News Project 2026: Shoreline Pier (Boardwalk Phase I feat. Barrels O' Fun & More)

[GASM]

I honestly assumed it would’ve been walled off last year with some sort of temporary route to Superman, but I can’t see them doing the temporary route this year just to lead people into what will essentially be an active construction site.

With Superman currently being about as isolated as Ka was, I also don’t think it’s exactly a great loss for it to not be running on opening day. On the other hand though, its station and lift would give the closest and most clear view of the Mack coaster’s plot in the park.

 

[RDL]

Superman should either be rethemed or removed entirely

You could remove it and open up a massive plot of land from that and the remaining 90% of GLs plot that isn’t being used for the new coaster

They wouldn’t even have to add anything insane either, could do a kids area + a wooden coaster that isn’t as ridiculous as Toro (something I’ve been wanting to see the park add for over a decade) and that’d be just fine

 

[GASM]

Not sure I’d say it should be removed (though, longevity of the B&M flyers will likely be a more real question in a few years), but a retheme is a must and the time will never be better.

 

[DE_Creative]

Removal is out of the question. Superman is too popular, too new, and too important given all the other removals to go completely. A retheme would be fantastic (although it did get painted relatively recently) to fit the new area, but honestly I think they can tie something red and blue into the new area fairly easily regardless of whatever the overall theme is.

 

[paintervision]

The pavement is still freshly torn up leading to it, so it’s most likely not going to be open on opening day unless they really focus their efforts on that. Might as well make the ride finally make sense in the area for the first time while they’re at it.

Pavement is quick to put down. Even if they miss opening day, it's the kind of project that could be done mid-week and ready for the next weekend in operation (provided Superman is ready to go for the season).

 

[kmaster805]

On another note does anyone know what happened to the Icon Park Drop Tower? Didn’t that get sold off somewhere or did it get scrapped?

 

[northdetective]

On another note does anyone know what happened to the Icon Park Drop Tower? Didn’t that get sold off somewhere or did it get scrapped?

uhhhhh I Don't Think I Want That One...

 

[the_pantsmith]

Call it Windsurfer. Paint the chassis housing of each row of seats a different color/pattern. The train should look like a group of kites flying in the sky. Paint the track blue and the supports light beige. Ideally add water under the layout but that’s a big ask.

I’ve shared this idea before and I can’t think of a better theme for a boardwalk flying coaster

 

[Nitro230]

If there's one ride I want Six Flags to fix their Intamin relationship for it's def the park's next drop tower. They far and away make the best drop towers, I would kill for a Falcon's Fury style drop tower. Would much rather a 300 foot Falcon's Fury style drop tower than a 400 foot S&S drop tower (I'm assuming that S&S would be the preferred manufacturer at this moment).

 

[kmaster805]

uhhhhh I Don't Think I Want That One...

The ride wasn’t the issue, the problem was it was modified to not lower the restraint as much by the park, but I don’t think it’d happen.

 

[AmyUD06]

The ride wasn’t the issue, the problem was it was modified to not lower the restraint as much by the park, but I don’t think it’d happen.

Doesn't matter to the media, or that poor kid's family ('s attorneys). Look at all the bad press COTALand is getting just for having a tower by the same manufacturer. SFGAdv/SFEC does not need that kind of press.

If there's one ride I want Six Flags to fix their Intamin relationship for it's def the park's next drop tower. They far and away make the best drop towers, I would kill for a Falcon's Fury style drop tower. Would much rather a 300 foot Falcon's Fury style drop tower than a 400 foot S&S drop tower (I'm assuming that S&S would be the preferred manufacturer at this moment).

Yeah, Intamin drops are vastly superior to S&S ones, but have you ridden a Larson/ARM one (such as StratosFear at Knoebel's or AtmosFear at Morey's)? The way you just climb and then drop with no pause at the top and the amount that you fall before hitting brakes makes them absolutely insane. Granted, they've never done one that tall before, but stranger things have happened (kiddie ride maker Zamperla being tasked with TT2, for example).

 

[TPoseOnTantrum]

Drop tower market is kind of weird because for large scale versions there's not that many options. The Italians all offer their own models of different sizes, most of them are pretty sloppy and often don't deliver a true freefall experience. S&S has burned bridges all over and been neutering a lot of theirs lately, plus it's just an outdated product. ARM and Larson don't make huge ones but they're a pretty high value choice and product here in North America. Intamin hasn't built a drop tower since 2017 even though they have the knack for hardware, their pitches are also on the more expensive side.

Funtime's drop tower line is arguably still winning on the market right now, Orlando Freefall press aside. I know a project head who chose that product over others based purely on a great cost-vs-quality ratio, while another park spoke freely to the press about why they selected it over Intamin and Zamperla. Parks and fairs alike are still buying.

 

[RDL]

On another note does anyone know what happened to the Icon Park Drop Tower? Didn’t that get sold off somewhere or did it get scrapped?

What I know for sure is that it was listed for sale somewhere. What I don’t know is whether it got sold or not

While there’s numerous cases of me going “there’s no way the park would stoop this low” and being proven wrong, I’m absolutely certain that a park going through a make or break redevelopment period wouldn’t opt for the exact drop tower that a child died on. Especially with CF now running everything mostly, I just can’t see it. No shot they’re stupid enough to do that

 

[nyxmike]

So any guesses on when they will announce whatever they are doing? I'm going to guess the week of March 9th.

 

[northdetective]

So any guesses on when they will announce whatever they are doing? I'm going to guess the week of March 9th.

notably Eldredge said the inteviewer was about "two weeks too fast" [soon] at 30:55 regarding the announcement of new coaster's theme, and that the 2026 project will be announced along with it

I'd agree, maybe next week if we're lucky

 

[Nitro230]

So here's something, I know someone who used to work in the marketing department for Great Adventure, he now works for Sesame Place but still knows and talks to people from the Great Adventure team. When I asked him if he knew anything about 2026 MONTHS ago he said he hadn't heard anything about a coaster in 2026 but instead heard that he had heard about a flat ride package. I kinda forgot about it once it seemed obvious that the construction at the park was at Phantom Spire, but I think there's a chance that this flat package has been in the works for a while and that may be the 2026 project along with the retheme of the boardwalk area.

 

[paintervision]

So here's something, I know someone who used to work in the marketing department for Great Adventure, he now works for Sesame Place but still knows talks to people from the Great Adventure team. When I asked him if he knew anything about 2026 MONTHS ago he said he hadn't heard anything about a coaster in 2026 but instead heard that he had heard about a flat ride package. I kinda forgot about it once it seemed obvious that the construction at the park was at Phantom Spire, but I think there's a chance that this flat package has been in the works for a while and that may be the 2026 project along with the retheme of the boardwalk area.

Bring on War on Lines Part 2!

 

[mkj3322]

Hopefully they budgeted for snow shoveling.

 

[michaellynn4]

Has anyone who has more free time than I do noticed anything in the prior drone videos indicating any potential action / construction already occurring at the northern end of the boardwalk? I'm struggling to envision where exactly these flat rides would go, unless we're strictly talking about the part below the games area.

 

[Suspense]

Has anyone who has more free time than I do noticed anything in the prior drone videos indicating any potential action / construction already occurring at the northern end of the boardwalk? I'm struggling to envision where exactly these flat rides would go, unless we're strictly talking about the part below the games area.

Maybe there will be a new mini midway/path to the right that goes along the station / footers of the new coaster into green lanterns plot with some flat rides over there. I believe Ryan said in that podcast they want to make the new ride very visible so we could be looking at a whole plaza area with additional flats (larger version of the original green lantern area I’m thinking)