Anaconda Slated for Demolition

[horsesboy]

FINALLY!!! THE ABOMINATION IS GONE!!!
EDIT: Just noticed the lake's gone too. Maybe they'll level it and expand Jungle X.

Lake was drained for demo at this point there are conflicting info on if it's for good or temporary.

 

[bill s]

They paved Anaconda and put up a parking lot.

 

[CoasterMac]

Man, that's pretty jarring. It does feel like an inflection point of, they could just decide to keep it drained and that'd be the end of it. Really hope not.

 

[Zachary]

Given that they demoed the station (honestly unexpected in my opinion), they NEED to cut a new lakeside path through on the other side of Chicken Shack to meet with the Pantherian plaza. Would be a great place for some covered Chicken Shack seating and a new restroom too.



Crowd flow and honesty just traffic in general to that area would be vastly improved by making it a loop.

In other words, basically what @guy305 said on the last page.

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Was thinking about how they could extend a path out and run it along the lake, so that Pantherian isn't a dead end anymore. Rides-wise they have a lot of possibilities here, but as I'm looking at this I'm adverse to putting another coaster right over the lake again. Make Racer 75 running alongside the water a centerpiece like it was when the park opened.

 

[jwranson]

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Those pictures certainly make it look like a Raliblazer size/shaped plot...

 

[the_pantsmith]

Nah, Railblazer replaces the go karts. The lake stays untouched and maybe we get a lakeside coaster when they move the north half of soak city south of Racer with the rest. Hire me, KD

 

[CoasterBroCam]

It looks like the lake is still going to be there. They drain it each offseason and I would imagine they’ll let it fill back up. It may be some sort of runoff / drainage thing anyhow.

Oh. Didn't know they drained it each season. Lol, my bad.

 

[bill s]

Looks like a good spot for a custom family coaster with a few not too obtrusive swings out over the lake. Maybe even with a path through there but it wouldn't save much distance except when running for the bathroom, although they could then steal a little of the FoF plaza making that way around longer. But a ride could also be accessed straight from the FoF path instead of by blocking the lake.

 

[jonfin826]

Starting to wonder if maybe we ought to start worrying about Rebel Yell too... It seems like it doesn't get much ridership anymore and one half of it is basically SBNO. Feel free to correct me, just basing this off of my last few visits.

 

[guy305]

Starting to wonder if maybe we ought to start worrying about Rebel Yell too... It seems like it doesn't get much ridership anymore and one half of it is basically SBNO. Feel free to correct me, just basing this off of my last few visits.

It was the #3 most ridden ride in 2023 and pretty easy to maintain, also a park staple, I’m sure it’s safe

 

[joed5263]

It’s been pretty typical for a number of years for them to only operate one side or the other, mostly due to staffing issues and lower attendance during the week.

 

[jonfin826]

It was the #3 most ridden ride in 2023 and pretty easy to maintain, also a park staple, I’m sure it’s safe

Damn, #3? Okay, I will gladly stand corrected!

 

[numberonetumbilidefender]

It was the #3 most ridden ride in 2023 and pretty easy to maintain, also a park staple, I’m sure it’s safe

It's also been getting both lifts replaced this off-season.

 

[MasonNewton917]

one half of it is basically SBNO

I feel like it raced more often than not last season, at least from what I observed

 

[the_pantsmith]

Starting to wonder if maybe we ought to start worrying about Rebel Yell too... It seems like it doesn't get much ridership anymore and one half of it is basically SBNO. Feel free to correct me, just basing this off of my last few visits.

Can we not turn this into the great
adventure threads where every day someone claims a new coaster is at risk?

 

[rideopsarecool]

I feel like it raced more often than not last season, at least from what I observed

I was stopped on the red side lift because someone was trying to reach out and touch the wood railing ! Definitely didn't get a race that time!

 

[Thriller]

Every time I attended in 24, Racer 75 was racing. A lot of times it was just one train on each side and that was enough to handle the capacity. I appreciate the park was racing it, since it’s a great racing coaster with the synchronized lift hill and there are so few racing coasters left.

 

[Coasternerd]

This is a hot take, but I’d rather see one train on both sides for racing than running 2 trains on one side. The capacity doesn’t change. I know the main issue is staffing, but still.

 

[Fenrihr]

I was stopped on the red side lift because someone was trying to reach out and touch the wood railing ! Definitely didn't get a race that time!

I got to sit on the north lift for almost 20 mins because someone wouldn't put their phone away. Got lapped quite a few times by the south side.

 

[guy305]

Using the development of Canada's Wonderland's lake in the last few years as motivation...



They built a new underwater tunnel for Yukon Striker. Hopefully KD can get creative with the landscaping too. Anaconda's tunnel is virtually useless but I think it's within budget to start from scratch if they wanted to utilize the lake in another way. (Edit: Looks like they already tore out Anaconda's tunnel)



Then, a couple years later, CW built the Lazy Bear Lodge, a cafeteria-style restaurant with multiple food options and a lot of seating. The whole area is really well done.