Exactly my thought. I am guessing they have a team of PhDs and more focus groups than you could imagine trying to maximize their return on this investment. I would assume they built the coaster to give returns and more longevity to the park. Sure, they could dump 100 million on a roller coaster but when they file for chap 11 and no one can ride any roller coaster at any of their parks we would be shouting “why on earth did they make it so big???”
I too remember doing the KC, Vortex, Racer, Beast circuit. I am hoping for a green/yellow paint job on this one in homage to KC. I am grateful the park is putting in such a seemingly nice coaster, whatever happens...