Attraction Phoenix Rising
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This is more likely going to be how the new ride will be laid out and what I predicted a few months back.
There is still no evidence to suggest the coaster will use anywhere near this much land. Additionally, the construction timeline is very, very slow. That is yet another strong suggestion that this will be a relatively small, family coaster.
I think it would make far more sense to have the station be in the old rhino rally area, the fact the flyers are the only thing on that dead end is weird... you walk pretty far for JUST the swings.
Hypothetically, if there was a hotel say north of the serengeti, could BGT create another entrance that brings hotel guests into the park by way of this land ??
Just checked Busch Gardens' permits and new documents have been uploaded to permit "BLD-23-0502153." Two of the new documents either contain mailing information or information for inspectors and contractors, however the third document contains some information that could help us understand what roller coaster this will be. The most important information that I could find was that the ride structure height is going to (at least MOST likely) be greater than 60 feet tall (below is a snip of what I am referring to, and I will have the overall entire document attached). The only thing that this information might rule out is an Intamin straddle coaster that is similar to the other straddle coasters that Seaworld has built at their different parks (I am also surprised by the fact that we still have not been able to determine the manufacturer of this new addition, by this point I feel like we should already know).
I find it seriously alarming that the Pantopia theater, right next to the new attraction, has no shows scheduled for the future.
Hey Everyone, I just checked one of the permits on Accela for BGT's new Project Halcyon (permit "BLD-23-0502612"), and, well, I have found several new documents listed under the attachments tab. Two of the new documents (that are going to be attached below) have valuable information that may give us clues as to what this roller coaster might be. it seems that this ride will have a chain lift in it, which can be seen in the document called "Permit_Responses_Building_Round_1" at the top of page 5. Also, I quickly went through the document called "HALCYON FLACOM" and I did see a mention of "escalators and moving walks... conveying passengers" (at the bottom of page 18), so this made me wonder whether this ride would have a moving platform to load riders, similar to Cobra's Curse loading procedure. If anyone can, take a look through the documents that I have attached and see if you can find something that I might have missed while viewing them (especially the second document that has all of the electrical information in it). Currently, given the provided information, I am thinking that this coaster will be a Vekoma Boomerang, or something along the likes of that, however that would not explain the reason for having a moving walkway (maybe the moving walkway/escalator is a reference to something else that I do not know about)...
Whoa, this has taken a turn! A Vekoma Boomerang could not have a moving walkway, and an escalator in the queue would just be weird. Maybe we're looking at a smaller 4 person vehicle?
Look y'all, Phoenix Rising will open in 2024 at Busch Gardens Tampa. The first construction trailer for the project arrived last night:
I don't have any specific documents other than what I've been told in particular, but The coaster is a Vekoma Family Launched-Coaster, very similar to Lightning at Furuvik.
ETA: I expect an announcement very, very soon.
ETA Again: It is 1000% a Vekoma Family, but very well might not be a launched coaster. My gut feeling says "Lightning at Furuvik" based off everything I've heard thus far, but that is far from a guarantee.
I don't have any specific documents other than what I've been told in particular, but The coaster is a Vekoma Family Launched-Coaster, very similar to Lightning at Furuvik.
ETA: I expect an announcement very, very soon.
ETA Again: It is 1000% a Vekoma Family, but very well might not be a launched coaster. My gut feeling says "Lightning at Furuvik" based off everything I've heard thus far, but that is far from a guarantee.
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That would actually be extremely cool, but how would the moving belt be explained?
The exit into Painted Camel seems to be a decently long walk from the end of the ride if I'm being dead honest...
It seems that today is SeaWorld Entertainment announcement day. Let's see if we get anything....
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That document is just a generic checklist from the Florida Building Code (specifically the energy conservation portion). All construction projects in Florida are required to comply with it, and it has rules and regulations for all types of construction. Just because an item is listed there doesn’t mean it’s part of this project. Only items relevant will be checked off - and if you take a look at the beginning of the list on page 9 you’ll see there’s a N/A box for items that are not applicable.
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My bad, I did not notice that at first. I mostly skimmed through the document so I must have overlooked that part. I should probably not jump to conclusions the next time that I post something. Sorry about that.
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Oh crap! Something like Lightning would be a PHENOMENAL fit for the park!
ThemeParkInsider posted that trademark over a day before he made that post, so I wouldn’t exactly take him using the name as confirmation of anything … I’m still not convinced this is a Vekoma but I also don’t have any documents to corroborate that!
Either way, it’s exciting that this project is still mostly a mystery - it’s been awhile since we haven’t know everything about an upcoming SEAS project months before announcement - and I suspect this will be announced next week!