The Next Coaster
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the log flume encompasses about 3 acres of land, bordered by the machine shop on one side and WWC on the other. It would be the worlds shortest, smallest, most boring B&M ever. Just saying.
If the park wanted to add a coaster to that side of the park, they would have tons more room to work with by placing it in Hurler's location, between Dinosaurs Alive and the Kings Dominion Theater, or behind White Water Canyon and the Theater. There's so much room back there. That rumor is silly.
RKRCC said:
Just want to put out there that a bunch of industry people that were attending the Golden Ticket Awards at Cedar Point over the weekend BUSTED OUT LAUGHING at that rumor.
I would imagine they do that quite a bit at the theme park fan base.
There seems to be a perpetual rumor that KD is getting a hyper/giga/strata suspended Launched - Flyer - wing rider - dive - airtime - invert RMC - B&M
I suspect most of this rumor is not true.
I suspect most of this rumor is not true.
I find it weird that they still have the huge funnel waterpark thingy in the middle of the park. I'd love to see that whole area relocated over to the actual water park (Soak City) and have a nice attraction in the middle of the park where that eyesore is now located. It also seems to me that anything they were to do in the Old Virginia section would require removing a lot of the trees, which would absolutely kill the feeling of that entire area. And I really doubt the log flume will be going anywhere.
Tornado (the funnel thingy) is in Soak City. The dry and water parks are not entirely physically seperated. In fact, you walk under Rebel Yell inside Soak City.
RMC construction vehicles have been spotted at Cedar Point! So is this confirmation that Mean Streak is getting the RMC treatment? Is Cedar Fair trying to keep this secret? So what does this mean for KD and Hurler?
2019 at the earliest. Given CF's cycle of only one coaster in the chain per year keeps up.
And given their track record...again, Carowinds, Or Kings Island will probably get the 2019 bid. Not saying all hope is lost...just most.
- 2017: Mystic Timbers
- 2018: RMC Mean Streak
- 2019: ______________
And given their track record...again, Carowinds, Or Kings Island will probably get the 2019 bid. Not saying all hope is lost...just most.
I wonder if getting RMC to work on Mean Streak would count as CF's big coaster project for the year? It certainly creates a new totally new ride experience, but RMC upgrades generally cost far less than a new coaster built from scratch.
Maybe CF could do what Six Flags did in 2015 and have RMC work on multiple wooden coaster conversion. Based on the estimated prices of Six Flags' projects, CF could give the RMC treatment to at least two existing wooden coasters at around the same cost of one major new steel coaster.
Maybe CF could do what Six Flags did in 2015 and have RMC work on multiple wooden coaster conversion. Based on the estimated prices of Six Flags' projects, CF could give the RMC treatment to at least two existing wooden coasters at around the same cost of one major new steel coaster.
I have heard that the pricing RMC gave 6F was more or less at cost or very close. Basically to get their product on the market. My understanding is that that kind of pricing is not typical.
That being said, an RMC conversion really still is not the same thing as building a Fury. This is ONLY my opinion, if they are not going to build a full size coaster somewhere one year and elect to RMC, I would think they would do at least two. Hurler is a perfect option for this.
All word hints aside, it is actually fairly logical even considering KDs place in the CF world. Frankly this really would the the LEAST they could do in terms of a "new coaster."
That being said, an RMC conversion really still is not the same thing as building a Fury. This is ONLY my opinion, if they are not going to build a full size coaster somewhere one year and elect to RMC, I would think they would do at least two. Hurler is a perfect option for this.
All word hints aside, it is actually fairly logical even considering KDs place in the CF world. Frankly this really would the the LEAST they could do in terms of a "new coaster."
Zimmy said:
Very true. Kings Dominion could act as a "test market" much like the TrioTech rides that seem to never have taken off within the chain.
It's win-win. Cedar Fair doesn't have to fully invest into a "second tier" park, and they get a test market.
...does any of that make sense?
Yes it does. They would build a highest/ fastest/ loopiest/ invertiest up north and a more "typical" upgrade as a test here. We certainly would not overshadow Mean Streak it is, after all it is at the "Mother Ship."
There was a very interesting discovery by a TPR user:
http://themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=54210&start=15840
Apparently the markings on Hurler are the exact same as the ones on Mean Streak.
http://themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=54210&start=15840
Apparently the markings on Hurler are the exact same as the ones on Mean Streak.
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