Bumping this thread because something weird is happening with this coaster, because new pieces of track have recently showed up onsite:
...and according to this image found in a local newspaper, new footers have showed up very close to the ride:
So here's what is supposedly going to happen, Powerland is rumoured to be extended Junker so it can beat Taiga's stats. Pretty bizarre, but lets see how this pans out.
By the look of this new lift hill structure, and the location of the where the brake seems to be placed, this is starting to look even more like a whole new coaster entirely:
...and according to someone on CF chat who knew someone who got info at IAAPA, this new coaster will not feature any inversions and be more focused on airtime.
Okay wait. We're not sure if it's a new roller coaster or extra Junker?
How can they be this active without any kind of announcement.... I'm so jealous that this is so unimportant to the park that they don't even do press on it. Meanwhile, Valleyfair can repaint one section of parking lines and everyone in Minnesota is on edge.