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On a separate, but related note. If it is assumed that a newer version of Lake Silver will in fact flank the new attraction, I'm curious what the motivation is in keeping it at all. The aesthetic value in doing so is obvious, but that real estate seems way too valuable to throw a smaller "lake" back into the space. Given how easily the old lake was drained to allow for construction of the 2020 project, does anyone have reason to believe the newer lake might only be temporary until another attraction is shoehorned into the footprint?

Raft rides have to have a place for the water to go when the pumps are shut off. When the pumps are shut off the trough drains into either a holding pond, if not the lowest end of the ride has to have walls high enough to hold all the water from the entire ride.

So did anyone make it out over the 4th to get an update?

So this fence is blocking the view down into EH and TnT?

I heard 37.5 inversions. 

From the trip reports I'm reading and from my parents experience.....sounds like the EH show has not been a hit this year.  Of course that can easily corrected without moving the whole venue.

I did some Mack roller coaster investigation last night....looked up the Helix, Blue Fire, and Lightning coasters that are oversees (some links on this board).  They look like a lot of fun!!!!  I'm sold on Mack as a ride maker IF that is the direction they are going.

My pitch to SDC is still to play off of FM and create a jailbreak story.  Story around how they where able to dig into a nearby mine shaft....try to ride off on the tracks only to end up back in custody.  Would be fun with a launch system that starts indoors with some heavy theming!!!!

I love the idea of themed areas with attractions with interconnected stories.  SDC would be one of the few places that it could be pulled off.

Mach has been churning out the new rides, here's a shuttle/water coaster

http://youtu.be/1xUab9Ivlg4

And their powered  inverted spinning ride system used at their own park
http://youtu.be/kr8J4eNJZNg

Both of those look really fun. The indoor roller coaster has some great theming!! Id love to see something like that (yes swoosh I know you said it wouldn't be indoor).

Has anyone stopped to think that maybe the reason this thing is going to take until 2018 is because they are moving eco hollow? Maybe the ride itself wont take that long to build, maybe its all of the other things along with it. That might also explain the high price tag?

I'm wondering if that's not the end game for the Tracks.  They have really been "reinventing" Track 3 here lately.   The Tracks in Pigeon Forge have more rides at them then the Branson ones.  Personally I'd prefer a White Lightning clone (Fun Spot) then a Switchback Railway but either would work

I've been on both, as well as my kids, we all like Switchback better. I know you are partial to GCI over GG but that is a fun little coaster in that hole in the wall park. GCI has a similar concept that's never been built yet. I would like to see a corkscrew incorporated in the switchback concept but going backwards through one may be a bit much. A trick track to avoid it would be too slow to pull off diverting the train from a backwards  corkscrew. GG did well with that coaster. ZDT is a neat concept, a rather tame water coaster and a couple of more slides. An elevated go cart track that can be closed off and convert into a flat, all indoor track in case of rain. A decent selection of video games set on free play, a shot tower type ride,  a little fireball swing ride, multiple rock climbing walls, a bungee trampoline thingy, all for 20 bucks a head. We got there right after a thunder storm on Sat afternoon. We saw a flash of lightning as we parked and then the rain stopped. The coaster was back up after fifteen minutes of no lightning even though it was a light sprinkle and blue skies were still a few minutes away.

Back to 2017/2018, I hope it has the world's tallest drop track segment, like 20 ft. I think BGW's is 15ft?

Branson needs a Buckee's!

Are you from Texas? I live in Katy TX and they are building a Buckee's 5 min from me!

As much as fun as worrying about the unknown is... let's look at a construction update instead

https://midwestinfoguide.blogspot.com/2016/06/project-2017-sdc.html

Just so you know the numbers on the stakes are not coordinates, they are elevations.

Pretty sure elevations are coordinates but that's neither here or there.

Generally coordinates would be latitude and longitude and elevations are distance above sea level.

The orange ones are for the column and the pink for the coaster CL (centerline) you should be able to take the difference between the two and work out the height of the track in that location. 

As much as fun as worrying about the unknown is... let's look at a construction update instead

https://midwestinfoguide.blogspot.com/2016/06/project-2017-sdc.html

Just so you know the numbers on the stakes are not coordinates, they are elevations.

I thought that eco was getting new bathrooms this year?

It's kind of sad watching them tear apart something that has been a part of my life for so long.

I think the root problem is Branson it's self. Branson is a dying town of old washed up singers. If things are going to turn around things will have to change to meet the demands of a younger generation.

I totally nailed the double tower I just went in the wrong direction (I went bigger they went smaller). Also is the large tower coming out of the top of a building? Or am I just seeing things wrong.

Back to the comment Swoosh made about riding the big one or the small one first maybe along with bringing the shot tower from CC they are also going to build a new one that's bigger??