Brassinthegrass Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Ill throw the speculation into the ring. RMC all steel design (possibly like the lift from Goliath type structure all around. Love this early speculation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drummermattk Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Ill throw the speculation into the ring. RMC all steel design (possibly like the lift from Goliath type structure all around. I can see them doing this if Cedar Fair ever works out a contract with RMC question is where would they put it. Maybe in Vortex's place? I love Vortex for what its worth but over the years its just getting rougher and rougher every year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brassinthegrass Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 There has been some speculation into using the rest of the land used by Son of Beast. Could also see it coming out from near Flight of Fear... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GwaziBSRider1 Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 That's probably the most realistic place for the next big coaster. Even though people complain about how rough Vortex is getting, it still pulls in a lot of riders. It's not going anywhere any time soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drummermattk Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 the area between flight of fear and the racer seems like a nice place to fit a station in at. That was actually the first spot that came to mind. I wouldn't mind seeing something Intimidator 305 at KI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFOGdude25 Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Dang it, Greg! You just had to throw that out there! Looks like it's speculation time once again! Kings Island's coaster line up has gone from mediocre to decent with Diamondback and Banshee. Besides the obvious enthusiast pipe dream (Intamin or RMC terrain coaster etc...), the park could use a solid, modern woodie from GCI or Gravity Group. All of their woodies are older and don't offer a lot in terms of thrills. They could either do a complete refurb of the Racer (new paint, trains, rebuilt structure, re make hills to include good airtime etc...) or make a new coaster from scratch. But anything and everything is up in the air this early in the plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRice92 Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 My enthusiast dream, Intamin giga. But realistically like the poster above a Gravity Group or a GCI would work great in the park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GwaziBSRider1 Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 I agree with a new wooden coaster. After Son of Beast's SBNO and closure, a woodie is really needed. GCI, GG, or RMC would be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicman Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 An RMC Son Of Beast replica would be the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCF Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 An RMC Son Of Beast replica would be the best. The coaster should not ever come back. The name has a bad reputation and the GP will think they brought back the original, and not ride it. Besides, it can't be because Banshee is in his place. Which is a good thing. However, an all new RMC that hints to Son of Beast coming out of the grave for revenge would be appreciated. Could be called Vengeance or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brassinthegrass Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Niece of Beast has a nice ring to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geauga Dog Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 If anything they need to stay away from anything "Beast" for future attractions. Let Papa Beast, which I affectionately called the Beast during the Son's short reign, be it. The area where Dinosaur's Alive is would be a nice area for the next big coaster. I don't think WIndseeker is a big enough draw at the back of Coney Mall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drummermattk Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Honestly i think Vortex's days are numbered. Either it starts to break down alot, doesnt pull in al ot of riders, or parts become to expensive, i could see them maybe putting a winged coaster in that area, or maybe an intamin blitz. Maybe we'll see some construction signs at the beginning of the season. Im ay sound like a broken record and i know Rougarou is not a new coaster, but KI usually gets a new coaster a year after CP does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRice92 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 I personally don't think Vortex is going anywhere. It always has a line whenever I've gone, it's just never a long line because of good capacity. Of the 6 Arrow loopers I've been on Vortex is easily my favorite. Sure the transitions are the usual Arrow fare but I still see a lit of people that like the ride. Also as far as parts go, S&S has plenty of parts to keep Arrow coasters going for years to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superbatboy Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 I'm sure we'll see a B&M giga next since KI is the only BIG Cedar Fair park that doesn't have a giga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GwaziBSRider1 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Honestly i think Vortex's days are numbered. Either it starts to break down alot, doesnt pull in al ot of riders, or parts become to expensive, i could see them maybe putting a winged coaster in that area, or maybe an intamin blitz. Maybe we'll see some construction signs at the beginning of the season. Im ay sound like a broken record and i know Rougarou is not a new coaster, but KI usually gets a new coaster a year after CP does. As I said before, Vortex is here to stay. Why remove a ride that's still very reliable and has a huge throughput of riders? Hell, the last few times I've been to the park, it's had a full queue at some point during the day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whodey Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 I think KI is messing with us because there is a fairly new coaster called Banshee that cost $24 mil. Money doesn't grow on a tree behind Racer. The place needs to turn a profit and won't do that spening money on new coasters every other year. They may refurb one but how often do they give such an advance warning without a lot more teasers. Coming out and saying wood or steel makes you think coaster and that is what they want you to think. So I say it is misdirection and it will be some kind of flat or refurb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondbacker27 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 I think KI is messing with us because there is a fairly new coaster called Banshee that cost $24 mil. Money doesn't grow on a tree behind Racer. The place needs to turn a profit and won't do that spening money on new coasters every other year. They may refurb one but how often do they give such an advance warning without a lot more teasers. Coming out and saying wood or steel makes you think coaster and that is what they want you to think. So I say it is misdirection and it will be some kind of flat or refurb. That's exactly what I was thinking. I think it will be a few years before we see a new coaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brassinthegrass Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 True, but remember it takes years of design planning and conceptual work before you can actually build the ride itself. It's possible that they are planning, but planning for 2017 or 2018! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whodey Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 True. I bet they already know the next coaster project but they wouldn't send out teasers 2-3 years in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicman Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 True, but remember it takes years of design planning and conceptual work before you can actually build the ride itself. It's possible that they are planning, but planning for 2017 or 2018! I would think that they would have something planned at the minimum of 2018 because Cedar Fair does not install big roller coasters two or three years apart, they usually wait for 4 or more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drummermattk Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Site prep is looking good. Finally we can all say the flying Eagles are Back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcoaster10 Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 I would think that they would have something planned at the minimum of 2018 because Cedar Fair does not install big roller coasters two or three years apart, they usually wait for 4 or more. Unless you're Cedar Point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Password121 Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 I would think that they would have something planned at the minimum of 2018 because Cedar Fair does not install big roller coasters two or three years apart, they usually wait for 4 or more. Unless you're Cedar Point [attachment=0]cp 4 years.jpg[/attachment] Did Cedar Point install a big roller coaster in 2014? No. Did Cedar Point install a big roller coaster in 2015? No. Case in point. 2014/2015 are arguably even "off" years for Cedar Point. Unless three B&M floorless trains and maybe a couple million dollars of other ride enhancements is more than most would think, the last two years are not big investments by Cedar Point standards at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondbacker27 Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Plus, we don't even know for sure if they are getting a dive coaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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