If the park is smart, touting the i-305 rebranding and this as 2 parallel "new" attractions announced within the same day(s) will make KD seems super competitive as a 2025 coaster destination for the GP.
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This is probably a hot take but with all of this "archeological dig" theming they've got going in the area plus the teaser, I would be all for them re-renaming that area of the park to something like The Lost Kingdom:
While we're at it- bring back The Crypt.
- The logo at the entrance to the area already feels kinda kid-ish. Same with the name. Safari Village sounds like a jungle-themed petting zoo and not like a place where they're unearthing all of these mystical temples.
- Kingdom ties into the name of the park as a whole and just feels significantly cooler.
While we're at it- bring back The Crypt.
This take’s hotter than the asphalt in front of Flight of Fear today
This area hasn't been called Safari Village since 2021.
For anyone unfamiliar with Jungle X:
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The Lore Behind Kings Dominion's Jungle X-Pedition - KDFans
Learn about the characters, organizations, and lore behind Kings Dominion's new-for-2022, immersive, adventure-themed land, Jungle X-Pedition
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I wonder if they will showcase this in Planet Coaster 2 akin to Copperhead Strike and Steel Vengeance since there is supposed to be a gameplay demo of the new game that day as well?
Totally forgot they changed the name to Jungle X-pedition- thank you for the correction.
I also just googled and the new sign isn’t nearly as bad. But I stand by my point.
The Lost Kingdom > Jungle X-Pedition.
I’m conflicted…. on one hand I take this back now that I’m actually reading the backstory. On the other hand… Jungle X-Pedition doesn’t really sound badass lol
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Did some amateur sleuthing around the teaser site's source code and they did a good job covering their tracks in the file names and all. Thankfully they knew how to spell conquer in the actual site graphic
Harpy Eagle would be pretty sweet, definitely would be considered the Ruler of the Sky
Not much going on today. No new track work or anything. Supports and track that arrived yesterday has been unloaded. Is it me or does it seem like the concrete column by the tunnel has been made to look sand colored?
If we're going the eagle route, Google translate says that the Swahili word for eagle is "Tai".
Just "Tai" or "Revenge of Tai" would be pretty sick.
There's the previously-referenced 'Impundulu', but I'm not a fan of that. Unless they go insane and we get Impundulu 305 somehow, in which case, I'd simply laugh.
In looking around, I did find the name Aquila that I sort of like. Aquila is the genus of true eagles, and it's Latin for 'eagle'. Interestingly, there's a small coaster opening in Poland next year named that (see here). Should they chose that, I don't think it would impede on KD at all.
Another one I found is the name Hallux. Quickly researching the 3 talon scratches on all the teasers, Eagles apparently have 3 main talons, with the 4th (Hallux talon) being the largest. Would be odd to name it after one specific body part of a generic Eagle, but a neat name IMO.
In looking around, I did find the name Aquila that I sort of like. Aquila is the genus of true eagles, and it's Latin for 'eagle'. Interestingly, there's a small coaster opening in Poland next year named that (see here). Should they chose that, I don't think it would impede on KD at all.
Another one I found is the name Hallux. Quickly researching the 3 talon scratches on all the teasers, Eagles apparently have 3 main talons, with the 4th (Hallux talon) being the largest. Would be odd to name it after one specific body part of a generic Eagle, but a neat name IMO.
Maybe that’s not the final color and this could be just a coincidence, but the concrete color seems really close to the color of the catwalks.
Much has been made of this Swahili thing. Neither Reptilian nor Arachnidia are Swahili words. I’m not buying it
I am not so sure if that is the final wall veneer. I wonder if there is some sort of stone-like "block" inserts that fit into the recessed square/retangular areas of the wall. What is currently up on the wall is really the "mortar" joints between the stone-like shapes.
I was talking about the concrete column / footer color. Looks to be sandy colored or somewhat similar to the catwalk color. Maybe my eyes are playing tricks on me
Out of curiosity, is there any reason to believe they will not just go with one of the fierce-sounding bird names they already own the trademark to? Talon, Raptor, Thunderhawk, Firebird, Nighthawk, etc.? Firebird seems like it could tie into the old volcano as well I suppose.
Wouldn't fit with the existing Jungle X names, would feel generic, and Cedar Fair hasn't reused coaster names in a while.
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