I know a fellow coaster enthusiast that has talked to the park president, who confirmed to him that the ride will be built by Bolliger & Mabillard and will be the most expensive ride to date for the park.
I really think this is a wing coaster. Or, Bolliger & Mabillard has been working on a 4D coaster, which is a wing coaster that has spinning seats.
Also, an inverted coaster would be a nice addition to the park.
Pardon me while I roll my eyes. Within the enthusiast community, there's always someone saying they overheard something from someone official sounding about a big new ride. Don't get me wrong, I get a little excited about these rumors too, but I just don't see Brad Thomas coming out and spilling the beans about their next big project two years in advance. Someone is spreading tall tales.
I prefer to keep the rumor mill to just mild speculation. I could certainly see the park get another major investment soon, and I'm sure it will probably be a coaster, but it's not worth anyone's time at this point to go too deep with any rumors at this point. Like I've mentioned before, we've watched a number of rumored and even announced projects be pushed back or changed dramatically before they were finally built. I feel like there's so much turbulence with Branson tourism right now that we might have to wait a bit longer for the next major project, and who knows what it will have turned into by then.
And yes, most of us here would prefer a new dark ride/shop/craft/etc. but as we've discussed the kids only see the forest for the trees and I'm sure there's still a lot of pressure to increase the coaster count.
