Over georgia needs a good launch coaster, An intamin lsm like velocicoaster would do wonders in this park
Keeping things reasonable, here's what I'd pick for each of SoCal's parks...
Disneyland Resort: Might be a boring choice, but I do think one of the fancier family coasters Disney has been doing of late would be a fantastic fit to anchor either park's section of the Disneyland Forward expansion.
Knott's Berry Farm: For a major thrill coaster, I'd say a wing would be a pretty solid fit at this park, though I question if there's enough space on the property to install one without major modifications to existing attractions. If the park wanted to go for something smaller and more family friendly in scale, I think a Gravitykraft woodie would be a really nice fit.
Legoland California: Obviously they're not going to get a big thrill coaster, but a family inverted would fit well within the park.
SeaWorld San Diego: I'm not picky about make or model, but they need a proper family coaster with a 42" height requirement as even their more family friendly rides (Arctic Rescue and Manta) are 48". If they have to go more thrilling, it'd probably be best to do another LSM coaster just due to the height restrictions of the property even though they've already got several launched rides.
Six Flags Magic Mountain: Assuming Viper is on the chopping block, I'd love to see a massive tilt coaster replace that as it would be one of the few designs I can think of that would make a similar statement. I also think this would be a good property for one of the family boomerangs if Six Flags continues to purchase those, especially as they're retiring two of their junior coasters this year.
Universal Studios Hollywood: This one is super challenging because we don't yet know what type of sensations will be brought to the park by Hollywood Drift, plus it's very difficult for this park to do major outdoor attractions. The safest best would probably be a copy of Mine Cart Madness (which was planned at one point), but I'm not sure that's what I'd pick as the best coaster for them to install.
Disneyland Resort: Might be a boring choice, but I do think one of the fancier family coasters Disney has been doing of late would be a fantastic fit to anchor either park's section of the Disneyland Forward expansion.
Knott's Berry Farm: For a major thrill coaster, I'd say a wing would be a pretty solid fit at this park, though I question if there's enough space on the property to install one without major modifications to existing attractions. If the park wanted to go for something smaller and more family friendly in scale, I think a Gravitykraft woodie would be a really nice fit.
Legoland California: Obviously they're not going to get a big thrill coaster, but a family inverted would fit well within the park.
SeaWorld San Diego: I'm not picky about make or model, but they need a proper family coaster with a 42" height requirement as even their more family friendly rides (Arctic Rescue and Manta) are 48". If they have to go more thrilling, it'd probably be best to do another LSM coaster just due to the height restrictions of the property even though they've already got several launched rides.
Six Flags Magic Mountain: Assuming Viper is on the chopping block, I'd love to see a massive tilt coaster replace that as it would be one of the few designs I can think of that would make a similar statement. I also think this would be a good property for one of the family boomerangs if Six Flags continues to purchase those, especially as they're retiring two of their junior coasters this year.
Universal Studios Hollywood: This one is super challenging because we don't yet know what type of sensations will be brought to the park by Hollywood Drift, plus it's very difficult for this park to do major outdoor attractions. The safest best would probably be a copy of Mine Cart Madness (which was planned at one point), but I'm not sure that's what I'd pick as the best coaster for them to install.
If we're going with existing ride models, then I'll go with having an inverted coaster of some kind at KD - especially if they're willing to create some scenic interactions and/or terraform a bit.
If we're going with interesting or absurd ideas, an inverted hybrid (wood track, steel rails, focused more on height and speed than inversions).
Whichever direction, though, I would appreciate it to use a more traditional lift system and not launch.
If we're going with interesting or absurd ideas, an inverted hybrid (wood track, steel rails, focused more on height and speed than inversions).
Whichever direction, though, I would appreciate it to use a more traditional lift system and not launch.
I think I’ve said it in this thread before, but Hershey’s next coaster should be some sort of family launch coaster. Laff trakk a decade ago was the last non-thrill coaster, and at the moment storm runner is the only launch coaster, and it’s an aggressive one. One total launch feels behind compared to other parks at this level, and something like a milder Mack coaster or one of the family vekomas or intamins seems like a great, realistic target that would successfully reach a diverse audience here
For Carowinds, a large scale family coaster with huge capacity. This is a bit of a far out idea, but I would love a racing launched family coaster replacing Nighthawk and potentially Vortex. Something like Big Bear Mountain but racing. Would fill the void nicely that I feel like Thunder Road filled of that big, iconic coaster that anyone could ride. Also, this is VERY far out and I can't see this ever happening but a Gold Striker relocation I would adore, maybe back by the old Dinosaur's Alive along with either a heavy redo or outright tearing out the old South Carolina gate. A tilt coaster is another thing I think is a lot more realistic to replace Nighthawk. Would make for a killer first impression as it being right at the entrance area of the park
Canobie is also my home park and I think something like Mahuka would be great. I just rode it and thought it was amazing. They could put it behind psycodrome and have it go behind untamed and then have it come back.
a big punchy launch coaster to give my home park sfog some much wanted attention
