News Project 2027 (?)/Cyber Cycle: Prototype Vekoma Thrill Glider (Inverted Straddle Coaster)
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I doubt it's budgetary. Given the constant conflict that seems to be evident between the park and the municipality, I'm far more likely to believe that the glacial progress has more to do with horrible, in-house project management than any external forces.
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So is this project going to be put on hold another year? I'm sure the coaster track has already been fabricated.
I don't think anyone really knows at the moment, but '26 is definitely looking like more and more of a stretch to me. Feels like there has been practically no progress all year.
and somehow the remains of golden bear gets to remain for another year
At this time I am thinking this new coaster won't open until late 2026 or early 2027 like with Great Adventure. It's ridiculous they cleared this area and graded the land almost two years ago and still not footers.
The land that the golden bear theater was on must be extremely unstable. Can’t recall six flags having this much trouble with permitting for a new ridt
I am pretty sure the plan review failures are due to Six Flags not supplying the information needed for a plan review and not an actual issue with the work site.
At this point they should just pull the plug on this project and pull a Siren's Curse/Orion and ship it to another park. It's pretty clear they can't get it approved and they should just move it to a park where they can get it built quickly. I'm not sure how far track/support fabrication is in progress or if it even started yet though, but if they haven't started it yet they may want to consider redesigning it for another park (like Orion).
^Kind of. If I recall correctly, the project order that Cedar Fair placed to B&M for that Mega Coaster was originally intended to be for CGA. but for reasons, was then changed to Kings Island, and then Orion was designed & built for them.
Would be quite interesting if they pulled strategy that here.
Would be quite interesting if they pulled strategy that here.
Yeah I'm sorry, but the vibes tell me the Thrill Glider will be shipped elsewhere.
With how expensive it was for Universal to regrade and reform the mountain for Hollywood Drift, and with the current financial position that Six Flags Entertainment Corporation is in; I genuinely think the unfortunate reality is that Six Flags is going to move this project elsewhere. It incredibly sucks--especially as Magic Mountain ***desperately*** needs a win.
Have to think this is a moment where the bean counters are realizing the investment needed for this project, and that it'd less riskier to move the project than to fully commit in the modern landscape of their corporation.
With how expensive it was for Universal to regrade and reform the mountain for Hollywood Drift, and with the current financial position that Six Flags Entertainment Corporation is in; I genuinely think the unfortunate reality is that Six Flags is going to move this project elsewhere. It incredibly sucks--especially as Magic Mountain ***desperately*** needs a win.
Have to think this is a moment where the bean counters are realizing the investment needed for this project, and that it'd less riskier to move the project than to fully commit in the modern landscape of their corporation.
I see no reason to believe this project is being relocated.
Isn't it a custom terrain dependent layout? I don’t see how that could be relocated at this point. Sirens Curse was easy to move because it’s an off the shelf layout, but this would require all new support fabrication.
Local here, and figured it was a good time to chime in...
For those unfamiliar with the site of this project, there's a 60-70 ft elevation difference between the highest and lowest points the coaster will occupy. Assuming the ride is already at least partially fabricated (which seems to be the case based on shipping documents), simply relocating the attraction is absolutely not a likely option as it would probably require significant additional cost to reengineer entire portions of the structure. Much of the terrain work has already been completed at the site, and while that cost was likely paid by old Six Flags before the merger, it is a sunk cost that can't easily be recovered should the project be abandoned. It's also unlikely they could simply stick something else there further down the road without requiring another round of terrain modification.
The permit cited most recently is from last year, and while I don't know exactly what is causing the repeated review failures, it is not the only thing related to the project that has been filed on the LA county site. Since the beginning of this year, there have been at least a half dozen new filings, with the most recent I'm easily finding dated in July of 2025. If the coaster were to be canceled or redirected for financial reasons, it is highly unlikely those would have happened as the decision on the ride would likely have been made earlier in the year. It's been stated in this thread as of late September that press materials were being prepared, so unless that was erroneous we know the project was still on as of a month ago.
Will it still open in 2026? I am personally not yet ready to rule that out. SFMM is a year-round park with a habit of opening their attractions in the back half of the year, so I could very well see that being the plan for this attraction. While we don't know the exact size of the ride, Siren's Curse was eight months from the start of construction to the ride opening and SFMM's last coaster on the hillside (Full Throttle) had a very similar build timeline, so there is precedent for it. If we don't see any work on site by early next year (and haven't heard anything about the ride by then either), that's probably a pretty good indicator it's been postponed.
For those unfamiliar with the site of this project, there's a 60-70 ft elevation difference between the highest and lowest points the coaster will occupy. Assuming the ride is already at least partially fabricated (which seems to be the case based on shipping documents), simply relocating the attraction is absolutely not a likely option as it would probably require significant additional cost to reengineer entire portions of the structure. Much of the terrain work has already been completed at the site, and while that cost was likely paid by old Six Flags before the merger, it is a sunk cost that can't easily be recovered should the project be abandoned. It's also unlikely they could simply stick something else there further down the road without requiring another round of terrain modification.
The permit cited most recently is from last year, and while I don't know exactly what is causing the repeated review failures, it is not the only thing related to the project that has been filed on the LA county site. Since the beginning of this year, there have been at least a half dozen new filings, with the most recent I'm easily finding dated in July of 2025. If the coaster were to be canceled or redirected for financial reasons, it is highly unlikely those would have happened as the decision on the ride would likely have been made earlier in the year. It's been stated in this thread as of late September that press materials were being prepared, so unless that was erroneous we know the project was still on as of a month ago.
Will it still open in 2026? I am personally not yet ready to rule that out. SFMM is a year-round park with a habit of opening their attractions in the back half of the year, so I could very well see that being the plan for this attraction. While we don't know the exact size of the ride, Siren's Curse was eight months from the start of construction to the ride opening and SFMM's last coaster on the hillside (Full Throttle) had a very similar build timeline, so there is precedent for it. If we don't see any work on site by early next year (and haven't heard anything about the ride by then either), that's probably a pretty good indicator it's been postponed.
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