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[KBCraig]

I really do not want to see SDC become a coaster park. So,A giga or Hyper does not interest me at all. Time Traveler was supposed to be a game changer that would bring people from all over the world. And it did but the new wears off so its on to the next thing that is the worlds somethingist. Keep expanding in a controlled way and keep the charm of the park.

The old timers have been saying that for many years. It's a theme park, not the latest greatest biggest tallest fastest coaster park.

[ColaSDC]

So I checked out the rumor list from swoosh again, and the ride is now described as "a thrill ride that the family can enjoy." So I still think a hyper could be in the works. Hypers aren't too intense, and are crowd pleasers. As much as I would love a giga, it would be too tall for the park and too intense for the average guest. A hyper could be Under 200ft tall, and use the land to have a 200ft drop.

[Swoosh]

Construction photos from Thursday 6/19

https://www.midwestinfoguide.com/2025/06/silver-dollar-city-project-2026.html

[Wildfire]

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.

[sdcfan88]

The "Giant Footers" quote is interesting. So B&M type footers similar to Wildfire? As we know with TT Mack uses the smaller and roundish footers for their support system.

Also I was poking around YouTube and people are still talking about wide track pieces being staged. Not sure on the validity of that. If thats true that sounds like a B&M Wing or even a Diver. If its the latter, hopefully its well themed and thoughtfully laid out beyond just a steep drop and some turns.

[legoerosion]

I don't think we can accurately guess what manufacturer it is based off a footer description, as Mack has also done large square footers for their Stryker coaster. Hopefully the footer garden grows within the next few weeks so we can  get a better look at them.

As more details start to come out I can definitely envision a Mack Stryker coaster in this area. Maybe it'll interact with WildFire and Powder Keg and going over and below them at points and going out to the woods. I am taking the Screamscape rumor of it being a Mack mine train coaster with three lifthills with a grain of salt for right now.

I was hoping they'd do something cool with the waterfall and the path going from plunge to powder keg like a river that leads to the waterfall that you'd have to cross, but with the retaining wall that idea seems to be shot. I'd love to see more water features like the one next to Wagonworks, flowing creeks just add so much to the area.

[sdcfan88]

^Those are still pretty small when you compare to the ones used for Wildfire. Unless the ride is gonna be 150+ tall or include a lot of G-forces to support such a large footer, Mack usually runs clusters of smaller footers under their track supports but I do agree and I have said from the beginning that I think the rumor of this coaster being a replacement for ThuNderaTion is a red herring tactic. Its like the "Wild Mountain" and "Lost Caverns" ride rumors used for their past projects. https://mack-rides.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/hypercoaster_gallery_1.jpg

The clearing so far also indicates a possible "out-n-back" type layout depending on whether they plan to wrap it around Outlaw and along the new maintenance road as well. Again I may be a bit bias hoping for a local wing or hyper coaster, but either way we will know soon. August is right around the corner.

[ColaSDC]

after the update swoosh made to the rumor list saying its a "thrill ride that can be enjoyed by the family", I really think it will be a hypercoaster. The plot of land is too large for a compact stryker coaster (though i would love a stryker), and the footers are large enough to be a hyper. Whether its a mack or b&m is a toss up, but as sdcfan88 pointed out, the footers are a similar size for a b&m, and rumor has it the track is quite large and wide. if it is a dive, while it could be themed quite well, i would be concerned that the layout would be too generic. i would hope that sdc would pushb for a dive layout that is not "big drop + dive loop + vertical loop + mid course break run + zero g roll + helix + final break run. a wing coaster would be cool, but im struggling to think of how it would be themed. the flying machine has been taken by wildfire, and other solutions would be too fantastical/fantasy IMO.

[Wildfire]

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

[sdcfan88]

I can actually rule out the Dive Coaster. Why? SFOT is getting one next year: https://www.coaster101.com/2025/02/21/six-flags-over-texas-2026-dive-coaster/
Not sure if the clause is still valid or just an enthusiast rumor but IIRC B&M has a rule that no two coasters of the same type can be debuted in the same year.

With that being said, here is an article with some of their well known hypercoasters. Note the layouts and footer style: https://bm-list.oldehanhoff.nl/?page_id=45

A non launching B&M Wing Coaster would be unique to the region too. If not building off of the old flying machine theme, they could still do a wildlife theme as a counterpart to Wild Eagle at Dollywood.

However, depending on how fast they could construct it, there is a Mack hypercoaster model but only 4 examples exist from them. https://rcdb.com/r.htm?ot=2&ml=14441 None are in the USA. I am skeptical of this outcome (remember that Mack builds and ships in all their components from Germany) as I feel we should have seen things go vertical if you go by the construction timeline of Time Traveler. This would be much bigger. Even for the smaller Stryker model, we should have seen some vertical construction on site by now.

[legoerosion]

You do bring up good points with the footers, I personally haven't seen them yet so in my mind any footer can be a giant one I guess haha. However, two standard B&M's right next to each other would rather silly in my mind, especially if one of them is just a taller version of the older one right next to it. The I think there has to be some kind of gimmick with this coaster, no matter the manufacturer, because it'll be sandwiched between a WF and PK. It'll need something to stand out. Maybe Screamscape was correct with it being a new prototype?

Or maybe Buzzsaw Falls is coming back with Mack's water coaster 

[ColaSDC]

You do bring up good points with the footers, I personally haven't seen them yet so in my mind any footer can be a giant one I guess haha. However, two standard B&M's right next to each other would rather silly in my mind, especially if one of them is just a taller version of the older one right next to it. The I think there has to be some kind of gimmick with this coaster, no matter the manufacturer, because it'll be sandwiched between a WF and PK. It'll need something to stand out. Maybe Screamscape was correct with it being a new prototype?

Or maybe Buzzsaw Falls is coming back with Mack's water coaster 

Actually, a b&m hyper wouldn't be redundant to wildfire, side wildfire is focused on inversions, and a hyper would be an airtime coaster. I do agree it needs something to stand out, so maybe it's a wing hyper? That would distinguish it from both wildfire and wild eagle at Dollywood.

[Swoosh]

1. Every thrill coaster at SDC is considered a family thrill coaster

2. Interesting that some of you know the size of the footers as I couldn't even get the exact size from my viewings on the rides

3. There is no track or supports on site or back stage.  Whomever is saying that is full of crap. 

4. Keep an eye on the import sites

[tinmann620]

What Swoosh said. 1, there are NO track or supports on site, yet. 2, there are NO footers in place yet. Watching the speculation is quite comical though 

[legoerosion]

Actually, a b&m hyper wouldn't be redundant to wildfire, side wildfire is focused on inversions, and a hyper would be an airtime coaster. I do agree it needs something to stand out, so maybe it's a wing hyper? That would distinguish it from both wildfire and wild eagle at Dollywood.

It wouldn't be redundant to us thoosies, but it will be to the general public. Same looking trains (in their eyes), same looking track type, the only difference that they would see at the park is that one is taller than the other (I doubt that we will see much of this ride from the path/station). I'd love a hyper as much as anyone else, but I can't see it being that with it being next to Wildfire. A wing would be sweet though.