That would be ideal, but I’ve accepted that Right Stuff isn’t going anywhere anytime soon solely for the large amount of in park storage. Wish it wasn’t there, but I really can’t blame them for keeping it around.
Rumor Project 2028: Shoreline Pier Phase III
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why not move the storage/fright fest building to where the lifthill side of green lantern once stood
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Because a giant storage facility in the front of the park would be ugly as hell.
Y’know what, fair point lol. While we’re at it, Slingshot can go too and we can free the park from its last upcharge attraction.
just paint it in blue sky colors or put a giant ad for m&ms or takis on it
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Restaurant upgrades and Superman retheme could be Phase 3 or minor projects for Phase 2 along with Project Purple. I don’t know if I’m expecting much more for the Boardwalk with other areas of the park looking more in need of help.
My guess is Phase 3 involves the giant plot of land between the park entrance and the Boardwalk/Shorline Pier that currently has the go kart track and the Right Stuff building. Coliwood speculated that a Vekoma Tilt would work on this plot of land. I hope he's not far off from what the actual plan is for Phase 3.
I think it’s very important to remember that Coliwood explicitly stated that he doesn’t think a tilt is actually going to happen in 2028. Would I like that to be the case? Dear god yes, a GASM themed tilt and a traditional woodie are my biggest wishes for the park, but I’m not putting any stock in a tilt coming so soon, especially a year after Project Purple.
I think 2028 is probably unlikely to be a coaster, but in the off chance that it is, it will ALMOST CERTAINLY be a family coaster, not a thrill coaster.
And I’m perfectly okay with that. Since I left NJ, I’ve grown to truly appreciate family coasters. The Woodstock PTCs are great, Snoopy’s Racing Railway is punchier than I expected, and SFGAm’s Little Dipper had some surprising airtime (and glorious buzz bars).
Granted, only one of those is modern, let alone not 50+ years old, but with park trips being far less frequent for me, I try to find value in every coaster I ride.
Granted, only one of those is modern, let alone not 50+ years old, but with park trips being far less frequent for me, I try to find value in every coaster I ride.
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My guess is the drop tower on the survey, and a superman retheme. That would round out that area perfectly. People should keep in mind that project purple, BOF, and superman already make for three coasters in the boardwalk area, tied with the pine barrens area for most in the park.
I think the slingshot actually serves a purpose with a boardwalk themed area, but it wouldn’t shock me if they got rid of it.
As for the next coaster, my guess is something like big bear mountain at Dollywood. Would be a perfect fit, and if that’s what’s coming, I expect it to fully replace the golden kingdom
Someone who I trust as a source told me a few months ago that Great America, Great Adventure & Magic Mountain were all in line to receive Gigas within the next 10 ish years…..
That could’ve changed tho
I mean I believe that they would like to acquire one for those parks. It'll depend on prices, I think. The reason everyone's going with "gimmick" rides lately is how costs have inflated since covid and tariffs. Project Skyland Flying Purple People Eaters is only a shuttle and just a little over half the length of a hyper like Nitro, yet costs upwards of $50 million or more from the figures we've heard. A full-circuit giga now would probably match or exceed that. Park proceeds would have to make significant turnarounds to justify investment like that in a single ride. Again, I agree with the intentions of who told you that and the possibility looking out as far as 10 years. I just think in the next 10 years we're getting two more coasters for less than one full-circuit giga. As several have speculated, a woodie and a tilt most likely. I'd love a giga to complement Nitro at our park. But like Nitro's paint job, we might be waiting a long time to see it. The plan for a giga was real and got a little ways along in the process 7-8 years ago before being cancelled due to park and company finances. The stars will probably have to align to revisit that here, stating with the park recovering from its years of $ losses and growing year over year in the coming decade. All the while spending on additions and renovations like we're seeing now. They might view what they're doing now as better investment than one giant investment in one ride. They've already done that to an extent with the new coaster because of its crazy cost, and even that isn't a full ride as far as traditional coasters we all love go.
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I can believe it tbh….I mean I believe that they would like to acquire one for those parks. It'll depend on prices, I think. The reason everyone's going with "gimmick" rides lately is how costs have inflated since covid and tariffs. Project Skyland Flying Purple People Eaters is only a shuttle and just a little over half the length of a hyper like Nitro, yet costs upwards of $50 million or more from the figures we've heard. A full-circuit giga now would probably match or exceed that. Park proceeds would have to make significant turnarounds to justify investment like that in a single ride. Again, I agree with the intentions of who told you that and the possibility looking out as far as 10 years. I just think in the next 10 years we're getting two more coasters for less than one full-circuit giga. As several have speculated, a woodie and a tilt most likely. I'd love a giga to complement Nitro at our park. But like Nitro's paint job, we might be waiting a long time to see it. The plan for a giga was real and got a little ways along in the process 7-8 years ago before being cancelled due to park and company finances. The stars will probably have to align to revisit that here, stating with the park recovering from its years of $ losses and growing year over year in the coming decade. All the while spending on additions and renovations like we're seeing now. They might view what they're doing now as better investment than one giant investment in one ride. They've already done that to an extent with the new coaster because of its crazy cost, and even that isn't a full ride as far as traditional coasters we all love go.
Gonna chime in here to say I think we need a distinct soft serve ice cream flavor like blueberry at KI or boysenberry at KBF. here is where my head went with proposals. They all involved Blue Moon ice cream, which is something I have never had in nj and more of a midwestern thing. It's pretty generically creamy but has some almond flavoring to give it that little "hmmm. what's in that?" factor
The Chiller: blue moon and cherry twist (would be perfect bc cherry and almond are best friends, the name is kind of an old reference so idt many people would get it anymore)
The Big Guy in the Sky: blue moon and pistachio twist (blue and green for the Fallen One). would be subtle and nutty. or the green flavor could be a creamy key lime
Barnegat Baywater Banana Boat: Off-color blue moon and banana twist. This one would have to be served by rita's as soft custard because I LOVE their banana soft custard probably more than any other sweet treat in the world. would go really well with the shoreline pier
anyways I was having fun with those when I realized naturally the answer would be a purple ice cream. do I love that? no. and it kind of already exists in the form of boysenberry but I'd need some stronger food dye for this in theory. I think it would make an intriguing product and everybody would be like oooh what's that purple ice cream??? definitely not grape flavored I would not be okay with that. I'm thinking if u flavor it like something people expect to be another color or can't readily identify it'll sell well; the "what's in this" factor I was talking about with blue moon. I know rita's makes a very purple Unicorn ice that I believe is half watermelon and half cotton candy, but I wouldnt have been able to pick out either flavor if I didn't ask. It's just kind of sweet and creamy and fruity. It would be a good candidate but I need an ice cream/custard. Almost all of rita's soft custard flavors are also ice flavors so I bet they're used to reformulating.
The Chiller: blue moon and cherry twist (would be perfect bc cherry and almond are best friends, the name is kind of an old reference so idt many people would get it anymore)
The Big Guy in the Sky: blue moon and pistachio twist (blue and green for the Fallen One). would be subtle and nutty. or the green flavor could be a creamy key lime
Barnegat Baywater Banana Boat: Off-color blue moon and banana twist. This one would have to be served by rita's as soft custard because I LOVE their banana soft custard probably more than any other sweet treat in the world. would go really well with the shoreline pier
anyways I was having fun with those when I realized naturally the answer would be a purple ice cream. do I love that? no. and it kind of already exists in the form of boysenberry but I'd need some stronger food dye for this in theory. I think it would make an intriguing product and everybody would be like oooh what's that purple ice cream??? definitely not grape flavored I would not be okay with that. I'm thinking if u flavor it like something people expect to be another color or can't readily identify it'll sell well; the "what's in this" factor I was talking about with blue moon. I know rita's makes a very purple Unicorn ice that I believe is half watermelon and half cotton candy, but I wouldnt have been able to pick out either flavor if I didn't ask. It's just kind of sweet and creamy and fruity. It would be a good candidate but I need an ice cream/custard. Almost all of rita's soft custard flavors are also ice flavors so I bet they're used to reformulating.
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To add to that - open a Kohr Bros in the boardwalk area and have them sell the unique flavor and I’d get it every single time I’m at the park
also gotta shoutout polish water ice, it was firmly a jersey shore tradition for me but oddly their only locations not directly on the coast are in pa in state college and fogelsville which is ~10 min west of dorney on 78 so now I usually get it on my trips inland. not ice cream I'm just shouting them out bc I feel like it's always dead when I walk in
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3 years of new items ('26-'28). Technically they started several years ago given ride lead times.