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Not sure if this should go in this thread or not, but the long-rumored second gate is apparently real, but has been put on the backburner amid shifting priorities at Disney. (it’s paywalled but a third-party source I read said it didn’t say why the park was put on the backburner, just that it has)

Disney has filed a patent for a new flying theater concept that would involve passengers loading on top of a flat platform that then shifts to an upright position while the seats remain level on separate arms attached to the platform. The platform would then be able to shift, heave, drop, and...

Plopsaland Deutschland is drafting plans for a major refurbishment to the iconic Expedition GeForce, which would include retheming, repaint, and an enclosed station. Sources say a space theme and a blue track are high on the list of options, but a final decision hasn’t been made yet...

If it’s like Uncharted a multidimension coaster could absolutely be a big hit at Alton, provided Merlin actually bothers to theme it well. The problem with that coaster is not the underlying hardware, I think.

Sony only owns the film and live-action television rights to Spider-Man. Everything else is already owned by Disney. They can use other Spider-Man characters for theme park attractions if they wanted to since we’ve already seen Doc Ock on artwork for the Tower of Terror variant coming to Hong Kong:

A lot of newer coasters in China have manufacturer plaques listing the lifespan of the coaster and sometimes the train. Cloud Shuttle at Fantawild Wonderland for instance is listed as having a 15-year lifespan: (source: RCDB) This doesn’t mean it’ll be shut by 2038, but from what I’ve been led...

Candymonium opened on Friday with a Hersheypark spokesperson saying B&M hasn’t identified any basis for closing their other hypers: https://www.abc27.com/local-news/hersheypark-opens-candymonium-coaster-following-six-flags-coaster-death/

According to the park app it’s currently open as I’m posting this: queue-times.com does have an odd gap in data between Wednesday and yesterday so maybe it was down for a few days (this doesn’t seem to have been a site error since every other attraction at the park still recorded queue...

If anyone’s curious if any of the non-Six Flags B&M hypers have shut because of this, apparently Mako hasn’t opened yet today. Silver Star, Shambhala, and Hollywood Dream have all been running, however. Hersheypark’s closed on weekdays so jury’s out on Candymonium at the moment.

The Wild Swing epidemic has claimed its next victim reached Europa-Park, with the park today announcing multiple additions for the 2027 season to mitigate the closure of Euro-Mir before its replacement arrives in 2028. The Portugal area will receive a yet-unnamed ART Engineering Wild Swing XL...

Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind and Rock n Rollercoaster Starring the Muppets at Walt Disney World are both getting holiday overlays this year

The SoCal parks have always been on my bucket list and X2 was a large reason why when it comes to Magic Mountain in particular, especially given its prominent inclusion in one of my favorite video games ever, but I understand why they ultimately made this call. At least I’ll have Eejanaika to...

The height requirement has apparently been raised from 1.3m to 1.4m during the closure. https://www.reddit.com/r/rollercoasters/s/Szn21RUyx9 The park website confirms this: https://www.parquewarner.com/en/experiencias/atracciones/Batman-Gotham-City-Escape

Gotham City Escape has reopened as of Friday evening. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdtiDVKsjjG/?stkn=ejdjYXBlaXgzbGJm

RMC has apparently changed its name to Rocky Mountain Coasters as opposed to ”Construction”. This has been made in conjunction with IAAPA Europe and the website url hasn’t been updated to reflect this change yet. https://rockymtnconstruction.com/