VF15

Just saw the footage of the flooding at Valleyfair on KSTP. The north end of the parking lot is flooded, as is the back of the park (Renegade, Excalibur, and Thunder Canyon). Anyone have any idea of when those rides will reopen? I was planning on paying a visit soon, but if Renegade is going to be closed, then I'll probably have to postpone.

Carolina Cyclone - Carowinds

Weird Words

Mean Iron Streak Goudurix (Parc Asterix) or Chinese Knockoff SLC?

^ Yes, those three parks are going to be CF's main focus, but that doesn't mean that the other parks can't get something new too. Also, this is probably not what MA fans want to hear, but I could see a Dinosaurs Alive here in the near future.

Just wondering, does anyone think a small new area with a Disk'O coaster (similar to what happened at Cedar Point and Valleyfair) is possible at Michigan's Adventure? I know that MA deserves better than that, but honestly, at this point, anything new for this park is an accomplishment. They already have Lakeside Gliders (same as Lake Erie Eagles), but a Disk'O coaster would be a decent addition. Disk'O coasters aren't exactly thrilling, but they're fun for what they are. They could also move some other smaller flat rides to that area to add to it. Not saying that it's going to happen, just throwing the idea out there.

Nevada

Sorry to hear that VF disappointed you, but I think I can see why it did. Valleyfair is a fun park, but probably not worth coming to if you live more than 3 or 4 hours away. We're all aware that we need a new steel looper, and I'm not trying to sound fanboyish when I say it, we desperately need it. In fact, I think the GP is also getting annoyed that VF hasn't added a new coaster because last offseason, on their FB page, whenever they would post a picture of Route 76 stuff, or something like "Only x days/weeks until Valleyfair opens!", there were always a decent number of comments along the lines of "Why aren't you guys building thrilling rides?", or "Valleyfair needs a ride for the big kids.", or "Not coming back until you build a B&M". So yeah, it is pretty average for a CF park, but as garyman6 said, the next few years look bright.

Air - Alton Towers

...your least favorite three letter combination is SLC. ...in November, you look forward to IAAPA more than Thanksgiving.

Stratacoaster

Good thing I didn't plan on visiting VF today. I could live with Excalibur and Thunder Canyon being closed, but Renegade, yeah...no. I know it's just one FB post, but I'm not as sure as before that Valleyfair would choose to put a new coaster in the flood plain.

Verbolten

Okay, maybe a floorless coaster isn't that unlikely. I think I'm just tempted to not want one because I always hear how Hydra (CF's only floorless coaster) is forceless and boring, and if VF was to get a floorless coaster, it would probably be similar to Hydra because a large floorless coaster (something like Kraken or Bizzaro) is probably too expensive for Valleyfair. Still, I'd much rather have a floorless over lots of other types of coasters.

^ I think most of us think that a B&M invert will be the next coaster because it seems like the most logical option, all things considered. I thought of some other options for a new coaster, and they just don't seem like they would work. -B&M floorless: CF only has one, and it was built 9 years ago. -B&M wing rider: Too expensive. -Anything from Intamin: There hasn't been much CF-Intamin action lately. -Anything from Vekoma: Aside from WOF's Boomerang, all CF Vekomas were acquired in park buyouts. -Anything from RMC: CF's first RMC will probably be built at a larger park in my opinion. -Eurofighter: We have one 25 minutes away at Nick Universe. -Family coaster: Even though Northern Lights isn't technically a coaster, I guess you could say it has satisfied VF's need for a family coaster. Of course, we could be surprised, since anything is possible in this industry, but the current state of things leads me to think that a B&M invert is the best option. A year ago, I probably would have put an invert on the "probably not going to happen" list, but now that KI has Banshee, that has changed.

Impulse Coaster

^ Yeah, it probably won't move as far back as I illustrated, but if they are indeed planning on putting a new coaster in that area, they definitely have to move the maintenance building somehow, or else I can't see how a coaster would fit there.

Probably Batman: The Ride for me. It's a short ride for a B&M, but that doesn't keep it from being in my personal Top 10.

Okay, then. Your turn.

Sorry, try again. Here's another hint: Manufactured by Intamin.

It's been almost three weeks, so I hope ΩRubyΑSapphire doesn't mind if I take his turn. Please excuse the poor quality of my drawing. Hint: Several possible correct answers.

I'm okay with not getting a Banshee-sized invert, because it doesn't have to be tall to be fun (look at the Batman: The Ride clones). If they do want to move the maintenance building back, then that opens up a lot of space that could be used for a new coaster, as shown in the picture below. Of course it's only speculation, but I could see it happening. I guess you could fit in a B&M invert in the yellow area in RCjunkie's photo, but it seems that it would be tough to squeeze a walkway inbetween Thunder Canyon and Excalibur (assuming it isn't removed), but if Excalibur is removed, then I'd find that land more likely to be used.

Viper

RMC

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