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Well a larger show building would be needed to accommodate a dark ride like Phantom Theater. They would have build a show building and add a facade around the front of the original building to mimic the Rivertown/ Phantom Theater architecture. The blue area is roughly 44600 sq/ft if you combine that with your estimate, it would add up to roughly over 53000 sq.ft

I don't think that building is large enough to hold an elaborate dark ride like Phantom Theater without expanding it.

Updating the speculation on the thread What we know: Cedar Fair has added 3 gigas to its parks since 2010 Each giga installed is taller than the last Kings Island is the only major Cedar Fair park without one Kings Island just removed a coaster The last time this happened, a new coaster followed There are construction permits proving that the park is indeed working with B&M in 2019 & 2020 No record regarding height of said coaster There's now nothing occupying the Firehawk area and the old Dinosaurs Alive land The old Lion Country Safari land is still vacant 2020 would be three years since KI got their last coaster Mystic Timbers came three years after Banshee In an interview, Greg Shied said it takes about three years to plan a coaster What we can speculate: The whether the B&M project is really a giga It doesn't indicate a height in the permit so we technically can't say its a giga X-Base is the predicted site The height, length, and speed of the coaster Miscellaneous parts of the ride Color, theme, etc

Junkyard coaster actually serves a continuous purpose, the Crypt building is only used a handful of times throughout the year.

Chocolate hyper coaster which will essentially be the front gate coaster that the park lacks. Talking about the coaster, it looks like it'll take a lot of inspiration from Mako with a second half of twists, turns and a lot of flyovers and path interactions as opposed to older hypers.

https://www.pennlive.com/life/2018/10/hersheypark_expansion_new_ride.html A lot of things, including a planned 220 ft coaster

It is the tallest and fastest hybrid roller coaster. Its all just a marketing ploy whenever a park says tallest and fastest of anything. We could have the tallest Wild Mouse at 150ft and the GP would go nuts.

Last chance to speculate before the announcement tomorrow. Hyper coaster or something else?

We've seen multiple Peanuts characters appear like Franklin, Woodstock, and more recently Pig Pen. What other characters do you think should make an appearance? I think we should see Marcie, Violet, Rerun, and Spike.

No, I'm sure Firehawk was 1st on the chopping block for a while and they just decided to remove it to make a better coaster. For example, if Son of Beast was saved, we'd still have gotten a B&M invert somewhere else in the park. Removing Firehawk was never really a loss for the park.

Very true, but times have changed and enthusiasts demand more

They wouldn't remove a coaster then build a new one in a completely different location. Logic Captain.

My speculation for a five year plan starting after 2019. 2020- B&M Giga Fans have wanted and speculated this for years, every other major seasonal Cedar Fair park has a giga, there's documents proving B&M is coming in for a project in 2019-2020. 2021- Off year/ possibly start of 50th anniversary celebration/ Possible Planet Snoopy Attraction After the giga it'll be an off year in terms of rides, however I wouldn't count out a two season celebration of the park's upcoming 50th anniversary like KD did for their 40th I could see something being added to Planet Snoopy since they're last major addition was in 2015 2022- KI's 50th anniversary Could see the return of some old favorite flat rides or attractions across the park Also cosmetic updates on some of the sections that lost their opening day luster like Oktoberfest. Could also see a Racer rehab/ overhaul in honor of its 50 years in service I could also see something happening concerning the Big Ugly Box in Rivertown 2023- Soak City addition of some kind/ Possible coaster construction It would be 7 years since Soak City has gotten a new slide/ water attraction so I think we'll see one in 2023 With the trend of Cedar Fair adding coasters to their bigger parks and it being three years later, I could possibly see construction for a new coaster 2024- New Coaster or major flat of some kind Copperhead Strike came 4 years after Fury 325's debut so I wouldn't be surprised if we didn't get another coaster of some kind; with that being said, I wouldn't be surprised if we didn't get a coaster until maybe 2025. With Cedar Fair working with other companies like Gerstlauer, MACK, and RMC, I wouldn't be surprised if we saw something from them. I could also see a big flat of some capacity coming to the park With the addition of employee dorms, I don't know if priorities are going to shift and we're going to start seeing new rides almost every other season like at Cedar Point & Canada's Wonderland but those are my predictions for the next five years.

Only if they serve Baconators

I'm trying to get a job in the corporate amusement park industry so I'd be happy to apply if they were ever hiring

I'd be open to new trains as well as a track repaint. It would be cool if the spine and the rails were both a dark orange to complement the blue supports which would pay homage to FC Cincinnati.

100% agree. In this day and age, marketing is everything. When Mystic Timbers was announced, I was underwhelmed at first because of the poor quality of the ride animation as opposed to the release videos for Diamondback and Banshee. Its kinda sad when enthusiasts can make a better promo video in a matter of a few short hours as opposed to the final product the park released.

With the 2019 construction speculation underway, I'm curious as to how much of X-Base will be altered. If the B&M project is a giga, which it most likely is, we know that the old Firehawk land will be used and probability of using the old DA area is extremely high. I'm wondering if the park will decide to make another path to X-Base to ease the flow of traffic as opposed to keeping it a dead end.

Reminds me of Timber! from Holland. Seems like a solid addition to the park, especially for the smaller enthusiasts just starting to ride bigger coasters- heck maybe the adults will have as much fun as the kids. Criticisms- Kinda odd that they themed a wooden coaster to something that flies. This ride is extremely short- I'm not saying Kentucky Kingdom is poor but I felt like they could afford something bigger. Is Gravity Group the B-list GCI nowadays? It seems like all they do anymore are small coasters Personally I'm kinda bummed that it wasn't a Firehawk relocation, most likely because I want it to stay close so I can still ride it, but this seems like a "neat" addition to the park.

I like how we still have land that isn't developed and how the park is surrounded by woods.

1.) Wooden Coaster Captital of the World 2.) Invert Captial of the World 3.) Best Night Ride Park Am I missing any?

Kentucky Kingom Also, another piece of evidence that could support the Firehawk relocation theory is that Kentucky Kingdom basically copied #whatsintheshed with #whatsinthewind which hints a possible link between the two parks. That or KK is just lazy with their marketing.

Personally I think that Maverick is the best intamin coaster ever manufactured- I love the speed and the twists and turns. I hope Mack is able to produce something of that intensity one day, a lot of their coasters have slow transitions as opposed to rapid ones that you see on Maverick.

Fury 325 is the tallest and fastest coaster to feature a chain lift so there's that.