Perhaps I am very biased, butI believe anything spinning involving a coaster will be a monumental miss. Even if they add partial cars with a no spin option, I just don't believe a spinning coaster will appeal to the masses. And call it a first all you want, but I don't see a spinning coaster of any kind one that's going to drive attendance through the roof if and when it would open. That type of coaster just doesn't cater to a broad enough demographic. I pray their research has proven the spinning concept is limiting and just too big of a gamble to make. Seems like a gimmick versus just concentrating on bringing in a kick ass coaster from a trusted vendor with a very intelligently planned circuit and theme. There's no need for more. I would take almost any other type of coaster than see millions invested in nothing but a puke train that just loses consumer interest regularly over time.
If you can't tell, I'm nervous and disappointed we're even speculating this type of coaster could be coming.
And speaking of Lightning Rod, I'm pretty sure the issues that stalled it's debut were related to the launch mechanism. And if I'm not mistaken, that launch system wasn't designed or built by RMC so I'm not sure why the perception would be that RMC was to blame for the delayed opening. I know there was a part recalled shortly after it finally opened, but that was rectified pretty quickly.