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

[AmyUD06]

We haven't had specific confirmation. The only indication so far is that some are bigger than the others as indicated by the content creators onsite.

That is exactly my point. We don't know a final design yet, getting upset about something that may not even be true is just a waste of energy.

 

[Adventure UP]

That is exactly my point. We don't know a final design yet, getting upset about something that may not even be true is just a waste of energy.

I’m very excited, especially from today’s announcements. It’s just fun to brainstorm about the theming and what they have planned. Could be gothic…maybe a lighthouse we don’t know But now knowing the official theme of area, it’s not a waste of energy to speculate on what it may be. That’s the fun of it in my opinion.

 

[RDL]

It’s been emphasized that the theme will not be half assed and will be very well thought out, and I trust that

 

[Zachary]

Not sure who is or is not tracking this, but it would be pretty trivial to make this thing look like a proper lighthouse. Even with no added physical theming on the tower itself, it would be easy to sell it as a lighthouse through lore and theming presented in the queue.

Was just chatting with @CoasterMac about it and after some Googling I figured out the name of the open frame, metal latticework-type lighthouses: apparently they're called skeletal frame light towers/skeletal tower lighthouses (which, for what it's worth, is just an objectively badass name). There are a lot of good examples out there if you go Googling, but this one in New Jersey seems especially relevant to SFGAdv:

Tinicum Island Rear Range Light - Wikipedia

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[northdetective]

Consulting Fee Please

Jersey Devil Coaster has my favorite theme of any ride there, so I hope they can lean more into local lore, which is always cheaper than IPs!!! and in my opinion much more enjoyable. Even though we know I don't love the spinner, I'm still hoping for the lighthouse concept for theming. It would be a great homage to the shore, and I think something that looks like the Tinicum Rear Range Light (pictured) would be a super recognizable structure for the park. This would cost a lot of money so I'm not expecting it, but I'm holding out hope "Phantom Spire" is a placeholder trademark
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I agree that the lighthouse theme would be perfect, but the added cost of constructing a ~400 ft tapered cylindrical façade or even a skeletal tower would be quite large. And if it were to be the latter, it'd probably be integrated into the support system in a way we'd already be seeing in the footers.

Not impossible they'll pour more of course, but my point still stands about the footers

 

[RDL]

Consulting Fee Please




Not impossible they'll pour more of course, but my point still stands about the footers

I could’ve sworn the survey had Camp Snoopy theming featured instead of DC, unless you’re talking about something totally different (I was thinking about the kids area in the survey)

 

[northdetective]

I could’ve sworn the survey had Camp Snoopy theming featured instead of DC, unless you’re talking about something totally different (I was thinking about the kids area in the survey)

In the second post that I quoted in my last post, I had been talking about this post:

Did anyone get the survey from Six Flags essentially asking about the Boardwalk area / dc / or allowing fans in on the process ?

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I would assume they’re trying to figure out what to do with that area still lol

But it's clear they chose the Boardwalk route

 

[RDL]

In the second post that I quoted in my last post, I had been talking about this post:



But it's clear they chose the Boardwalk route

Gotcha, thanks for the clarification

If anything this makes it seem way more likely that we’re getting a Superman retheme, but I suppose that discussion is better suited for the other thread

 

[DWNitro]

Gotcha, thanks for the clarification

If anything this makes it seem way more likely that we’re getting a Superman retheme, but I suppose that discussion is better suited for the other thread

I mean… I would be pretty upset if Nitro was ever renamed (I just want it repainted and for theming to be added), but what if Superman gets rethemed to something Boardwalk and they were to rename Nitro to Superman due to its location?

 

[northdetective]

I mean… I would be pretty upset if Nitro was ever renamed (I just want it repainted and for theming to be added), but what if Superman gets rethemed to something Boardwalk and they were to rename Nitro to Superman due to its location?

The bears are taking ozempic and becoming otters. The otters are getting laser and becoming twinks. The twinks are injecting E and becoming dolls. The dolls are getting their hair cut and becoming butches. And the butches, the butches are taking T and becoming bears

 

[CoasterRattler🐍]

Via Coliwood Studios

 

[Adventure UP]

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Via Coliwood Studios

Whoa!! They are definitely going to move quick with this, it may even be mostly done by august when the crane leaves.

 

[the_pantsmith]

Hot take: I’d rather it be a highly themed shuttle with an indoor queue and station than a lightly themed full circuit coaster with an open air station.

Rapterra’s station and pre launch should’ve been enclosed. That’s my only Jungle X gripe.

 

[Clear]

Every time track is posted I try to go frame by frame and zoom in to see if I see any of the curved track with fins.

I don’t know how they would attach them for the upside down launch or bent track curved launch sections. I’m not that well versed in track design.

Are those two pieces in the rear bending or are they just laying slightly differently to give the illusion of a curve ?

 

[MikeGS6789]

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Every time track is posted I try to go frame by frame and zoom in to see if I see any of the curved track with fins.

I don’t know how they would attach them for the upside down launch or bent track curved launch sections. I’m not that well versed in track design.

Are those two pieces in the rear bending or are they just laying slightly differently to give the illusion of a curve ?

Coliwood showed those up close in one of his update videos and they are curved.

 

[wasteman]

More angles from East Coasters, he's also saying that this will be the worlds tallest zero g stall.

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[mkj3322]

Launching into that looks unnatural lol

 

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Coliwood showed those up close in one of his update videos and they are curved.

There we go. Beautiful to see

 

[Suspense]

More angles from East Coasters, he's also saying that this will be the worlds tallest zero g stall.

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What’s the current world’s tallest stall for reference?

 

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https://www.instagram.com/stories/coliwood_studios/3862284758143850244?utm_source=ig_story_item_share&igsh=M24xM2xidDZ2bWxj

Here’s an amazing view of this overbanked turn