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PROJECT 2026 TRACKER

Last Updated: 2/9/25

Purpose: This thread was created to track the progress of the new attraction being added to Silver Dollar City for the 2026 season. 

CONFIRMED NEWS
1. Dalton Fischer from Silver Dollar City confirmed at ACE's NoCoasterCon on January 18, 2025 that SDC was adding an "additional attraction besides the new resort for the 2026 season"

2. Numerous park guests have stated seeing officials conducting land surveys on and around the land between PowderKeg and Wildfire.

3. Markings related to land surveys, including paint marks and flags, were viewed in the area noted in point 2. 


RUMORS (Will be updated as information presents itself)
1. There are a handful of contractors being considered for this attraction

2. The attraction is being described as a "thrill ride"

3. A good portion of the (now unused) flume leftover from Jim Owen's Float Trip will be removed for the new attraction. 

4. American Plunge will coexist with the new attraction. 

5. The theme of the new attraction will continue the lore of the Ozarkian Society of Daredevils which can be found at American Plunge

6. The entrance to the attraction will take place in the extended outdoor queue for Wildfire that's not currently used. 

7. The ride will extend into the woods past the two current rollercoasters but unsure how far. 

[tmstephe]

This is awesome - thank you, Swoosh.

[kbosch1]

WOW! Exciting news! Thanks for sharing the information!  Look forward to the speculation, future photos and updates!!

[Jesus4me]

So it sounds like a coaster. Now if you look at the current line up and break it down they have three thrill coasters, Outlaw run, Wild fire and Time Traveler and three family rides Thunderation, Powder Keg and Fire in the Hole. With last entry the New Fire in the Hole which leads me to beleive it is a thrill coaster. You also say they are looking at "several companies" which would cancel out types that only one manufacturer builds like a tilt coaster. My guess its a wooden coaster with GCI or Gravity Group. A wooden coaster that interacts with Powder keg, Wildfire and American Plunge.

[sdcfan88]

Mack or B&M hyper/giga lol

[History Buff]

Might it "interact with AP" until AP is eventually removed, as in it's going to ultimately replace the old flume ride with something better?

[Swoosh]

Please note, I've only just compiled the rumors going around.  They'll only be moved to the confirmed list if there's hard to debunk evidence. 

I'll continue to add to the rumor list as I hear or read things around the internet.

You also say they are looking at "several companies" which would cancel out types that only one manufacturer builds like a tilt coaster. My guess its a wooden coaster with GCI or Gravity Group. A wooden coaster that interacts with Powder keg, Wildfire and American Plunge.

I don't have anything to prove this but I'm pretty certain it won't be a wooden coaster, in fact I'd say 98.99% certain. 

My suggestion is to look what Dollywood has added recently and maybe think of other companies that might build similar rides.  Think about who HFEC has worked with over the years (and especially recently) and then start narrowing it down to which companies make similar rides... and no this is not an ego thing, I have no idea who they're using

[Jesus4me]

The park currently has three coasters with inversions, two coasters with launches, three family coasters and three thrill coasters and one childrens coaster. There is already a B & M coaster trill looping coaster Wildfire in the area. My guess it the new ride would be a little more tame with a lower height requirement. By the size of the area described this will be a large spread out ride that must either go under or over multiple existing rides in the woods. Something like Big Bear at Dollywood comes to mind, but it is much like PowderKeg to a degree. Which leads to to beleive that it is a family suspended coaster like either DragonFlyer at Dollywood or Phoniex Rising at Busch Gardens Tampa.

[cowboy]

I might be clowning here a bit, but I'm thinking we might see something really big to make people want to stay at the resort and spend extra money for exclusive ride time? Or just a really big attraction to help advertise SDC, the resort, and the coaster beyond our local area? SFOT is opening a 300+ foot coaster in 2026 - so could SDC do something just as big?

Jay

[Jesus4me]

I might be clowning here a bit, but I'm thinking we might see something really big to make people want to stay at the resort and spend extra money for exclusive ride time? Or just a really big attraction to help advertise SDC, the resort, and the coaster beyond our local area? SFOT is opening a 300+ foot coaster in 2026 - so could SDC do something just as big?

Jay

I makes sense what you are saying and it just comes down to money. They are already using alot of money building the resort so I don't know if they have the budget to go really big. If they did I would like to see something not in the states yet. Time Traveler is a one of a kind coaster in North America. It should be something of that nature but for a wider audience. Something for everyone with heavy themeing, that goes thru tunnels, wraps around Wildfire and Powderkeg and over American Plunge.

[Swoosh]

^ I think you're forgetting the budget for the expansions is a total of $500 million. 

[Jesus4me]

^ I think you're forgetting the budget for the expansions is a total of $500 million. 

Did not know that. Great, lets go shopping.

[Coaster]

I could see them wanting to add something similar to Firechaser Express at DW. Then eventually with the idea they would replace Thunderation. Seems like they're removing a lot of the older rides and replacing with new and updated versions. The general public has been complaining about how rough TNT has gotten and they may not want to spend the capital to refurb.

Just my speculation.

[ColaSDC]

I could see them wanting to add something similar to Firechaser Express at DW. Then eventually with the idea they would replace Thunderation. Seems like they're removing a lot of the older rides and replacing with new and updated versions. The general public has been complaining about how rough TNT has gotten and they may not want to spend the capital to refurb.

Didn't the park say at the FITH media event that they were trying to keep thunderation open? I feel like a retracking + support work would keep the ride open longer and be cheaper than replacing it.
Plus, I don't think that we're getting something like firechaser express since we just got a family coaster. The last thrill coaster was time traveler in 2018, and the last extreme thrill coaster was outlaw run in 2013.
Just my speculation.

[Duelist]

^ It was my belief as well that they will refresh and keep Thunderation open.  I wish the new attraction would be completely indoors so it would be open during inclement weather but with the ride extending into the woods it doesn't sound like that's the case.