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This thing is flying up now! Pictured is the valley after the first overbank element and entry into the dive loop. The two pieces in the back are for the dive loop exit.

Yeah that's a Gerstlauer. Even aside from the track design, it's got no bolts at the base of the supports, true Gerstlauer style where it's just sat in the footer:

Correct, I think these will be the only two. Though, theoretically, I think it could be programmed to do even more options than this (ex. setting 1, but instead of the downward-facing lift drop, it goes over the lift crown backwards for an even longer backward cycle). Not expecting that though...

Yeah, not a fan of the 360* POVs usually, but at least this highlights the absurd clearance on the rise into the Immelmann! 😆

The yellow is the storage building, the station & brake run is the pink section. It goes up the lift, through the layout forwards to the spike, then does the backwards run; then eventually brakes and stops on the turntable which then feeds it back to the station.

Not a fan of the matched colors, and it'll probably have the normal Gerstlauer ride experience, but it's better than a cloned Eurofighter model and should be decently fun. So I must give it a nod for that. Interested to see if the whole train makes it over that bump on the spike.

New photo!

Extremely interested to see what the final vehicle looks like. From the video of the prototype, I'd be incredibly surprised if this chassis is capable of that kind of coaster drop 🤣

Technically, yes, they are; but picking up a brand new coaster from a project that fell through is a bit different than getting on the 'waitlist' & ordering a ride from Vekoma directly. It's what happened with the Intamin Ultra Surf in Georgia and almost certainly what happened with the Super...

You may still have to wait. Assuming that this is indeed track, this looks like a rounded backbone instead of the square B&M spine: Which would narrow it down to a few manufacturers, but not limited to: Intamin, Premier, S&S, Zamperla, or Vekoma. Now, I am not definitively saying it will be...

Oh I agree, it arguably makes it worse being all alone.

Anchor bolts for the footers are now on the work site, and [local known Instagram account] is claiming the new coaster is "100% a Premier Rides" coaster. I did some comparisons of the anchor bolts between this and Ice Breaker, and I cannot deny that there are some noticeable similarities; though...

There could be some manufacturing difference that's not immediately visible, but from the prototypes to the newer versions, there's no difference in how the track joints are connected. They both sit end to end, with these joining plates on the top & bottom face, then the rails can be ground down...

Another set of coordinates indicated this pad, back near Storm Chaser: Anything they can do to undo the mind-numbingly stupid placement of some of their rides, the better.

Don't get me wrong, I love the idea of these small-scale "parks" popping up in more places. It just seems a little odd to me that they'd start off planning a full-on Jinma LSM thrill coaster, only to redevelop that idea into two Vekoma family products. No doubt that overall quality, reliability...

We have ride hardware! Greenish track with grey supports! And a pic of new (brake run) track spotted at the Clermont factory.

That's... an unfortunate amount of trim fins on the entry side of the arch. Does appear that they're going to pull a Formula Rossa; as in, launch it to get the speed record, then trim some speed off. The good thing is that A) it can only trim off so much speed, it still has to clear a +530ft...

Indoor... launched Big Dipper?? That's certainly an interesting string of words.

More on Spitfire. Inverted tophat supports are in, and check out that airtime hill during the swing launch!

Thanks to some sharp eyes that just noticed it... the launch up the cliffside has a bonus airtime hill!