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[Duelist]

If not an outdoor coaster in the current TNT area, I could imagine a dark ride show building. You could somewhat hide a good size building below street grade there. The park could use another indoor all-weather ride.

I always found that curious that they don't expedite a new indoor ride.  They know lines get really long at FITH and, to a lesser extent, the Flooded Mine in inclement weather.  Maybe it's hard to put a taller, quicker, record-breaking ride indoors but they need to get away from that mindset.  Not everything has to be "the only one of it's kind" to make people want to ride it. 

[hollijo]

I really wish this was something thrilling but it's not. Project 2027 is a DIRECT TNT replacement. This has been planned for the past 3+ years. Anyone who expects this to be on the same level of Time Traveler thrill wise is going to be disappointed. Obviously this will be marketed the entire family but this is not going to be a thrill machine or anything remotely close. It will be Thunderation's Mystic river falls with a first of its kind and some "family friendly" records broken. Herschened as a whole is pivoting entirely from Thrill to family and this will follow

The only "TNT Replacement" this ride will be is that they're both rollercoasters.  I guess you could make the argument it's replacing 1 for 1 but the REAL "TNT Replacement" is coming on 2029.  This ride was planned well before TNT decided to kick the bucket faster than expected.  TNT was expected to coexist with this new ride next season. 

Swoosh, thanks for being the voice for reason amongst all these new users adamantly trying to convince us of something other than what's obvious.  I appreciate what you contribute to this forum.

I guess in August when SDC makes the announcement you guys will finally see this is not a thrill machine and Insted a Thunderation replacement. But in the meantime believe what you want lol 

[Wildfire]

I really wish this was something thrilling but it's not. Project 2027 is a DIRECT TNT replacement. This has been planned for the past 3+ years. Anyone who expects this to be on the same level of Time Traveler thrill wise is going to be disappointed. Obviously this will be marketed the entire family but this is not going to be a thrill machine or anything remotely close. It will be Thunderation's Mystic river falls with a first of its kind and some "family friendly" records broken. Herschened as a whole is pivoting entirely from Thrill to family and this will follow

The only "TNT Replacement" this ride will be is that they're both rollercoasters.  I guess you could make the argument it's replacing 1 for 1 but the REAL "TNT Replacement" is coming on 2029.  This ride was planned well before TNT decided to kick the bucket faster than expected.  TNT was expected to coexist with this new ride next season. 

Swoosh, thanks for being the voice for reason amongst all these new users adamantly trying to convince us of something other than what's obvious.  I appreciate what you contribute to this forum.

I guess in August when SDC makes the announcement you guys will finally see this is not a thrill machine and Insted a Thunderation replacement. But in the meantime believe what you want lol 

I guess time will ultimately tell, but I'm fairly certain you are being misled by your "insider"

[hollijo]

I really wish this was something thrilling but it's not. Project 2027 is a DIRECT TNT replacement. This has been planned for the past 3+ years. Anyone who expects this to be on the same level of Time Traveler thrill wise is going to be disappointed. Obviously this will be marketed the entire family but this is not going to be a thrill machine or anything remotely close. It will be Thunderation's Mystic river falls with a first of its kind and some "family friendly" records broken. Herschened as a whole is pivoting entirely from Thrill to family and this will follow

The only "TNT Replacement" this ride will be is that they're both rollercoasters.  I guess you could make the argument it's replacing 1 for 1 but the REAL "TNT Replacement" is coming on 2029.  This ride was planned well before TNT decided to kick the bucket faster than expected.  TNT was expected to coexist with this new ride next season. 

Swoosh, thanks for being the voice for reason amongst all these new users adamantly trying to convince us of something other than what's obvious.  I appreciate what you contribute to this forum.

I guess in August when SDC makes the announcement you guys will finally see this is not a thrill machine and Insted a Thunderation replacement. But in the meantime believe what you want lol 

I guess time will ultimately tell, but I'm fairly certain you are being misled by your "insider"

Yup, time will tell! Going to be a very exciting time for the Park!

[Swoosh]

I guess in August when SDC makes the announcement you guys will finally see this is not a thrill machine and Insted a Thunderation replacement. But in the meantime believe what you want lol 

The announcement will be in September. If you're going to try to convince people online that you know something, it's best to at least use the correct (already confirmed) dates. 

*IF* I were someone looking for information (like what type of coaster and supplier), *I* would keep an eye on the import lists.  *I* would also keep an eye on the trademark clearing houses if *I* wanted to know what the ride was going to be called.  But that's just *ME*

You have your homework, class dismissed

[hollijo]

I guess in August when SDC makes the announcement you guys will finally see this is not a thrill machine and Insted a Thunderation replacement. But in the meantime believe what you want lol 

The announcement will be in September. If you're going to try to convince people online that you know something, it's best to at least use the correct (already confirmed) dates. 

*IF* I were someone looking for information (like what type of coaster and supplier), *I* would keep an eye on the import lists.  *I* would also keep an eye on the trademark clearing houses if *I* wanted to know what the ride was going to be called.  But that's just *ME*

You have your homework, class dismissed

I guess in August when SDC makes the announcement you guys will finally see this is not a thrill machine and Insted a Thunderation replacement. But in the meantime believe what you want lol 

The announcement will be in September. If you're going to try to convince people online that you know something, it's best to at least use the correct (already confirmed) dates. 

*IF* I were someone looking for information (like what type of coaster and supplier), *I* would keep an eye on the import lists.  *I* would also keep an eye on the trademark clearing houses if *I* wanted to know what the ride was going to be called.  But that's just *ME*

You have your homework, class dismissed

I guess in August when SDC makes the announcement you guys will finally see this is not a thrill machine and Insted a Thunderation replacement. But in the meantime believe what you want lol 

The announcement will be in September. If you're going to try to convince people online that you know something, it's best to at least use the correct (already confirmed) dates. 

*IF* I were someone looking for information (like what type of coaster and supplier), *I* would keep an eye on the import lists.  *I* would also keep an eye on the trademark clearing houses if *I* wanted to know what the ride was going to be called.  But that's just *ME*

You have your homework, class dismissed

Lol, glad you can tell its built by MACK. (something thats been known for the past 2 years)

[Swoosh]

As I've said numerous times, I only report what can be legally confirmed. 

Enjoy your day

[Lampie]

I guess in August when SDC makes the announcement you guys will finally see this is not a thrill machine and Insted a Thunderation replacement. But in the meantime believe what you want lol 

The announcement will be in September. If you're going to try to convince people online that you know something, it's best to at least use the correct (already confirmed) dates. 

*IF* I were someone looking for information (like what type of coaster and supplier), *I* would keep an eye on the import lists.  *I* would also keep an eye on the trademark clearing houses if *I* wanted to know what the ride was going to be called.  But that's just *ME*

You have your homework, class dismissed

Checked USPTO, no ride names as of right now, but there are several trademark registrations tied to restaurants and shops, most likely for the resort/hotel.
 

[RowEleven]

Regardless if project 2027 is a high thrill coaster (which would be seriously fantastic) or a family thrill coaster (which would be a good business move), I'm just glad to see the park investing in their lineup in such a big way. The longer I watch construction, the more I'm convinced that this will be a turning point for the park in terms of national appeal. I expect we're going to see a lot of operational changes implemented to handle larger crowds in the coming years.

[jericho]

Regardless if project 2027 is a high thrill coaster (which would be seriously fantastic) or a family thrill coaster (which would be a good business move), I'm just glad to see the park investing in their lineup in such a big way. The longer I watch construction, the more I'm convinced that this will be a turning point for the park in terms of national appeal. I expect we're going to see a lot of operational changes implemented to handle larger crowds in the coming years.

I agree. I posted this on the recent Defunctland youtube video about Celebration City.

I have wondered why Dollywood had gotten ahead of Silver Dollar City in investment and growth in the last 20 years. I think I just figured out why.  Silver Dollar City poured their investment money into this defunct project and has nothing to show for it while Dollywood built resorts, a waterpark and rides that are still running!. Thankfully Silver Dollar City is now investing in things that will last again and has some big projects on the horizon.

[sdcfan88]

I'm confident the new White Water will be built where the Indian Ridge homes used to sit or at least close to. It and the resort will then be integrated and the one on the strip will close down and become vacant or sold off to another operator if Hershend wants to surrender property back to Branson. Though one of the reasons why Celebration City existed was to keep Six Flags from reportedly purchasing Branson USA at the time and competing with SDC.

[RowEleven]

I'm sure the Celebration City project had a significant impact on the park's slow growth, but Branson as a whole is a weaker market. It doesn't have quite the spread of entertainment that the Pigeon Forge area does, and Pigeon Forge is neatly situated between several major metropolitan areas.

I believe Great Smoky Mountains NP is the most visited park in the US. Dollywood can count on millions of tourists in the area every year. On the other hand, Branson has . . . just Silver Dollar City. The shows don't have the same appeal as a national park.

In my opinion, Silver Dollar City's $500 million investment pledge is a sign they finally feel as though their park is strong enough to carry the region as a whole. Until recently, that wasn't the case.

(Forever sad that I grew up going to SDC and never once set foot inside Celebration City.)

[Duelist]

^ Neither did we ever go to CC.  I always felt SDC was competing against themselves by opening CC.  We were always too tired to go to SDC all day then venture to CC at night.  It was almost like you had to choose one or the other.

[BackInTime]

We're getting off-thread here, but the fact SDC has been voted the #1 theme park in the U.S. for five years running seems to signal an obvious correlation with the most recent additions and the $500M investment plans over the next 10 years. The fact that SDC has seemingly played second fiddle to DW throughout this millennium has always baffled and irritated me. It's nowhere near the total park experience SDC offers IMHO.

Back to the topic at hand, what is the degree of confidence that the new coaster will expand into both cleared areas beyond PK? Additionally, is it totally out of bounds to consider the possibility of the layout extending all the way to the cleared areas west and north of OR? That would be an absolutely massive layout if the latter were the case. Just seems odd that they would clear that much land beyond the need for service access, if they didn't intend to use it as part of this newest addition. Not speculating, or making any predictions, just wondering what others thoughts and opinions are on the final scale of this addition. 

[orangesandpeaches]

^ Neither did we ever go to CC.  I always felt SDC was competing against themselves by opening CC.  We were always too tired to go to SDC all day then venture to CC at night.  It was almost like you had to choose one or the other.

I didn't really feel they were competing against themselves as, at the time SDC wasn't a night park outside of November and December. CC was at its best the last few hours of the day (City Days, City Nights, Just Add Water was the tagline). I haven't brought myself to watch DFL's treatment of the subject as it still really hits close to home for me all these years later. Many of the ideas we have now come from CC, Moonlight Madness, the dance parties, the fireworks. I feel the drone show is the spiritual successor of the laser and fireworks show. I haven't felt a vibe quite like that at the park since the last night CC was open. I still see faces at SDC every week that I first remember from CC. Indeed, it is hard for me to hear Kool and the Gang and Smash Mouth without thinking of those nights. There are still a few spots in SDC that have the old Control Series JBL speakers and that dark colored sound that dominated CC's PA and Laser Wall. Come to think of it, I guess it is only fitting that the viewing area for the drone show is under the shadow of the old Accelerator, as it was at CC.

As of Thursday moring they were still adding steal to the new structure as they have more beams laid out and straps on the structure to help the bolt holes line up.