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SDC is teasing the "Gold Dollar City" name change right now. I remember "Goldrush Junction" or something similar being in one of the ride surveys so it might be the new ride name here.

This was also one of the early day names for what became Dollywood so anything's possible.

I remember seeing a post on reddit that had a banner saying "Fools Gold Rush" with the Marvel Cave Mining Co branding and everything. They also brought packages of the park's fools gold candy with it. I'm not sure where the image originated from.

It'd be funny to fall for fools gold haha

....Anyway....

Has anybody been able to look and see if more activity has happened in the clearing behind PK close to the train tracks?

One of my biggest questions about this potential project is if it'll be a relocation of everything from White Water or if it'll be a completely new park with new slides and attractions.

 10 years ago I'd say that Branson has enough people visiting during the summer to warrant the need for another water park, and I could have seen SDC selling White Water's attractions to the city or 3rd party and build completely new.

But now I'm not entirely sure if that's feasible. I've only been to WW twice in the last few years, so I can't say what it's attendance is like. But it never seems like it's busy when driving by.

Whatever they do, I hope they retheme it to something closer to SDC. I was never a fan of the tropical theme they gave WW

Word for word from the latest marketing email to go out:

We'd be honored for you to join us on Friday, August 14, as we unveil the most ambitious project ever imagined for our City: a record-setting new adventure unlike anything ever built. Witness the announcement, hear the story, and step inside the job site where a remarkable new chapter is taking shape.

"Record-setting new adventure" sounds like a rival to Werewolf Gorge. 

That sounds like a rival to literally any ride that is out there... That's a very generic marketing sentence.

I've seen a video on TikTok that includes drone shots of the construction. It seems to be a week or two old, since the mine hoist hasn't been topped off yet in the video. Are drone shots allowed on this site?

Kind of crazy how we're almost a month away from the announcement and supports and track haven't been installed yet. This will be massive

Well....

Oh yeah, I forgot about seeing that somewhere. Definitely an addition to the queue at Wildfire, probably an animatronic Doc Harris

Honestly, I could see them closing Wildfire early this year to do a refurbishment while they are installing the new supports and track that go right next to the final turn on Wildfire. It'd suck for capacity reasons, but it knocks two birds out with one stone.

This is probably something to do with Wildfire itself and not the new coaster. I'm not even sure what it could be, though. Maybe backwards seats?

Well, the teaser campaign has officially started. Same exact way they teased FiTH 2.0 (background, then random bits of info slowly added.)

I do wonder if they'll add signs around the worksite like they did for Time Traveler

Here are some photos taken on Saturday June 27:http://youtube.com/post/Ugkxj1dTXy7a8D-pYiTorYPSMfsI-yl2L3nR?si=AfzRo_Wq-vyyz9gO

The fact that you can see the mine hoist structure from the parking lot is insane.

It's a mine hoist tower. 

Hearing rumors it was originally from a mine on the southeast part of the state... but I have been unable to (so far) find documents proving that. 

That's epic. Thanks for the confirmation

I hope that it is indeed a mine hoist, that would be an awesome thing to walk up to and see, especially if the coaster interacts with it in some way.

I could however also see this as a frame for some kind of rockwork, I know there were a few rumors about some tunnels

Here's the full construction update from Saturday 6.13

https://www.midwestinfoguide.com/2026/06/silver-dollar-city-project-2027.html

I think my favorite thing so far is that with the queue, grass and foliage is already growing back. I'm really hoping that continues with the other areas of construction, because that area looks fantastic. I'm excited to see what the new structure ends up being as well

Man, I can't wait for those mugs to be eventually phased out somehow. All it does is bring out the nasty in people. (From personal experience working, not saying you were).

Is the $1.50 that detrimental?

The footer layout doesn't lend itself to anything massive. There appears to be one long straight section running parallel to the PK launch/first hill, then a swoop down the hill, but other than that there are a ton of tightly spaced footers up the hill between AP and PK. Seems like it'll have to be something with tight turns and compact track. Also, the station is fairly short. All of that lends to the stryker idea.

I guess we only have to wait a couple more months to find out. I wouldn't be surprised if supports start going up before then though. Not sure how much more foundation level work they need to do, but it sure seems like it could go vertical any day.

The tight bundle of footers between PK and AP is what is currently swaying me away from the whole "mine train" idea that's been floating about. When I think of a mine train, I think of at least 6 to 12 car trains. It's hard to imagine something of that size being able to navigate whatever goes in that area.