 
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Thinking about investments since Cedar Fair took over...
(some of these are educated guesses/rumors)

Tidal Wave Bay, Tornado, Zoom Flume 2007: 6 million
Dominator 2008: 4 million
Americana/El Dorado 2009: 1/2 million
Intimidator 305/Planet Snoopy 2010: 26 million
Snoopy's Starlight Spectacular 2011: 1 million
Windseeker and Dinosaurs Alive 2012: 7 million
Bigger, Better Planet Snoopy 2013: 8 million
40th Anniversary 2014: 1 million (Volcano restoration, Anaconda paint, ect.)
Soak City 2015: 6 million

It will be interesting to see how much they continue to invest in the park the next several years since KD wasn't 'the chosen one' for the large 50 million investment and Carowinds was.

As far as the front gate coaster goes, I heard way back in the Fury 325 speculation that KD's front gate was going to get a coaster re-doing the whole front gate like Fury if KD was chosen over Carowinds.
 
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Peyton said:
On my last visit I noticed flag markers with John deer labels on them littered in the woods on the shockwave side of the pathway behind the Eiffel Tower. Perhaps marking tree clearings or other landscaping changes. This could be completely unrelated but take it as you may.
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They've been there since basically the start of the season. They shouldn't have anything to do with this project. Be on the lookout for markings on trees or ribbons around trees- especially between Flying Ace and Shockwave. I imagine we should see the first evidence of work show up somewhere around that area.
 
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Carowinds' "Big Splash" will be announced on Thursday August 27th. This is something to keep in mind for Kings Dominion's 2016 announcement as last year the WaterWorks expansion was announced on the same day as Fury 325 (Thursday, August 21st).

Past announcement dates include...
2009: Intimidator 305 - Thursday August 20, 2009
2010: Snoopy's Starlight Spectacular - Monday November 22, 2010 (I wouldn't count this one)
2011: Windseeker/Dinosaurs Alive - Thursday September 1, 2011
2012: Planet Snoopy Expansion - Wednesday September 12, 2012
2013: 40th Celebration - Thursday September 12, 2013
2014: Water Park Expansion - Thursday August 21, 2014
 
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Hokie305 said:
This article really has me convinced that we will see some old attractions returning to the park eventually.

Apple Turnover?
Vertigo (Himalaya)?
Monster?
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WOW!!!! Great find!

I had been focusing so much on the recent Cedar Fair 2nd quarter earning report/call info; especially what the chain was looking at with virtual reality combined with a ride experience as a future possibility. This article caught me totally off-guard!

I wonder if some of the Cedar Fair park fan and history sites caught the attention of upper CF management? Even KD's Facebook site had a ton of "Bring Back" comments over the last 2 years with the 40th anniversary celebration. Plus, KD Golden Year's Facebook site has been a treasure trove of Kings Dominion's history, including all the former rides and attractions.

I wonder if we might see some of the "Finds" in CAG for 2016?
 
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The Kilimanjaro mountain is sitting there, waiting patiently, for these guys to bring a Bayern Curve home to KD. The waterfall in that little mountain looks so lonely. This would be one old school ride that I would Q up for on every single visit!
 
Since reading the LA Times article and some of what has been discussed here and in other places about future attractions, I wonder if Kings Dominion might create a mini-section within the larger Candy Apple Grove area in 2016.

A couple themes come to mind.

1) "The Apple Orchard" - featuring real apple trees planted all over, with 3-4 old-fashioned flat rides spread throughout the Shock-Wave's site. The rides would feature apple oriented names like in the old days. Rides making a comeback would be an enterprise ride (old/new), The Return of the Monster flat. I could see a vertigo style ride too. Maybe a basic ride like a Tilt-A-Whirl.

2) A "County Fair" section with a theme of an old-fashioned rural county fair atmosphere from the 1920's-1930's. Same sort of flat ride collection as above.

If money was no object for 2016, in addition to what is above, I would want the return of a couple more flat rides to be placed in Safari Village. The return of the Bayern Curve in the original Mt. Kilimanjaro Mountain and the return of the Time Shaft Rotor ride. The Time Shaft could be added to the side of the existing mountain; say, behind Mt. Kilimanjaro, with the entrance from the Flight Of Fear plaza.

Anyway, some fun themes to dream about!
 
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I've been giving this some thought (some as in, 2 minutes while I get up and get coffee) and I kind of hope Shockwave isn't replaced with a coaster. Or, I should say, if they choose to go in a direction like mwhinva points out, I wouldn't mind. KD already has a good amount of smaller/medium coasters. And, Shockwave's footprint is pretty tiny. If they decide to use that real estate for something other than a coaster, it might be for the best.
 
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What appears to be the first building permit was filed with Hanover County on July 2nd, 2015.
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$500,000 seems like an appropriate price to remove a crappy coaster. Rest in pieces.

As of July 31st, this was the only building permit filed. With the announcement happening sometime this month (rumored Thursday August 20th), I'd expect to see more building permits filed within the next month.
 
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