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#11

Branson Talk / Branson 2025: Texas Roadhouse ...

Last post by biscuitcreek - October 11, 2025, 10:55:21 AM

Texas Roadhouse was open when I was in Branson this week. It is out by Target next to the Pizza Hut/Wing Street. The parking lot was full on Wednesday evening, and the overflow was in the Home Depot lot. Westgate finally took down the Waterpark coming soon sign. Drafts has been for lease all year. Several motels on SOTH Expressway have changed names. The Hampton Inn on the strip has been closed for awhile due to remodeling. The Hilton Spark/former Barrington that had the explosion is still closed but the street in front of it has reopened.

#12

Construction/Rumors / Re: Project 2027 Tracker

Last post by rabidplatypus - October 10, 2025, 08:51:51 PM

What is the rebar sticking up from the footers? Is that where more concrete is going or where the support will attach to the footer? And why is the rebar on the first footer in a square pattern but the rest round? Could that be a clue to manufacturer?

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Construction/Rumors / Re: Project 2027 Tracker

Last post by sdcfan88 - October 10, 2025, 06:22:03 PM

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.

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Construction/Rumors / Re: Project 2027 Tracker

Last post by mg - October 08, 2025, 09:41:48 AM

The previous "Take Flight" teaser still sticks with me on that aspect.

I don't recall a Take Flight teaser for SDC... that was the teaser for Dollywood's new ride.

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Construction/Rumors / Re: Project 2027 Tracker

Last post by legoerosion - October 07, 2025, 03:46:28 PM

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.

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Construction/Rumors / Re: Project 2027 Tracker

Last post by sdcfan88 - October 07, 2025, 02:38:15 PM

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.

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Construction/Rumors / Re: Project 2027 Tracker

Last post by mg - October 07, 2025, 08:32:36 AM

...So the Stryker model seems to be a top candidate!

One strike against that model is that it doesn't match the concept art in the survey. I know that it is just concept art in a survey, but the train layout is completely different. I also hope that it has something like a 39" minimum height for more families.

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Construction/Rumors / Re: Project 2027 Tracker

Last post by rabidplatypus - October 06, 2025, 10:32:21 PM

I'm 99% sure it's going to be a launched coaster especially after bringing out that cannon and talking about launching at fanfest. So the Stryker model seems to be a top candidate!

#19

Construction/Rumors / Re: Project 2027 Tracker

Last post by sdcfan88 - October 06, 2025, 04:53:11 PM

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)

#20

General Silver Dollar City Talk / Re: Knife maker

Last post by Duelist - October 06, 2025, 04:05:28 PM

^ That's good news they are getting another one.  I would hate to see the knife making demonstrations go away.