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^Not necessarily. From another site: Red Force (3 car trains, 180 km/h) has a launch track of ~155m. TTD has an overall launch track of 175m (I measured after the transfer track until the track passes over the building with the launch technic.). TTD launched to 193 km/h. So actually, updating TTDs trains to the new ones and using all of that track for an LSM launch, could actually do the trick.

Must be an RMC conversion

To me it reads like they are keeping the structure and changing elements of the ride. Potentially track extension and or ride systems upgrade.

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I don't think you'd want to put a backwards spike on Superman though? The concept of Superman saving you by pushing the train is one of the more genius elements of the ride. If the launch needed to get replaced and new trains, LSMs, and curl them up the base of the top hat as needed.

You can always ride Kingda Ka

An alternative they could look at maybe bringing back is the readmission ticket like all the parks have done at one stage. You know the one you can buy a second return ticket for like $10 and have a month to use it or something. Useless for locals with passes, but out of state people buying day tickets might be happy being able to return for very little if things didn't go as planned/happy with the day they visited/want to come back again.

I'm not surprised Thunderbolt is fairing so poorly. It was the first non-kiddie coaster I ever rode, think I rode it for the first time in the mid 90's around the time when Village Fair was re-themed into Ocean Parade. Despite having an annual pass for most of the years from the mid 90's through the early 2000's I can count on one hand the amount of times I rode Thunderbolt in total. The loops were impressive and a little bit fun but the rest of the ride was completely underwhelming and at worse painful.

Here is a thought, Gemini sits right behind TDD. Maybe Cedar Point plans to remove gemini and use the space to extend TTD to either create a steel launch coaster with a similar layout to Velocicoaster using the current top hat, or maybe the first stratacoaster with a lifthill? I still dont believe an LSM launch will provide the same quality launch you get from the current system but if there was a track extension for more ride then that would be a great compensation.