The Next Giga Coasters

So we will now talk about the next possible parks in line to receive Giga Coasters. At this point, there are 4 in existance (with a 5th one coming next year):

2000: Millennium Force - Cedar Point - Intamin
2000: Steel Dragon 2000 - Nagashima Spa Land - Morgan
2010: Intimidator 305 - Kings Dominion - Intamin
2012: Leviathan - Canada's Wonderland - B&M
2015: Centurion (no official name) - Carowinds - B&M (rumored)

Parks are still getting Gigas... but keep in mind, these things can be pretty expensive. Millennium costed $25 million, Steel Dragon costed $52 million (OMG), I305 costed $25 million, Leviathan costed $28 million, and Centurion is supposedly going to cost $30 million (I'd expect a longer ride than Leviathan in that case, but that's another story). At this point, the next one is Centurion... but what else could be coming?

Here are the options in this case:

Knott's Berry Farm

In 2011, rumors started spreading of a 340 ft coaster with a 328 ft drop of 85 degrees, 6000 ft long and speeds of around 100 mph, made by Intamin. After that, some land clearing was occurring by Ghostrider... but nothing really materialized from that construction. The rumors died off, but in summer 2012, rumors came back alive again. Some rumors shifted to this ride being a B&M, like Leviathan. Rumors started to boil up for a 2013 installment when Perilous Plunge was confirmed for removal in August... unfortunately, while there was a 2013 coaster, it was a simple wild mouse with a themed boardwalk area. While that is great for families (Knott's does cater to families), the park needs a coaster (or really a new ride in general) soon, especially with their newest installment (WindSeeker) moving to Worlds of Fun this year. At this point, the park is focused on freshening up attractions, such as the Calico Mine Ride, and the rumor of a giga became a running gag these days. But could 2016/2017 finally be the year we see this Giga come to life? Who knows? According to Screamscape, as of late 2012, the park may still get that Giga in the future. Southern California could use some more airtime. Funny, the Knott's situation with a Giga almost reminds me of Busch Gardens Tampa's rumored 2009 coaster. They were to get a B&M Hyper like Apollo's Chariot by Jungala, but that was scrapped with the In-Bev buyout in 2008. In late 2009, however, the rumors came back to life, this time becoming Cheetah Hunt in 2011 (Intamin LSM). This looks pretty similar to Knott's. Supposed to get an Intamin Giga in 2012/2013, now probably getting a B&M Giga, possibly in the 2016/2017 range.

Busch Gardens Tampa

Speaking of BGT, I also suspect this park will get a Giga coaster in 2016. This is more likely, because it is a rumor lately, and we have Gwazi biting the dust soon. Plus with the coaster delayed from 2015 to 2016, I would say BGT is preparing for something MASSIVE to replace Gwazi. We also saw that BGT isn't afraid of building rides over 300 ft. A giga would also advertise more in Florida, with the rising crowds in Orlando. If it comes in 2016, this would put this monstrosity with whatever Universal is planning for KidZone in 2016. They also could be keeping an eye on Centurion at Carowinds, and possibly get inspired by that. Also like SoCal, Florida just needs an airtime machine. It would incredibly crazy if Knott's and BGT get a Giga the same year though (2016). XD

Kings Island

This is definitely more down the line, since Kings Island got their new coaster this year, Banshee, a B&M Inverted. If anything, I suspect it would happen in the 2018-2020 category. That being said, however, I do believe that after Knott's, Kings Island is likely to get a giga. It would definitely be a B&M in that case, because Cedar Point has Millennium Force, an Intamin giga. Two Intamin gigas in the same state by Cedar Fair... as appetizing as that sounds, it seems a little improbable.

Six Flags Magic Mountain

Also a little more down the line, SFMM should also get a giga, particularly the first in the Six Flags chain. I believe they would go with Intamin on this one. I also believe this would happen after Iron Colossus is built and after a few new other rides are installed (maybe a mega-Skyscreamer with some other flats). Maybe around 2018 or something. XP

So that said, here's the schedule:

Carowinds - Centurion - B&M - 2015
Busch Gardens Tampa - B&M/Intamin - 2016
Knott's Berry Farm - B&M - 2016
Kings Island - B&M - 2018/2020
Six Flags Magic Mountain - Intamin - 2018