Project 2025/305: Pantherian (Intimidator 305 Retheme)

[Chungulatron]

FoF becomes: Chiroptera, the Bat Temple.

Professor Whey finds a cave in the jungle. Amongst dripping stalagmites, he encounters a species of giant bats, deep in hibernation. Unsettlingly, there are piles of large animal bones scattered about the chamber. It’s probably time to get out of here, before the bats wake up… *Suddenly there’s a shrieking sound and you feel yourself get picked up and taken deeper into the cave*

 

[the_pantsmith]

One of the maps in Jungle X has a drawing of Lake Charles that says “Warning! Snakes” which I think is a strong hint that Anaconda will be the snake temple.

What are the odds Anaconda actually sticks around for the long run, though? I'm not disagreeing, I'm just genuinely curious. Like I said, my IDEAL setup would be:

Snake- Anaconda
Bird- FoF
Cat- I305

With the 2025 wing and Backlot being non-temple attractions

 

[WrierSiamang152]

Would Racer 75 be Racer Racer?

Yes, that or 75 Racer

 

[Zachary]

One of the maps in Jungle X has a drawing of Lake Charles that says “Warning! Snakes” which I think is a strong hint that Anaconda will be the snake temple.

Counterpoint: It may be an in-lore way to justify Anaconda's existence without integrating it into the land any further. I, like @the_pantsmith, tend to think that Anaconda isn't that long for this world and I could imagine retheme budgets being much better spent on attractions with longer expected futures.

Also, without some reconning, KD is a little limited as per the number of temples they can actually have—I can see wanting to save a few for future additions down the line—whether they've been conceptualized yet or not.

 

[VB06Hokie]

What are the odds Anaconda actually sticks around for the long run, though? I'm not disagreeing, I'm just genuinely curious. Like I said, my IDEAL setup would be:

Snake- Anaconda
Bird- FoF
Cat- I305

With the 2025 wing and Backlot being non-temple attractions

FoF will be the temple of a really big yellow bird in order to directly compete with the FoF down the Street.

 

[Mushroom]

Counterpoint: It may be an in-lore way to justify Anaconda's existence without integrating it into the land any further. I, like @the_pantsmith, tend to think that Anaconda isn't that long for this world and I could imagine retheme budgets being much better spent on attractions with longer expected futures.

Also, without some reconning, KD is a little limited as per the number of temples they can actually have—I can see wanting to save a few for future additions down the line—whether they've been conceptualized yet or not.

Counter-counterpoint: they could make Anaconda “officially” part of Jungle X in the short term with a minor retheme like with Arachnidia. All it needs is a new marquee, a few signs along the queue, and maybe some props in the station. The effort and money needed to pull it off would be minimal.

When the time comes to replace Anaconda, I’m sure they can find a way to fit a new attraction into the lore — whether it takes over the snake temple or it’s something new entirely.

 

[bwick29]

I’m very curious what changes can be made before the new season.

Some goo gone and some spray paint.

They better keep that beautiful picture of Dale in the booth though...

 

[netdvn]

I'd love to see them bring the King Kobra name back in some fashion. It would fit with not only the history of the park, but be a pretty original name for the ride.

Or it would be cool if they could go all out with the space theme and give us something similar to Area 72 since FOF is right next door. They could incorporate both into its own land.

 

[bwick29]

We only need one snake coaster in the park.....

So I'm 100% on board with them bringing back the King Kobra naming.

 

[CoasterAuditor]

On Anaconda I’d just love to see a repaint, new trains with vest restraints, and a reprofiling of the awful transition at the bottom of the spaghetti bowl. It’s important to note Anaconda per the rider counts we discussed recently still gets a significant amount of riders each season and is fairly inexpensive for the park to run.

 

[rswashdc]

On Anaconda I’d just love to see a repaint, new trains with vest restraints, and a reprofiling of the awful transition at the bottom of the spaghetti bowl. It’s important to note Anaconda per the rider counts we discussed recently still gets a significant amount of riders each season and is fairly inexpensive for the park to run.

Vest restraints would probably cure the transition issues throughout the ride. Add in fresh paint and theming and it could certainly be a strong attraction.

 

[the_pantsmith]

Anaconda with Python (Efteling) trains and trackwork would be amazing, especially considering the setting. Python is probably my favorite classic looper aside from Nessie. Unfortunately I think the odds of that happening are almost zero.

Bright side is if Anaconda is removed, the lake itself could potentially see a refresh and maybe be used as somewhat of a centerpiece for the area, since it wouldn't be just the setting for Anaconda

 

[Mushroom]

Regardless of whether Anaconda stays or goes anytime soon, I really hope Lake Charles gets a refresh with the next Jungle X expansion. It has the potential to be a really nice landmark for the park, rather than the overgrown and overlooked swamp it is today.

Imagine if they get rid of the overgrown bushes so the lake is clearly visible from the path, tidy up the shoreline and landscaped it with rocks, and maybe add a fountain to the center. Then imagine they spruce up the patio by Chicken Shack so there’s a nice viewing area to look at and relax by the lake.

Suddenly you’d have a lovely, Instagram-worthy corner of the park.

 

[MichaelK]

I’m kinda wondering if the reason we haven’t got much since tumbili is because they’ve been saving money to do a major retheme of i305 and flight of fear along with the new wing for 2025 so there’s a lot of new for the 50th anniversary of the park

 

[nyxmike]

Did anyone notice it says “This ride contains strobe lighting” on the website? Was that always there?

 

[Mushroom]

Yeah, it’s for the on-ride photo.

 

[the_pantsmith]

I’m kinda wondering if the reason we haven’t got much since tumbili is because they’ve been saving money to do a major retheme of i305 and flight of fear along with the new wing for 2025 so there’s a lot of new for the 50th anniversary of the park

Maybe it's wishful thinking, but that's what is really seems like to me. I'm not sure how much the Grizzly retracking cost, but 2023/2024 seemed like money saving years for sure. I'm really happy to see the direction Cedar Fair has been heading. Kings Island, Carowinds, and Canada's Wonderland have all seen significant area rethemes/enhancements, too. If the merger goes through, I really hope Six flags parks use the CF model and not the other way around. It'd be awesome to see both major park chains give a shit about theming; I think the average parkgoer is starting to appreciate that stuff at places other than Disney/Universal.

If the trend continues or intensifies, I'd be more than happy to pay more for a season pass at a regional park with more immersive rides/theming. Give me the European park model, please. The closest things we have right now are the Busch Gardens parks, Dollywood, and Silver Dollar City.

 

[Crunchewy]

Regardless of whether Anaconda stays or goes anytime soon, I really hope Lake Charles gets a refresh with the next Jungle X expansion. It has the potential to be a really nice landmark for the park, rather than the overgrown and overlooked swamp it is today.

Imagine if they get rid of the overgrown bushes so the lake is clearly visible from the path, tidy up the shoreline and landscaped it with rocks, and maybe add a fountain to the center. Then imagine they spruce up the patio by Chicken Shack so there’s a nice viewing area to look at and relax by the lake.

Suddenly you’d have a lovely, Instagram-worthy corner of the park.

Limited to Premium pass holders, no doubt.

 

[guy305]

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YouTube just recommended this to me, and apparently CF chose the name Intimidator before they realized it was already trademarked. Which makes sense because it’s such a generic name…I’m surprised the Earnhardts were able to lock it down. Them being so difficult to work with on top of that definitely leaves a sour taste in my mouth lol

Does anyone know how they were able to secure using the “start your engines” sound bite? I wouldn’t think that’s Earnhardt-specific, right? Maybe it’ll stick around for another year. (I know nothing about nascar so forgive me)

 

[Mushroom]

Does anyone know how they were able to secure using the “start your engines” sound bite? I wouldn’t think that’s Earnhardt-specific, right? Maybe it’ll stick around for another year. (I know nothing about nascar so forgive me)

Looks like “Gentlemen, start your engines” is trademarked by a NASCAR affiliate.