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The announcements for Cedar Fair are starting up, and here's what we have so far-

Carowinds- Camp Snoopy expansion- 6 new attractions- Woodstock Whirlybirds, Beagle Scout Acres, Pig Pen's Mud Buggies, Camp Bus, Kite Eating Tree, Peanuts Trailblazers

https://www.carowinds.com/explore/camp-snoopy

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Canada's Wonderland- 2 flats- Lumberjack and Flying Canoes

From CW's FB page

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https://www.canadaswonderland.com/explore/new-for-2018

Valleyfair- Delirious- 70 ft Larson Loop

From VF's FB page

https://www.valleyfair.com/explore/delirious

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Kings Dominion- Twisted TImbers- RMC conversion of Hurler- 109 ft barrel roll drop (a la Storm Chaser), 3,351 ft long (I believe the only RMC conversion to be longer than the original track), 3 inversions total, 54 mph top speed, 20 air time hills (good googly moogly)

https://www.kingsdominion.com/explore/twisted-timbers

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POV video below

Cedar Point- Steel Vengeance- RMC conversion of Mean Streak- 2-5 ft, 4 inversions, 90 degree drop, 5,740 ft long, 30 seconds of air time, holds pretty much every hybrid record (tallest, fastest, longest, steepest, most inversions, if there's a record for hybrids, it has it)

https://www.cedarpoint.com/explore/steel-vengeance

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Worlds of Fun- Nordic Chaser- mini-ship flat ride for families/children

https://www.worldsoffun.com/explore/nordic-chaser

K-Pass- season long complimentary admission for ages 3-5

https://www.dorneypark.com/tickets-passes/pre-k-pass

California's Great America- Railblazer- RMC Raptor themed to State Route 1 in CA, mirror layout of SFFT's Wonder Woman

https://www.cagreatamerica.com/explore/railblazer

See below

Knott's Berry Farm- out of left field- Hangtime- Gerstlauer Infinity Coaster (see Alton Towers' Smiler)- 150 ft, 57 mph, holding brake @ 60 degrees, 96 degree drop, 5 inversions

https://www.knotts.com/explore/hangtime

 

This post will be edited as more info comes out.

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Regardless of what CGA and Knott's bring to the table, that's a really strong series of additions for 2018. Even more impressive is that literally every park that isn't KI is officially getting something. (And we may still hear something yet!)

Just one thing... The RMC at Cedar Point. That name gets a pretty good cringe out of me. Definitely not my style, but the ride itself looks phenomenal. All things considered, it'll be great. I'll just have to call it "Fred" or something, haha. :)

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Knott's might be announcing later as well as KI.  They have 2018 passes up on their website with no additions mentioned, but then again, Knott's is kinda on their own schedule being open year-round and what not.  They don't usually announce in August like most parks do, at least going by memory.  With KI, we kinda expect little to nothing, but the rumor mills around Knott's have been speculating something sizable for next season with Boomerang gone. 

GCA should be coming up shortly. 

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Looks like the smaller CF parks are starting this Pre-K pass (as stated under Dorney's entry) where 3-5 year olds get complimentary admission.  Valleyfair and WOF are also promoting them. 

EDIT: CGA's announcement is now starting. SR1 might stand for single rail, so they may be getting something similar to SFFT (yep, RMC Raptor)

EDIT2: Knott's is announcing today (found a confirmation on TPR)

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I'm not trying to be a Coaster Critic, but I thought Twisted Timbers was really weak. Don't get me wrong, I love RMC and I love Kings Dominion, but it seemed really weak as far as RMC's go. Maybe this is just because I saw a lot of povs today of all these new rides coming out and my expectations were really high. I don't want to be that guy but when I saw the pov for this ride, I couldn't stop thinking about how similar it is to Mystic Timbers in some respects. 

Please don't blast me too bad.

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Out of left field, Knott's is getting a Gerstlauer Infinity Coaster called Hangtime, something similar to Smiler at Alton Towers but with a third of the inversions (5).  150 ft, 57 mph, a holding brake at a 60 degree angle, 96 degree drop.  Similar trains to Smiler (4 cars, 4 across).  

Still waiting on renderings as they didn't show them on the live stream via Facebook.  Its light aqua blue track (think Invertigo's track) with white supports.  

EDIT: Here it is. https://www.knotts.com/explore/hangtime

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I just realized that KI must really be going cheap since CF even convinced Knott's to announce the same time as the rest of the chain.  Knott's usually does its own thing and announces kinda separate from the eastern parks.  

I was pulling for that Boomerang to go to MIA though.  Also disappointed Dorney didn't get anything either (more so since I'm going there next season). 

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Kings Island announcement was confirmed to be later this year. It should be coming after the end of daily operation (this Sunday). So sometime in the coming weeks/months after that Kings Island has their announcement for the 2018 season.

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With these announcements, Canada's Wonderland further cements itself as the flat ride capital of the chain (and maybe the world).

Carowinds additions look very nice and would love to see us eventually get a teacups ride again.

The coaster additions all look very nice, I think the CGA coaster will have capacity issues but the other two RMCs look very good.  Hangtime looks very fun as well.

It will be interesting to see what we get.

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