Looks like the usual "cold weather tunnel" for doing trackwork, but trackwork on a GCI less than ten years old seems odd. That section is higher-stress though so maybe a new top layer and fresh steel? I haven't seen a Notice of Commencement for a while, so I'm not sure if GCI has a contract open with the park right now. Most parks have GCI do tracking on their GCI rides (SFMM being a notable exception, but wood track seems to dry out quickly there and Apocalypse got retracked down to the ledgers by a third party a number of years ago now.)

I don't understand the "Hollywood Drift" name and I don't like that it's themed to Fast and Furious, but it's whatever. When I ride is good, you don't question the name or the theme. I don't care that it's the longest roller coaster name all-time because I like the ride. I don't care that it's called Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure because the ride is good. As long as the ride is good, people don't really care. And besides, Rockit was called "Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit" so it fits in that way I guess. Not sure how it fits in with Orlando or New York, but as long as it's good people won't care. And from hearing about some of the possible stats, it sounds pretty cool! Let's not get too down on this coaster before we even see the layout. This ride will be a good replacement, I'm excited!

I'm disappointed that they didn't do anything to change the theme, but I think that's to be expected from Universal and Disney these days. At least the new Six Flags might be stepping away from cloned themes like this for the forseeable future.

Yes but imagine the possibilities that could come true if they tore down Jukebox Diner... My issue with a Big Bear Mountain-style ride is that it would't really add anything back to the park's skyline and would be another family coaster that adds zero inversions to the lineup. Also, as much as I really like adding Coney Island references (as you can see), I feel like Shooting Star and a drive-in theme is not entirely the direction the park should take. I named the Ghostrider "Wildstar" because it seemed like a good placeholder that combined both of Coney's big wood coaster names from "Wildcat" and "Shooting Star". While it could attract some nostalgia points, I don't think it would be the best move. That being said, it would fit with the precedent set by Adventure Port coming from Hank's Burrito Shack. Despite not being what I'd personally like, it would use that precedent of theming an area after a restaurant rather than the other way around.

The more I think about it, I think a ride like Big Bear Mountain named Shooting Star themed around the drive in display at Winterfest would fit very well in that area of Coney Mall. Imagine the theming opportunities they could have. I would honestly love a 50s themed coaster to go along with Jukebox Diner.