Project 2022: Tumbili, Reptilian, Arachnidia, & Jungle X-Pedition
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Eiffel Tower, Drop Tower, Apple Zapple, and now Avalanche have all been repainted in the past 3 years.
So out of those, only 2 are steel coasters, and their repainting came with a theming update for the whole areas they reside in.
My main point is it takes many years for a ride to see a new coat of paint, so I'm not sure how paint maintenance will be any more of a problem with Tumbili than the rest of the park.
Anaconda also received a repaint in recent years but I think it was closer to 5 years ago. No major retheme for it.
I don’t see how repainting that would be that hard. It looks to be a few different stencils on top of a base color. Yes it’s a little more prep work, but nothing crazy in terms of a custom hand paint job.
I mean, it's not like a certain Screamin' Swing's attempt to blend into its immediate surroundings...
Progress as of today, taken from a fully guest accessible area 
Well that escalated quickly.Progress as of today, taken from a fully guest accessible area
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I was driving by the park today and the structure can be seen peaking over the treeline now as well!
I’m glad they chose the smaller version. It looks like it will pretty much fit into Firefalls space and save the trees between Avalanche and Scooby Doo haunted house queue.
Some great new pictures of Tumbili and (for now) Avalanche from the park's blog:
Fingers crossed that the orange inside the track is the final color, cause that is GORGEOUS! And that sure looks like they've done a bamboo-style paint on Av as well!!
Fingers crossed that the orange inside the track is the final color, cause that is GORGEOUS! And that sure looks like they've done a bamboo-style paint on Av as well!!
So happy Avalanche is finally getting some love from the park!
I'm curious how much KDFans were involved with the creation of the blog post and/or social posts - good work team!
Ha, not at all. They haven't reached out.
I agree that's what it looks like and.... Wow. That's a level of care and attention to detail I couldn't have predicted from KD despite all the positive thematic signs lately. Adding special thematic paint to an existing ride? Incredible. 10/10. Absolutely love this new direction.
From what I've heard, that orange is the final track color. It looks so, so good.
YetHa, not at all. They haven't reached out.
Revisiting the topic (and I apologize if it's been covered too much in the past); do we have any educated guesses on Avalanche's new name/theme?
I went back and looked at the teaser posters leading up to Tumbili, and found the following:
I went back and looked at the teaser posters leading up to Tumbili, and found the following:
- The Archaeological Wonder at Chichen Itza, Mexico
- Marvel at the Dangerous Vipers of Snake Temple, Malaysia
- The Volcanic Eruption at Pompeii, Italy
- The Cosmic Mystery of Stonehenge
I could be wrong, but based on the announcement, I think those posters just represent to other ancient archaeological sites that the fictional Professor Whey visited in his search for “Site X.” So they don’t actually refer to any landmarks within Jungle X-Pedition, but rather other sites the professor had previously visited.
If KD keeps this up I might prefer KD over BGW.Ha, not at all. They haven't reached out.
I agree that's what it looks like and.... Wow. That's a level of care and attention to detail I couldn't have predicted from KD despite all the positive thematic signs lately. Adding special thematic paint to an existing ride? Incredible. 10/10. Absolutely love this new direction.
From what I've heard, that orange is the final track color. It looks so, so good.
With the re-theme of avalanche, I wonder what they’re gonna do with the trains if anything at all. Repaint to match the new theme? New stickers? Complete refurbishment? Or brand new trains which I highly doubt. What do y’all think?