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[Fergy328]

Epic troll job ngl. I got so excited

[Swoosh]

Wait.  You mean there were people who actually thought that this was going to be anything other than the results of the 10 best voting? Their announcement time coincided exactly with the release time of the results by USA Today. 

They won't start the teaser campaign until August

[shavethewhales]

lol, it would have been odd for sure, but they did hype this announcement up with a video of two characters on a roller coaster after all. With the construction already being so visible, it seemed plausible for a moment. Of course if you think about it, it's hard to imagine why they would cannibalize the current season by getting people excited about the next one until most people have bought tickets/passes for this year. It was a pretty well written joke for the situation - I'm guessing he had a little AI help 

[cowboy]

I guess I let my pessimism control my excitement for announcements that only have a day or two notice. Usually when it's a big announcement they hype it up for a bit leading up to the announcement day. I wouldn't be surprised if the final announcement isn't something similar to what was generated, but hoping for nothing themed to a meadow, or holler, or discovery, or...

Jay

[mg]

I'm wondering if we will see the waterfall removed from behind lumber camp and replaced with a new bigger one that has a coaster fly through like Big Bear at Dollywood.

I know that initially a lot of people won't be happy about it, but I think it could actually be good. Yes, it won't be quite as quiet and secluded as it is now, but the water noise will help cover some of the coaster noise and sitting by the one at Dollywood, there isn't a ton of screaming or anything. It is mainly the whoosh of the coaster going by that you hear.

[ColaSDC]

Has there been any more major construction spotted? I'll be going to SDC soon and I'll try to get some photos in the area.

[shavethewhales]

I'm headed there on the 17th so I can finally see for myself. I've heard the area past Powderkeg is pretty substantial. I know the post about "Fire in the Ozarks" were a joke, but one has to wonder how accurate that will end up being. It seems like they are preparing quite a bit of area. I don't think there will be a new land, but I can see a coaster going off into that area pretty easily. Their land on that side of the park goes on till the lake pretty much.

[shavethewhales]

^Sorry, I forgot to respond to that. Since the park explicitly forbids photos taken on rides, we try not to encourage that, even if they are technically taken in a "safe" manner. Theoretically you aren't supposed to wear glasses on rides either, although that is somewhat nebulous and isn't usually enforced.

[Wildfire]

^Sorry, I forgot to respond to that. Since the park explicitly forbids photos taken on rides, we try not to encourage that, even if they are technically taken in a "safe" manner. Theoretically you aren't supposed to wear glasses on rides either, although that is somewhat nebulous and isn't usually enforced.

Shave, where are you seeing that glasses aren't allowed on rides?  I've never been on a ride where glasses weren't allowed.  Even Steel Vengeance's very strict guidelines allows for glasses or sunglasses as long as you have a strap

[shavethewhales]

^They mention it over the speakers pretty often when they say to leave things in the cubbies. I occasionally get told to leave my glasses behind, though they are usually OK on the SDC coasters. Usually I remember my strap as well.

[sdcfan88]

Some construction photos I took recently.

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[sdcfan88]

Apparently image insertion is broken so here is a repost. These were taken around a week ago.

[shavethewhales]

They were still adding fill to that area behind Powderkeg on Saturday. Not sure why they need such a big flat space back there in such a remote location. Makes me wonder if it is just going to be a new backstage area, or if it's part of the new ride. Would love it if we did actually end up with a coaster with indoor/outdoor sections. The clearing is very odd. really makes you wonder what they are doing that necessitated extending AP's tunnel. For just a path extension, they could have just cut out the old Jim Owen's channels and extend the loop from Wildfire to Powderkeg. Perhaps it's better to have more of a straight shot by going over the tunnel area, but it sure is a lot of effort. Must be more than just a path, obviously.

[Duelist]

I figured that they extended AP's tunnel to protect riders from construction happening next door with the new coaster project.

[Swoosh]

Thursday 5.22.25 Update
https://www.midwestinfoguide.com/2025/05/silver-dollar-city-project-2026.html

Tracker has been updated with current news and rumors.  As always rumors are considered rumors until they can be substantiated