News Project 2027/Purple: Delayed “World Record Breaking Coaster" (Phantom Spire?)
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Terrible idea but it made me think of another retheme of the joker.
dr disrespect's flip of doom with Harley Quinn rethemed to edp445's cupcake train & villains cafe rethemed to subway with a jared Fogle statue.
I know, also a bad idea and also the most disgusting one lol
dr disrespect's flip of doom with Harley Quinn rethemed to edp445's cupcake train & villains cafe rethemed to subway with a jared Fogle statue.
I know, also a bad idea and also the most disgusting one lol
Obviously, we’ve seen some delays on recent projects like Flash and Georgia Gold Rusher. Though, to be fair, both of those delays happened pre-merger. Now that Cedar Fair is involved, there's definitely more reason to be optimistic about the opening timeline for the rumored 2026 coaster. Cedar Fair generally has a much stronger track record when it comes to delivering new attractions on schedule, even for larger, more complex projects.
That said, the current state of the site at Kingda Ka feels a little on the fence. They’ve cleared out most of the area, but there are still a few Ka track sections and supports scattered around. It’s not fully ready yet for major construction. Meanwhile, the Green Lantern plot right next door looks completely leveled and basically good to go. From what we've been hearing from officials, it sounds like the 2026 addition will be replacing Kingda Ka itself. It’s still unknown if it will also be taking over any of the surrounding areas like Green Lantern’s plot, the parachutes, parts of Rolling Thunder’s old footprint, or Twister’s area.
It’s still too early to sound any alarms, but I do have some concerns about the project's timeline. The disposal of Kingda Ka hasn’t been 100% completed yet, and that’s a key step before they can start site grading, pouring foundations, and prepping for vertical construction. Especially if we are looking at a project of comparable size to Kingda Ka (like the Mack Tower Coaster), it feels like groundwork would need to begin sooner rather than later to stay on track for a 2026 opening. I'm hoping we'll see some more significant progress made at least before the end of May.
Even when Kingda Ka was being built, parts started arriving before/just as major site work really picked up steam. So it’s also entirely possible we’ll see ride components showing up first, with foundation work ramping up later in the year.
I'm cautiously optimistic, but definitely watching the next few months closely. If we don't see more substantial clearing, foundation work, or at least part arrivals by mid-summer, that might be a sign that timelines are getting tight. But there's a lot to look forward to in the coming months: teaser campaigns, the announcement, parts arriving, etc. We're not too far away from finding out what this ride could be!
Curious what everyone else thinks.
That said, the current state of the site at Kingda Ka feels a little on the fence. They’ve cleared out most of the area, but there are still a few Ka track sections and supports scattered around. It’s not fully ready yet for major construction. Meanwhile, the Green Lantern plot right next door looks completely leveled and basically good to go. From what we've been hearing from officials, it sounds like the 2026 addition will be replacing Kingda Ka itself. It’s still unknown if it will also be taking over any of the surrounding areas like Green Lantern’s plot, the parachutes, parts of Rolling Thunder’s old footprint, or Twister’s area.
It’s still too early to sound any alarms, but I do have some concerns about the project's timeline. The disposal of Kingda Ka hasn’t been 100% completed yet, and that’s a key step before they can start site grading, pouring foundations, and prepping for vertical construction. Especially if we are looking at a project of comparable size to Kingda Ka (like the Mack Tower Coaster), it feels like groundwork would need to begin sooner rather than later to stay on track for a 2026 opening. I'm hoping we'll see some more significant progress made at least before the end of May.
Even when Kingda Ka was being built, parts started arriving before/just as major site work really picked up steam. So it’s also entirely possible we’ll see ride components showing up first, with foundation work ramping up later in the year.
I'm cautiously optimistic, but definitely watching the next few months closely. If we don't see more substantial clearing, foundation work, or at least part arrivals by mid-summer, that might be a sign that timelines are getting tight. But there's a lot to look forward to in the coming months: teaser campaigns, the announcement, parts arriving, etc. We're not too far away from finding out what this ride could be!
Curious what everyone else thinks.
I agree
Like I stated in a previous post, I'd love to see a sprawling premier rides type coaster over a Mack tower spinner. I believe the aesthetic and ride quality would be superior to that of a tower spinner. As for the location of the ride, it all depends on what the park wants to do with the newly cleared land moving forward. Honestly, I see a hotel being placed at Ka's old location before a new coaster. Here's why:
Legacy Cedar fair places a huge emphasis on quality. This includes location, theming, surrounding rides and then the new attraction itself. Likewise legacy Cedar Fair is smart with their placement of attractions and doesn't like having major land gaps on midways. There is currently a huge glaring gap leading to Superman with many holes on the midway left by the rides that were just removed. Management is most likely going to focus its capital on the gaps before expanding outward. By placing a huge coaster in Ka's exact location, capital would go toward that addition and the surrounding area leaving the boardwalk untouched for another year. I just don't see that happening. Therefore, I'm going to go out on a limb here and say the new coaster is going to placed closer to the boardwalk and no where near Ka's old location.
Here's my fun speculation:
I see the boardwalk getting revamped next year with a sprawling coaster traveling from the east side to the west toward the park's main entrance. This new coaster will be a marquee attraction for the park. Likewise it will be an attention grabber interplaying with the entrance of the park sort of like Fury at Carowinds and Gatekeeper at Cedar Point. The station of the new coaster would be placed just inside the former golden kingdom entrance near the tortoise exhibit and extend West. Eventually I see the park connecting Plaza del carnival with the area housing the new coaster with a path traveling south of the old wild life theater. See my picture below.
I agree overall with what you said. It's tough to say anything with certitude at this point unless we receive some insider information. Therefore my coming rant will just be fun speculation at this point.
Like I stated in a previous post, I'd love to see a sprawling premier rides type coaster over a Mack tower spinner. I believe the aesthetic and ride quality would be superior to that of a tower spinner. As for the location of the ride, it all depends on what the park wants to do with the newly cleared land moving forward. Honestly, I see a hotel being placed at Ka's old location before a new coaster. Here's why:
Legacy Cedar fair places a huge emphasis on quality. This includes location, theming, surrounding rides and then the new attraction itself. Likewise legacy Cedar Fair is smart with their placement of attractions and doesn't like having major land gaps on midways. There is currently a huge glaring gap leading to Superman with many holes on the midway left by the rides that were just removed. Management is most likely going to focus its capital on the gaps before expanding outward. By placing a huge coaster in Ka's exact location, capital would go toward that addition and the surrounding area leaving the boardwalk untouched for another year. I just don't see that happening. Therefore, I'm going to go out on a limb here and say the new coaster is going to placed closer to the boardwalk and no where near Ka's old location.
Here's my fun speculation:
I see the boardwalk getting revamped next year with a sprawling coaster traveling from the east side to the west toward the park's main entrance. This new coaster will be a marquee attraction for the park. Likewise it will be an attention grabber interplaying with the entrance of the park sort of like Fury at Carowinds and Gatekeeper at Cedar Point. The station of the new coaster would be placed just inside the former golden kingdom entrance near the tortoise exhibit and extend West. Eventually I see the park connecting Plaza del carnival with the area housing the new coaster with a path traveling south of the old wild life theater. See my picture below.
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hope you're right. i am definitely not confident that whatever they're planning for that area will be in any way ready for 2026, given the scale of the remaining demo work and the massive task of basically rebuilding a quarter of the park's land space to be open again. i continue to say that opening a mack spinner of any kind, let alone a shuttle, would be a disaster. to rebuild trust right now they can't be reinventing the wheel too much. you need a shock and awe kind of coaster that's gonna capture the actual awe of the public and be something they're gonna keep coming back to, not another niche ride like flash, joker or even JDC. every year since they have opened they have been a walk on for me. compare that to superman, nitro, or toro that consistently get long waits to this day.
mack spinner as a green lantern replacement in 27 sure. for 26 they need what they promised: massive, world-record breaking, headline grabbing, and high capacity.
mack spinner as a green lantern replacement in 27 sure. for 26 they need what they promised: massive, world-record breaking, headline grabbing, and high capacity.
I honestly doubt the coaster has even been paid for. It's still just an idea to me until I see an actual permit for it. Magic Mountain has already had it's addition leaked. The game of coaster hot potato involving Siren's Curse is proof that nothing is ever set in stone until the very last minute.
I’m gonna go ahead and disagree with this. Yeah I get the whole Sirens Curse situation but that ride was never actually announced by Six Flags until it actually was Sirens Curse. We already got the November announcement, I think it’s possible the plan wasn’t fully in place then but they clearly had an idea of what they were doing at the very least. But by now the plan definitely is in place, I would be shocked if we don’t see signs of construction by June.
The other concern is that the replacement coaster is some simple design that can be thrown up quickly.
With all the hype around the 2026 coaster, the fact that it's record breaking (even if that means a gimicky record) and it being the true replacement for Ka, it would have to be something of significance. Plus the Flash is already a clone. I don't see the park adding another clonable coaster back to back or one having a design that will be "thrown up quickly" in this case.
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I agree with you. I would consider the demolition of Kingda Ka and Green Lantern and the land clearing on their old plots as a sign of construction for this new coaster... just b/c there aren't footers yet doesn't mean it's behind...
what im also concerned about is them just throwing up this ride in a half-baked new area that is only like 60% complete and feels barren and unfinished (think the golden kingdom - plaza del carnaval pathway). this needs to be rolled out with theming and cohesion, not just another work in progress.
Deja Vu...but for real, I'll be waiting to see what comes out of all this. Hoping for a real knockout for 2026
While at the park this Thursday. I saw from the safari that the land in KK's former plot was still rough and messy. From Skyscreamer. it appeared that the former plot for GL was smoothed and leveled out, ready for construction. There were also heavy equipment parked in the GL spot. This may indicate that the new coaster is being built in GL's old location despite being a replacement for KK. I mentioned before that Flash may be the now defacto replacement for GL.
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The new coaster being on the GL plot makes a ton of sense from a park layout point of view. Superman is by itself currently. We're probably looking at a new coaster, a retheme for Superman, and a new area with a restaurant and retail. Basically Jungle X.
I think the ideal outcome for the former Golden Kingdom is a small expansion of Plaza del Carnaval, considering it’s currently just El Toro and Tango, with potentially a new, more connected area taking the rest of that space. If I’m not mistaken, the switchbacks for Rolling Thunder are still there, despite the fact that El Diablo’s been gone since 2018. It’s an excellent spot for a new coaster, and if they remove the small arcade in the area, it would be a better way to connect the new area to Carnaval than the animal exhibits that were only occasionally open.
i agree. the horrible layout of that section of the park is one of the main limiting factors as it was. knocking out tango and opening that path/access to the former golden kingdom area could be major so people aren't quite as funnelled down narrow pathways coming out of dream street. hope they also decide to further build into the parking lot next to KK so they have more space to work with in terms of layout and future expansion space, since that side of the park is the biggest open areas of land for coasters.
also think this makes sense with the theory that GL’s closure was pre planned for this year and the replacement coaster has been in development for a while. Opens up the possibilities for 2026 as it wouldn’t have to be a off the shelf model. Maybe a launched wing coaster, vekoma multi launch, or the dream scenario: an intamin blitz.