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Hagrids has a 122cm limit, New Vekoma family coasters (Eg Big Bear Mountain) have a 100cm height limit, so they are different markets.

Disagree. It’s making a much better use of the Big Top space for ordinary park patrons which is a plus in my view. LPS has always been about innovation and to remain commercially viable they need to move with the times, so what better way than this? The closest thing to a dark ride/experience the park has had since 1979. Besides, the park just installed 9 new rides 2 years ago so it's not like that demographic is forgotten. My biggest issue is the need to complete the theming around the park, build "bridges" for the rides, etc. restore Coney Island.

This 👆 💯 agree. Was going to respond exactly the same way. Could not have put it any better myself.

I know it's only a concept artwork and we can't use that to confirm anything, but the concept artwork for Jungle Rush showed the train that was very similar to the one of Big Bear Mountain. So I suspect it will be very similar, if not the same. Leviathan also has a 122cm minimum requirement and the park was originally marketing it as a family coaster. But I'm not seeing kids riding that with their grandparents.

Whist this is being done by one of the best content creation companies in the business I can’t help but feel it’s an odd choice. Surely what the market wants from Luna Park is nostalgia and throwback real world experiences in a world class location. Same same virtual projection worlds that are already everywhere just seem really off brand.

Could say the same about majority of your posts...

I've done the math and the combined company will have more than 50% of coasters in some states at their parks: Ohio, Massechusits, North Carolina, Missouri, Illinois, Virginia and Oklaholma will have more than 50% of coasters at the new Six Flags. I am opposed to the merger as it means some markets where CF and SF are directly competing will have a total monopoly, for example Six Flags Discovery Kingdom and California's Great America are currently competing, if the merger goes through then they will be sister parks. Then add Knotts and SFMM and they have 4 parks in 1 state, as well as 49.5% of all coasters at those 4 parks. Expect less additions as some areas will have a theme park monopoly. Could we see the Six Flags name come to the other parks? The new company name is using the Six Flags name opposed to the Cedar Fair one, and most parks that were acquired by SF have changed to Six Flags (name). Possibly we could see some parks get "Six Flags (name)" (Michigans Adventure, Valleyfair, Kings Island etc.) while the more historical ones (Knotts, Cedar Point) get "(name): A Six Flags Theme Park" Finally could we see DC/Looney Tunes come to CF, with Peanuts coming to SF respectively? The press release said that they would continue to use them properties, and previous buyouts from SF/CF have gotten their areas transformed into DC/Looney Tunes and Peanuts respectively, like with Nick to Peanuts at the Paramount Parks.

If this turntable element doesn't end up turning at least 90 degrees, it will go down as one of the stupidest elements ever seen on a coaster.

Good picture of the inclined turntable from Nick (Dronepilot) found on CoasterForce.

I'm guessing it's a spare train they had on site to test the element.

The taxi train is currently sitting on the inclined turntable. Vekoma building ZigZag test-construction @ Vlodrop | Page 2 | FORUMS - COASTERFORCE

A train that looks like a crazy taxi train, is now on the test track. (yellow train) https://coasterforce.com/forums/attachments/7c7snhe-1-jpg.23016/