Well, might as well update...
2023;
Snoopy's Racing Railway @ CW
Outlaw @ NAME
2024;
Caldwell's Krazy Coaster @ Lake George Expedition Park
Bobcat @ Six Flags Great Escape
Serpent @ Niagara Amusement Park (relocation but literally ran for a week this year so still a dub)
Phoenix Rising @ Busch...
I really hate to pull this thread back from the dead.
A Florida jury just ordered Funtime the manufacturer to pay up $310 million in damages to the family of Tyre Sampson. Not going to debate the value of a human life or their role in the accident (which was minimal and largely the operator's...
They’ve both been closed for the last several months while the TÜV conducted a design review (since completed) for Skyline.
Per my conversation with reps at IAAPA last month they’re still waiting for Six Flags to make a go or no go call on the coasters. They’re being heavily advertised and are...
Yeah Frontier Fling is fully gone :(
Snake River Falls demolition is well underway, no construction cams peeking that direction but this leaked out of some group chat;
K might be time to give this thread a shot of adrenaline.
In the last six months they've ;
Gone vertical with hotel buildings (October)
Put down footers for the Zierer Trollercoaster (August)
Received water ride hardware from Hafema (July)
Per the most recent drone footage it's definitely a...
Seven new construction permits filed the other day for so-called Zones A through G, each valued at $15 million and taking place throughout the entirety of 2025. A lot of land has been cleared, seems like we're gearing up for full park construction at last.
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(Project Number's last two...
Happened on a little something that's been set up over the last month. New park in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, named after 19th-century politician Baitik Baatyr, set to open in the first half of 2025.
See now this ride here is a Pax Bumerang 4-D shuttle coaster;
Here's a couple of drone videos...
Some tidbits regarding the Arizona resort from an interview with Mark Cornell (president);
Twin Mill Racer launch system being efficient;
Regarding the delays;
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Saw a comment that one of Vekoma’s vice presidents was present at the event.
Typically when I start believing that a park project is legit is when manufacturers publicly attach themselves to said project. It means that yes contracts are signed and yes they have enough confidence in the...
A few key details from a recent interview;
A nice tidbit on Twin Mill Racer's energy-efficient launch system;
And a bit of ambition for thought;
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Yeah think I’ve more or less put the hobby on hold again until April now after my biggest year yet so let’s have a look;
Coaster Count at start of 2024; 110
Coaster Count at end of 2024; 170
New Parks Visited; Lake George Expedition Park, Six Flags Great Escape, Huck Finn’s Playland, Story...
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