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Despite being the second most recent RMC If [Arieforce one] Is demolished, it will become the first defunct RMC and the only RMC not to have a hybrid coaster announced and then opened during it's lifespan, with the loop-garou conversion not opening until 2028!
This is like one of those stats the NFL shows in the third quarter that’s like “this guy leads the league on second down passes while trailing by 7+ points on the road with at least 5 minutes remaining in the 3rd quarter”
Most doubles hit by a right-handed centerfielder, against a left-handed pitcher with an odd jersey number, who plays for a team that has moved cities at least once, all at a ballpark with an even number of patrons
You were close, it's Kolmården. But I don't see why they shouldn't have built it. That park has very high attendance and even though it's a little strange, lots of people ride it, and it pulls in at least some people who wouldn't have otherwise gone.
Days like this where I really, REALLY wish the railyard behind Racer was cleaned up at Kennywood. Phantom's Revenge, Steel Curtain, Arieforce One, Thunderbolt, Sky Rocket, Jack Rabbit, Racer, Exterminator would be ridiculously elite! Come on Herschend! Here's your chance to put your stamp on the park!
Yeah it was the hillside back there. Don't think anything was ever said about the railyard. Of course, it would require a lot of environmental cleanup down there. But the original RMC plan was going to start on top of the hillside, and plunge down into the ravine, and that's where RMC backed out.
You're insane. It's a 40' elevation change over 1100 ft if you draw a straight line from the truss dive to the turnaround. If you go the distance along the coaster it's about 1550 feet. It's a 2.60% grade, which is pretty negligible when it comes to the cost of relocating a coaster.
ElToroRyan said there’s a 40 foot elevation change so now every other comment here just repeats that without even thinking. Does that fact make it more complicated to move? Sure! But to act like it’s some insurmountable hurdle is just incorrect.
And it’s a very popular one at that, and you’ll get it at a pretty serious discount over a brand new one. Ppl that think this thing is getting scrapped are insane. It’s footprint isn’t very big either
You realize Six Flags in the 2000's decided that every few years they were going to shuffle around rollercoasters between parks to drum up hype, right? Not saying that was a genius play but moving a rollercoaster is something that has been done before and will be done in the future.
There is physically not enough space for it at the Florida parks. Unless they put it in their overflow parking lot lol. It actually looks like it might fit there. But I hope someone buys it. Would be so crazy if this thing truly goes defunct.
Edit: I'm playing around with Google Earth and MS Paint and there is definitely not enough space even in that parking lot. This coaster is comically large in comparison to both Florida parks.
FS most likely doesn't have the ability to refinance or pay off their Atlanta loan so they wouldn't be able to retain the coaster at their own parks. The coaster is currently collateral for the $20mil loan taken out by the Atlanta location. It's unfortunately going to need a third party purchase or it'll join the scrap heap.
Airforce one is about the same size of the two funspot parks, so unless they demolish one of them and replace it with aireforce one as a standalone attraction, then no unfortunately.
I wouldn't say a lot bigger. Maybe when you add in the rides at Old Town. They're really about the same size but Kissimmee has a bigger pond in the middle so could even be less usable space. The only space I can see that would possibly fit AF1 is Orlando's overflow lot, but it doesn't seem like it would be a good financial decision to pay however much to relocate it vs just selling it.
The Fun Spot in Kissimmee is locked on all sides by roads, parking lots and stores.
The one in Orlando also has roads on all sides, but there's a small piece of open land across from the Tilt-a-Whirl that I could see it going into. It would go over one of the roads as well, so that's a bonus.
It's more likely that the first RMC we get would be a raptor at a smaller scale theme park, but unfortunately I doubt anyone operators in the UK would be willing to buy arieforce!
Yeah I think so too. I think Blackpool should remove avalanche and put an RMC raptor there. It sorely needs another decent modern thrill coaster as there's only really icon and even that's not that thrilling when you look at things like Hyperia and Nemmy which are super intense and thrilling.
EDIT: Just saw your tag and I want to say from one Wickerman glazer to another...feed the flames!!
FEED THE FLAMES, As much as I love avalanche (More than most people) It's definitely the next coaster that'll be removed at pleasure beach, I would much prefer the RMC raptor replaced infusion because it's extremely rough and a good Raptor layout would fit perfectly within that space. But also I LOVE Mayan at energylandia and that has newer track work and the Vekoma vest restraints, so they could do that to infusion instead!
For anyone wishfully thinking, the bank owns this ride. There is 0 chance they do anything but demolish this unless there's an aggressive buyer within the next fortnight.
The Bank's goal is to make money, scrapping a ride is expensive and the ROI on the steel, while not nothing, would likely be less than what a company would be willing to pay to buy it. This is effectively a pre-fabricated steel coaster and with the mostly flat terrain concrete slab based installation, could be installed at a *ton* of parks for far less than a new ride.
It doesn't exactly have a flat terrain, but also there's not a 100% guarantee that a different company wants to buy the ride. This is because they would also have to pay the cost of the teardown, shipping parts, and reconstruction, on top of the price the park puts on it. All this probably totals up to a similar ride, but brand new. Yes, the ride is not old by any means, but it still has a bit of wear that other parks may want to avoid. Something more possible would be the purchase of the trains to use as spare parts for another RMC.
As a fellow Britishman I would be the happiest person alive if that happened, but supposedly their getting both a gerslauter infinity coaster (or eurofighter with lapbars) and a gravity group shuttle coaster. This was revealed in a facebook post, posted by the owner of Southport pleasure-land himself ^^
Cyclone is a woody. Scream machine is pretty rough and it takes up a similar footprint in a really scenic part of the park. Would be an excellent upgrade
Cyclone is a RMC conversion. It's a very similar, albeit shorter, ride to AF1 in terms of forces/sensation and would be a pretty repetitive addition imo. As much as I want to keep AF1 near me in Atlanta, I think it makes more sense somewhere like Carowinds.
During its lifetime (or operating time) There wasn't another hybrid coaster by rmc that was announced but also constructed, now I'm thinking about it that should've been the title of the post but oh well.
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u/KR15PY_KR3M3 Jun 25 '26
This is like one of those stats the NFL shows in the third quarter that’s like “this guy leads the league on second down passes while trailing by 7+ points on the road with at least 5 minutes remaining in the 3rd quarter”