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Indeed I have heard rumors from multiple sources too that the new coaster will interact with either Wildfire or Powderkeg.

I'll probably head up on the 26th to hangout and get a construction update if there's anything noteworthy.

That's in line with Time Travelers announcement and National Rollercoaster Day

What manufacturer was SDC using for T-N-T since Arrow went out of business?

S&S last I heard. RMC also has former Arrow employees.

Which is tragic because there's coasters out there twice it's age still around being maintained by other parks

Why are you reposting this?  Your original post is 2 posts below this one.

And the fact OP never replies to the posts makes me think this is an elaborate data mining scam to phish email addresses.

^Did they have flared square ends? Those are the standard design Mack support columns. If not it may have just been standard water/sewer pipe.

Confused on the need to repost? It wasn't taken down. Your thread is here: https://www.sdcfans.com/forums/index.php?topic=4911.0

I am glad they appear to be putting in effort with theming and landscaping around the new ride. One of my only disappointments with TT was how it still looked like a construction zone well after opening.

Heh I'll have to echo some comments I've seen on social media that it's pretty crazy to see that they are still in the pouring footers stage. No signs of track and supports or a station building yet.

I've also seen/heard that employees are referring to this as being both the largest investment and largest footprint attraction for the park.

So with ThuNderaTion leaving what do you think will go in it's spot? Obviously it will have to be another terrain based ride. A water ride may be possible but another coaster might be the more likely option. My shortlist is a terrain GCI that copies the layout and reuses the tunnels. Thunderhead is very popular and highly rated at Dollywood and they have invested a lot into it's maintenance in recent years to keep it running well for years to come. SDC could still use another woodie after being cheated out of one with Ozark Wildcat (RIP) as it would fit the same demographic TNT supported with it's ride height requirement and low temp operation. If not, a custom family invert from Vekoma like Flying Fox would also be a popular choice here.

Saw a few posts around the Internet talking about the construction. Everyone and I mean everyone is making note of how big the footers are. Lol I'm just over here surprised they are still in the footer construction phase and digging out large trenches, that footer garden next to Wildfire going into the woods is impressive too. I wonder when we will start seeing the station take shape along with track and supports?

Welcome back everyone!

Oh I know I just think its kinda funny if they are really gonna market this as the biggest mine train in the country or something since the employees I talked to all just smiled and said its gonna be big. Hopefully it's the longest in the park too. (4000+ft compared to TNT's 3100ft or the current longest one being Powderkeg at 3500ft)

Whats interesting too is at 0:53 in this drone footage the layout looks just like the footer pattern currently seen next to Wildfire from this perspective. https://youtu.be/27u69VGRGZ0?si=DqpS-rlrT4rubAL_&t=52