Unrelated, but this is what comes to mind for me... bit of an outlier
News Project 2027/Purple: Delayed “World Record Breaking Coaster" (Phantom Spire?)
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I also can't see this being related to the coaster. Just spitballing, how finished is that sports complex up the road from the park? Last I remember it was still being worked on, and I could see such metal pieces being used for something there.
Yeah I'm definitely a bit skeptical. Those look like poles for traffic lights or street signs if you ask me lol. I agree with Mac, would love to know where this was filmed and if there's any import logs to back this up.
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I just saw a U-Haul with a forklift attached.
I can’t say for sure it’s related but you never know
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I’m sorry. The lack of recent new information has made me result to trolling out of boredom.
I can’t say for sure it’s related but you never know
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I’m sorry. The lack of recent new information has made me result to trolling out of boredom.
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This is a pure shot in the dark, but if Shellraiser never reopens, I hope SF buys it and moves it to GAdv. Would be an unbelievable addition to the lineup
but that's where the problem raises: its was made by a company that did the original trains for Texas giant (which we all know what happened in 2013), I don't know the cedar fair merger with six flags opens the doors to six flags working with them again but I don't see that happening, I know, hot take
? It was made by Gerstlauer, Six Flags has used them since 2013.
that's the point, the original texas giant trains are made by gerstlauer and six flags hasn't worked with them since 2013
Tantrum was built in 2018. They have worked with them since 2013.
That was built before Six Flags took over the lease. The New Texas Giant lawsuits shouldn't be an issue anymore because all of the Six Flags leadership from that time are gone. Six Flags did purchase a third train from Gerstlauer for Iron Rattler.
But to be fair, Tantrum was purchased under premier (prior to 2018) before SF started managing the park again.
Not to mention, Knotts got Hangtime for the 2018 season as well.
Anyways, back on topic.
Anyways, back on topic.
I've been throwing out that possibility since last November at least when this discussion of a Tower Coaster started, just been trying to avoid saying it constantly. What I figure is the original person at Six Flags who came up with the idea assumed a spinning coaster would be Mack just like most everyone else, but never told Mack about it. But even if Mack made a proposal, it wouldn't be a final design and much R&D would be required (hopefully before building the track, Zamperla). But anyone with technical sense would point out that there are only 2 manufacturers with any experience with the hard part of building a 400' spinner, and Mack isn't one of them. Also there are up to 3 American manufacturers without that experience but hungry for jobs, one (RMC) supposedly coming out with a new track type for larger coasters (not even getting into TRex).
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ETR posted a video analyzing pretty much everything we know so far. If what he's predicting in this video is true, we're in store for a pretty insane ride.
Again, that was Cedar Fair management, not Six Flags, and to my understanding they also weren't the most satisfied with Gerstlauer either.
Which is a shame really because Gerstlauer's a great company with a strong sales track record and ability to innovate. Their design niche though seems to be more for moderate parks with smaller capacities, which doesn't gel well with most Six Flags parks. On the other hand if Gerst were to give a pitch that was the best possible investment for a park, Six Flags would say yes. It's just that other manufacturers are delivering instead.
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the current management really seems to have three favorite manufacturers. Mack, B&M, and Vekoma. This is purely because all three create very high quality rides that run (for the most part) without issue. Mack stepping up their game in recent years really fills that Intamin sized hole that Cedar Fair has had. B&M is always reliable and makes great crowd pleasing rides even if they’re not as smooth as they once were. And Vekoma has the best family coasters on the market in addition to the tilt coaster which is definitely going to pop up at more parks in the chain.
I’m here at the park now and no supports from what I’ve seen so far unfortunately. But Force concrete is here along with several excavators and other construction vehicles. They also have one of those tripod things they use for surveying out, I forgot what they’re called. Superman is down right now but they’re running tests so once that reopens I’ll try to get a ride on it.
I didn’t get much time to see but from the top of El Toro it looks like they’re digging out the holes that were cut out in the parking lot. It also looks like forms are being set up for those holes aswell. Superman is still down so hopefully is reopens before I head home.
I got a ride on Superman but there was nothing I couldn’t see from El Toro
I took the images from ETRs video and lined them up to give a somewhat better visual representation of what the ride might look like. It's not entirely accurate due to the station and tower photos not being taken from the top down, but I think it can serve as a decent mockup to show what the final product could end up being