Just when you think there will be no more teasers… about two hours ago, Six Flags Corporate posted a picture of Demon with coordinates of 42.366748, -87.934816. These coordinates lead to Demon’s entrance. I feel I made a good argument for why Demon will not be removed, but this post makes me ever so slightly a tad more worried about its removal. But it is a picture of the loop without rock work, so maybe that hints towards my Demon prediction in the video? I’m heading to the park later today and will definitely give it some extra love just in case 😂 EDIT: another new teaser! There is a UA-cam video that shows Swiss cheese, Swiss army knife’s, and Swiss alps, heavily suggesting B&M
I personally wouldn't worry about the demon getting removed just yet. The coordinates of the Demon's entrance probably means that Wrath of Rakshasa will most likely go over the land where the Demon sign and Fairground Arcade currently reside and they will relocate the queue for the Demon elsewhere. The area where the shedding skin teaser was can possibly refer to the location where the new Demon queue line will take place. I can see this new queue line being similar to Maxx Force's and Sky Striker's zig-zag line.
@@danthecoasterman22 yeah me too. I also heard a rumor today too that if it’s not a dive which it probably is, then the coaster could go through the loops of demon like if it were a vekoma it could maybe fit. But idk. Then it would really lie through the demons eyes 👀
Looking forward to the new Dive. Rode Valravn and it was great. I would love if the new Dive went down the drop into a zero-g stall over the path before making a treble clef turnaround and progressing through the rest of the layout. Doubting the treble clef turnaround, but I hope the park makes a stall over the foot path.
@danthecoasterman22 Unfortunately, WOR won’t be the first to break that trend. I was literally thinking that it would be funny if the first drive to not feature an Immelmann advertised “No Immelmann after the first drop.”
"Great america is a smaller park." Yea because in 2003ish they sold a 250 acre plot of land across i 94that they would have originally used for a water park,resort, and parking garage, and then sacrificed 20 acres of their expansion for hurricane harbor. If they want to build a parking garage they can free up land for massive coasters again but they will wait as long as humanly possible and build compact rides instead. they also dont utilize plots well that they have within the existing footprint: goliath being next to a small amphitheater thats never used rather than having a longer course, the picnic grove not being home to a multilaunch or sprawling family section, rapids, and finally, a parking lot giga.
In my SFGAm video essay I talked about the whole water park decision. Selfishly, I’m not a waterpark guy, so I would have loved to see the waterpark elsewhere and the dry park expanded. But the park is plenty big with 15+ coasters. And labor has been an issue these past years (all parks, not just SFGAm) so expanding is just more strain on staffing
@@danthecoasterman22 I don't think they will demolish Demon, not after the reaction they got when they tried to get rid of Whizzer (and eventually backtracked). I think the advertising campaign is moreso trying tie in the theming of the new coaster with the existing Demon. Definitely be AT the park on Thursday!! I will also be there. 😉
@@anneinwonderland9865 I completely agree with that! I just can’t come out here and say things will happen with certainty haha. We will find out soon! And I’ll be there Thursday!
A new teaser was just posted (UA-cam video) 100% a B and M coaster since they hinted Swiss Cheese, Swiss army knife, Swiss alps....and B and M is in Switzerland.
Nevermind I found it. Crazy they keep dropping teasers! But I agree with your takeaways. Thanks for letting me know. I actually just rode Demon 15 mins ago, can’t believe I missed the QR code 🤦♂️
@@danthecoasterman22 sounds good. I’ll prolly be wearing my Velocicoaster or Steel Vengeance shirt. DUDE I’m hopping on the it’s a Intamin Hot Racer Train
Demon should stay because it is a great starter coaster with a lower height requirement. It was one of my first coasters as a kid, and same for both of my kids. Plus as you mentioned I think they want it for the 50th anniversary.
Definitely. It was my first real coaster, and helped me get over my fear of heights as a kid. I vividly remember how terrified I was when it dips after the lift hill and picks up speed around the turn... saw that drop coming and questioned my life decisions. 😆 But such a good feeling after doing it, and the rest of the park opened up for me after that.
i saw the sign at the park and saw equipment behind a wall like they were working on somthing near demon and xflight. and if they do finally remove demon, im glad that i finally got a chance to ride it. its older than me and when i went as a kid rides like that scared the daylights out of me. so having at least gotten on it once in case it goes was nice. now i just hope american eagle doesnt get the axe with whatever this new ride is because it too is right in the line of fire based on some of the crytpic statements theyve made about whatever it is they are planning. and thats my childhood favorite and this year i finally went back and first time i was too hefty to get on it and i didnt want to risk this last time after succesful weight loss as im not close enough to my full goal. which seems silly as i did fit in xflight with a little and demon with no issue. and looking closer they made the cryptic "thru the eyes of the demon", now lets think about this one for a second, where on demon could you call "eyes", the double loops, now look thru that and what old coaster is right in line that doesnt see much use and likely costs more to maintain because of what it is, american eagle. it doesnt race anymore and only runs a couple cars at that, if you visualize it then its right in line with eyes of the demon, and thats more than enough space to put a drop coaster. which thinking that thru on the fly does make me sad as as stated, i watch my childhood favorite vanish like so many from that era and didnt get a chance to ride it before its demise. which if that happens i will be more upset with myself for getting so fat but be determined to lose the weight and never gain it back so i can always get that last ride on a favorite before it goes away. if only they could buy more land space and expand in that region.
It’s gonna be a dive Coaster with 7 across rows with a 96 degree drop making it the steepest also it will be 180 feet tall and have the most inversions on a dive coaster with 5.
Okay soooo wild af idea but what if there turning Mardi gra area and they get 5 new ride and we get rugaru from cp and a new coaster and 3 flat rides all in theme to the new land
2 more teaser have dropped today in the last hour. One a X post saying “Fighting with my demons (the urge to ride whizzer) and the other a QR code on the demon lockers that leads to a video on the six flags UA-cam page. This definitely confirms it’s a B&M Dive coaster!! ua-cam.com/video/wkP2Llvr5Pc/v-deo.htmlsi=-hmVflmp2_CgiZTH
I saw the video a few minutes ago, definitely implies a B&M doesn’t it? I was expecting to see some divers though, that would have been over the top 😂 Have not seen the X post, I’ll check it out. Thanks for the heads up!
just redoing the corkscrew with new cnc and cad drawn track would be huge... and 2 new trains... thats a small investment that would make a HUGE deal on roughness of this awesome coaster.
I’m not sure if it would actually be a small investment. Unless you are SFFT or a SLC, I don’t believe Six Flags has bought any new trains. At least I can’t think of any instances off the top of my head
It might be a s and s remake of demon with a extended layout. So a regular steel coaster with inversions. Maybe??? But probably a dive. Which is fine but make it something interesting then.
i dont know why they keep expanding the water park when nobody really... goes anymore? like every time im at the park the lines for the waterslides are always pretty short and it looks like a ghost town when your on top of viper and you get a decent view of the waterpark.
Yes. I purposely did not talk about it since the park did not want it leaked outside the group. If anyone wants to know what it is, join the Facebook group :)
@@cottoncandyjellybean8539 the dive coaster has been announced. It will use BB and Bloodshed plots of land. It will also use some space in front of Demon. Demon was confirmed to stay, but maybe they will have to reroute the entrance/exit.
@@danthecoasterman22 oh that makes sense. I’m glad it’s a dive coaster over a single rail (that’s the other one I was betting on after looking at the construction) they’re alot more fun.
Its unfortunately too obviously a Dive. Lift hill starts by Bloodshed, but its more like Iron Menace without the turn at the top? I think its almost impossible to have 5 inversions on a mini dive personally. It'll be almost exactly like iron menace but taller and can't have a 2nd drop hill if it wants the inversion record. This is going to be a lackluster people eater when we need a stand out or vekoma kids launch coaster. We have awful family park. Which i think is coming next. We wont get a Mack spinner until 2030 would be my guess as the next coaster. Would have been cooler to do that this year. These stats would be inpressive if its a spinner. :-) I can dream.
You bring up a solid point with the mid course. I personally hope it will have a mid course because it goes a long way towards extending the ride time, three trains, and two drops are better than one. I wasn’t super crazy for the dive’s without mid courses (Emperor and Iron Menace). But the mid course does take away a lot of speed which will make 5 inversions harder, I agree. Maybe they pull a Yukon Striker where you power through all the inversions consecutively before going through the mid course. I also agree with the kids section. I talked about that a fair amount in my SFGAm video essay.
Good question, but unfortunately I don’t have the best answer. Usually I find out about new coasters through instagram, like last week when AlpenFury was announced, everybody just started sharing and posting the minute it came out. UA-cam tends to be a little behind when it comes to announcements, so I’d stick with Instagram, X, and Facebook.
Mardi gras section is completely desolate. Only Big easy Balloons remain. The Roaring Rapids have been down forever. It's time for a new park president!
Part of me wishes that they expand DC universe all the way to the carousel. Superman and Dark Knight have nothing to do with New Orleans. That way the area around Big Easy Balloons wouldn’t be as sad. But they could definitely use another ride there. I think park president (John Krajnak) is doing well. The park hit a little bit of a rut with the pandemic and unexpected passing of the prior park president (Hank Salemi). The park has been gradually improving under John. I was able to meet him a couple weeks ago and from what I can tell he’s a good guy
@@danthecoasterman22 Thanks for the updates on park presidents. I was unaware. The areas you mentioned definitely on could be modeled/utilized better. :)
I don't think the "extra" capitalized letters (outside the spelling of Rakshasa) mean anything. I believe they just capitalized the letters R, A, K, S and H (the letters that make up Rakshasa) any time they appeared in any of the posts. I don't think that those letters ever appeared in any post where they were not capitalized, so I don't think they reference any height with your calculation or a different manufacturer like S&S.
My prediction is the S&S axis. Here is why this is my prediction there is no B or M’s and the lettering. There are some extra s. Which leads me to think the manufacturer is S&S and the Axis. The trains of the axis coaster has six cars per train They could add an extra car on on there and make a seven cars for trade with five inversions And if it is a dive coaster, it’s just gonna be a clone of Six Flags fiesta, Texas dive coaster. I don’t see them get anything bigger.
There’s a number that was hidden in pictures of SFGAm’s coasters and they had numbers in different pictures. One of them has number 180 in it. That’s 30 feet taller than Dr. Diabolical’s Cliffhanger. The other two numbers are 96 and 5. So, not a clone if it’s a dive.
I don’t think it will be a clone of Dr. D. The numbers throughout the campaign are not the same as Dr. D. I would definitely include an axis in “the field”. It’s been tied to SFGAm for quite some time now. But I think S&S has had a really hard time selling them. I thought we would have seen one by now (at any park).
A worker for the little dipper me tinned the demon little dipper and the go parts will be taken down but who wants the demon to go it's the only ride that's most violent has its own storyline and theme sing we love to sing along to but they do need to fix the mountain it is falling apart
Maybe the coaster will drop under the midway and immellman back over the midway. Hopefully a 217 foot tall coaster rather than 172 but if its a mini dive, then 172
I thought about going under the pathway briefly but ruled against it. It’s so wide and just seems like a huge hassle. Plus, if it were to go under the pathway, I think we would have seen a bigger difference between the height and drop height (if it truly is 180 and 172 respectively)
After seeing the hidden numbers on the photos they posted of viper, maxx force, and x-flight...im certain its a dive. 180' tall, 96 degree max vertical drop (a whole 1 degree more than the last 2 dive installments...lame), and 5 for who knows, maybe 5 inversions instead of 4 like the last 2 dives. Or perhaps bc its their 5th b&m. It seems like they're just going to barely one up the other ones and act like its the greatest thing ever when its not. Dont get me wrong, im thankful we're getting a new coaster at all. But with all this hype and a badass name like wrath of rakshasa, im a little disappointed its just another mid, cookie cutter b&m
@danthecoasterman22 I might stand corrected!! They posted a QR code on Demon's queue 2 days ago that led to a hidden video on their corporate UA-cam channel and that video 100% hints at an Intamin Hot Racer! I wouldn't put it past them to have intentionally misled us this whole time, but I guess we'll see tomorrow!
People say what’s special about Great America is “it doesn’t have a bad coaster”. That’s not really true. Nostalgia aside, Demon is a bad coaster. Not thrilling and rough. That’s why I kinda hope it goes. After Demon, what’s the next worst adult coaster? Whizzer? Eagle? Those are definitely not bad coasters. If they “refurb” the ride they should just eliminate the corkscrews. That would improve the ride significantly.
I love Demon, I’ve made that clear. Trying to set all bias aside, when I ride Demon, the average guest seems indifferent about the ride. They liked it, but not the headbanging. Yet they never make a huge deal about it like it’s an awful coaster they will never ride again. The best thing to improve Demon would be new Vekoma trains with vest restraints, but I’m not sure if they have ever done that on an Arrow (does it matter since they are so similar to Vekomas?) and also not sure if they would invest that much into the ride.
Just when you think there will be no more teasers… about two hours ago, Six Flags Corporate posted a picture of Demon with coordinates of 42.366748, -87.934816. These coordinates lead to Demon’s entrance.
I feel I made a good argument for why Demon will not be removed, but this post makes me ever so slightly a tad more worried about its removal. But it is a picture of the loop without rock work, so maybe that hints towards my Demon prediction in the video? I’m heading to the park later today and will definitely give it some extra love just in case 😂
EDIT: another new teaser! There is a UA-cam video that shows Swiss cheese, Swiss army knife’s, and Swiss alps, heavily suggesting B&M
I personally wouldn't worry about the demon getting removed just yet. The coordinates of the Demon's entrance probably means that Wrath of Rakshasa will most likely go over the land where the Demon sign and Fairground Arcade currently reside and they will relocate the queue for the Demon elsewhere. The area where the shedding skin teaser was can possibly refer to the location where the new Demon queue line will take place. I can see this new queue line being similar to Maxx Force's and Sky Striker's zig-zag line.
Where is this teaser? Link?
@@DaveRowe-b7n which teaser are you referring to?
The one with all the Swiss stuff in it.
@@DaveRowe-b7n ua-cam.com/video/wkP2Llvr5Pc/v-deo.htmlsi=XNLeY1JGTIpwBCAe
You are the only one who has kept us updated for this new ride from your updates so thank you for all the work on these videos!!
You’re welcome! It was a lot of fun. Thanks for coming along on the journey!
@@danthecoasterman22 can’t wait for the announcement on Thursday!! Will be visiting the park that day as well!!
@@legendbaon8752 I’m interested in seeing if they put any banners up in the park!
@@danthecoasterman22 yeah me too. I also heard a rumor today too that if it’s not a dive which it probably is, then the coaster could go through the loops of demon like if it were a vekoma it could maybe fit. But idk. Then it would really lie through the demons eyes 👀
@@legendbaon8752 I never really read much into “it lies through the demons eyes”. There’s like three sets of eyes lol
Looking forward to the new Dive. Rode Valravn and it was great. I would love if the new Dive went down the drop into a zero-g stall over the path before making a treble clef turnaround and progressing through the rest of the layout. Doubting the treble clef turnaround, but I hope the park makes a stall over the foot path.
Honestly, it would be cool to have a dive with literally anything other than an Immelmann after the drop 😂
@danthecoasterman22 Unfortunately, WOR won’t be the first to break that trend. I was literally thinking that it would be funny if the first drive to not feature an Immelmann advertised “No Immelmann after the first drop.”
Good work including everything in one video! I’m beyond excited for our next ride.
Thank you I appreciate it! Hope you’re doing well! I’m super excited as well :)
I’m so excited we just havent gotten a new coaster in so long. Way overdue
The pandemic definitely didn’t help our case. But it appears the drought is ending!
I have a feeling the attraction entrance will be right across from demon, hence why the teasers are tying in with the demon attraction.
Could very possibly be!
"Great america is a smaller park." Yea because in 2003ish they sold a 250 acre plot of land across i 94that they would have originally used for a water park,resort, and parking garage, and then sacrificed 20 acres of their expansion for hurricane harbor. If they want to build a parking garage they can free up land for massive coasters again but they will wait as long as humanly possible and build compact rides instead. they also dont utilize plots well that they have within the existing footprint: goliath being next to a small amphitheater thats never used rather than having a longer course, the picnic grove not being home to a multilaunch or sprawling family section, rapids, and finally, a parking lot giga.
In my SFGAm video essay I talked about the whole water park decision. Selfishly, I’m not a waterpark guy, so I would have loved to see the waterpark elsewhere and the dry park expanded. But the park is plenty big with 15+ coasters. And labor has been an issue these past years (all parks, not just SFGAm) so expanding is just more strain on staffing
I feel like this coaster is going to tie in with Demon beautifully, as Rakshasa is a Tiger Demon. Excited to see the announcement on Thursday!
It definitely seems like they go hand and hand. Should be fun! (Well, as long as demon isn’t demolished 🤣)
@@danthecoasterman22 I don't think they will demolish Demon, not after the reaction they got when they tried to get rid of Whizzer (and eventually backtracked). I think the advertising campaign is moreso trying tie in the theming of the new coaster with the existing Demon. Definitely be AT the park on Thursday!! I will also be there. 😉
@@anneinwonderland9865 I completely agree with that! I just can’t come out here and say things will happen with certainty haha. We will find out soon! And I’ll be there Thursday!
A new teaser was just posted (UA-cam video) 100% a B and M coaster since they hinted Swiss Cheese, Swiss army knife, Swiss alps....and B and M is in Switzerland.
What channel?
Nevermind I found it. Crazy they keep dropping teasers! But I agree with your takeaways. Thanks for letting me know. I actually just rode Demon 15 mins ago, can’t believe I missed the QR code 🤦♂️
@danthecoasterman22 it's small! And thanks for your video . I think you're spot on but I'm still wondering where it will go
@@kirkhumphreys4042 you’re welcome, glad you enjoyed it! It will be interesting to see what areas they use beyond the BB plot.
Sheeesh.grrat teaser unique theme. For a shakey forceless immellman machine lol 😆
They just announced the announcement at Buccaneer Battle at 11 am. Will you be there?
I plan on it but I’m interested in seeing if that will change since the weather is not looking good
@@danthecoasterman22 I’m expecting the unexpected. It could be an intamin hot racer based off the unlisted video
@@danthecoasterman22 if I do end up seeing you there, it would be cool to meet you
@@legendbaon8752 if you see me flag me down!
@@danthecoasterman22 sounds good. I’ll prolly be wearing my Velocicoaster or Steel Vengeance shirt. DUDE I’m hopping on the it’s a Intamin Hot Racer Train
Demon should stay because it is a great starter coaster with a lower height requirement. It was one of my first coasters as a kid, and same for both of my kids. Plus as you mentioned I think they want it for the 50th anniversary.
Yes, it has a crazy low height requirement for a ride as big as it is
Definitely. It was my first real coaster, and helped me get over my fear of heights as a kid. I vividly remember how terrified I was when it dips after the lift hill and picks up speed around the turn... saw that drop coming and questioned my life decisions. 😆 But such a good feeling after doing it, and the rest of the park opened up for me after that.
i saw the sign at the park and saw equipment behind a wall like they were working on somthing near demon and xflight. and if they do finally remove demon, im glad that i finally got a chance to ride it. its older than me and when i went as a kid rides like that scared the daylights out of me. so having at least gotten on it once in case it goes was nice.
now i just hope american eagle doesnt get the axe with whatever this new ride is because it too is right in the line of fire based on some of the crytpic statements theyve made about whatever it is they are planning. and thats my childhood favorite and this year i finally went back and first time i was too hefty to get on it and i didnt want to risk this last time after succesful weight loss as im not close enough to my full goal. which seems silly as i did fit in xflight with a little and demon with no issue.
and looking closer they made the cryptic "thru the eyes of the demon", now lets think about this one for a second, where on demon could you call "eyes", the double loops, now look thru that and what old coaster is right in line that doesnt see much use and likely costs more to maintain because of what it is, american eagle. it doesnt race anymore and only runs a couple cars at that, if you visualize it then its right in line with eyes of the demon, and thats more than enough space to put a drop coaster. which thinking that thru on the fly does make me sad as as stated, i watch my childhood favorite vanish like so many from that era and didnt get a chance to ride it before its demise. which if that happens i will be more upset with myself for getting so fat but be determined to lose the weight and never gain it back so i can always get that last ride on a favorite before it goes away.
if only they could buy more land space and expand in that region.
I’m fairly confident that American Eagle is safe, at least for now.
i think if six flags corporate is in on this it has to be more than just a mini dive
Fr if a dive tho I say the bigger dive instead of mini dive
When was the last time a six flags part got a standout coaster?
@@Eric12682 flash great adventure
@@teapage101-x3v not exactly stand out coaster that’s just a boomerang
@@teapage101-x3v with the number seven it’s probably it’s most likely a mini dive a clone of fiesta Texas
It’s gonna be a dive Coaster with 7 across rows with a 96 degree drop making it the steepest also it will be 180 feet tall and have the most inversions on a dive coaster with 5.
I agree!
Okay soooo wild af idea but what if there turning Mardi gra area and they get 5 new ride and we get rugaru from cp and a new coaster and 3 flat rides all in theme to the new land
Very wild idea indeed 😂
If a single person says Raksasha right ill throw a party
RAKSHASA!
2 more teaser have dropped today in the last hour. One a X post saying “Fighting with my demons (the urge to ride whizzer) and the other a QR code on the demon lockers that leads to a video on the six flags UA-cam page.
This definitely confirms it’s a B&M Dive coaster!!
ua-cam.com/video/wkP2Llvr5Pc/v-deo.htmlsi=-hmVflmp2_CgiZTH
I saw the video a few minutes ago, definitely implies a B&M doesn’t it? I was expecting to see some divers though, that would have been over the top 😂
Have not seen the X post, I’ll check it out. Thanks for the heads up!
They are moving mind eraser from elich over...ta daa! New ride
Just repaint it and boom good as new!
@danthecoasterman22 omg if they did that it would be like getting only underwear for an Xmas gift...
just redoing the corkscrew with new cnc and cad drawn track would be huge... and 2 new trains... thats a small investment that would make a HUGE deal on roughness of this awesome coaster.
I’m not sure if it would actually be a small investment. Unless you are SFFT or a SLC, I don’t believe Six Flags has bought any new trains. At least I can’t think of any instances off the top of my head
It might be a s and s remake of demon with a extended layout. So a regular steel coaster with inversions. Maybe??? But probably a dive. Which is fine but make it something interesting then.
The name/theme is interesting enough, we will see how they incorporate it into the new ride!
Also today six flags posted a pic with coordinates that take you to Demons entrance
I talked about that in the pinned comment. I finished the video last night so it was out of date before it was even released :(
i dont know why they keep expanding the water park when nobody really... goes anymore? like every time im at the park the lines for the waterslides are always pretty short and it looks like a ghost town when your on top of viper and you get a decent view of the waterpark.
I never really look over to the waterpark besides Tsunami Surge, I agree that it seems like the line should be longer most of the time I look at at
I don’t like Demon because it almost gave me a concussion….. I’m going to be dancing in my room as this attraction closes.
Not happening for now!
Tomorrow we will find out
I’m excited!
There was another wordle that gave another word that the Junkies received from the park at their Junkies picnic at Six Flags.
Yes. I purposely did not talk about it since the park did not want it leaked outside the group. If anyone wants to know what it is, join the Facebook group :)
Be cool if it was a tilt coaster but looking like a BM dive coaster.
I agree with both statements
The only reason why I’m being put off about the dive coaster is because the plot of land looks so small. I don’t know how they would fit one in it.
@@cottoncandyjellybean8539 the dive coaster has been announced. It will use BB and Bloodshed plots of land. It will also use some space in front of Demon. Demon was confirmed to stay, but maybe they will have to reroute the entrance/exit.
@@danthecoasterman22 oh that makes sense. I’m glad it’s a dive coaster over a single rail (that’s the other one I was betting on after looking at the construction) they’re alot more fun.
Its unfortunately too obviously a Dive. Lift hill starts by Bloodshed, but its more like Iron Menace without the turn at the top? I think its almost impossible to have 5 inversions on a mini dive personally. It'll be almost exactly like iron menace but taller and can't have a 2nd drop hill if it wants the inversion record. This is going to be a lackluster people eater when we need a stand out or vekoma kids launch coaster. We have awful family park. Which i think is coming next. We wont get a Mack spinner until 2030 would be my guess as the next coaster. Would have been cooler to do that this year. These stats would be inpressive if its a spinner. :-) I can dream.
You bring up a solid point with the mid course. I personally hope it will have a mid course because it goes a long way towards extending the ride time, three trains, and two drops are better than one. I wasn’t super crazy for the dive’s without mid courses (Emperor and Iron Menace). But the mid course does take away a lot of speed which will make 5 inversions harder, I agree. Maybe they pull a Yukon Striker where you power through all the inversions consecutively before going through the mid course.
I also agree with the kids section. I talked about that a fair amount in my SFGAm video essay.
I want a RMC Raptor so bad. I will be up for the announcements in 2 days. What should I stalk for the announcement? X, UA-cam, what should I do?
Good question, but unfortunately I don’t have the best answer. Usually I find out about new coasters through instagram, like last week when AlpenFury was announced, everybody just started sharing and posting the minute it came out. UA-cam tends to be a little behind when it comes to announcements, so I’d stick with Instagram, X, and Facebook.
@@danthecoasterman22 ok! Thanks
@@joyride-coasters you’re welcome! Thanks for checking out the video!
@@joyride-coasters Marcus Leshock will have a livestream on his UA-cam and Facebook at 4:55am tomorrow.
@@danthecoasterman22 ok thanks for letting me know!
Mardi gras section is completely desolate. Only Big easy Balloons remain. The Roaring Rapids have been down forever. It's time for a new park president!
Part of me wishes that they expand DC universe all the way to the carousel. Superman and Dark Knight have nothing to do with New Orleans. That way the area around Big Easy Balloons wouldn’t be as sad. But they could definitely use another ride there.
I think park president (John Krajnak) is doing well. The park hit a little bit of a rut with the pandemic and unexpected passing of the prior park president (Hank Salemi). The park has been gradually improving under John. I was able to meet him a couple weeks ago and from what I can tell he’s a good guy
@@danthecoasterman22 Thanks for the updates on park presidents. I was unaware. The areas you mentioned definitely on could be modeled/utilized better. :)
@@requiem1963 you’re welcome! I think the kids areas need attention first, but Mardi Gras is definitely up there.
I don't think the "extra" capitalized letters (outside the spelling of Rakshasa) mean anything. I believe they just capitalized the letters R, A, K, S and H (the letters that make up Rakshasa) any time they appeared in any of the posts. I don't think that those letters ever appeared in any post where they were not capitalized, so I don't think they reference any height with your calculation or a different manufacturer like S&S.
That’s a good observation, it does appear that those letters are ever lower case
My prediction is the S&S axis. Here is why this is my prediction there is no B or M’s and the lettering. There are some extra s. Which leads me to think the manufacturer is S&S and the Axis. The trains of the axis coaster has six cars per train They could add an extra car on on there and make a seven cars for trade with five inversions
And if it is a dive coaster, it’s just gonna be a clone of Six Flags fiesta, Texas dive coaster. I don’t see them get anything bigger.
There’s a number that was hidden in pictures of SFGAm’s coasters and they had numbers in different pictures. One of them has number 180 in it. That’s 30 feet taller than Dr. Diabolical’s Cliffhanger. The other two numbers are 96 and 5. So, not a clone if it’s a dive.
@@WolfRaging95 where are these hidden numbers?
I don’t think it will be a clone of Dr. D. The numbers throughout the campaign are not the same as Dr. D. I would definitely include an axis in “the field”. It’s been tied to SFGAm for quite some time now. But I think S&S has had a really hard time selling them. I thought we would have seen one by now (at any park).
The numbers are in this video ;)
@@danthecoasterman22 I knew that. This person wasn't aware from what it appeared to me. So, I tried to explain what I knew.
A worker for the little dipper me tinned the demon little dipper and the go parts will be taken down but who wants the demon to go it's the only ride that's most violent has its own storyline and theme sing we love to sing along to but they do need to fix the mountain it is falling apart
I’ve heard someone else say that a worker said Little Dipper is being removed, but I find that very hard to believe.
@danthecoasterman22 we will be there Thursday for the reveal hope we get answers
i think it a a dive coaster and i think they will put it by demon and i cant wait for the day come
I agree with you! Thursday we will know for sure!
Maybe the coaster will drop under the midway and immellman back over the midway. Hopefully a 217 foot tall coaster rather than 172 but if its a mini dive, then 172
I thought about going under the pathway briefly but ruled against it. It’s so wide and just seems like a huge hassle. Plus, if it were to go under the pathway, I think we would have seen a bigger difference between the height and drop height (if it truly is 180 and 172 respectively)
I'm sry but screw the demon it hurts so bad
My head clears the restraint so I’m chillin
After seeing the hidden numbers on the photos they posted of viper, maxx force, and x-flight...im certain its a dive. 180' tall, 96 degree max vertical drop (a whole 1 degree more than the last 2 dive installments...lame), and 5 for who knows, maybe 5 inversions instead of 4 like the last 2 dives. Or perhaps bc its their 5th b&m. It seems like they're just going to barely one up the other ones and act like its the greatest thing ever when its not. Dont get me wrong, im thankful we're getting a new coaster at all. But with all this hype and a badass name like wrath of rakshasa, im a little disappointed its just another mid, cookie cutter b&m
This was the most respectful comment about a “mid mini dive” so I appreciate that 😂 but maybe we will be surprised Thursday!
@danthecoasterman22 I might stand corrected!! They posted a QR code on Demon's queue 2 days ago that led to a hidden video on their corporate UA-cam channel and that video 100% hints at an Intamin Hot Racer! I wouldn't put it past them to have intentionally misled us this whole time, but I guess we'll see tomorrow!
People say what’s special about Great America is “it doesn’t have a bad coaster”. That’s not really true. Nostalgia aside, Demon is a bad coaster. Not thrilling and rough. That’s why I kinda hope it goes. After Demon, what’s the next worst adult coaster? Whizzer? Eagle? Those are definitely not bad coasters. If they “refurb” the ride they should just eliminate the corkscrews. That would improve the ride significantly.
I love Demon, I’ve made that clear. Trying to set all bias aside, when I ride Demon, the average guest seems indifferent about the ride. They liked it, but not the headbanging. Yet they never make a huge deal about it like it’s an awful coaster they will never ride again. The best thing to improve Demon would be new Vekoma trains with vest restraints, but I’m not sure if they have ever done that on an Arrow (does it matter since they are so similar to Vekomas?) and also not sure if they would invest that much into the ride.
Check out beachcliff studios recent first ever visit to sfgam. Their summary: The song is good, the ride sucks.
They would give it vekoma trains if they want to improve it, I doubt they would remove the corkscrews really
@@danthecoasterman22yeah, I’ve seen other parks do it to their arrows so it’s def possible
Demon is amazing, but after riding it my entire body got cramped up and had to sit down after 😂