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Actually, a b&m hyper wouldn't be redundant to wildfire, side wildfire is focused on inversions, and a hyper would be an airtime coaster. I do agree it needs something to stand out, so maybe it's a wing hyper? That would distinguish it from both wildfire and wild eagle at Dollywood.

It wouldn't be redundant to us thoosies, but it will be to the general public. Same looking trains (in their eyes), same looking track type, the only difference that they would see at the park is that one is taller than the other (I doubt that we will see much of this ride from the path/station). I'd love a hyper as much as anyone else, but I can't see it being that with it being next to Wildfire. A wing would be sweet though.

You do bring up good points with the footers, I personally haven't seen them yet so in my mind any footer can be a giant one I guess haha. However, two standard B&M's right next to each other would rather silly in my mind, especially if one of them is just a taller version of the older one right next to it. The I think there has to be some kind of gimmick with this coaster, no matter the manufacturer, because it'll be sandwiched between a WF and PK. It'll need something to stand out. Maybe Screamscape was correct with it being a new prototype?

Or maybe Buzzsaw Falls is coming back with Mack's water coaster 

I don't think we can accurately guess what manufacturer it is based off a footer description, as Mack has also done large square footers for their Stryker coaster. Hopefully the footer garden grows within the next few weeks so we can  get a better look at them.

As more details start to come out I can definitely envision a Mack Stryker coaster in this area. Maybe it'll interact with WildFire and Powder Keg and going over and below them at points and going out to the woods. I am taking the Screamscape rumor of it being a Mack mine train coaster with three lifthills with a grain of salt for right now.

I was hoping they'd do something cool with the waterfall and the path going from plunge to powder keg like a river that leads to the waterfall that you'd have to cross, but with the retaining wall that idea seems to be shot. I'd love to see more water features like the one next to Wagonworks, flowing creeks just add so much to the area.

Hopefully they'll add restrooms over by Wildfire whenever their 2026 project is completed. I always hated walking all the way to hill street when I worked over there.

Lol, lmao even

Wait, how do we know this is true? They censored the announcement to get people guessing, and I'm not seeing any confirmation on the SDC website.

It's one of the comments, JonnyAmusement wrote it. He is a very big Dollywood poster. They responded that he "won" the season passes they offered if somebody guessed it word for word. I don't actually think that he got it word for word, but he may be close to the real thing. Unless they gave him the press release and he spoiled it too early.

Seems very ChatGPT though. I'd wait until 11 to see what is announced.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1FmiAa3huv/

Area of the photo makes me think they're already teasing the 2026 project. But I can also see them teasing lift hill walks, I believe Dollywood started offering them this year.

I think if it is indeed Mack then the pattern for our last few coasters is funny. RMC/Mack/RMC/Mack

Completely speculative, but heard that corporate didn't "get" the old backwoodsy style of the park and thought it looked too run down. 

It isn't just a corporate thing unfortunately. I remember remarks from park guests when I worked there talking about how they won't enter a shop or a restaurant because it looked run down and unsafe. I remember hearing that about Wildfire and AP as well because of the looks of the stations and the lifthill of AP.

It's unfortunate, because I love the backwoodsy feel of the park as I'm sure everybody else here does. But I can see how corporate and the general public don't get it as well.

A pipedream that I have for this area that they are doing is that they tear out current waterfall structure and replace it with an actual waterfall created by an artificial stream they make that interacts with the cleared area. I'm sure that won't happen, but I love the little areas of the park that has the small streams

Swoosh, why so many trees cleared out from around Outlaw run? Is this project that massive or that part of a different maintenance project?

Jay

I just saw those photos and that makes me sad. I really hope between that and project 2026 that half of the park doesn't lose the feeling of being "tucked away in the Ozark Mountains".

The Plaza does not make me want buy a ticket to Sivler Dollar City. It is actually a joke.

Then don't I guess? I'm really not sure what you're expecting from an event space that doesn't have its decorations up yet...

https://www.hfecorp.com/whats-new/herschend-to-acquire-palace-entertainments-us-attractions-from-parques-reunidos/

Another shakeup in the theme park industry. Palace owns parks like Kennywood, Lake Compounce, and Dutch Wonderland. I bet the first thing they add to the parks are cinnamon bread stands.

@TPF just posted this video with some info. I'm perplexed about the Thunderation clue.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/pfzH9qvHb74

Rumor around the park today was that this may be Thunderation's last year.

Part of me can see the validility to that rumor, but I also remember last year duirng FiTH's grand opening they talked about doing multi-year refurb to keep it around. I would imagine this is its "last year" being open before being closed for a season for the refurb.

Since it was released by someone else - can confirm now that the HH restrooms have been completely redone for this season

It's about time that happened! Hopefully they added stalls to both sides, the wait for that restroom is longer than the rides themselves sometimes.