But if it is a Doll Haunt, how could they utilize a rapids ride into the layout? Who knows, with my haunt mind I could probably think up something. . .

I too think that the new Haunt will be located on Nile Island, it just makes sense to be able to use the queue line that is already there at night for the HAUNT.  The area over by Boomerang has to be for the new ride next year.  Perhaps it was a case of, we have the equipment here already to take out the extra concrete, why not go ahead and clear and level this area that we will have to later on anyway.

The reason they MIGHT be starting on this so early is because, if this is indeed a GCI woodie, that firm could have up to 4 coasters being built in the states next year.  CGA, WOF and 2 for SF -- it takes some time to build a woodie and perhaps they want to just move across the state when they are done with SFStL's.  I would think that would be the most logical thing for the firm to do, if in fact this is a GCI woodie.

Nah they hit the big time when "Dustijn"s Wife" posted.
Who the heck would use that as their psuedoname?  It wasn't Missy

Well she IS the better half, but IDK why someone would post under that name.

Nice find.  I wish that the permits would list coordinates so we could pin point where it is going in at in the park.  *please be Fury Island* *please be Fury Island*

Orient Section?  Hmmm.... that does make things interesting then. 
Especially considering that the flags in Africa belong to 2 different projects.

IDK

Wow, that throws a wrench into things... I'm still thinking the haunt will end up in Fury island too, but that is a complete and totally unfounded guess. I can't picture anywhere in the Orient where a haunt would go...unless something was moved, and I don't see what moving the Bamboozler would accomplish....could they maybe be adding on to/revamping vampire as well?

The Boomerang area does look rectangular, but that could be for a lot of things that a new roller coaster would have (queue house, station, etc.).

Hell, the area is big enough perhaps both the ride and haunt will use that same area. This is intriguing.

Speculation really sucks sometimes.

Saw this interview with the Cedar Fair boss via TPI.

One of the things I found interesting was repsonse to the below question.

Q: Technology is out there to build coasters over 400 feet. Does it make sense to go bigger?

A: Financially, no. The price of steel today is unbelievable. We're constantly keeping track of steel prices to see what we can put in because we're ordering these coasters three years ahead of time. We're ordering coasters now for 2010. You can go as high as you want, but from a financial point, it's hard to justify.

I took a few things from this.  1st, if we are getting a new coaster it sounds like they made that decision last year and if that's the case corporate has tight lips.  2nd, with him talking about how expensive steel is I am starting to think a woodie is more and more likely for WoF.  Since WoF isn't a high profile park in the chain it seems unlikely they would spend $20 million on a new steal coaster when they could spend less than $10 mil for a GCI (if you use Renegade as a basis for comparison which RCDB says cost $6.5 million).

Obviously the speculation will continue until we start seeing how the concrete supports are going to be set up.  I think it will be easier to figure out once those are setup, if the announcement hasn't been made by then.

Dustijn - I think the difference between this and Lost is at least we can do some actual investigating and find things like permits.  Lost doesn't seem to follow the "everything has a logical explanation" premise that the producers said it had during early season 1.

Is that for an 8" water line?
Maybe they need to have additional water lines to be able to have more fire hydrants back that way. 

Or mayyybe its in case the new wooden coaster catches on fire! haha just kidding!

If I'd had to wager a guess at what the current land clearing is, I'd say a Haunt.

However, that doesn't mean we have to be disapointed, it could be awesome. And plus, that doesn't meant there WON'T be anything good for '09. I mean, its been two years since Patriot, and hasn't WOF been making pretty good money, especially from Halloween Haunt? We're overdue, and I think they played it smart, spending less money and improving the park rather than use more and we go in for about three years of moderatly good flatrides.

I'd still like a new Oceans of Fun attraction though, its WAY too long overdue. What was the last one? Paradise Falls? Maybe in '09, we'll get a Tornado or better yet one of the waterslide coasters like at Schlitterbahn, hmm?

Obviously our attendance does not warrant a new coaster every year like Knotts and CP.  However, I believe it was pointed out earlier in this thread that if we don't get a major attraction next year (coaster or otherwise), it would be the longest spell of no new ride, or major attraction area such as Camp Snoopy.  During the park's history a new ride, coaster, or attraction has been added at least every two years.  This has been the trend since 1992.  Prior to that there were several years where a new attraction was added every year.  So if you don't include haunts as a new major attraction (which I don't because they are only open 6 weeks out of the year), we are already in a dry spell for a new attraction. Which, I am okay with because the improvements that have been made over the course of last season and this season have been nice.

I don't think it's necessarily a case of most of us feel we are overdue for a coaster, as much as we assume that the new attraction will be a coaster.  If the new attraction (the area that's been surveyed but no work has taken place) isn't a coaster will I be disappointed?  Of course I will.  I don't post here because my favorite ride is Cyclone Sam's.  However, if it isn't a coaster that doesn't mean I won't still be excited.  I grew up going to this park and any new attraction is always exciting.  Not to mention it helps keep the Annual Pass holders happy.

Well, I don't necessarily think it will be a COASTER, and by no means will I be dissapointed. And sheesh, don't get so flippant over use of the word "overdue", I didn't say we were the only park who earned one. Nor did I imply we were the worst off. I just thought it was unusual for us to get no new ride really for more than one year in a row "for instance, we got Spinning Dragons, Patriot, and The Village three years in a row, and before Spinning Dragons we got Thunderhawk, before that Camp Snoopy, then Boomerange, and then Mamba.

You see, Worlds of fun is pretty consistent with adding new attractions every year, and so this is unusual, that's all. I DO NOT THINK nor claim that we are any worse off. No need to panic.

Um. . . excuse me, OVERDUE?! I don't sit here and beg for a new coaster next year for Valleyfair considering we just got Rennnie last year. . ..

You'll have a hard time playing the sympathy card here on a forum that is based out of KC and sees its largest population of followers being from the "WOF-homepark" area.

Yeah we have a coaster history too -- wooie!
1989:TimberWolf
1993:Wacky Worm
1998:MAMBA
2000:Boomerang
2004:Spinning Dragons
2006:PATRIOT
2009:TBA

Not as if you didn't receive rides in between your coasters just like we did... only you didn't have such a dry spell like we did.  I believe you received a Huss TopSpin and a S&S Giant Swing in between your Steel Venom and Renegade... so your sobs aren't going to be heard too much over the screams coming from those rides.