Hawaiian Coasters 325

We're here again! 17 years since they last appeared, they are starting to appear again! I live 5 minutes from the park and caught several today. Crazy to think it's been 17 years. I remember them coming out in 2008 when I was 5 and my parents telling me the next time they come out, I'll be a grown up. Now here I am at 22 about to be 23 in just under a month! Might as well resurrect this thread again as we see them likely take over the park in the coming weeks.

The more i think about it, i think Timber Hallow is for a themed area probably the area where the water ride at Carowinds is going.

Centurion and Polaris

Both sound like water ride names. We know Canada's Wonderland is also getting a record breaking water attraction next year. I also wouldn't rule out a Snake River Falls replacement being a water ride (Mack water coaster is my guess) for Cedar Point next year. If they do get something there next year. Or maybe this is both for Carowinds' water ride and they're doing what they did for Fury and Orion where they file 2 names and pick one.

Apparently the new shade structure is up. I don't have a pic right now though.

Or how about a new event space for something like live music and lawn games. Think the lawn area (or what was a lawn area) near Harmony Hall/Thunder Striker at Carowinds which they used for the easter/spring break activities a few weeks ago and last year a stage for the Summer Music Fest series.

Thank you. Im very interested on what the plan is as it looks like they only planted grass in half of the plot. I would be happy with a new pathway connecting Banshee/Bat with Drop Tower.

I dont get the complaining about the new ride additions. Some parks out there get no new rides and KI since the pandemic has added new rides/attractions 3 years straight with likely another one on the way next year. I dont understand the whole "KI doesn't get world class coasters anymore" claim. Imo Diamondback, Banshee, Mystic, and Orion are all world class coasters. I get it, Orion is not as good as Fury, but to the average GP a coaster with a 300 foot drop and over 90 mph is world class and a crowd pleaser which is what Orion was meant to be. It was never meant to be better than Fury which only enthusiasts (which make up such a small percentage) actually care about. I know 6 years without a major coaster is a long time, but at least KI is still adding new rides in that time frame. There are other parks that don't get annual investments like that. Plus, KI isn't the only large legacy CF park in a major coaster drought. Knotts and Carowinds has been waiting longer (Knotts since 2018, Carowinds since 2019). Canadas Wonderland is about to end a 6 year drought and TT2 ended a 6 year drought for Cedar Point.

I don't know why, but the pictures wouldn't upload as pictures from my phone. Instead they uploaded as files. Idk if it was an issue with the site or my phone, but I tried reuploading them and it didn't help.

A little update on the area: It looks as if recently two new pathways were started on the Drop Tower side. Also it looks as if the dranes were spray painted with orange spray paint. Also interesting that they planted grass on one half and have the other half gravel. Honestly i would be ok with the area becoming a pathway that connects Banshee to Drop Tower and have the grass area become some type of lawn area that could house lawn games and maybe a stage for live music (like the lawn area at Carowinds by Thunder Striker/Harmony Hall. Will be interesting to watch this area. 20250503_182339.heic 20250503_182353.heic 20250503_182428.heic 20250503_182433.heic 20250503_182514.heic

Plus if the 2026 family thrill attraction is put in the Crypt building, they could put the nebulaZ in the pad right next to the building near Beast's entrance and open up that area past The Beast's entrance and maybe have the exit be moved back to its old spot again and maybe just maybe get the water mill working again.

Seriously why can't KI do a Peanuts specific event for the 75th anniversary of Peanuts? The 75th anniversary of a show only happens once a lifetime so why not plan some sort of celebration for it? Or at least a kids focused festival in Planet/Camp Snoopy like Canada's Wonderland does with Kidzfest.

In that case, I feel like if KI isn't going to go with a Haunted theme for Action Zone, then flight theme it is, but I would hate to see Banshee rethemed. Maybe they could try and fit Banshee's mythological flying ghost theme into an aviation themed area.

Isn't Area 72 sorta that? The whole backstory of Area 72 is it is a secret research facility studying flight.

I like looking through that thread too. I remember originally the rumor was a ride like Skyhawk at Canada's Wonderland I believe. Then it became a giga for awhile (which looking back I couldn't believe I fell for that as there is no way a giga would've fit back there), then I remember when the blueprints first got leaked. Then the rumored name was SplinterCat and then I remember announcement night. I was at my (former) local county fair in Indiana at the time and I remember looking at my phone past 10 and seeing the name the first time and I was like "what?!" and it took me a couple days to process the name as I wasn't expecting a name like that.

Technically I think Yukon Striker does. Rapterra exits through a gift shop and so will AlpenFury.

Ik, but imo I like exiting through a gift shop. The shop is already there so why not have it exit through Coaster Connection?

I like it. How about having the exit be through the gift shop like other legacy CF coasters.

That NOC was filed last fall and had nothing to do with 2026. It was "labeled 2024 and 2025 additions and modifications" for example the one filed in 2018 for what became Orion was "2018, 2019, and 2020 additions and modifications"

Or what about the skyflyer area? @BoddaH1994 shared a photo on facebook of a survey flag in that area. Now that could be many things, but I definitley will be keeping my eyes there as well as Timberwolf this season.

Any pics/updates on what the skyflyer area looks like? I saw a pic on facebook that there is already a survey flag placed in there. Maybe that's the 2026 family thrill attraction spot?

With the nice weather tomorrow and expected rain on Saturday, I would assume tomorrow could reach Haunt level crowds. I would say get there at least 2 or so hours early and even then there may be a backup to get in.

Agreed. When I want Skyline I get it outside the park which is usually cheaper with bigger helpings. I think KI's Skyline should be more comapared to concession Skylines at Reds/Bengals games where the menu is smaller and more expensive and not the actual restaurants.

The current wait time for The Beast is 48 hours and 49 minutes...

The problem is right now the stage there is built specifically for the stunt style shows there. Maybe in future years though as I don't think those stunt shows will last forever.