Arie Force One purchased by Six Flags, location TBD

The YouTubes are saying that it may be going to Kings Island. LOL

I have no idea where any SF park has the space to put this, so it's going to be very interesting when they announce it. I'm predicting that it will replace an older coaster, wherever it goes.

I don't understand why they won't announce the location. They have to know where it's going. I mean what kind of company would make a multimillion dollar purchase of a custom ride with an odd footprint with no concrete plan of... oh wait... nevermind.

They are probably going to use internet content creators to help create buzz like they did with Bakunawa. That PR campaign seemed to generate a good buzz up to the announcement of the name and stats.

Can it work a second time, maybe, but I'm not sure if KI is the location that it will go as well as Bakunawa did.

I will say the two most thought about locations for me would be KI back behind Orion which I hear has elevation changes to work and Great Adventure which is mainly flat land so they could add structure under it to make the elevation change needed

I've never seen it in person, so enlighten me if I' missing something, but it just looks like a thin out and back coaster in an L-shape. It looks like it's on mostly flat ground. I know the company is different, sort of, but Six Flags has just plopped more than one coaster in the parking lot and called it a day. If you think about this being added to the perimeter of a park, I'd wager it could fit in a lot of places.
(waves in annual pop-up)

It's got an unusual turnaround at (I think?) the end of the ride that makes it more of a zig zag. It seems like that bit could be straightened out or turned the opposite way with a fairly small amount of new track, but as is it's a complication.

I'm honestly a little disappointed it's not going to Michigan's Adventure just for the LOLs. Great Adventure has both the room and nice flat land, and lacks an RMC.

Someone mentioned in one of the related threads that the part that passes over the building created a challenge, but I can't imagine that's anything that couldn't be overcome easily.

Considering the company that built and designed the ride is still around, I'm sure any modifications required for a new plot of land will be easily handled for what I am sure is still a bargain compared to a new ground-up attraction.

Surprised people are so concerned about how this thing could fit anywhere else.

It would take a silly amount of engineering to make it fit but this thing running alongside Racer would be a very cool sight to see. 50 years of advancement in red-white-blue out n' back design, right in one view.

Looks like they're keeping the Arieforce One name as well; that makes me happy.

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but I can't imagine that's anything that couldn't be overcome easily.

Especially for a company that made a name for itself by specializing in modifying pre-existing rides to meet needs.