I was skimming another forum and a person there who claims to be in the "know" (works at the park in marketing?)
I'll give you a hint: not with SDC, but he posts here regularly too.
I will say that earlier this year I balked at the storm of rumors that have been coming out from behind the scenes, but perhaps I was wrong. Usually when a lot of stuff is being spread around most of it is BS and amounts to employees just spreading rumors and ideas for the fun of it. Apparently there is some truth to a lot of it though with the new CEO doing some shake ups. A lot of change is happening and more is on the way, but it remains to be seen as always what ideas will actually sink or survive over the course of a few years. Take note of the things you see missing from the park these days: all the missing characters, the hillbilly references, etc...
With the resurgence of the GE expansion rumors, one has to wonder if the demolishment of the current amphitheater will happen as well, as was once rumored several years ago. Things have been slowly disappearing from it for awhile now, and it's usage has dropped continuously over the past few years. I think it's a valuable asset, but they could probably build something better that suits their needs better for less than what it would take to renovate/keep up Echo Hollow. Plus that's a lot of useful land for coaster projects.