Saturday, May 3, 2014

The Next Wing Coasters

B&M Wing Coaster additions, now, seem more likely and more possible than Giga Coaster additions. They cost less, and some would make great fits for certain parks.

So let's go over the installations so far:

Raptor - Gardaland (Italy) - 2011
Swarm - Thorpe Park (UK) - 2012
Wild Eagle - Dollywood - 2012
X-Flight - Six Flags Great America - 2012
Gatekeeper - Cedar Point - 2013
Parrot Coaster - Chimelong Ocean Kingdom - 2014
Flug Der Damonen - Heide Park - 2014

This collection is still moving forward, with even some parks rumored to get one next year. Let's go over them shall we:

Six Flags Great Adventure

This seems a bit more likely for SFGAdv. It has been a rumor for a while, and I can definitely see one coming here. That or an RMC would stand out on the East Coast. If true, look for it to come in 2015.

Six Flags Over Texas

Another great possibility for a Wing Coaster. They just relocated Flashback to SFSL and for a while now, they have their eyes set on the nearby abandoned plaza just by the old Flashback site. A Wing Coaster would work nicely there, and be a first for Texas. I would expect the 2015/2016 timeframe.

Kings Dominion

This is a rumor, and I definitely believe that KD would be the next Cedar Fair park to get a Wing Coaster. In 2013, Cedar Point opened Gatekeeper, the chain's first Wing Coaster, and the crowds liked the ride. I believe this will come in 2016. No rumors yet for a 2015 installment, but it is only May, so you never know. Gatekeeper's plans were leaked on May 2012. So maybe in the next couple of months we might hear stuff about a KD Wing Coaster if it were to come in 2015. There's also a Premier SkyLoop coming to BGW in 2015, so a Wing Coaster could give that ride some competition. If it is a Wing Coaster, I would also expect a similar ride to Gatekeeper, even changing up the front entrance (like Cedar Point in 2013 and Carowinds in 2015), possibly starting in the Old Virginia section (either by or replacing the log flume) extending from there over the entrance (again, like Gatekeeper at Cedar Point) to the parking lot by Dominator and back.

These are likely candidates for 2015 installments in my opinion.

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