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BA Adventures has a way of rambling for twenty-plus minutes without saying anything of substance.

With that said, even some family coasters need big footers. A big part of footer size is determined by land.

The land where Mine Ride 2027 sits is different than Time Traveler's plot. When surveying, they may have found that the distance to bedrock is far greater. They also need to build the piers/footers below the frost line so Missouri's temperature swings don't shift the base of the ride. There are a lot of factors that play into footer size that don't necessarily have anything to do with the size or forces of the coaster itself.

I'm not an engineer, so I can't say for sure, but didn't Silver Dollar City reinforce part of Wildfire's plot of land with a retaining wall a few years ago? The land in that area may be prone to washing out, so they're taking proper precautions to ensure the new ride is stable for years to come.

Pretty sure this is Project 2027 tracker, not rip on B-A Adventures forum.

RowEleven said one very true line about BA adventures.  Calm down, their videos are pretty worthless clickbait

Family coasters are much more profitable than other roller coasters. Especially at Family Centered Parks. That are Owned by a family entertainment company. Which is also Owned by a family.

Sure "family".  They also marketed Time Traveler as family.  This is stated as being a 1st in the United States.  If that is true it will not be a mine train.  Sorry to burst your bubble

Lol

Since you think you know it all, how do you reconcile it being the "first of it's kind in the United States"?  That completely rules out mine train, which you erroneously claim it to be

Family coasters are much more profitable than other roller coasters. Especially at Family Centered Parks. That are Owned by a family entertainment company. Which is also Owned by a family.

Sure "family".  They also marketed Time Traveler as family.  This is stated as being a 1st in the United States.  If that is true it will not be a mine train.  Sorry to burst your bubble

Ok, family thrill,but it will not be a mine train.  The station is way too small for that.  It looks perfect for a Stryker though

@RowEleven great point on the footers. Some people will never learn and will continue to incorrectly convince themselves of what this is until August 14.

Lol, okay.  It's totally a lame mine coaster.

The evidence: it makes the most sense for the park from a financial standpoint, a marketability standpoint, and an audience standpoint. They had their run building intense rides. It's time for something kids and parents can ride together.

Also, that would be a very surprising decision with the resort opening the same year, a family mine train has very little appeal to try to bring in people

The evidence: it makes the most sense for the park from a financial standpoint, a marketability standpoint, and an audience standpoint. They had their run building intense rides. It's time for something kids and parents can ride together.

Ok, but the park has stated 1st in the States.  A Mack mine train does not fit that criteria

That guy is pretty out there on his theories.  He claims he has "pigeons" but thought the mine hoist was a structure for a spike.  He is totally full of crap

The kind of guy that considers facebook comments a "source."

Yeah this dude is not a good source.  He literally has no idea what this project is.  He has totally ignored the fact that this will be a 1st in the United States.  He is adamant that this will be a Mack Mine Train, spoiler alert, that's not a 1st in the states.

That guy is pretty out there on his theories.  He claims he has "pigeons" but thought the mine hoist was a structure for a spike.  He is totally full of crap

So far this "teaser" campaign is incredible annoying and stupid.  Just announce it already

Anyone see any supports (or even track) recently? If so any sense of scale yet? I know some have reported supports near outlaw run but I'm curious as to how beefy or tall they looked

The columns so far have been too far away to get a good sense of scale. The width of the pass thru in the station seeems to be on par with 2 wide coasters like Powder Keg or TNT, etc, but even that right now is subjective. Only thing you can get great looks at right now is the footer design, which coincidentally or not, uses a threaded rebar anchor bolt design similar to which can be seen on Time Traveler from the first floor.

The track width is the same for a Stryker model and their 2 wide models.  The wing seats are outside of the track

I was just looking back through photos of the station.  The loading area is really not very long, which further reinforces my belief that this is a Stryker rather that a mine train

I sure do wish those track pieces would show up so we can shut down these new posters that keep wanting this to be a kiddie ride

Ah, I see it now.  That does look like a head frame for a mine hoist. 

Those photos are very interesting.  I'm perplexed by the huge scaffolding.  I'm curious why they need it rather than just using a crane