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After looking at Mack's webpage again, I am completely confused why any of you think this couldn't be a Stryker.  Their website says it is for kids as young as 6 and 1.2 meters, which is less than 4 feet tall.  Clearly a coaster for families.  Also, their hypercoaster videos show young kids riding it.

I'm pretty sure those two pallets are concrete forms instead of pavers

OK, so those DC Rivals footers do look very close to what we're seeing.  Alot of the other Mack ones I've seen don't look any closer than alot of the Vekoma's and B&M's. 

I'm trying to figure out why everyone keeps saying these are Mack footers.  I've done a pretty good amount of google and youtube research since these footers started showing up.  They look more like a modern vekoma or B&M footer to me

What bothers me the most about this is how every new ride since Time Traveler has been a replacement rather than adding something new to expand.  It's been the complete opposite of Dollywood.  DW just keeps getting bigger, while SDC stays the same size.  We visited DW last October and were blown away by how much larger it is.

Unfortunately we all caught the flu or covid, so we didn't go this weekend.

Great update Swoosh!  Thanks

Seriously, no updates?  I am planning on being on park next Sunday afternoon.  I challenge you all to get an amazing update before then!

I really really hope it's not a big bear mountain or family coaster type. I really hate this family coaster crazy. I get the need, but I'm just a thrill guy.

I totally get your sentiment, and until this past Sunday I was 110% on the hyper/giga bandwagon.  Big Bear changed my mind a bit.  That is seriously one of the best coasters I've ever ridden, and a 39" rider height to boot.  Smooth as glass, twisty, 3 launches.  So awesome

The newest B&M's are really not very good coasters.  They are rough and mostly cookie cutter.  I would much rather get a Vekoma or Mack

Guys, we are at Dollywood today.  After riding Big Bear Mountain, I seriously hope we get something similar.  That ride is so good!

I snapped a few photos

We are on park now and there are footers going in directly under Wildfire's lift hill.  You can only really see it while riding Powderkeg.  Also several footers clustered together between Wildfire's entrance and American Plunge.  They have excavated right up beside the AP channel by the whirlpool

I hate to be that guy, but here goes.  I honestly didn't think they would announce the new ride, but why make such a spectacle over literally nothing?

I completely disagree about them not expanding much beyond the current area.  They have announced $500 million over the next 10 years, of which only $100 million is for the resort.  Also SDC is one of the smaller parks by acreage.  It is roughly only 35% of the size of Dollywood, 15% the size of Cedar Point or Kings Island, and much smaller than most of the Orlando Parks