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[Jesus4me]

I got an email a couple of hours ago from SDC about the naming of a new family coaster being built.  The name choices were:

Miner's Rush
Prospector's Rush
Daredevil Railway

I was asked which name I preferred (I picked Miner's Rush) and which names fit in with the theme of the park.  I was then asked who I thought the name would appeal to (pre-teens, teens, adults, older adults, etc).  Then I was asked to put the names in order as 1st, 2nd and 3rd choice and I put them in the order above.  The first questions asked were if I and my family were season pass holders and to choose from the last 5 years if we had bought season passes (we have all 5 years).  Unfortunately this sounds like a T-N-T replacement to me. 

BIG BEAR type ride which is a next generation TNT ride.

[rabidplatypus]

All 3 of those names suck but I would choose daredevil railway. Fits in with the daredevil narrative of AP. I could see them re-theming and restoring AP. It certainly needs it.

[ColaSDC]

I got an email a couple of hours ago from SDC about the naming of a new family coaster being built.  The name choices were:

Miner's Rush
Prospector's Rush
Daredevil Railway

I was asked which name I preferred (I picked Miner's Rush) and which names fit in with the theme of the park.  I was then asked who I thought the name would appeal to (pre-teens, teens, adults, older adults, etc).  Then I was asked to put the names in order as 1st, 2nd and 3rd choice and I put them in the order above.  The first questions asked were if I and my family were season pass holders and to choose from the last 5 years if we had bought season passes (we have all 5 years).  Unfortunately this sounds like a T-N-T replacement to me. 

has there ever been a time an email survey accurately told us what a new additon was going to be?

[Duelist]

^ Not completely but at least this does tell us it will be a new family coaster.  That was the rumor we have been talking about but this seems to confirm it - whatever the name.  And I was encouraged that they asked which name seemed to fit the theme of SDC most and why.  I picked Miner's Rush as the 1st choice because that seemed to fit in most with an 1880s mining theme park.

[ColaSDC]

I honestly don't think the email indicates a TNT replacement. Yes, it confirms the family coaster rumor, but none of these names feel like they fit very well; they feel cheesy and like six flags names. daredevil railway does hint at the rumor that the ride would continue the ozarkian daredevil storyline coming back. And just last year, park officials at the FITH media event reiterated their committment to keeping TNT open. That occured after the accident with the worker.
To be more specific, has an email survey ever included a name that ended up official?

[tmstephe]

I was at the City this weekend and took just a few pictures of the area directly west of the Lumbercamp (where the queue to the new ride will be???).  I'll be honest - I have no idea what I'm looking at, but it's clear that there is zero active work going on at the moment.

This is looking east towards the AP lift hill.

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This is just to the north of the previous picture, along the Float Trip flume.  Are these old supports for a retaining wall?

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This is the backside of the lumbercamp falls.  Again, no visible work in progress (and the waterfall is turned off). 

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And just for fun, here are two pictures of Christmas lights staged behind the rock shop and beside the old Fire in the Hole.

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And here is a glamour shot that I took of the Mountain Size Cookie Sundae... only available at Tom Sawyer's treats (next to the carousel barn), if you can catch it open.

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This was my only trip this season - just a quick getaway - but it's always a joy to be at the City.

[Duelist]

^ Great pictures!  I gained 10 pounds just looking at the cookie sundae LOL

[orangesandpeaches]

As today (Sept 5), it would appear the American Plunge is closed the rest of the season. Crews are wasting no time hammering out the old Float Trip portion that serves as a bypass between the lift and the old station.

[rabidplatypus]

Don't all the water rides close every year at Labor Day? Or is subjective to the weather now?

[mg]

As today (Sept6), it would appear the American Plunge is closed for a while, maybe the rest of the season. Crews are wasting no time hammering out the old Float Trip portion that serves as a bypass between the lift and the old station. I would be surprised if a new bypass would be able to be built in the remaining weeks (unless a temporary dropbox and pump is set up.)

It's page lists it as closing on 9/1 and it's no longer listed on the attractions page (it's normal for rides to be removed from that page when they close for the season)

[orangesandpeaches]

American Plunge normanly doesn't close exactly on Labor Day (unlike the late Waterworks Water Toboggan, Wilderness Water Toboggan closed a little later in the fall as I clearly remember seeing Wildfire go vertical from the left side of Wilderness.) . They are clearly in a hurry to get the old Float Trip area prepped as they have thrown a lot of man power and equipment in a very small space. From what I could see, when they severed the bypass from the ride, they took care to leave the AP flume intact.

[mg]

Don't all the water rides close every year at Labor Day? Or is subjective to the weather now?

Typically, they are open weather permitting through Harvest festival and are closed for An Old Time Christmas. Tom & Huck typically has closing date in the middle of Harvest Festival.

American Plunge closing this early is out of the ordinary and is unique to this season.

[Dannywads]

Since there doesn't appear to be a lot of work currently occurring, will this ride be ready in time for 2026?

[Duelist]

^ I guess we'll know when they make the announcement for what's new for 2026 during the September 27th rally.

https://www.silverdollarcity.com/tickets/passholders/

[sdcfan88]

In all likelihood this is a 2027 project. I was there last Sunday and the construction area looked stagnet minus the expanded demo work around AP that was already touched on here.