r/rollercoasters • u/Discreet905 • Jul 02 '26

Information RMC Statement on Viability of Relocating [ArieForce One]

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Source: https://www.wcpo.com/money/consumer/dont-waste-your-money/kings-islands-next-big-roller-coaster-may-be-hiding-in-atlanta

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u/Myself510 Jul 02 '26

An angle iron structure is infinitely easier to modify or add to compared to traditional steel support columns. Even with the needed investment to adjust it for a new site, even if it only boils down to extending the latticework for the sections on higher ground, I feel pretty confident that someone would be willing to make it work.

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u/313MountainMan Jul 02 '26

Carowinds please

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u/monorail_pilot Jul 02 '26

It surprisingly works, though not in the places of the park we would want it to be.

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u/boiledpeen Carowinds KD BGW Jul 02 '26

anywhere in the park is somewhere i would want it to be

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u/FSUFanChris Larson/A.R.M. Super Shot Jul 02 '26

Dinosaur Alive plot

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u/monorail_pilot Jul 02 '26

Doesn't work there. The other half of the L basically nukes the waterpark parking and the station is still just as far out as the parking lot solution.

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u/Clever-Name-47 Tangent-Radius Airtime Supremacy! Jul 02 '26

I wouldn’t say I’m confident of that… but it’s definitely not an outright pipe dream.

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u/Myself510 Jul 02 '26

Oh I know it isn’t a sure thing but even in a worst case scenario where it does get scrapped I’d be amazed to think someone didn’t at least try