Lightning Rod: Launched RMC Coming to Dollywood!

If SFDK's Roar is to get an RMC makeover, that ride would likely be my first ever RMC in the near future.

Here is what I think:

The name is Shot Rod. It will have an inclined LSM launch. It will have a 163' elevation change. It will be 3850' long. It will have 13 moments of airtime.

The coaster itself won't be dueling. The coaster itself will also NOT cost $20+ mill alone,but maybe with all the theming and terrain work though it will cost close. It will not have any inversions.

Also, the Six Flags project is 100% Roar at SFDK and it will be IBox (STOP CALLING IT IRON HORSE PEOPLE, THAT IS NOT A THING!!!)
- GhostRider may happen in the near future, but not until at least 2017.
Twisted Twins at Kentucky Kingdom will be IBox as well, but I am hearing that it won't be dueling or racing anymore...

Take my opinion as you will, but I will post a video of me eating my hat if I am wrong about any of this.

Coaster Hero wrote:

>$20 million is a lot of cash, I'm sure it will be significantly longer than Outlaw Run; though, historically launched coasters have always been short (besides maybe Formula Rossa)

and Cheetah Hunt, Maverick, Helix, Backlot Stunt coasters, Intamin Spaghetti Bowls, Mack Blue fire clones, and the Vekoma LSM models. Give it a chance XD


With SFDK I put my chips in a full make over. You wouldn't need surveyors for a re-track same with KK. Nothing new to the site would really be happening. Besides, out of the blue park reboots is kind of Six Flags Modus operandi. Like when they tossed that brand new state of the art Vekoma Flyer in the corn fields of Maryland at SFA. It'd be like a MKx brutality on Vortex too haha. Which is why I know its gotta happen. So excited for next year! And this August to hear about Valravn \o/

^Intamin spaghetti bowls, wha?

I guess it is much more likely that Roar gets the RMC treatment given that Six Flags has one IBox conversion left on the books (also chickenbowl is right, IBox is the proper name, not even sure where Iron Horse originated). 2016 already looks fairly promising, with a B&M hyper and potentially the world's best spinner out in the wild, 3 RMC projects, Cedar Point's rumored dive, possibly a launched coaster of some description for Canada's Wonderland and of course - the remainder of Six Flags' Larson loop order.

Plus two more Justice League dark rides, two more S&S Fly Free rides (one of them themed).

chickenbowl wrote:

(STOP CALLING IT IRON HORSE PEOPLE, THAT IS NOT A THING!!!)

"Iron Horse" is what Six Flags calls I-Box track, so it is a thing.

^ No they don't... Trust what I say.

https://www.sixflags.com/fiestatexas/attractions/iron-rattler

lol why do people argue against easily provable facts?

Oh, right, Iron Horse is simply Six Flags' moniker for IBox track. I always knew RMC called it IBox but I wasn't exactly sure where Iron Horse came into play, it's basically just Six Flags marketing.

I'm really curious to see how Dollywood's project evolves, particularly whether it'll be IBox or wooden...plus the terrain in the area looks fantastic.

dcs221 wrote:

https://www.sixflags.com/fiestatexas/attractions/iron-rattler

lol why do people argue against easily provable facts?

Exactly. So I use "Iron Horse" strictly when it comes to Six Flags RMC conversions.

I know SF has used it in the past, but not since 2013. SF also calls Batman an S&S Free Fly when it's actually a Free Spin. I go by what the manufacturer calls it, IBox and Topper Track. When I talked to a guy from RMC, he said that he doesn't know why SF even says Iron Horse...

https://www.sixflags.com/fiestatexas/at ... e/overview

lol, I can't hear you over the sound of your story being changed. Really not that significant what we call it though, companies will advertise how they see fit.

Assuming that Roar at Discovery Kingdom will get the RMC treatment, I wonder if it means they'll send the old Millennium Flyer trains to Six Flags America because SFA's Roar is the only GCI that still uses PTC trains if I remember correctly.

[Coasterkidmwm]

VF15 wrote:

Assuming that Roar at Discovery Kingdom will get the RMC treatment, I wonder if it means they'll send the old Millennium Flyer trains to Six Flags America because SFA's Roar is the only GCI that still uses PTC trains if I remember correctly.

So they can make SFA's Roar even more airless?

[Paradox]

A classic car in the last photo means a RMC style might come to that park? I guess like that because "New Texas Giant" has a classic convertible style.

[mkingy]

INdeed - it is an old car that has been renovated

A Launched RMC would be awesome

is this a Hoax or a glitch
Photo Credit:Coaster101.com

I bet whatever this coaster ends up being, deere wants it at Fun Spot

^nope fun spot needs a steel coaster

^I don't know if you knew this yet but there are two Fun Spots and one of them only has steel coasters!

^ownage. how ironic

EDIT: I just tried to recreate that picture and nothing is coming up. Either they quickly took it down like the fake Centurion countdown page last year or someone is pretty good with inspect element. If it's real then I'm surprised the animation is already done. I thought it was a last-minute thing.

^it could have been a glitch that brought it up plus isn't the animation thing the first thing done so they know what there buying

GerstlCrazy wrote:

^I don't know if you knew this yet but there are two Fun Spots and one of them only has steel coasters!

they both have steel coasters. One has a spinner, the other has a Jr. Invert