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1 hour ago, GAcoaster said:

I don't know that has been established. There may be changes coming to the entrance, not necessarily a coaster. 

I would say the soil testing rig established where the new coaster is going.

8 minutes ago, flatcover said:

Not sure if that would make sense since they posted a photo of the entrance with “something’s missing” to me I would assume something going above the entrance 

The blue part of the layout would be in the sky behind the entrance in the photo.

Would it be possible to put in a trench or tunnel and have the ride dive under the front entrance path?

Just playing around with the BGW Drachen Spire layout, scale is most likely wrong.

1 minute ago, Njdevl9500 said:

Anyone know if there was a canceled coaster at Six Flags Qiddiya currently being built overseas?

Not that I am aware of,  Falcon's Flight is currently under construction.  There is still a Mack Hyper coaster and a Mack Powersplash sitting in pieces at the now closed Bollywood Parks Dubai.  They were originally constructed for Six Flags Dubai.

24 minutes ago, flatcover said:

Sounds like a coaster that was planned for a different park and fell through 

I wonder how well the cancelled BGW project lines up with the markings?

https://parkfans.net/threads/project-drachen-spire-multi-launch-shuttle-giga-cancelled.5801/

12 minutes ago, brendanmac said:

Oooh, this is interesting. Where can I find this?

You can listen to the webcast of the earnings call here:

https://investors.sixflags.com/news-and-events/events-and-presentations

Note: You can input any name, company, and email you want.  You don't have to supply your actual information to listen.

Or wait until later in the day and search google for Six Flags Q2 2023 Earnings Call Transcript if you prefer to read.

https://investors.sixflags.com/news-and-events/press-releases/2023/08-10-2023-110035367

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Looking ahead, we are optimistic about the remainder of the season, with major investments in our Oktoberfest Food Festival, Kids Boo Fest, Fright Fest, and Holiday in the Park events; and looking further ahead to 2024, we will be investing heavily in new marketable attractions, to further elevate our position as a leader in thrills.”

They went with the new D7 model, like Dr. Diabolical.  

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Backstory: The Mystery Behind the Menace
In the early 1900s, Scottish businessman Hiram S. McTavish opened McTavish Steel Mill, a direct competitor to Bethlehem Steel Company. Greed dictated McTavish’s every move, and he was well known to prioritize profits above people.

With an eye on maximizing output, McTavish created a massive hauler he dubbed “Iron Menace,” a device the steel industry had never seen. The rail transporter moved workers and ore at record volumes and dizzying speeds.

Suddenly the greedy steel baron mysteriously disappeared—no one knows how or where. Shortly after, McTavish Steel Mill closed. All that remains today are the mill’s decrepit shell, rusty relics and wild tales of the owner’s whereabouts.

Hiram McTavish is one of the graves in the Ghost Town section of Knott's Berry Farm.

54 minutes ago, GAcoaster said:

Supposedly they did the lift for the new Zambezi Zinger which apparently is having issues as well. 

Skyline designed Titan Track, the Infinity Flyer trains, and the layout of the coaster for GCI, but GCI does their own fabrication of the coaster, track, and trains.

^ I doubt the park would build a dive coaster the same year Dorney is adding one.

Fiesta Texas sold engraved bricks for the 30th anniversary.  Perhaps that is how people can leave their mark.

Looks like a soil testing rig in the Aftermath area.   We will probably only see land clearing and demolition work until the park goes in front of the Jackson Township board for approval of the project.

Skyline also introduced the TrailRunner Family Coaster at IAAPA.

https://skylineattractions.com/products/family-rides/trailrunner-family-coaster/

25 minutes ago, Gyrotron said:

You didn't measure the whole ride and are about 120 ft short of the actual length.

1 minute ago, brendanmac said:

Don't know if anyone else is having issues but I am not able to see the images. 

 

Either way, I also don't think it's that much of a stretch. It would be a tight, tight fit. But I think it could work. Twix ride would definitely have to go, though, not that it was very popular anyways.

I can't see the images either.  If you measure the ride at SFOT in Google Earth,  it would use most of the area behind the Parachutes and Twister, go across the midway and on top of the Slingshot.

27 minutes ago, flatcover said:

 Wouldn’t a powersplash fit in this space?

Nope

Top Thrill 2 details have leaked:

https://web.archive.org/web/20230730151056/https://www.zamperla.com/top-thrill-2/
 

13 hours ago, I Have No Name said:

I predict that for my homepark (Six Flags America) Mind Eraser will be taken down. It's listed as SBNO for this season.

Yeah, the rumor is it won't ever reopen.  I think they should expand the waterpark into Coyote Creek.  There is already a path through the woods that could be used.

It looks like 2024 is going to be a kid's area expansion with some of the rides from Whistlestop Park relocated to the front of the park.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CsM0mu6pTht/

I am guessing the the new water coaster in Hurricane Harbor will also end up being new for 2024.

It looks like two years are being crossed off each time this clue is updated.

My best guess for what Fiesta Texas is adding in 2024:

1996 (Wagon Wheel) + 2002 (Tempest) = 2024 (Zamperla Endeavor & Funtime Vomatron)

or

1996 (Wagon Wheel) + 2006 (Hill Country Racer) = 2024 (Zamperla Endeavor & Mat Racer waterslide)

According to the Six Flags website, this is closed until Summer 2024.

It would be nice to see something replace the parachutes and possibly Twister.  Maybe they could throw in some of the electric Go Karts that Magic Mountain and Fiesta Texas are getting as part of the improvements to that area of the park.  SFOT said they are removing Harley Quinn later in the season and sending the parts here, so it sounds like Cyborg will be around for awhile.

16 hours ago, GAcoaster said:

SFOG has FINALLY started demolition of the old concrete basin for their Splashwater Falls ride (which has been gone for years), so chances are that will be the site for the new ride for 2024. I know there was speculation it could be an S&S Free Spin since it would fit easily in that spot... 

The rumor is a launched RMC Raptor themed to The Flash.

I thought the rumor was Vekoma Family Boomerang in this area of the park and B&M Giga for 2025.

18 minutes ago, Sluggo77 said:

How much longer until we see a new CEO try to fix things is my question?  Any chance some of the quality people who were the backbone of the park come back if new leadership does come in?

"1. Term of Employment. The term of Executive’s employment by the Company pursuant to this Agreement shall commence on the date hereof (the “Effective Date”) and shall terminate on December 31, 2024, unless extended by mutual agreement of the parties or earlier terminated in accordance with Section 4 hereof (such term, the “Term”)."

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/701374/000119312521329004/d262198dex102.htm

A lot of the former Six Flags Park Presidents are now running other chains or are running parks in Texas.

https://www.importgenius.com/importers/six-flags-great-adventure

On 5/19/2023 at 4:07 PM, 29yrswithaGApass said:

This will be located in the former Santas House under the Big Wheel. I think it’s a lot safer putting it there than close to the front gate where people would just walk out with merchandise.

If it works like the rest of the Amazon locations, you can't just walk in.  You will have to scan in,  then you walk out with the merch and are automatically billed.

RMC's 208 ReTraK product is onsite.

https://old.reddit.com/r/rollercoasters/comments/12py3vl/rmc_208_retrack_for_mine_blower_is_at_fun_spot/