SDC's 2018 Project(s) and Park Developments

[Swoosh]

Interesting.  Guess the "higher ups" who give your "dad" information failed to mention that the energy infrastructure on that side of the park has already been upgraded. 

[brianconway34018]

this was last month he caught word of this. I don't mean to sound rude but he has better things to do as a sound technician than asking around for updates on the project, he gets what he can when he can.

[Swoosh]

The upgrades were done last offseason. 

[shavethewhales]

Usually I'm all for ridiculous unfounded rumors, but dont make headaches for your dad Brian.

Glad to see how excited Brad is for this thing though.

[Swoosh]

Usually I'm all for ridiculous unfounded rumors, but dont make headaches for your dad Brian.

Glad to see how excited Brad is for this thing though.

Indeed - and so is Lisa.  I think the best news about 2018 that I've heard is that the park is starting the process of planning a 50th celebration for Flooded Mine and that the attraction might be getting some historic recognition. 

[Duelist]

^ That would be great!  It's still one of our favorite rides.

[sdcfan88]

^*two thumbs up*

[brianconway34018]

The upgrades for that side of the park were not for the new attraction. They are having to come up with a power source for the ride itself, not for anything else but the ride. If you guys wanna be this way I'll just take my valuable information to another site that would better appreciate it. Have fun getting news from the dip n dots guy

[shavethewhales]

This is even worse than getting "info" from the dip n' dots guy. At least that guy would be close to the action. Go ahead and peddle those rumors elsewhere if you want to try to find someone who will take it seriously.

Too many people trying to sound like they have "inside" info again. Just sit back and let it roll out, it's funner that way all around.

[shavethewhales]

Now here's something real: In the Loop's facebook page has a post about a launched Mack spinner concept being shown at IAAPA. The model shown is a short shuttle concept sort of similar to the Premier and X-Coaster layouts.

Still no ties to SDC yet, but it would certainly be "like no other". I'm assuming IF SDC is going with this, it won't be a shuttle type. Whether it will have a launch or not is still anyone's guess.

I'd love to see what else Mack and Gerstauler have on display. Still a lot of possibilities and the spinning coaster concept survey could turn out to be a false flag or something that was ultimately abandoned.

[sdcfan88]

Here it is, IF they are still set on a spinner we could very well be seeing a variation of this. Minus the bland layout which I assume is just for conceptual purposes, the interesting piece is that it has a turntable with spinning and non spinning trains. https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=7Z6Kmp0n7L8

[Swoosh]

Take with a grain of salt.
Last rumblings I heard was that it was going to be this style of train but with 4 cars instead of the 3 as shown.  It is said to be a launched coaster with numerous inversions.  No idea on theme or layout. 

[HumphreyHawk]

Hope you're right Swoosh but that Mack announcement coaster sure does looks like it would fit into the concepts they sent out :/ 

Do we have any idea about the budget to be spent on the ride?

[shavethewhales]

FYI Here is the official video from MACK about the Xtreme Spinning Coaster:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Z6Kmp0n7L8&feature=youtu.be

My gut tells me they won't go with a launch though... which probably means they actually will. 
The concept pitch with the emphasis on the "plunge" makes it seem like they wouldn't have a launch as well, otherwise that would be what they would focus on. Then again, the concept pitch never truly represents what will ultimately get built. Outlay Run's original pitch definitely seemed a lot milder and didn't include any talk about inversions.

What would be really cool is if it started with a traditional lift and plunge and had a midcourse launch, but I don't know if that would be practical for such a low capacity train.

Also of note though, this ride system can also take the new "Big Dipper" trains for added capacity, albeit no spinning. Could be their insurance policy in case the spinning turns out to not be popular.

[Swoosh]

I have a vision of a launch up to a stalled area sort of like Cheetah Hunt and then that plunge from up there