News Project 2027/Purple: Delayed “World Record Breaking Coaster" (Phantom Spire?)

[harry580]

I don't see them spending the money on changing The Flash. Wouldn't it just be easier to retheme Superman to some other aviation or bird theme? Do you know what else has nearly the same paint scheme?

I love to see the ride be rethemed to birds to fit in with the future retheme of half of boardwalk to golden kingdom 2.0

If they want a quick Superman ride, a new 3-leg S&S tower would work just as well (like Superman: Tower of Power at SFOT). Put that somewhere near Batman and Wonder Woman so you have all three in one land, next to the Justice League ride.

I love to see that coming to the park, maybe replace the old chiller building that hasn't been demolished (and hey, since stranger things maybe not coming back, maybe turned that building into a queue line for the ride)

Joker and Harley Quinn-themed coasters would be the only leftovers, both could be converted to a Pirate theme. But honestly these don't stick out as much as Superman.

well, if the joker & Harley Quinn do gets rethemed, I wonder if the joker & Harley Quinn get their new rides in the dc universe area, the old batman stunt arena would be a perfect place for the joker & Harley Quinn themed rides (and they can keep the old axis facade since if you hasn't seen batman 1989, joker used the axis for his operations)

 

[the_pantsmith]

For the record, I know those rethemes would never happen, just wishful thinking. It’s what I’d do in RCT essentially.

Regarding Superman, it should be rethemed to fit the boardwalk. I haven’t seen a suggestion I like more than my own, which would be a retheme to kites/kitesurfing. I love the idea of individually painted vehicles in each train. The shape of the chassis covers (the pointy thing above the riders’ heads, if my terminology is wrong) really allows for that to work well. It could look like a string of kites. Paint the track blue and supports white, and boom. Kitesurfer.

 

[GASM]

Joker and Harley Quinn-themed coasters would be the only leftovers, both could be converted to a Pirate theme.

I mean, hell, HQ has already been Blackbeard themed before. Give it that theme back, and somehow theme Joker to the helm of a ship?

 

[DWNitro]

Anyone else checking for updates on this multiple times a day? I feel like I’m so starved for some more good news at my home park that I’m going crazy… just wanted to make sure I’m not the only one hoping we see some new footers getting poured soon. Anyone have guesses on when this may go vertical?

 

[Suspense]

Anyone else checking for updates on this multiple times a day? I feel like I’m so starved for some more good news at my home park that I’m going crazy… just wanted to make sure I’m not the only one hoping we see some new footers getting poured soon. Anyone have guesses on when this may go vertical?

I’m the same way as you lol. Made an account on this site to follow it more closely. Looks like our wish has been granted - a lot more footers have been poured / dug up. Looks like the layout will go back to the end of the fenced off area of the parking lot and not turn back into Ka’s plot. According to this construction update: Adrenaline Rush Coasters on YouTube

 

[Tacky3663]

As much as I’d rather see the DC IP leave the park entirely, I agree. Half of the park’s DC themed attractions are Batman themed already with Batman, Dark Knight, Joker, and Harley Quinn. With Lantern and Cyborg gone, the only other DC rides in the park are Superman, Wonder Woman, Justice League, and Flash.

If they’re gonna keep DC around, I’d really like for it to be limited to the current Movietown/Metropolis area. Superman has never made any sense for a boardwalk themed area and Joker/HQ also don’t make much sense on the lakefront near Buccaneer, Swashbuckler, Jolly Roger, etc.

Honestly I think there’s more of a chance of Peanuts IP leaving Legacy Cedar Fair parks and them being replaced with DC IP.

 

[telamark]

For the record, I know those rethemes would never happen, just wishful thinking. It’s what I’d do in RCT essentially.

Regarding Superman, it should be rethemed to fit the boardwalk. I haven’t seen a suggestion I like more than my own, which would be a retheme to kites/kitesurfing. I love the idea of individually painted vehicles in each train. The shape of the chassis covers (the pointy thing above the riders’ heads, if my terminology is wrong) really allows for that to work well. It could look like a string of kites. Paint the track blue and supports white, and boom. Kitesurfer.

I think it would be nice to get rethemed, but I doubt it considering most of the queue line cutouts of the DC characters got touched up earlier in the year. The same happened with Lantern’s entrance last year if I’m remembering correctly and it got scrapped less than a season later, but it was obviously a legacy SF decision.

 

[MikeGS6789]

At the park now, I could see from El Toro that the footers now extend all the way to the end of the temporary fencing by the road to the base camp.

 

[Clear]

In the videos of the Q&A at ACE, if I’m remembering correctly I thought I heard him say how he’s paying attention to all of the fan rumblings (like this forum for example) and then later went on to say how some people aren’t going to like everything and that’s okay. Or something along those lines.

If true, then it seems like that's confirmation enough it’s the Mack tower spinner and he’s letting us know

Of course that’s if I’m remembering this video of the Q&A correctly

 

[Zachary]

Ryan Eldredge was super clued into the leaks and discussions around Iron Menace ahead of its announcement too and interviews he did strongly suggested that he was reading the ParkFans thread on that project. Highly likely that he's watching this one too.

If so, you're rockin' it Ryan! Great Adventure is lucky to have you.

 

[Mushroom]

If I have time, I'd love to make comprehensive retheming plans for every Six Flags park. I think cohesion=immersion. Even if the theming isn't Disney or even Herschend level, at least having some consistent and unique themes in these parks would go a long way.

This is such a great way to phrase this. You perfectly nailed my philosophy towards regional theme parks and I couldn’t agree more.

I don’t ask for Disney or even Dollywood level theming. I just ask that the parks carve out themed areas with a general, cohesive theme and that their projects respect the “vibe” of that theme. A new ride doesn’t need fancy rockwork and effects, I just ask that the name and colors and general theme of the ride fit the area. Every time a restaurant gets a new name or a game gets a new sign, that should fit the theme too. And the music should match the area — there’s zero excuse for pop music since the park is paying for the same music license regardless of what songs are playing.

For me, regional theme parks are about creating a vibe more than they are about creating true scenic immersion. I just want to be able to imagine myself in a particular environment. The park’s job is just to not screw up the suspension of disbelief with something random and inconsistent. It’s easy.

If I were one of the new regional GMs and any of the parks I managed had anything resembling a “theme” park identity, I would impose a rule that not a single thing should cross my desk — not a new path sign, not a new name for a midway game — unless it fits the theme of the area it’s in. It would literally cost zero dollars more. It just adds an itty bitty bit of creative constraint that goes a long way to make the parks feel intentional, organized, and immersive.

 

[MikeGS6789]

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[sharpr1]

Based on AR's video from yesterday and Coliwood's previous drone footage, this is how far the latest footers have come this week. It sure seems like all roads lead to those trees and the road as the area for the tower. Can't see another curve to swing back onto Ka's plot when it already curved earlier before the presumed inversion.

 

[the_pantsmith]

This is such a great way to phrase this. You perfectly nailed my philosophy towards regional theme parks and I couldn’t agree more.

I don’t ask for Disney or even Dollywood level theming. I just ask that the parks carve out themed areas with a general, cohesive theme and that their projects respect the “vibe” of that theme. A new ride doesn’t need fancy rockwork and effects, I just ask that the name and colors and general theme of the ride fit the area. Every time a restaurant gets a new name or a game gets a new sign, that should fit the theme too. And the music should match the area — there’s zero excuse for pop music since the park is paying for the same music license regardless of what songs are playing.

For me, regional theme parks are about creating a vibe more than they are about creating true scenic immersion. I just want to be able to imagine myself in a particular environment. The park’s job is just to not screw up the suspension of disbelief with something random and inconsistent. It’s easy.

If I were one of the new regional GMs and any of the parks I managed had anything resembling a “theme” park identity, I would impose a rule that not a single thing should cross my desk — not a new path sign, not a new name for a midway game — unless it fits the theme of the area it’s in. It would literally cost zero dollars more. It just adds an itty bitty bit of creative constraint that goes a long way to make the parks feel intentional, organized, and immersive.

Well-said. SFE should put us in charge

 

[sharpr1]

Just a head's up before someone posts it, tonight Coliwood posted a cool mockup he made of what he thinks the new ride will look like. But he placed the tower right about where the latest footers have been dug, which don't look to be tower footers. So his mockup seems like it's shorter than what will be built.

 

[MikeGS6789]

Just a head's up before someone posts it, tonight Coliwood posted a cool mockup he made of what he thinks the new ride will look like. But he placed the tower right about where the latest footers have been dug, which don't look to be tower footers. So his mockup seems like it's shorter than what will be built.

I'd love to know if they actually plan to put a giant American flag on top of the tower.

 

[nyxmike]

We need a new drone update

 

[Clear]

All footers will probably be finished by October and then we won’t see a single thing done until spring.

Buckle up for a long winter of assuming and hypothesis

 

[mkj3322]

Followed by full track completion in 2 months, then a year of que line construction/mulch.

 

[sharpr1]

All footers will probably be finished by October and then we won’t see a single thing done until spring.

Buckle up for a long winter of assuming and hypothesis

True, but if they get all the footers done this fall that'll give us a final if skeletal look at how big this ride will be, at least footprint-wise. We'll have something concrete, pun intended, to look at and visualize with some certainty. Then as you wrote, in the spring they'll probably get back to work with the weather change, on the station, maybe utility runs and some ground work like ripping up the parking lot. They won't be able to do too much of what they hopefully have planned for landscaping and site theming, I'd imagine, until the track arrives and all the heavy equipment and cranes that'll have to be all over the site to assemble do their thing then clear out.

I'd guess the truth behind the PR is they're waiting with the manufacturer on the tariff situation, fluid as it is every few months, for a window on prices to finish production and/or ship. It'd be really frustrating if the ride is sitting in a yard somewhere ready to go and we're literally just waiting on import costs to come back down closer to normal. But I'd get it if it's a difference of an extra $5-10 million or not on top of a say $40m ride. So shipping dates will be totally TBD and why they pushed back the targeted opening date and left the timeline so frustratingly murky. If there's a tariff window it could ship in 1Q or 2Q 2026 -- maybe as originally planned -- and a late 2026 season opening could happen. If not, it could ship 3-4Q 2026 and not be able to open until early in the 2027 season as they basically suggested in the last update was a safer bet.