Silver Dollar City announces new Fire In The Hole roller coaster

I believe the name is inspired by the morning after an extremely strong curry.

So this is the first family RMC? and I assume will be an indoor family I-box?

https://www.rockymtnconstru...-coasters/

I'm curious for them to take on a heavily themed ride with some mild RMC intensity.

Hopefully it's like the Lost Coaster Of Superstitious Mountain.

Construction photos:

https://www.news-leader.com...457173007/

A tire-driven I-box it is...

If only it went up another story, maybe to a fire on the roof, and made that final drop with another 25ft or so,

I just wish Uni or SW or Herschend would build a high-end themed Mack like Efteling or Europa.

Cobras Curse is close but still not indoor & outdoor or anything like Arthur.

You mean like Time Traveler at SDC?

Sharpel007:

high-end themed Mack like Efteling

You want them to build dueling powered kiddie coasters with hardly any theming?

from the story Jeff linked:

“It will be the largest indoor roller coaster in the park and in the Heartland.”

Isn’t it the only indoor coaster in the park?

Therefore, it is the largest. Consequently it is also the smallest.

Eh … just average.

Also, Minnesota has apparently been exiled from the Heartland. Sorry kids.

I googled heartland because I clearly have too much time on my hands. Depending on whose heartland you use, it's either the only indoor roller coaster, the largest indoor roller coaster because the other one is the indoor wild mouse at Great America, or a lie because Flight of Fear is longer.

You mean like Time Traveler at SDC?

But that's mostly station theming and trains, much like the rest of Herschends hits, I mean something more akin to Phantasialand Fly, and Europas Arthur, something deeply themed with an indoor and outdoor element.

with hardly any theming?

if Max & Moritz, station, trains, onboard audio, and weirdness based on the book are hardly any theming... I'd like to see what you think is better in a non-Uni Or Disney park. (Obv Hagrids, and I think a Western theme is cheating in easiness like Pony Express at Knotts)

I just think besides Disney the theme parks in the US could learn from the Europeans.

Lost Island appears to be trying, and surprising since in the middle of a corn field.

How is this a $30,000,000 investment?

Inflation

So for those who have experienced both, (I'm lookin' at you, RCMAC), how does SDC's version compare to Dolly's Blazing Fury? Curious if this is a sign that changes are coming for that one soon.

I do happen to know.
First, I’d trust Dolly’s ride to stay put for a while yet. In the not too distant past, the ride was refurbished with some track work, some scenery refresh, and the removal of the splash finale. (The hill is still there but there’s a hard brake at the bottom). They also did work on the building to see that it lasts a while longer too. For these details I’d defer to Jeff who I believe had a tour of Blazing Fury at an event. Or maybe that was Mystery Mine. Or both.
Anyway, if given a choice I’d take Fire in the Hole over Blazing Fury. First, it’s the OG and that means something to me. Second, the storyline is better. It involves a true, regional story about the Baldknobbers, an actual group of vigilantes dedicated to fighting outlaws. I think. And the story includes dramatic fires hence the firefighting theme of the ride. Memorable scenes include a depiction of old Red Flanders who is seen hanging from a window after the Baldknobbers stole his pants, amidst great scolding from the missus. Dollywood’s scenes are virtually identical but the story is changed, has been stretched an bit, and isn’t as good. SDC’s ride is a little more herky-jerky especially along the collapsing bridge stretch. It’s hard to believe that the ride originally included car seats so that small children and toddlers could ride. I’m not sure if they still do that or not.
Finally, SDC had the better station. The loading platform was more like a real fire house and an actual Dalmatian dog lived there that visitors could see and talk to. The ops seemed more like firefighters in character.
So I think the reimagined version will naturally lose some of it’s original charm and RMC’s track and rolling stock it will seem smoothed out perhaps to a fault. Not that the visiting public will care, or even notice, but this nerd won’t be happier on account of it.
Someone above admitted that Fireman’s Landing is the proper place for Fire in the Hole and I’d have to agree.

We did Mystery Mine. That may have been our last event.

Sharpel007:

Lost Island appears to be trying, and surprising since in the middle of a corn field.

I was just at Lost Island. The themeing on the rides is pretty much non-existent aside from the dark ride and the S&S drop towers line. I wouldn't even say the drop towers line is themed that well.

The rest of the park just has some decent facades for the front of the buildings.

It's a nice park with nice theme ideas but I wouldn't say it's anything amazing...everything SDC and Dollywood do is on a much higher level.

I have to be honest. Until a few months ago, I hadn’t ridden Fire in Hole in 30+ years probably. I was pretty underwhelmed. Sure, it held some nostalgia for sure, but I just didn’t feel like there was much to it.

it definitely has a faithful following for sure. many people in line were happy to wait in a long line to get one final ride.

Pesky Bald-knobbers! 🤣