My best guess is that it will someday be repurposed into a fantastic, immersive queue line for new dark ride ala Dark Castle. All that would need to be created is a soundstage size building to actually house the ride itself.

Although I would love to see a Mack water coaster in it's place.

Please keep those tacky looking coasters away from Kings Island.

Unless an entire mountain is grooving with the track, much like Disney has done with their coasters, those rides look odd. Although, they are fun to ride..

Because there's nothing tacky about Backlot.

Of course.

I actually wouldn't mind the coaster/water combo, it'd bring back a flume ride in Rivertown to an extent at least.

KI needs to call Vekoma and install the best ride to ever reside inside a Tan Box

http://www.thrillhunter.com/Chaos.html

Chaos was the best ride at Opryland USA!

^

And KI has the Tan Box already

Sources say that Wonder Mountain's Guardian is unbelievable so I'm sticking with a ride of the same kind.

I've heard the same but nothing truly extensive regarding it. I'll find out later this year. Like I said, CW Wonder Mountain Guardian or Verbolten..puhleeze

We can get a Eurofighter to beat Smiler in a few years, that can wait

Fun factoid: According to one of the last few Amusement Today issues, the ride itself was designed by Zamperla. I'm assuming Triotech is just involved in the special effect aspects of it.

With the delays involved with WMG, I do wonder if we'll see this exact ride system copied elsewhere.

Interesting, I guess several manufacturers are on the drop track kind of stuff now. Intamin, Zierer, and now Zamperla. That's awesome.

I had read something somewhere that Gringott's has drop track involved too, but I'm taking that with a grain of salt since it's virtually a mystery ride right now....Wouldn't it be cool if the Tan Box was converted into a mysterious Mummy type ride maybe ala the Gaurdian?

Because there's nothing tacky about Backlot.

Of course.

Less tacky than a water coaster with close to zero theming.

Look up north.

At what?

The Pointy Cedars

But there isn't a Mack Water Coaster there.

No but a less tacky water coaster with next to no theming

That is open?

Actually yes it did open on time

No but a less tacky water coaster with next to no theming

That doesn't have a boat flying up and down curves. Hardly a coaster IMO

For whatever reason, probably because it's just a lift and a drop that is out of water, I actually think that ride looks really photogenic. *shrug*

Has anyone seen the new teaser? Possibly a hint for a dark ride in 2015? https://twitter.com/kingsislandpr/status/477189823526998016

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They should put Kenton's Cove Keelboat Canal back there. After all, it is Rivertown.

Has anyone seen the new teaser? Possibly a hint for a dark ride in 2015? https://twitter.com/kingsislandpr/status/477189823526998016

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It's easier to speculate about something behind a fence than something in a box.

~Coolio schoolio~

Has anyone seen the new teaser? Possibly a hint for a dark ride in 2015? https://twitter.com/kingsislandpr/status/477189823526998016

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It's easier to speculate about something behind a fence than something in a box.

~Coolio schoolio~

Hmmm...A camping lantern in a leather seat? ......an RV resort park maybe?

Has anyone seen the new teaser? Possibly a hint for a dark ride in 2015? https://twitter.com/kingsislandpr/status/477189823526998016

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It's easier to speculate about something behind a fence than something in a box.

~Coolio schoolio~

Just shake the box! Maybe you can tell what's inside!

razmataz, who just had too.

Maybe a new dark ride in the space they never use except for CarnEVIL?

It's bigger on the inside.

BB1, who just HAD to.

The camping lantern was likely a teaser for the dino event that was recently announced.

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I think the stakes in the grass area by The Best has something to do with the amazing tan box we know & love to be TRTR/Crypt/MFCT (I hope it's something like the Guardian attraction at Canada's Wonderland)

As for the lantern pic... I bet that's a promo for the Dinosaurs At Night thing

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