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It's probably wishful thinking by me, but I've got to think they want something to draw people in, paired with the resort, and stated $500 million investment over 10 years.  What better draw than the tallest, and fastest coaster in a several state region

Google Earth satellite imagery for SDC has been updated.  The imagery is from April 21 of this year.  It gives a bit of perspective about this current project, even if it is from 2 months ago.

There's no way there will ever be a 1000ft tall roller coaster. At the speeds needed to achieve that, you'd have to enclose the car, use special wheels, and so on - and in the end it would feel stupid and not like a roller coaster anyway. Not to mention the extreme costs. It's already too expensive to even build another 400ft coaster.

I don't see SDC going taller anytime soon. We've already got a couple "big" coasters in Wildfire and Outlaw Run. Hopefully they'll focus on quality and theming and get more rides that compete with what Disney and Universal are doing rather than focusing on height and inversions.

I agree with no 1000 foot coaster ever being built but nobody thought there would be a 600 footer and yet there is one now.  I disagree on the height comment.  The most glaring need is an airtime filled giga.  Fury 325 instantly transformed Carowinds into a destination park.  A similar coaster would do the same for SDC, coinciding with the opening of the resort.

I really hope it is Mack.  Time Traveler has the most comfortable restraints of any coaster I've ever ridden.  It's probably unlikely, but I would absolutely love to see the 1st Mack giga.

^Sorry, I forgot to respond to that. Since the park explicitly forbids photos taken on rides, we try not to encourage that, even if they are technically taken in a "safe" manner. Theoretically you aren't supposed to wear glasses on rides either, although that is somewhat nebulous and isn't usually enforced.

Shave, where are you seeing that glasses aren't allowed on rides?  I've never been on a ride where glasses weren't allowed.  Even Steel Vengeance's very strict guidelines allows for glasses or sunglasses as long as you have a strap

If this really is a coaster project, then I'm expecting something more along the lines of Big Bear, but maybe a bit smaller since Powderkeg is right there. Hopefully it doesn't end up being a replacement for Powderkeg... PK is 20 years old now, and has always been a bit of a maintenance headache. It's still a solid ride though and is very popular.

If it's a replacement for anything it will be for ThuNderaTion.  But yes I'm
fully expecting a ground hugging Big Bear Mountain type of coaster that the whole family can ride

Swoosh, you obviously have more info than I do, but I find it far fetched that they would want half of their coasters to be launched.

IF this ends up being a Giga or Hyper Coaster, it will be the first in history to be labeled a "family attraction"

That is very disappointing.  The most obvious need it a long giga or hyper coaster.  They already have several family rides.  And I am speaking as a father with 2 kids still living at home

In all seriousness, has SDC confirmed (not publicly) that the contractor is Mack Rides? That would be an interesting choice.

Why would you say that's an interesting choice?  They have the most comfortable seats by far, and they have put out some incredible coasters in the past few years.  They would be my first choice for the new SDC coaster, hopefully a long hyper or giga

@TPF just posted this video with some info. I'm perplexed about the Thunderation clue.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/pfzH9qvHb74

Rumor around the park today was that this may be Thunderation's last year.

We thought TNT was a goner a couple years ago too, but the thing is TNT is the one ride they can basically rebuild continuously themselves. It's a maintenance pain sometimes, but when the track is in decent shape it is a work horse and a crowd pleaser. It seems like a waste for them to replace it.

I could see a Vekoma tilt coaster going there.  It would be only the 2nd one in North America and they could make it taller/longer than Siren's Curse for better marketability

There are two tilt coasters opening soon: one at Cedar Point and one at COTAland in Austin. COTAland takes forever to build stuff, so it probably won't open this year, but they are at least making progress. I don't think HFEC would spring for one at this point since they've been beaten to the punch with the marketing aspect. The tilt coasters are more gimmick than anything, and they aren't worth the maintenance headache if you don't get to market it as something unique.

I would personally prefer a giga or even just an airtime filled hyper over a tilt coaster.  I just know they seem to have a good relationship with Vekoma and they like to add unique attractions

I could see a Vekoma tilt coaster going there.  It would be only the 2nd one in North America and they could make it taller/longer than Siren's Curse for better marketability

I think we will see the long overdue hyper or giga coaster that SDC needs. 

I wish phase 1 would be expanding the actual park instead of building the hotel/resort.  The current park is really pretty small in size with the largest attractions mostly on the edges which creates so many choke points.  I feel like they need to eleviate many of the crowd issues prior to building the resort, which should bring in larger crowds to a park that's already overcrowded much of the time.

We are currently at Cedar Point for the 1st time in 17 years.  This further reinforces my opinion of how badly SDC needs a coaster that is a longer ride time.  We just got off Steel Vengeance, that coaster is so much crazier and feels like 3 times longer than Outlaw Run.  We love SDC and are every year season pass holders but it honestly is a bit laughable that SDC keeps getting the best amusement park award when compared to the much larger parks like Cedar Point

I would really like to see them expand beyond Powderkeg or Outlaw Run and build a massive giga coaster. 

To be honest, I'm pretty disappointed in the new voice recordings.  I wish they were more similar to the originals, especially the Red Flanders and the "fire in the hole!" parts.