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I previously pondered that idea considering the parent company is adding such a coaster to Kentucky Kingdom, though I'd hope they'd be more original than cloning The Bat at Kings Island if so.

On the app I saw a 200 min wait time on new FITH and a 45 min wait time on Electro Spin and even Wildfire and the latter two usually say 5 min most of the time. I'm pretty sure it was packed.

Updated construction map

There are two large 20ft long forms being constructed further west of the Wildfire lift hill towards the valley. There looks to be at least two turnarounds constructed based on the footer layout. They are large but spaced very close together. There's about 25 footers total but are mostly only visible from the existing coasters. Also the initial set posted a month ago now has forms set up for cylindrical concrete footer bases which support this being a likely Mack project. There is also a pair of large footers placed right next to the Wildfire maintenance bay. This can be seen on the ground via the standing reebar clusters.

I also find it interesting they continue to do work where the old flume channels were for American Plunge. One part they just seemed to have stopped with removal but a lot of the surrounding area is dug out further. Looks to be about 4 feet deep. We will see what they do here.

On a non construction related note I noticed the back three rows of WF got a pretty bad shuffle now. Hopefully that gets addressed.

Hope this is okay to post here but it's been said by this employee on Reddit that the park hates MRF. Even upper management has regrets calling it the biggest misstep since Buzzsaw Falls.

Makes me wonder if they will do something to it after project 2027 gets built, but realistically I bet it wont be touched until after 2030.

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.

To be fair Hershend seems to like using the term "Family Thrill Attraction" for most of their big rides. Dollywood's Wild Eagle, Mystery Mine, and even Lightning Rod had this terminology attached to them to some degree in marketing materials.

And as mentioned project 2027 will not be a BBM coaster by default since it's gonna be the first of it's kind here. Only way I see a BBM type coaster coming to the park is in the form of a PowderKeg replacement.

Regarding my last post I've been doing a lot of research over the past few days and it's disheartening to see B&M has slipped in quality. I didnt realize that after Orion their subsequent coaster installations have been lackluster or contain quality issues. With that being said, with the footers currently present and large amount of land cleared I think our coaster will be combining elements of Hyperia and Voltron both built by Mack in its layout, (neither have counterparts in the states as of yet) if its supposed to be some kind of "Mine Train" it will probably be a whole new design type or they may use their new Stryker Coaster cars in a larger train format. Personally, I'm hoping for the latter because the park really needs another reliable, high capacity ride to debut in conjunction with the resort.

This 2nd video to me feels like a marketing pitch of the ride to SDC

[BBM is basically a milder version of PowderKeg]

I just find it weird if they were to be doing a BBM type ride here, especially as a TNT replacement? BBM is basically a milder version of PowderKeg, just lacking its big airtime hills and the forceful air launch. With PK being literally right next door it seems incredibly redundant. Could they be getting rid of PK instead after the new coaster opens? I love the uniqueness of the ride but if they went that route I can understand why because it does seem to have the most reliability issues and they seldom run more than one train which then gives it capacity issues too, so that's double marks against it.

But again the teaser stated it was to be the first of its kind in North America, so?

If they are indeed doing another launched Mack coaster, they might be doing something like what Dollywood tried with Lightning Rod with the launched lift hill feature that it used to have as Macks launch system is proven tech for many previous coaster installs. Their newest coaster Voltron actually has vertical launch elements, this could work as a superior version of Mystery Mine for SDC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxaC7u7p13c

I'd like to think TNT in its current incarnation is merely closing for a season in the near future for a massive refurb getting retracked and re-profiled like what was done with Timber Wolf at WOF but also adding all new trains since Arrow is defunct. Maybe RMC is doing something with it since they have former Arrow employees? Plus this could expand their portfolio if they are diving into the family coaster dept. I will say I just had my best rides in a long time on TNT and I really loved the night rides in total darkness in the fog during the Pumpkin festival.

On a side note with something I have long been curious about, is has it ever been disclosed why Hershend doesn't seem to like working with B&M? Wildfire was ranked #1 in ridership. With their "Celebrate America" campaign and the upcoming 250th, I'm surprised they wouldn't capitalize on working with B&M in the marketing as their track and supports are all manufactured up the road in Ohio at Clermont Steel Fabricators, they could totally run with the "Made In America" tagline with a promo tour like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz2AXzQJTcc

Not replacing... just expanding. Same with the revamped parade.

For all we know if it's Mack again they could be jumping on the Wing Coaster train  (pun intended) with their own model to compete with B&M. The previous "Take Flight" teaser still sticks with me on that aspect.

Where was that teaser at again? I've tried looking for it before but couldn't remember where it was.

The more I think about it, I do think there is something bigger at play here as well. Piggybacking back to what Dewayne said about an AP replacement, I could see that happening as well, especially with the fact that we now have two very distinct and different themes floating around - the Ozarkian Daredevil Society and the Marvel Cave Mining Co, as well as Swooosh's comment from a few months ago that there were "too many moving parts. Too many pots on the fire". If the are is already prepped for a ride that you plan on replacing soon, why not do it when you can before you have to move around two rides? Only downside would be losing a good ride for summers that does great to keep the lines down. Or I could be reading into all of it too much because I'm bored at work waiting for 5 pm to strike.

There was this poster talking about it when they attended FanFest but I can't seem to find the original one anymore: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17d2mKTKPS/

Again just tossing ideas here because the park loves to mislead but the Ozarkian Daredevil Society could easily be referencing the new ride considering it's right next to AP to keep with the area theme. I also remember hearing somewhere that the Doc. Harris character from Wildfire may be reused too. Still curious if any of it ties into the Marvel Cave Mining Co. I highly doubt there's two distinct rides/attractions being built here alongside the resort.

As for the linked posters comments, to clarify I don't see this being a dive coaster per se since SFOT is getting one next year. SDC's project may indeed have a tall and steep drop like Time Traveler did though. (which was almost a Dive Coaster)  For being the first in the States, if it's a B&M I'm thinking it's a (200+ft) Wing Coaster, As for Mack its likely a Stryker Coaster or even a Hyper Coaster like DC Rivals. Neither of those types exist in the States probably marketing either with the tallest/longest or something to that extent. SDC isn't thinking small with $500 mil between the two projects and the amount of land cleared here.

Here's a map showing the layout roughly to scale.

That's just part of the construction process for the column mounting points, sometimes more than one will be placed in a footer, its still too early to tell the manufacturer until track shows up. But the list of likely candidates is pretty small now. I can't get over the size of those other footers. When you make the predrop turn on Wildfires lift hill you will look straight down and see them perfectly, they totally dwarf Wildfires footers.

There's also this which would coincide with the opening to keep note of. This ride will be a dog whistle for coaster enthusiasts.

Okay these footers are massive. Bigger than Wildfire's which I consider to be the bulkiest coaster in the park. There is about 14 total I've counted so far, some going deep into the valley with new forms placed further out. The ones mentioned under Wildfires lift hill look to be about 5-7 feet across, but I can't legally get pics of those. To have footers this big means there's massive height/forces going to be in play here and massive columns are going in to support it. (unless its something with bulky trains like a Wing or Dive Coaster) It could also be Mystery Mine on steroids.

I attached a pic of both Wildfire and Wild Eagle's footers for comparison.

Going back to my prior posts, I know I've been biased about B&M and I really like what Mack had done with TT but SDC really does need another reliable people eater like the former when you consider this resort they are about to open. My gut tells me it is likely one of these two companies.

For all we know if it's Mack again they could be jumping on the Wing Coaster train (pun intended) with their own model to compete with B&M. The previous "Take Flight" teaser still sticks with me on that aspect.

I'm still holding out for a Mack Strykercoaster, especially after the "first in the United States" comments from fan-fest. (Which could be said for a lot of different models from different manufacturers, but still.) If the latest additions that Swooosh added hold true to the end of the construction process (lots of tunnels), imagine a section where you enter a tunnel with the shake effect track that Voltron has, and then you launch out to escape the collapsing cave!

Or it could be Mack's mine train but unpowered.

https://mack-rides.com/en/products/rollercoaster/hyper-coaster/


Voltron:
https://rcdb.com/7121.htm#p=137033

Yeah I forgot about the first of its kind statement. It may actually be a Mack Hyper or Stryker coaster. The footers match up with that design. Though that would be mind blowing for SDC to get two major coasters back to back from the same company. Especially when Dollywood still hasn't gotten their rumored Mack coaster as of yet. (at least until 2026 if you want to count NightFlight as a regular coaster)

🤔 very very interesting...
Not saying it is but it could go either way...

Just more teasers, they are gonna drag it out for another year... 2027 project confirmed.